1Unit5Thepowerofnature单元要览本单元的中心话题是火山、飓风、地震和洪水等自然灾害,听说读写等语言知识和语言技能主要围绕“自然灾害”及如何预防和利用自然灾害这一主题进行。本单元引导学生讨论这些问题,目的在于帮助学生掌握与“自然灾害”这一主题有关的词汇知识,让他们了解自然界的威力,认识到人类只有保护自然,才能有效地预防自然灾害并改造和利用自然,同时也培养了他们热爱大自然的情操。本单元的主要教学内容如下表所示:类别课程标准要求掌握的内容[来源:学*科*网]话题volcanoes;craterlakes;cyclones;floods[来源:Z,xx,k.Com][来源:学科网][来源:学科网ZXXK]词汇appointv.任命;委派ashn.灰;灰末wavevi.波动;挥手n.波涛hurricanen.飓风;风暴suitv.适合;使适宜n.套装questionnairen.问卷;调查表shootv.射中;射伤equipmentn.设备;装备panicv.惊慌n.恐慌databasen.数据库;资料库guaranteev.保证;担保helmetn.头盔potentialn.潜在性;潜能adj.可能的bootn.靴子anxietyn.担心;焦虑;渴望candidaten.候选人;候补者absoluteadj.绝对的;完全的bungalown.平房;小屋actualadj.实在的;实际的typhoonn.台风anxiousadj.焦虑的;不安的thunderstormn.雷暴alongsideadv.在旁边;沿着边prep.在……旁边;沿着……的边novelistn.小说家absolutelyadv.绝对地;完全地fogn.雾eruptvi.(指火山)爆发;突然发生documentn.文件;证件evaluatev.评估;评价;估计rainbown.彩虹fountainv.泉水般地喷出或涌出n.喷泉;源泉balconyn.阳台tremblevi.摇晃;摇动;颤抖shotn.射击;枪炮声sweatvi.出汗n.汗appreciationn.欣赏;感激;感谢bathevi.洗澡;游泳preciousadj.贵重的;珍贵的diagramn.图解;图表;示意图uncomfortableadj.不舒服的;不舒适的volcanon.火山unconsciousadj.失去知觉的;未察觉的eruptionn.火山爆发;(战争等)爆发diverseadj.多种多样的;2不同的makeone'sway前往burntotheground全部焚毁glancethrough匆匆看一遍attach...to...把……附在……上varyfrom...to...由……到……不等compare...with...把……和……做比较alivevolcano一座活火山beabouttodo即将;马上;正要做partof部分runoutof跑出去;用光;耗尽outoftheway不挡道;不碍事;躲开lookdowninto向下看becoveredwith被……所覆盖,遮掩take...bysurprise使……吃惊agreatdiversityof多种多样的behometo是……的栖息地;原产地inthedistance在远处;在远方pickup拾起;捡起onearth在地球上;究竟;到底;根本protectsb./sth.against/fromsth.保护……不受……的伤害句型1.Having_collected_and_evaluated_the_information,Ihelpotherscientiststopredictwherelavafromthevolcanowillflownextandhowfast.(the-ingform)2.Iwas_about_togobacktosleepwhensuddenlymybedroombecameasbrightasday.(sb.beabouttodosth.when...)3.Theothertwoclimbeddownintothecratertocollectsomelavaforlaterstudy,butthis_being_my_first_experience,Istayedatthetopandwatchedthem.(the-ingform)4.Having_studied_volcanoes_now_for_many_years,Iamstillamazedattheirbeautyaswellastheirpotentialtocausegreatdamage.(the-ingform)5.Myjobiscollecting_information_for_a_database_about_Mount_Kilauea...(the-ingform)6.Iwasappointedasavolcanologistworking_for_the_Hawaiian_Volcano_Observatory(HVO)_twenty_years_ago.(the-ingform)功能情感:喜悦、恐惧、焦虑、惊奇(Emotions:joy,fear,anxiety,surprise)Ibecamesoexcitedthat...I'mlookingforwardto...Perfect!Youdidagoodjob.I'mfrightened.Iwastrembling.Iwassoanxious...Ifeltverynervous.Oh,mygoodness.Oh,no!Ihadneverfeltsohappyas...Doesn'tthatlooklovely?Ican'twait...Iwasneversofrightened...What'shappening?What'shappened?What'sthatnoise?Where'sthe...?语法复习-ing形式(Revisethe-ingform)IwasappointedasavolcanologistworkingfortheHawaiianVolcanoObservatory(HVO)twentyyearsago.Myjobiscollecting_information_for_a_database_about_Mount_Kilauea...Having_worked_hard_all_day,Iwenttobedearly.Having_experienced_quite_a_few_earthquakes_in_Hawaii_already,Ididn'ttake3muchnotice.教学重点1.Getstudentstoknowaboutdisastersthatarecausedbynaturalforces.2.Havestudentslearnsomeusefulnewwordsandexpressionsaboutnaturaldisastersandletthemlearneffectivewaystomasterthem.3.Enablestudentstoexpresstheiremotionssuchasjoy,fear,anxietyandsurprise.4.Letstudentsgetabetterunderstandingofthegrammaritem:the-ingform.5.Developstudents'listening,speaking,readingandwritingability.教学难点1.Enablestudentstomastertheusagesofthe-ingform.2.Letstudentslearntowritealetterexpressingemotions.3.Developstudents'integrativeskills.课时安排Periodsneeded:6Period1WarmingUp,Pre-reading,ReadingandComprehendingPeriod2LanguageStudyPeriod3Grammar—the-ingFormPeriod4ListeningandSpeakingPeriod5ReadingandWritingPeriod6SummingUp,LearningTipandAssessmentPeriod1WarmingUp,Pre-reading,ReadingandComprehending整体设计教学内容分析Thisisthefirstteachingperiodofthisunit.ThecentralpartofthisperiodisthereadingpassagewiththenameofAnExcitingJobshowingthestudentsthepowerofnature.WarmingUpgivestwotopicsforstudentstodiscuss,lettingstudentsgetsomemoreknowledgeaboutthepowerofnature.Pre-readingprovidessomequestionsandaquestionnairetohelpstudentsfocusonthetopicofthereadingpassageandleadthestudentstothinkaboutanypersonalexperiencesofworkingoutside,suchasthingsaboutclimbingintoalivevolcano,doingdangerouswork,travelling,takingrisks,adventure,studyingrocksandsoon.Readingisafirst-personaccountofavolcanologist'sexperiences.Heloveshisjobverymuchbecausehecanhelpprotectordinarypeoplefromoneofthemostpowerfulforcesonearth.HisjobiscollectinginformationforadatabaseaboutMountKilaueaandhelpingotherscientiststopredictwherelavafromthevolcanowillflownextandhowfast.Once,hewatchedaneruptionandthencollectedsomelavaforlaterstudy.Aftermanyyears,heisstillenthusiasticabouthisjob.Readingcontainsapicturethatisanabsolutelyfantasticsight.Afteraglanceatthetitleofthetextandtheheadlineswithinitweknowthatitisanaccount,inwhichtherearemanyemotionexpressions.Thenwecanunderstandthetopicofthetextandhowtheinformationisorganized.Comprehendingconsistsofthreewrittenororalexercisesforthestudentstodosoastohelpthestudentstogetabetterunderstandingofthetext,thatistosay,tohelptheteachertocheck4howmuchthestudentshaveunderstoodthetext.三维目标设计Knowledgeandskills1.Toknowthem