unit4_ earthquakes warming_and_reading

Unit 4 EarthquakesWarming Up, Pre-reading and ReadingTeaching goals:Knowledge aims:1.Ss will be able to master the following useful new words and expressions.well,smelly,pond,burst,canal,steam,dirt,injure,brick,dam,useless,steel,shock,rescue,quake,electricity,army,shelter,fresh, organize, bury, at an end, dig out, coal mine, in ruins2. Ss will be able to know the basic knowledge about EarthquakeAbility aims:Develop Ss’ reading ability.Emotional aims:1.Ss will be able to know damages earthquake bring about and the ways to reduce losses of anearthquake.2.Ss will be able to know how to protect oneself and help others in earthquakes3.Ss will be able to be aware of terrible disasters, meanwhile get them to face it, treat it in aproper way, and never get discouraged.Teaching important points:1. Master the usages of the useful words and expressions above.2. Improve the students’ reading ability.Teaching difficult points:1. The usages of some words and expressions.2. How to train the students’ reading ability in learning the text.Teaching methods:1. Explanation to get the students to have a clear idea.2. Discussion to get the students to understand the text easier.Teaching Aids:A computer and a tape recorderTeaching procedures:I. Warming upWarming up by lookingGood morning class. Have you ever experienced any natural disasters? Look at the pictures, can you name all the disasters?volcano fire sandstormtyphoon hailstone thunderstormflood hurricane earthquakeHave you ever experienced an earthquake? Can you describe how terrible an earthquake is?(The earth is shaking; all the buildings will fall down; many people will die; many children will become orphans.)Warming up by discussingNow, look at the pictures of Tangshan and San Francisco in warming up and describe what you seein the pictures. (beautiful cities; broad roads; tall building; large population.)What will happen if there has been a big earthquake in these two cities?As we all know, earthquakes are disasters to everyone. But can we avoid or at least reduce the loss caused by earthquakes? Can we foretell earthquakes? Now let’s come to Pre-reading and decide what may happen before an earthquake comes.Step 1. Lead-in1. enjoy a part of film of earthquake.(1)what other disasters does it have?(flood/ drought/earthquake/fire/typhoon/disease and so on)show some pictures(2).which disaster may cause the worst damage? ( earthquake)2.Have ever heard a story of an earthquake?(show video of Tangshan and San Francisco earthquake)3.Have you experienced an earthquake? If you have, tell me your experience. If no, just imagine what will happen before an earthquake?4.The earthquake is coming, if you’re trapped in the earthquake , how will you feel? What will you do? Will you leave right away? If you have time to take only one thing , what will you take, why?5.What kind of damage can an earthquake cause?( buildings are destroyed; people are killed; families are broken…)Step2. Fast readingToday, we’ll learn a text “A Night the Earth didn’t sleep” First, let’s look at the title again, why the earth didn’t sleep for a night? What happened? What does the passage mainly talk about? Exchange your understanding of the passage with group members and work together to find the main idea of each part.Main idea of each part:Part 1 (para.1):Strange things were happening before the earthquake.Part 2 (para.2-3):The disaster happened and caused a lot of loss.Part 3 (para.4): All hope was not lost.Step 3 careful reading1.Read carefully and try to get more information to fill in the blanks.Part 2:a). Get the students to find some details of this part.Details:1. At 3:42 am, the greatest earthquake of the 20th century began.2. Steam burst from holes in the ground.3. Hard hills of the rock became rivers of dirt.4. Bricks covered the ground like red autumn leaves.5. Two dams and most of the bridges fell.6. The railway tracks were now useless pieces of steel.7. Sand now filled the wells instead of water.8. Water, food, and electricity were hard to get.b). Fill in the blanks with the data1/3 of the nation felt the earthquake .A huge crack that was 8 kilometres long and30 metres wide cut across houses.In 15 terrible seconds a large city lay in ruins.2/3 of the people died or were injured during the earthquake.The number of people who were killed or injured reached more than 400,000 .All of the city’s hospitals, 75% of its factories and buildings and 90% of its homes were gone.3.Group workPart 3:How were the people helped by the army?*The army organized teams to dig out those who were trapped and to bury the dead.*Miners were rescued from the coal mines.*Shelters were built for survivors whose homes had been destroyed.*Fresh water was taken to the city.Let the groups have a discussion with their partners about more ways to help the people in the earthquake.Step 4. Post-readingTrue or False1. There were one million people in Tangshan at that time. T2. The earthquake began 10 kilometres directly below the city. F3. Not only the people but also the animals were shocked greatly. T4. There was only one quake at that time. F5. Before the earthquake there wasn’t anything strange happening. F6. Workers rescued most of the 10,000 coal miners to the south of the city. F7.Almost everything in Tangshan was destroyed. TStep 5 Discussions.What shall we do or not do if an earthquake happens?Dos Don’ts1. Stay in a small room, such 1. Be close to the outside wallas kitchen or bathroom2. Hide under the table or 2. Stay on the balconybed, if you haven’t timeto escape , you may stand 3. Jump out of the tall buildingsclose to the inside wall withsome things covering on the 4. Use the lifthead.3. If you stay in the open air ,keep off the tall building,and go to the fields without trees .Step 6 SummarySeveral days before July 28, 1976, many strange things happened in Tangshan. They were signs for the earthquake. At 3:42 am that day, the earth began to shake, which destroyed the city. Later that afternoon, another big earthquake struck Tangshan. More people were killed or injured and more buildings fell down. Soldiers were called in to help the rescue workers. Teams were organized to dig out the trapped and bury the deadStep 7 homework1.Surf the internet to find more information about earthquakes.2.Finish the “learning about language” part on pa ge 27.Step 8 reflection。

