Unit10FrighteningNaturePeriod9.WritingTeachingAims:1.Readapassageabouttyphoon.2.Writeapassageabouthowthestorywillend.(ashortparagraphtotellthereadershowtheNanshanpassesthroughthehurricane).TeachingImportantPoints:Learntowriteaboutterribleweather.WriteashortparagraphtotellthereadershowtheNanshanpassesthroughthehurricane.TeachingDifficultPoints:1.Mastertheexpressionsandsentencessuchasdirtyweather.Shehasdonefor…2.Knowthestructureofwritingaboutanaturaldisaster.3.Improvethestudents'integratingskillsandwritingskill.TeachingMethods:1.Writingpracticetogetthestudentstolearnhowtodescribesomethingterrible.2.Pairworkorgroupworktogetthestudentstobeactiveinclass.TeachingAids:1.acomputer2.aprojector3.ataperecorderTeachingProcedures:Step1.Pre-writing1.Ssreadthepassageonp79andgetthegeneralideaabouttyphoon.2.Howbadwouldthesecondstormbelike?用心爱心专心3.Howwouldtheygetthroughthisterriblestorm?4.Explaintheskillsonhowtoorganizeaparagraph.suggestedanswers(2,3)2.Howbadwouldthesecondstormbelike?Thewindswereblowingatitsgreatestspeed,andnothingbuttheroaringsoundsofwater,thunderwasheard.Tonsofwaterhitthedeckagainandagain.ItseemedthattheNanshanwassuretobebrokentopiecesorsink3.Howwouldtheygetthroughthisterriblestorm?CaptainMacWhirrusedhisskillsandknowledgetocontroltheshipandgotthroughthestorm.Step2.While-writing1.SswriteashortparagraphtotellthereadershowtheNanshanpassesthroughthehurricane.2.Ssexchangetheirwritingandcorrectthemistakes.Step3.After-writingChoosesomesamplesandshowtheminclass.Tipsonwriting:Payattentiontotheformofnarrative.Payattentiontothetensewhilewriting.Payattentiontothestructuresofthesentences.Samplewriting1:Allofsudden,thewindswereblowingatitsgreatestspeed,andnothingbuttheroaringsoundsofwater,thunderwasheard.Tonsofwaterhitthedeckagainandagain.ItseemedthattheNanshanwassuretobebrokentopiecesorsink.Jukesbegantothinkofhiswifeandchildren.Whatwouldtheydoifhefailedtoreturn?Hismindwasfullofdisastersandheroicdeaths.“Stopyourdaydreamingandgetdowntopumpwater!”用心爱心专心CaptainMacWhirrshoutedtohim.Oh!Whilehewaswonderingattheterriblescene,alltheothersweretryingtheirbesttohelp.CaptainMacWhirrusedhisskillsandknowledgetogettheshipoutoftheworststormandgotthroughit.AlltheChineseworkersweresafelyshippedhomeandallofthemwerethankfulforcaptainMacWhirr.Samplewriting2:Beforethecaptaincouldfinishhiswords,amountainofwaverushedtotheship.Howbigitwas!Itwasjustlikeawallofwater.It\'shardtoseeitstop!Thecaptainandtheengineerweresofrightenedthattheybothclosedtheireyes.Itcamesoviolentlywithacrash.Afterthat,theywereallwet.Thecaptaincouldnotfindhiscapandtheengineercouldn\'tfindhisglasses.TheNanshanwasfullofwaterandbegantosink.“Pumps!Allatpumps!”Thecaptaincriedout.Allthepassengersjoinedinthem.Theyusedallthatcouldbeusedtogetridofthewater.Someminuteslater,theresuddenlycametheengineer\'svoice,“Thebarometre!”Thecaptainhurriedtothebridge.There,theysawclearlythatthebarometrerosesteadily,“MyGod!”Thecaptainhuggedtheengineer,cryingwithtearsdroppingfromtheireyes!Stage4Writingaboutnaturaldisasters1.BrainstormingWhatnaturaldisastersdoyouknow?用心爱心专心2.WritingDividetheclassintosixgroups.Eachgroupdiscussatopicandwritesacompositiontogether.Aftertheyfinishthewriting,theyshoulddopeer-revision.Thentheteacherwillpostthecompositionsonthewall.Eachcompositionshouldcontainthefollowingparts:1.Howisthedisasterformed?2.Whathappenswhenthedisastercomes?3.Whatisthedamageafterthedisaster?4.Whatdopeopledoafterthat?5.Whatlessonhaveyoulearn?(ThissteptriestodeveloptheSs’cooperativeabilityandwritingability.TheSslookupinformationinmanydifferentways.)Homework:Readmorepassagesaboutnaturaldisasters.Theycanrefertothefollowingwebsit用心爱心专心naturaldisaster
