Topic2Howcanweprotectourselvesfromtheearthquake?SectionAⅠ.MaterialanalysisSectionAisthefirstlessonofUnit2whichisaboutearthquake.Itisalessonoflisteningandspeaking.Themainactivityofitis1a,2aand3.ItdrawsoutthetopicaboutearthquakebytheconversationbetweenKangkangandLiMing.ThenitleadsinthegrammarfocusbycarryingoutacomparisonamongYushuearthquake,WenchuanearthquakeandTangshanearthquake.Thatisthecomparativeandsuperlativedegreesofadjectives.Theconversationisabitlonganddifficultforthestudents.Inordertoprovidesomebackgroundknowledgewhichisrelatedtotheconversationandlaythefoundationforthestudents’laterlisteningandspeaking,Iplayashortvideoaboutearthquakeforthestudentsbeforelistening.Ⅱ.TeachingaimsKnowledgeaims:1.Tounderstandandmasterthenewwordsandusefulexpressions.2.Reviewandconsolidatethevariationsofthecomparativeandsuperlativedegreesofthesinglesyllableadjectives.Haveaninitialperceptiontothethevariationsofthecomparativeandsuperlativedegreesofthedoublesyllableandmulti-syllableadjectivesthroughthereview.3.Todescribetheearthquakewiththelanguagewhichwaslearnedinthislessonorresponsetoothers’description.Skillaims:1.Tounderstandthenewsandgetinformationaboutearthquakesbylistening.2.Totalkaboutearthquakesorothernaturaldisasterswiththecomparativeandsuperlativedegreesofdoublesyllableandmulti-syllableadjectives.3.Tomakesentenceswiththecomparativeandsuperlativedegreesofdoublesyllableandmulti-syllableadjectives.Emotionalaims:Letstudentsexperiencethevalueoflife,knowhowtocherishtheirownandothers’livesthroughthestudyoftheearthquake.LearningstrategiesLearntosummarizeandfindtherulesthroughobservation.CulturalawarenessToknowabouttheYushuearthquake,WenchuanearthquakeandTangshanearthquake.Ⅲ.ThekeypointsanddifficultpointsKeypoints:1.Tounderstandandmasterthefollowingnewwordsandusefulexpressions:earthquake,strike,province,missing,mobilephone,fire,rainstorm,snowstorm,falldown,loseone’slife,protect...from....2.Tolearnthechangingrulesandusageofthecomparativeandsuperlativedegreesofdoublesyllableandmulti-syllableadjectives.Difficultpoints:Tolearnthechangingrulesandusageofthecomparativeandsuperlativedegreesofdoublesyllableandmulti-syllableadjectives.Ⅳ.TeachingaidsComputermultimediaprojector,PowerPointⅤ.TeachingproceduresStep1warmingup(3minutes)Greetingsandself-introduction.Carryoutatestwiththestudentstoreviewthecomparativeandsuperlativedegreesofsinglesyllableandhaveaninitialperceptiontothethevariationsofdoublesyllableandmulti-syllableadjectives.Step2Presentation(5minutes)Havethestudentsobservethedoublesyllableandmulti-syllableadjectivesandtheircomparativeandsuperlativedegreeswhichappearedjustnow.Findoutthechangingrules.Tellthecomparativeandsuperlativedegreesofmoreadjectives.Completethetablein2a.Step3Listening(15minutes)1.Havethestudentslookatapictureofasnowstormandguesswhatthebadnewsisabout.Thenlistenandcompletetheinformationintable3.2.ShowashortvideoaboutWenchuanearthquaketostudents.Askthemtowatchandanswer,“Whatearthquakeisit?Whatwillhappenintheearthquakes?”Drawoutthenewwordsandexpressions,“strike,missing,falldown,loseone’slife....”.2.LookattwootherpicturesaboutYuShuearthquakeandTangshanearthquake,talkaboutthemwiththestudents.Presentthenewwordprovince.3.HaveSsobservethepicturein1a.EncouragethemtopredictwhatKangkangandLiMingaretalkingabout.Thenlistento1aandchoosethecorrectanswer.Finish1b.ListenagainandgetmoreinformationaboutthreeearthquakesinChina.Completethetablein1c.Step4Consolidation&Practice(10minutes)1.Createasituation,“SupposeyouareareporterofCCTV,writedownareportaboutthecomparisonofWenchuan,TangshanandQinghaiearthquake.Andreportitintheclass.”2.Havethestudentstodiscusswhatisimportant,useful,helpful...intheearthquake.Haveacomparisonandmakeashortconversationinpairs.3.Encouragethestudentstotellhowwecanprotectourselvesintheearthquake.Step5Summary(2minutes)Encouragethestudentstoreviewwhattheylearnedinthislessonandguidethemtocomparethethreeearthquakeswiththekeywordsandphrases.Dosomeexcercises.Homework:1.Collectmoreinformationabouthowtoprotectourselvesfromtheearthquaketoprepareforthenextlesson.2.Makesentenceswithwiththecomparativeandsuperlativedegreesofthefollowingadjectives(friendly,quickly,interesting,popular,delicious)