Unit 4EarthquakesPeriod 1Warming up and ReadingKnowledge aims:1. Get the students to learn the following useful new words and expressions in this passage:shake well (n. )rise crack smelly pond pipe burst canal steam dirtruin injure destroy brick dam useless steel shock quake rescue electricitydisaster army organize bury coal mine shelter fresh right away at an end lie in ruins be trapped under sth. a (great)number of2. Get the students to know basic knowledge about natural disasters.Ability aims:1. Develop the students reading ability and let them learn different reading skills.2. Train the students’ ability to collect useful information from the Internet by themselves.Emotional aim:1. Get the students know damages earthquakes bring about and the ways to reduce losses of earthquakes.2. Get the students to know how to protect oneself and help others in earthquakes.3. Get the students to be aware of terrible disasters, meanwhile get them to face it, treat it in a proper way, and never get discouraged.教学重点1. Get the students to know basic knowledge about natural disasters.2. Get the students to learn about Tangshan Earthquake.3. Get the students to learn different reading skills.教学难点Develop the students’ reading ability.教学方法1. Task-based teaching and learning2. Cooperative learning3. Discussion教具准备The multimedia and other normal teaching tools教学过程→Step 1 Lead-inShow the students some pictures about natural disasters and ask them:1. Have you ever experienced any natural disaster? Look at the pictures. Can you name all the disasters?(volcano, fire, typhoon, flood, sandstorm, hailstone, thunderstorm, hurricane, earthquake)2. Have you ever experienced an earthquake? Can you describe how terrible an earthquake is?地震的破坏(The earth is shaking; all the buildings will fall down; the roads will be destroyed; many people will be killed or injured; a lot of children will become orphans. . . )→Step 2 Warming upTurn to Page 25. Ask the students to read and look at the photos of Tangshan and San Francisco to describe what they see in the two photos to a partner.(beautiful cities; broad roads; tall building; large population. . . )Imagine there has been a big earthquake in these two cities, what might happen to all the things in the photos?(If a big earthquake happened, the whole cities might be in ruins. Large quantities of tall buildings might collapse. The broad and busy roads might be destroyed. Many people might be killed or injured. . . )→Step 3 Pre-reading1. Imaging and sharingImagine there is an earthquake now. Your home begins to shake and you must leave it right away. You have time to take only one thing. What will you take? Is it money, water, fruits, mobile phones, a torch light, or anything else? Why?2. Talking and sharingWhat do you think may happen before an earthquake? Talk about the pictures on Page 25.(Cows, pigs and dogs become too nervous to eat. Mice run out of the fields looking for places to hide. Fish jump out of ponds. The water in the well will rise and fall. The well walls will have deep cracks in them. There will be bright light in the sky. . . )→Step 4 ReadingTell the students:Today, we are going to read a news report about the strongest earthquake in China’s history, which happened in Tangshan, Hebei, in 1976.1. Fast readingAsk the students to read the passage quickly and pay attention to the first sentence of each paragraph.1)Answer the questions.Question 1:In what order was the passage written?Question 2:What is the general idea of the passage?(The text is written in time order. The general idea is the mixture of the first sentences of each paragraph, that is, the text tells us something that happened before the earthquake, during the earthquake and after the earthquake. )2)Fill in the table.Type of writingTopic sentence of Paragraph 1Topic sentence of Paragraph 2Topic sentence of Paragraph 3Topic sentence of Paragraph 4General idea of the passageSuggested answers:Type of writing This is a news report.Topic sentence of Paragraph 1 Strange things were happening in thecountryside in northeast Hebei.Topic sentence of Paragraph 2 Everything began to shake and it seemed thatthe world was at an end.Topic sentence of Paragraph 3 Everywhere they looked nearly everything wasdestroyed.Topic sentence of Paragraph 4 All hope was not lost.General idea of the passage The passage tells us something that happenedbefore the earthquake, during the earthquakeand after the earthquake.3)True or False?Ask the students to decide whether the following statements are true or false. If it is false, try to correct it.(1)People in Tangshan were warned of the earthquake and didn’t go to bed that night.(2)People in Beijing also felt the earthquake.(3)More than 400 000 people were killed in the quake.(4)Many rescue workers and doctors were trapped under the ruins during the aftershock.