Unit4EarthquakesPeriod1PartOne:TeachingDesignPeriod1:Asamplelessonplanforreading(ANIGHTTHEEARTHDIDN’TSLEEP)AimsTolistenandtalkaboutnaturaldisastersToreadaboutearthquakesProceduresI.WarmingupWarmingupbylookingGoodmorningclass.Haveyoueverexperiencedanynaturaldisasters?Lookatthepictures,canyounameallthedisasters?volcanofiresandstormtyphoonhailstonethunderstormfloodhurricaneearthquakeHaveyoueverexperiencedanearthquake?Canyoudescribehowterribleanearthquakeis?(Theearthisshaking;allthebuildingswillfalldown;manypeoplewilldie;manychildrenwillbecomeorphans.)WarmingupbydiscussingNow,lookatthepicturesofTangshanandSanFranciscoinwarmingupanddescribewhatyouseeinthepictures.(beautifulcities;broadroads;tallbuilding;largepopulation.)Whatwillhappeniftherehasbeenabigearthquakeinthesetwocities?Asweallknow,earthquakesaredisasterstoeveryone.Butcanweavoidoratleastreducethelosscausedbyearthquakes?Canweforetellearthquakes?Nowlet’scometoPre-readinganddecidewhatmayhappenbeforeanearthquakecomes.II.Pre-reading1.TalkingandsharingWhatarethesignsofanearthquake?(e.g.Cows,pigsanddogsbecometoonervoustooeat.Themicewillrunoutofthefieldslookingforplacestohide.Thewaterinthewellswillriseandfall.Wallsofthewellsinvillagewillhavedeepcracks.Therewillbebrightlightinthesky….)2.ImagingandsharingImaginethereisanearthquakenow,yourhomebeginstoshakeandyoumustleaveitrightaway.Youhavetimetotakeonlyonething.Whatwillyoutake?Why?III.Reading1.ListeningandfastreadingNowlet’scometothetext“ANIGHTTHEEARTHDIDN’TSLEEP”andseewhatittellsus.Pleaselistentothetextandgetthegeneralideaofthepassage.Youshouldpayattentiontothefirstsentencesofeachparagraph.Inwhatorderisthetextwritten?(Thetextiswrittenintimeorder.Thegeneralideaisthemixtureofthefirstsentencesofeachparagraph,thatis,thetexttellsussomethingthathappenedbeforetheearthquake,duringtheearthquakeandaftertheearthquake.)2.ReadingandunderliningNextyouaretoreadandunderlinealltheusefulexpressionsorcollocationsinthepassage.Copytheminyournotebookafterclassashomework.CollocationsfromANIGHTTHEEARTHDIDN’TSLEEPasmellygas,comeoutof,inthefarmyards,toonervoustoeat,runoutof,lookforplacetohide,waterpipes,thinklittleofsth.,asusual,itseemedthat,atanend,onehundredkilometersaway,one-third,eightkilometerslong,thirtymeterswide,cutacross,inruins,beinjury,thenumberof,reachmorethan400,000,everywhere,everythingwasdestroyed,begone,blowaway,sth.benotsafefor,tensofthousandsof,givemilk,halfamillion,insteadof,beshocked,laterthatafternoon,betrappedundertheruins,falldown,all…is/wasnot…,hundredsofthousandsof,digout,thedead,tothenorthof,coalmines,builtshelters,freshwater3.ReadingaloudandtranslatingNextwearegoingtoreadaloudthetextandtranslateitintoChinese.4.ReadingandtransforminginformationReadthetextagainandanswerthefollowingquestions.1.Whatnaturalsignsofcomingdisasterwerethere?2.Canyouthinkofsomereasonswhythesesignsweren’tnoticed?3.Canyoudescribethedisastercausedbytheearthquake?4.Whateventsandsituationsprobablymadethedisasterworse?5.Howwerethesurvivorshelped?6.Couldanythingmorehavebeendonetohelpthesurvivors?Whyorwhynot?Answers:1,3,4,5areeasytoanswer.2.Maybeatthattimepeopledidn’thaveknowledgeofanearthquake.6.Thestudentshavetheirownanswers.4.DiscussingwritingstyleAsyouhaveunderstoodthegeneralideaofthetext,Istillputmorequestionstoyou.1.Fromwhosepointofviewareeventsdescribed?Howdoyouknow?(Awriterwhodidn’tseethequakeusesthethirdperson“they”whenhewrites.)2.Whydoyouthinkthewriterchosetoexpressherfeelingsaboutthequakeratherthansimplyreportwhathappened?(AlthoughthewriterwasnottherehefeltsadforthepeopleofTangShan.Heknowsthatgivingsomefeelingswillmakethereadingmoreinteresting.)3.Whyisthetitle“ANIGHTTHEEARTHDIDN’TSLEEP”?(Asusual,nightisthetimetosleep,andnightshouldbequietandsafe.Butthatnighteverythingchanged.Thewriteruseditasatitletoshowhowterribleandhowunusualthatnightis.)5.Readingandunderstandingdifficultsentences.Ifyouhavesomedifficultsentencestounderstand,cometomeforhelp.IV.ClosingdownClosingdownbydoingexercisesNowpleasedothecomprehendingExercises1,2and3onpage27.ClosingdownbydiscussingBynowyou’veknownthatearthquakesareterriblenaturaldisastersandthatChinaisunluckyenoughtohavealotofthem.Nowimaginethatyourgrouplivesinthecitythathasalotofearthquakes,whatshouldyoudoduringanearthquake?Lookatthegivensituationanddiscussinpairs.(1)IfyouareOUTDOORS,…(2)IfyouareinaHIGHBUILDING,…(3)IfyouareDRIVING,…(4)IfyouareHAVINGCLASS,…(5)IfyouareinaCINEMA,…Whatshouldyoudoduringtheearthquake?Situation:(1)howtorescuethosestilltrappedintheruins;(2)howtotakecareofthesurvivors;(3)howtorepairbuildingsthatsurvivedtheearthquake;(4)whattodowiththebuildingsthatsurvivedtheearthquake;(5)wheretofindpeopletohelpbuildanewcity;(6)howtoteachchildrenaboutearthquakesafety;(7)wheretoputinformationforsurvivorsandtheirfamilies;(8)howtoplanforfurtherdisasters.
