Unit4UnforgettableexperiencesTeachingAims:1.Improvethestudents'readingability.2.Learnhowtoorganizeideasinatextusing“First”“Next”“Then”“Finally”.3.Mastersomeimportantwordsandexpressions.TeachingImportantPoint:Helpthestudentstounderstandthepassagebetter.TeachingDifficultPoints:Howtoimprovethestudents'readingability?TeachingMethods:1.Discussiontoletthestudentsknowsomethingaboutnaturaldisasters.2.Fastreadingtogetthegeneralidea.TeachingProcedures:Step1.Lead-inandDiscussionT:Today,we'regoingtoreadsomethingterrible,thenaturaldisasters.Whatnaturaldisastersdoyouknow?Whocannamethem?S:Iknow.Floodandearthquake.T:Good.Anythingelse?S:Typhoonandfire.T:Yes.Pleasesitdown.Haveyoueverexperiencedanaturaldisaster?Ss:No.T:OK.Now,I'llshowyousomethingonTV.Watchcarefullyandthenanswermyquestions.OK.Let'sbegin.(Teachershowsaprogramaboutaflood.Afterthat,begintoaskquestions.)T:Ifyouwereintheclassroom,whatwouldyoudo?S:IthinkIwouldtrytogetoutoftheclassroomandthenIwouldrunintoastrongbuildingorgotoahigherplace,suchas,theroofofabuildingorthetopofahillorsomethingelselikethat.T:Good.Thankyou.Pleasesitdown.Now,pleaseturntoPage用心爱心专心24.Lookat"Pre-reading".Practisewithyourpartner.Youcanchooseanyofthesituations.Fiveminuteslater,I'llcheckyourwork.(Fiveminuteslater,checkthework.)T:Whowantstotalkabouttheearthquake?S:I'lltry....T:Verygood.Now,who'dliketotalkaboutsomethingdifferent?S:Letmetry.Onepossibleversion:IfIweresleepinginmybedroomwhentheearthquakehappened,Iwouldgetupquicklyfirst.Next,Iwouldwakeupmyfamilyandmyneighbours.Thenwecouldruntoasafeplace.Andfinallywecouldescapebeingtrappedorkilled.Step2.ExplanationandFurtherUnderstandingT:NowIwillexplainsomethingtoyou.(Showthefollowingonthescreen.)1.massn.amassofsth.massesofsth.e.g.Amassofsnowandrockbrokeawayandfellontheclimbers.Igotmassesofcardsonmybirthday.2.swallowv.(totakein,causingtodisappear)e.g.Thefogswallowedupthewholecity.3.strugglev.(moveone'sbodyvigorously,tryhard~makegreatefforts)e.g.Hestruggledtogetoutofthetrap.4.lookn.alookofpleasure/fear/reliefe.g.Therewasanangrylookinhiseyes.5.treeaftertreee.g.sth.Aftersth.(followingcontinuously)e.g.Yearafteryearwentpast.Step3.SummaryandHomeworkT:Today,wehavereadapassageaboutaterribleflood,andwehavealsolearntsomeusefulwordsandexpressions,suchasswallow,用心爱心专心struggle…(Writethemontheblackboard.)Afterclass,youshouldtrytounderstandthepassagebetterandmasterthewordsandexpressions.Yourhomework:Retellthestoryinyourownwords.Iwillcheckittomorrow.Somuchfortoday.用心爱心专心