(5)People tried to get fresh water from under the ground in Tangshan.Suggested answers:(1)F People in Tangshan thought little of the signs of the earthquake and went to bed as usual that night.(2)T(3)F More than 400 000 people were killed or injured in the quake.(4)T(5)F Fresh water was taken to the city Tangshan by train, truck and plane.2. Reading carefullyAsk the students to read the passage carefully to locate particular information.1)Do the exercises in the part Comprehending on Page 27.2)Fill in the following form.Time What happened ResultBefore the earthquake:three days before the earthquakeat about 3 am on July 28Wells:Animals:Lights and sound:Water pipes:People of the citythought______________and______________While the earthquake:At 3:42 amLater that afternoonHouses, roads andcanals:Hard hills of rock:The large city:The people:Some rescue workers anddoctors:More buildings:Water, food and electricity:______________ wasdestroyed.______________hospitals, 75%of______________ and 90%of______________ were gone.More than______________were killed or injured.After the earthquake All hope:The army:Workers:Fresh water:The city______________.3)Choose the best answer:(1)What is the mood of this passage?A. Sad.B. Serious.C. Serious and a bit sad.D. Calm.(2)What can be inferred from the passage?A. If mice run out of the fields looking for places to hide, there must be an earthquake.B. If some natural signs had not been ignored, all the people in Tangshan city might have had a chance to survive.C. There wouldn’t have been such a great earthquake, if people had paid enough attention to some natural signs.D. If some natural signs had not been ignored, more people might have had a chance to survive.(3)Which of the following statements can not be part of the main reasons for the heavy loss of life in Tangshan earthquake?A. The earthquake happened in the deep night and people were sleeping in bed at the verymovement.B. There weren’t enough rescue workers.C. The buildings were poorly constructed and most of them were destroyed in the earthquake.D. People were not careful enough to notice some natural signs before the earthquake.(4)How do you understand the real meaning of the idiom “It is always calm before a storm”?A. It is unusually quiet before a thunderstorm or hurricane hit.B. One should not trust situations that seem peaceful since bad things may happen.C. The weather is fine before a storm comes.D. You should stay calm before a storm.Suggested answers:(1)C(2)D(3)B(4)B3. Language problemsWhile checking the answers with the whole class, deal with any language problems that the students can’t understand.4. Reading aloudPlay the tape of the passage for the students to listen and follow. Then play the tape of Paragraph 1 of the passage once more; this time the students listen and repeat.→Step 4 GameWork in pairs. Suppose you are a newspaper reporter, and the other is a witness of the 1976 Tangshan Earthquake. Now the newspaper reporter is interviewing the witness.→Step 5 ExtensionShow the questions on the screen and have a discussion.1. From whose point of view are events described? How do you know?2. What is the mood of this passage? How is it created?3. Why do you think the writer chooses to express his feelings about the quake rather than simply report what had happened?Suggested answers:1. A writer’s who didn’t see the earthquake. He uses the third-person to describe the quake. His description is very objective. For example, in the second sentence of the third paragraph “Everywhere they looked nearly everything was destroyed. ”, the writer uses “they” instead of “we”.2. The mood is serious and a bit sad. It is created by giving details of how many people and animals were killed or injured and how many buildings were destroyed.3. Although the writer was not there, he felt sad for the people of Tangshan. He knows that giving some personal feelings will make the reading more interesting.→Step 6 Homework1. Learn the new words and expressions in this part by heart.2. Read the text again and again and write a summary of the text.。

高一英语课件：Unit4 Earthquakes Warming Up andReading（新人教版必修1）City after earthquakes What strange things had happened before the earthquake? 1.How do you think the earthquake was? Why? 2.What was the city likeafter the earthquake? 3.How did people do to help the city? Discussion: 1.Why do we say it was “A Night the Earth Didn’t Sleep”? 2.What does the sentence “The city began to breathe again”　mean? Homework: 1.Collect some information about Tangshan city, and write a passag e about “How does the city breathe now?”. 2.Retell the text. * disasters fire earthquakes floods typhoon hurricane tornado 7.The water pipes 6.Bright lights and the sound of planes 5.Fish 4.Mice 3.Chickens and pigs 2.The well walls 1.Water in the wells rose and fell had deep cracks too nervous to eat ran , lookingfor jumped could be seen and heard cracked and burst Thousands of families Many children Two-thirds of the people The cityHard hills of rock Steam A huge crack One-third of the nationIn Beijing Main idea Details could be heard felt cut acrossburst became l ay in ruin died and injured were killed were leftIt was the greatest earthquake of the 20th century. backWater, food and electricity The wells Pigs and chickens cowsThe railway tracks Two dams and most of the bridges Bricks All the hospitals and most of the factories and buildings and homes Main idea Details were gone covered fell were filled hard toget useless steel never gave milk died Everything in the city was destroyed. back Fresh water Workers The army Soldiers Main idea Details were sent organized to dig out and bury builtwas taken All hope was not lost. Slowly, the city began tobreathe again.。