Unit4EarthquakesTheFirstPeriodLeadingin,Warmingup&Pre-readingByLiuXiaohuafromHonglingMiddleSchool一、教学目标（Teachingaims）Student’sBook1.能力目标（abilityaim）a.Letthestudentsknowsomethingabouttheearthquakes.b.Enablethestudentstotalkaboutwhattheyshoulddoinadisasterforthemselves2.语言目标(languageaim)a.Wordsandexpressionsimagine,shake,rightawayb.ImportantsentenceWhatdoyouthinkmayhappenbeforeanearthquake?二、教学重难点(Teachingimportantpoints)Letthestudentsknowwhatacorrectattitudetowardsadisasterisandwhattheyshoulddoinadisasterforthemselvesandfortheotherpeople.三、教学方法(Teachingmethod)a.Discussingb.Talkingc.Activities.四、教具准备(TeachingAids)Multi-mediacomputer五、教学步骤(Teachingprocedure)StepⅠ.Lead-in:T:What’sthebiggestsoundyouhaveheardinyourlife?(thesoundofthewindthatblewinawinternight;thenosewhenplanestakeoff;thesoundoftrains;thesoundofthunder…..)Butdidyouoncehearthesoundthattheheavenfallsandtheearthcrack.InChineseitis天崩地裂？Ifthereisasoundlikethiswhatisit?Whatwillhappen?Todaywe’lllearnsomethingaboutearthquakes.Canyouimaginehowterribleitis?Firstletthestudentsanswerthefollowingquestion.Whichofthefollowingmaycausepeoplethegreatestdamage?Earthquake,Typhoon,Flood,DroughtVariousanswersarepossible.Studentsshouldgivereasonstosupporttheiranswers.Allofthemarenaturaldisasters,theyhavesomethingincommon,atthesametime,theyhavemanydifferences.Letthestudentsknowsomethingabouttheearthquake.(slides)T:Howdoestheearthquakeoccur?Thenshowthefilmtothestudents.(filmabouttheearthquake)T:Whensomeplatesoftheearthmovesuddenly,anearthquakehappens.Manyearthquakesbeginunderthesea.Infact,earthquakesmayhappennearhighmountains.Duringanearthquake,theshakingmakerocksrisesuddenlyandevencracksopen.Housesfall,peoplearekilledorhurt,andsometimesthewholevillagesorcitiesaredestroyed.Somevillagesevendisappearcompletely.StepⅡ.TalkingT:Earthquakesaredisasterstoeverybody.NowlookatthetwopicturesofTangShanandSanFrancisco.Canyoudescribewhatyouseeinthepictures?(Showtwopicturestothestudentsandtellthestudentstheyaretoday’sTangshanandSanFrancisco.Butmanyyearsagosomebigearthquakeshitthesetwobeautifulcities.)1.ShowthepicturesofSanFranciscotothestudentsandletthemdescribetoday’sSanFranciscoandthenletthemknowwhathappenedinSanFranciscoin1906(FromthepictureofSanFrancisco,wecanseeitisaverybigcity.Therearemanytallbuildingsthicklystandingontheearth.Andthepopulationofthecityisverylarge.)2.ShowthepicturesofTangshantothestudentsandletthemdescribetoday’TangshanandthenletthemknowwhathappenedinTangshanin1976.(Today’Tangshanisabeautifulcity.Ithasbeautifulgardens,broadroadsandsometallbuildings.)T:But,whatwillhappeniftherehasbeenabigearthquakeinthesetwocities?Workingroupsanddiscussit.ThenI’llasksomeofyoutosayoutyouropinion.(Aftertheterriblequake,everythingisdestroyed,whatwecanseeisfallenbuildingsanddeadbodies.Thepolicemen,thesoldiersandsomeothervolunteersarerescuingthepeopletrappedintheruins….)T:Right,nowlet’sseeafilm.(LetthestudentsseeafilmaboutTangshanEarthquake.)(film)T:AftertheearthquakethecityofTangshanbecame…..Letthestudentsdiscusswhattheysaw.Andthentalkaboutthepicturesintheirownwords.Thehouse….Thefire….Thebridge….Theroad…Thepoliceandthevolunteers….Thepeople…..(TangshanEarthquakehappenedonJuly28,1976.Itwasthegreatestearthquakeofthe20thcenturyinChina.Beforetheearthquake,manystrangethingshappened,butpeo...
