Unit4 Earthquakes Warming up – Reading学习目标：1. 学习并理解“中国唐山地震的不眠之夜”、“地震后重建的新唐山”、“美国旧金山 1906年地震”。2. 了解地震的有关知识，学习在地震或突遇的灾难中如何自救、救人。3. 学习并初步掌握本单元“教学目的和要求”中的词汇，并掌握如何讨论过去的事情及表达谢意。4. 学习并初步掌握以 that, which, who 和 whose 引导的定语从句。5. 学习先拟定写作提纲再写新闻报道的方法。课前预习案Preview the new words and useful expressions of the text.I. Match the new words with their meanings:1.earthquake A. to damage sth. so badly that it loses all its values, pleasure2.burst B. to save sb./sth. from a dangerous or harmful situation3.ruin C. a sudden, violent shaking of the earth’s surface4.injure D. to harm sb. physically, especially in an accident5.destroy E. to break open or apart, especially because of pressure from inside6.rescue F. to damage sth. so badly that it no longer exists, worksII. Find out the following phrases in the passage.1. 立刻，马上____________________ 2. 在 1976 年 7 月 28 日 ___________________3. 不把…当回事；对…评价低____________________ 4. 照常___________________5. 仿佛；好像 _____________________ 6. 结束；终结 _________________ 7. 三分之二 _____________________ 8. 严重受损；破败不堪_________________ 9. 数以万计的_____________________ 10. 代替，而不是__________________ 11. 掘出；发现 _______________ 12. 许多；大量的 _________________课内探究案Teaching aims:1.To get the main idea of the text and each paragraph.2.To improve the students’ reading ability.Leading–in:1.How many natural disasters do you know in the world?2.Where have terrible earthquakes happened in recent years? (一)自主学习Fast reading: Read the text quickly and finish the following exercises.1Task 1: Read the passage and match the main idea of each paragraph.Paragraph1 A...
