Period 2 Reading and Vocabulary课题Period 2 Reading and Vocabulary课型New教学目标1.To get Ss to learn how to guess new words in the context;2.To get Ss to learn more words and phrases about sandstorms;3.To let Ss grasp some reading skills and reading strategy;4.To help Ss learn how to talk about sandstorms further.重点How to do some explanation about the text.难点Try to improve students’ reading abilty and understand the passage better.学情分析The Ss can finish the task.教具课件1. A recorder 2. A projector 3. A computer教法1. Fast reading and careful reading to help the students understand the passage exactly.2. Individual, pair or group work to make every student work in class.教学程序教学内容师生活动时间分配Step 1Step 2Step 1. Pre-reading Ask Ss to answer the following questions to lead to the topic of this period.(1) What’s your definition of sandstorm? (2) Can we prevent sandstorms? How?(3) Suppose you are an expert, what will you advise people to do in this situation?Step 2. While-reading.1. Fast readingAsk Ss to read the passage quickly and decide how to divide the whole passage. Then give the main idea of every paragraph.Suggested Answers: (1) The structure of the passage:Part 1: para 1Part 2: paras2-4See the pictures&talk12’30’Step 3Part 3: paras5-6(2) The main idea of every paragraphPara 1: Major disaster in Asia—Sandstorms.Para 2: The description of sandstorms.Para 3: The causes of sandstorms.Para 4: The influence of sandstorms.Para 5: The forecast and suggestions of sandstorms.Para 6: The measures taken by the government.2. Intensive reading(1) Ask Ss to read the passage carefully in pairs and check the meanings of the new words or difficulty words with each other. If they have difficulty, t...
