人教版高中英语必修1精品教案Unit_4_Earthquakes

Unit4EarthquakesWarmingUp,Pre-readingandReadingTeachinggoals:Knowledgeaims:1.Studentswillbeabletomasterthefollowingusefulnewwordsandexpressions.disaster,natural,flood,drought,typhoon,hurricane,tornado,volcano,eruption,earthquake,damage,crack,brick,steel,electricity.2.StudentswillbeabletoknowthebasicknowledgeaboutEarthquakeAbilityaims:Developstudents’readingability.Emotionalaims:1.Studentswillbeabletoknowdamagesandpresagethatearthquakebringabout.2.Studentswillbeabletoknowhowtoprotectoneselfandhelpothersinearthquakes.3.Studentswillbeabletobeawareofterribledisasters,meanwhilegetthemtocherishhappylife.Teachingimportantpoints:1.Mastertheusagesoftheusefulwordsandexpressionsabove.2.Improvethestudents’readingability.Teachingdifficultpoints:1.Howtomakestudentsunderstandthetextbetter.2.Howtotrainthestudents’readingabilityinlearningthetext.Teachingmethods:1.Arousingstudent’sinterestsinthetextbyshowingthemsomepicturesandashoutvideo.1.Explanationtogetthestudentstohaveaclearidea.2.Discussiontogetthestudentstounderstandthetexteasier.TeachingAids:Acomputerandablackboard.Teachingprocedures:I.WarmingupWarmingupbytalkingGoodmorningclass.IthinkyoumustknowMr.Nature,andheisemotional.Whenheishappy,wewillhaveafineweather,socanyoudescribetheseviews?Ok,butheisemotional,whenhegetsangry,whatwillhappen?Doyouknowhowmanykindsofnaturaldisasters?Whatarethey?Lookatthepictures,canyounameallthedisasters?Flooddroughttyphoon/hurricanevolcanofiresandstormtyphoonhailstonethunderstormfloodhurricaneearthquakeHaveyoueverexperiencedanearthquake?Canyoudescribehowterribleanearthquakeis?(Theearthisshaking;allthebuildingswillfalldown;manypeoplewilldie;manychildrenwillbecomeorphans.)WarmingupbydiscussingNow,lookatthepicturesofTangshanandSanFranciscoinwarmingupanddescribewhatyouseeinthepictures.(beautifulcities;broadroads;tallbuilding;largepopulation.)Whatwillhappeniftherehasbeenabigearthquakeinthesetwocities?Asweallknow,earthquakesaredisasterstoeveryone.Butcanweavoidoratleastreducethelosscausedbyearthquakes?Canweforetellearthquakes?Nowlet’scometoPre-readinganddecidewhatmayhappenbeforeanearthquakecomes.Step1.Lead-in1.enjoyapartoffilmofearthquake.(1)whatotherdisastersdoesithave?(flood/drought/earthquake/fire/typhoon/diseaseandsoon)showsomepictures(2).whichdisastermaycausetheworstdamage?(earthquake)2.Haveeverheardastoryofanearthquake?(showvideoofTangshanandSanFranciscoearthquake)3.Haveyouexperiencedanearthquake?Ifyouhave,tellmeyourexperience.Ifno,justimaginewhatwillhappenbeforeanearthquake?4.Theearthquakeiscoming,ifyou’retrappedintheearthquake,howwillyoufeel?Whatwillyoudo?Willyouleaverightaway?Ifyouhavetimetotakeonlyonething,whatwillyoutake,why?5.Whatkindofdamagecananearthquakecause?(buildingsaredestroyed;peoplearekilled;familiesarebroken…)Step2.FastreadingToday,we’lllearnatext“ANighttheEarthdidn’tsleep”First,let’slookatthetitleagain,whytheearthdidn’tsleepforanight?Whathappened?Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?Exchangeyourunderstandingofthepassagewithgroupmembersandworktogethertofindthemainideaofeachpart.Mainideaofeachpart:Part1(para.1):Strangethingswerehappeningbeforetheearthquake.Part2(para.2-3):Thedisasterhappenedandcausedalotofloss.Part3(para.4):Allhopewasnotlost.Step3carefulreading1.Readcarefullyandtrytogetmoreinformationtofillintheblanks.Part1:Strangethingsthewaterinthevillagewellsroseandfellthewellwallshaddeepcracksandasmellygascameoutthechickensandpigsweretoonervoustoeatmiceranoutofthefields,lookingforplacestohidefishjumpedoutofthebowlsandponds2.Individualwork.Part2:a).Getthestudentstofindsomedetailsofthispart.Details:1.At3:42am,thegreatestearthquakeofthe20thcenturybegan.2.Steamburstfromholesintheground.3.Hardhillsoftherockbecameriversofdirt.4.Brickscoveredthegroundlikeredautumnleaves.5.Twodamsandmostofthebridgesfell.6.Therailwaytrackswerenowuselesspiecesofsteel.7.Sandnowfilledthewellsinsteadofwater.8.Water,food,andelectricitywerehardtoget.b).Fillintheblankswiththedata1/3ofthenationfelttheearthquake.Ahugecrackthatwas8kilometreslongand30metreswidecutacrosshouses.In15terriblesecondsalargecitylayinruins.2/3ofthepeoplediedorwereinjuredduringtheearthquake.Thenumberofpeoplewhowerekilledorinjuredreachedmorethan400,000.Allofthecity’shospitals,75%ofitsfactoriesandbuildingsand90%ofitshomesweregone.3.GroupworkPart3:Howwerethepeoplehelpedbythearmy?*Thearmyorganizedteamstodigoutthosewhoweretrappedandtoburythedead.*Minerswererescuedfromthecoalmines.*Shelterswerebuiltforsurvivorswhosehomeshadbeendestroyed.*Freshwaterwastakentothecity.Letthegroupshaveadiscussionwiththeirpartnersaboutmorewaystohelpthepeopleintheearthquake.Step4.Post-readingTrueorFalse1.TherewereonemillionpeopleinTangshanatthattime.T2.Theearthquakebegan10kilometresdirectlybelowthecity.F3.Notonlythepeoplebutalsotheanimalswereshockedgreatly.T4.Therewasonlyonequakeatthattime.F5.Beforetheearthquaketherewasn’tanythingstrangehappening.F6.Workersrescuedmostofthe10,000coalminerstothesouthofthecity.F7.AlmosteverythinginTangshanwasdestroyed.TStep5Discussions.Whatshallwedoornotdoifanearthquakehappens?DosD