UNIT4EarthquakeANighttheEarthDidn’tSleepTeachingPlanLecturer:LiTeachingAims:1.LearnabouttheTangshanearthquake.2.Developthestudents’readingability3.Learntocareforothers.TeachingImportantandDifficultPoints:Helpthestudentstograspkeyinformationwhiletheyarereading.TeachingMethods:1.Task-basedmethodstogetthestudentstounderstandthepassage.2.Pairworkandgroupworktomakethestudentsworkinclass.TeachingAids:1.OHP2.theblackboardTeachingProcedures:Step1.RevisionGooverthenewwordslearnedinthepreviouslesson.Step2.Lead-in1.Theteachershowsaseriesofpicturesofsomedisastersonthescreenandletthestudentsnamethem.(Thepicturesareaboutafire,ahurricane,atsunami,anearthquakeandsoon.)2.TheteachershowsapictureofnewTangshantothestudents.Thenasksthestudentstodescribewhattheysee.3.TheteachershowsanotherpictureofTangshan(thecityaftertheearthquake),andgetsthestudentstoguesswhathappenedandwhatdamageitcaused.Step3.Fastreading1.Skimthepassageanddividethepassageinto3parts.2.Sumupthemainideaofeachpart.Part1(para.1):Beforetheearthquake,strangethingshappened.Part2(paras.2-3):Duringtheearthquake,thecitywasdestroyed.Part3(para.4):Afterthequake,peoplesawhope.Step4.CarefulreadingLetthestudentsreadthepassagecarefullyandfinishthetasksbelow.1.ListenandtellwhetherthestatementisTrueorFalse.(1)PeopleinTangshanwerewarnedoftheearthquakeanddidn’tgotobed.(2)PeopleinBeijingalsofelttheearthquake.(3)Morethan4000000peoplewerekilledinthequake.(4)Manyrescueworkersanddoctorsweretrappedundertheruinsduringtheaftershock.(5)PeopletriedtogetfreshwaterfromunderthegroundinTangshan.Answers:FTFTF2.Dotheexercisesinstudents’bookonpage27.(1)Exercise2.(2)Exercise1Step5.PairworkSupposeoneofyouareaCCTVreporter,andtheotherwasawitnessofthe1976TangshanEarthquake.Nowyouarehavingaface-to-faceinterview.Pleaseworkinpairs.Step6.DiscussionAftertheterribledisaster,manychildrenbecamehomeless.Pleaseworkingroupanddiscusswhatwecandoforthem.Step7.ConclusionANighttheEarthDidn’tSleepisanewsreport.Ittalksaboutthe1976GreatTangshanEarthquake.The1976GreatTangshanEarthquake,whichhadmanyearlysigns,destroyedthecityandshockedpeopleverymuch,butrescuesooncameandpeoplesawhopeforanewlife.Whatcanwelearnfromthisreport?Wemustcareforthosewhoareintrouble.Wemustdoourbesttohelpthosewhoneedhelp.ThePLAmanandtherescuedoctorssetusagoodexample.Step8.HomeworkReadthepassageagainandwriteashortpassageaboutthe1976Tangshanearthquake.
