Unit10FrighteningnaturePeriods1Warming-up&ReadingTeachingGoals:1.Learnsomethingaboutvolcanothroughreading.2.Thestudentscanusewhattheyhavelearnedtodescribevolcanoes.3.Thestudentsrealizethathumanbeingscanovercomeanyhardship.4.Thestudentswillimprovetheabilitytosolveproblems.Teachingimportantpoints:1.Trytomastertheusefulnewwords&expressionsinthisperiod.2.Understandthetextwell.Teachingdifficultpoints:1.Howtousethenewwords&expressionscorrectly.2.Tounderstandthereadingmaterialsofsimilartopics.Teachingaids:acomputer,ataperecorder&aprojectorTeachingproceduresStep1WarmingupQ1:What’stheweatherliketoday?It’ssunny(rainy,windy,etc).Q2:Doyouoftencareabouttheweather?Yes./No,sometimes.Q3:Howdoyouhearaboutit?OnTV./Overtheradio.Q4:Haveyoueverheardoftyphoon?Yes,quiteoften.Q5:Whatwordscanyouthinkoftodescribethetyphoonweather?heavywind(blowhard)storm(showapictureofstormyweather.)roaringthunder(alsoroaringforties:partoftheAtlanticOcean,oftenverystormy,betweenlatitudesof40and50degreessouth.)Q6:Whatwillyoufeelinsuchkindofweather?frightened,scared,terrible,happy(Askthestudentswhytheyfeelhappy?----Becausetyphoonwilloftenreleasethedrought.What’smorethereisenoughwater,whichcanbeusedtomakeelectricity.)Q7:Whataboutthehurricane?Haveyoueverheardaboutit?Itissomethingliketyphoon.Q8:Whataboutvolcano?Q9:Lookatthepicture.Findoutasmuchasyoucantodescribeit.eg.eruptionlava用心爱心专心115号编辑Q10:Howisavolcanoformed?1).Showavideoabouttheeruptionofavolcano.2).Showapictureoftheboilingwaterkettle,whichmeanstheeruptionofavolcanoissomethingliketheboilingwaterfromthekettle.Thatis,therocksisvery,veryhotandmeltedtogasandliquid.Andtheytrytogetoutlikethesteamandboilingwater.Q11:Whereisthemostpossibleplacethatavolcanomayerupt?Neartheocean.eg.FujiyamamountaininJapan.Q12:Doyouknowhowavolcanoworks,ifyoudo,describeit?Rocksfromundertheearthbecomeshotterandhotterandmanythingseruptedfromthevolcano,suchas:Gas:vapour,carbondioxide,nitrogen,sulphur,etc.Solid:bitsofrockandvolcanicash,etc.Liquid:lava.Step2Prereading1.Showapicture.Askthestudents:Whatcanyouseeinthepicture?(Thebodyofthepeople,exactly,thebodyofthepeopleinthetownofPompeiiinthesouthernItaly.----showapictureoftherelicsofthetownofPompeii.)2.Showanotherpicture.AskthestudentstoguesswhathappenedinthetownofPompeii?(Avolcanoeruptedsuddenlyandafter18hoursallweredamaged,includingthepeople,animals,plantsandthetownitself.)Step3WhilereadingTask1Skimthetextandanswerthefollowingquestions.Q1:Whatisdescribedinthefollowingpassage?TheeruptionofthevolcanocalledMountVesuvius.Q2:Whenandwheredidithappen?Onthe24thofAugustin79ADinsouthernItaly.Q3:Whoisthewriteroftheletter?Pliny,theyounger.Task2Decidewhetherthefollowingsentencesaretrueorfalse.1.Avolcanoeruptedonthe24thofAugustin79BCinsouthernItaly.F2.Myuncleplannedtosavehisfriend’swifeRectina.F3.MyunclewenttorescuePompyaftersavingRectina.T4.Theflamescamefromthehomesoffarmerswhohadleftinapanicwiththekitchenfiresstillon.F5.Theydecidedtotrytheopenairinsteadofstayinginthehouse.T6.Itwasnightwhenthevolcanoerupted.FTask4Scanthetext&fillinthefollowingform.DateOnthe24thofAugustin79ADinsouthernItaly.Whathappened:The用心爱心专心115号编辑eruptionofthevolcanocalledMountVesuvius.FirstAcloudofunusualsize&shaperisingfromamountaindrewmyuncle’sattentionandhewantedtoseeitfromcloserathand.NextAfterreceivingaletterfromhisfriend’swifeRectina,hechangedhismindtosaveher.ThenInspiteofthedanger,heturnedbacktorescuehisfriendPompyandhelpcalmdowntheotherpeople.FinallyMyunclewantedtogetoutofthedangerbutfailed.Hewasdead.Task5Arrangethefollowingstatementsaccordingtotherightorder.1.HedecidedtorescuehisfriendPompy.2.Somepeoplewatchedanunusualcloudrisingfromamountain.3.Rectinabeggedhimtosaveher.4.Heorderedaboatmadeready.5.Twoslaveshelpedhimstandupandimmediatelyhefelldowndead.6.Hebathedandhaddinner.7.Arainofrockswascomingdown.2-4-3-1-6-7-5Task6Readthetextagainandexplainwhatthewordsinboldreferto.it:acloudofunusualsizeandshaperisingfromamountaintheone:thewindtheother:myuncle’sfriendPompytheir:flamesThey:scaredpeopleHomework:1.(inthefirstperiod)Findoutsomesentencesyouenjoymost,&trytorecitethemaspossibleasyoucan.2.Refertothewebsitetoknowmoreaboutthevolcano.StepⅦRecordafterTeachingThecontentsarenotfamiliartothestudents,sothestudentscan’ttalkmuch.Maybeweshoulddosomethingtomakethestudentstalkeasily.用心爱心专心115号编辑
