Unit10Frighteningnature-TheFourthPeriodTeachingAims:1.Learnandmasterthenewwordsandexpressionsofthisperiod.2.Readapassageabouttyphoon.3.Writeapassageabouthowthestorywillend.TeachingImportantPoints:1.Learntheusefulwordsandexpressions:steady,unbelievable,onboard,knockabout,allofasudden,livethrough,asthough,allatonce.2.Learntowriteaboutterribleweather.TeachingDifficultPoints:1.Mastertheexpressionsandsentencessuchasdirtyweather.Shehasdonefor…2.Improvethestudents'integratingskillsreadingskillandwritingskill.TeachingMethods:1.Fast-readingandreadingtogetthestudentstograspthedetailedinformation.2.Writingpracticetogetthestudentstolearnhowtodescribesomethingterrible.3.Pairworkorgroupworktogetthestudentstobeactiveinclass.TeachingAids:1.acomputer2.aprojector3.ataperecorderTeachingProcedures:StepIGreetingsandRevisionGreetthewholeclassasusual.(Teacherandstudentslearnthenewwordsofthisperiodtogether.)T:Inlastperiod,youwereaskedtodoEx.5onPage77.Haveyoufinishedit?(Ss:Yes.)OK.Putyourexercise-booksonyourdesks.Let'scheckthechartfirst.(Teachershowsthescreenandhasthestudentschecktheiranswers.)Fillinthechartbelow:Date:The24thofAugustin79AD,betweentwoandthreeintheafternoon.Whathappened:Thewriter'sunclediedbecauseoftheeruptionofthevolcanoVesuvius.First:Hisunclesawacloudrisingfrommountainanddecidedtogoandseeitfromcloserathand.Next:Hisunclereceivedaletterfromhisfriend'swifeaskinghimforhelp.HehurriedtotheplaceatthefootofVesuviustorescueher.用心爱心专心115号编辑Then:HavingrescuedRectina,hisuncledecidedtorescuehisfriendPompyontheothersideofthebay.Duringhistrip,hewroteareportaboutallheobserved,Whenhesawhisfriend,hetriedtogivehimcourageandlethimcalmdown.Inthemeantime,hetriedtomakethescaredpeoplecalmdown.Finally:Hisuncledied.Twodayslater,hisbodywasfound.Hisfacesuggestedthathewasnotafraidatall.T:Nowwhowillretellthestory?Pleaseretellitbriefly.SA:I'IItry.Onthe24thofAugustin79AD,betweentwoandthreeintheafternoon,mymothersawacloudofunusualsizeandshape.Shecalledmyuncleandmetoseeit.Weknewitwasrisingfromamountain,butwedidn'tknowexactlywhereitcamefrom.Somyuncledecidedtogotoanearerplaceandseeit.Hewasabouttostartwhenhereceivedaletterfromhisfriend'swife,askinghimtorescueherbecauseshelivednearthevolcanoVesuviusandtherewasnowayoutexceptbyboat.Afterrescuingher,myunclewantedtoseethevolcanoagainbecausehewantedtoknowmoreaboutit.Onhisway,hewroteallheobserved.Itwasdangerous,butmyunclewasnotafraid.HedecidedtorescuehisfriendPompy.Whenhesawhisfriend,hetriedtocalmhimandheeventookabath,haddinnerandslept.Hetriedtomakethescaredpeoplecalmdowntoo.Finally,theyrealizedthatitwastoodangeroustostaythereanddecidedtogooutside.Butitwastoolate.Myuncleimmediatelyfelldown,dead.Twodayslater,hisbodywasfound.Hisexpressionsuggestedthathewasnotafraidatallevenatthelasttime.StepIIReadingT:(Teachershowsthescreen.)Nowwe'lllearnanewpassageabouttyphoon.OpenyourbooksatPage79.Readthepassagefastandanswerthequestionsonthescreen.WriteyouranswersonapieceofpaperandI'llcollectthefirstfivepieces.Answerthefollowingquestions:1.Wheredidtheshipmeetbadweather?2.Whatshouldtheydoinsuchterribleweather?(Studentsreadthetext.Thenteachercollectsthefirstfivepiecesofanswers,hasalookatthemandgivesthembacktothestudents.)T:Whowillgiveustheanswers?SA:I'IIanswerthefirstquestion.WhentheshipNanshanwasonherwayfromsouthtoFuzhou,withChineseworkersreturningtotheirhomevillage,itmetbadweat...
