Unit4Earthquakes1.Knowledge:Learnandmasterthenewwordsandexpressionsinthisperiod.Words:Ability:1.Trainthestudents’listeningability.2.trainthestudents’listeningability.3.Trainthestudents’abilitytousetheInternettosearchforsomeusefulinformation.4.Trainthestudents’abilitytocooperatewithothers.Emotion:1.Knowthedamagethatanearthquake2.Knowthewaystoreducethelossesofanearthquake.TeachingimportantpointsTrainthestudents’speakingabilitybydescribing,talkinganddiscussion.Difficulties:Trainthestudents’listeningability.Step1Warming-upT:DoyouknowwhathappenedintheIndianOceanattheendoflastyear?Itshockedorwecansayfrightenedthewholeworld.S:Aterribletsunamibrokeoutthereon26thDecember.Morethan200000peoplewerekilled.T:Yes.Itissaidthatitisthebiggestintheforedecades.Atsunamiisanunderseaearthquake.Thenhaveyouheardofanylandearthquakes?Wouldyoupleaselistsome?S:WecanoftenhearthatearthquakesoccurinJapan.In1906,anearthquakestruckSanFrancisco,USA.About700peoplediedintheearthquakeandthefires.Andasmanyas250000peoplelosthomes.T:Butdoyouknowanyfamousearthquakesthathappenedinourcounty?S:TheTangshanEarthquakethathappenedin1976.T:Canyoutellmewhatmightyhappeninanearthquake?YoumaylookatthetwopicturesonPage25.Step2ListeningT:Beforewelearnthepassageaboutanearthquake,let’sfirstknowwhythereareearthquakesintheworld.Solet’sdosomelisteningonPage62.listentothetapeforthefirsttimeandtrytogetageneralideaofthepassage.Listentothetapeandchecktheanswers.(Itisaboutthecauseofearthquakesandhowwecanreducelossesfromthem.)T:ListentothetapeforthesecondtimeandjudgewhetherthestatementsinPart1aretrueoffalse.T:Let’schecktheanswers.Listenagainandtrytocorrectthe专心爱心用心1statementsthatarefalse.T:ListenagainandtrytocompletethetableinPart2.Afewminuteslater,checktheanswers.Step3Homework1.PreviewthereadingpassageonPage26anddoexerciseIinthepart“Learningaboutlanguage”.2.Askthetolookformorewaysofreducinglossesfromearthquakes.ThestudentscangotothelibraryorusetheInternettosearchforinformation.Aftersearchingfortheinformation,eachgroupshouldmakeaposter,informingpeoplehowtoreducethelossesofanearthquake.Recordafterteaching:_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________TheSecondPeriodKnowledge:Learnsomenew,phrasesandsomenewsentencepatterns.Ability:1.learnsomedetailedinformationaboutanearthquake.2.improvethestudents’readingability.3.trainthestudents’abilitytograspkeyinformationwhilelistening.4.trainthestudents’speakingability.Emotion:1.Trainthestudents’abilitytocooperatewithothers.2.Knowthedeadlinessofanearthquakeandthesignsbeforeanearthquakeiscoming.3.LearnfromthebraveryofpeopleinTangshantofacetherealityandrebuildthecity.Teachingimportantpoints:1Thenewwordsandexpressions.2.Learnsomedetailedinformationaboutanearthquake.3.Trainthestudents’abilitytocooperatewithothers.4.Tr...
