Period8CulturalcornerTeachingcontents:EarthquakesAroundthePacificTeachingimportantpoints:LearnsomethingaboutearthquakesaroundthePacificTeachingdifficultpoints:MasterthedifficultlanguagepointsTeachingmethods:readingandexplainingTeachingprocedures:Step1Self-study:Finishtheexercisesonpage34of世纪金榜1从一边到另一边___________2持续两天_________3总共__________4丢掉性命_________5发生___________6自然灾害_____________Step2Readthearticleandanswerthequestions
1WherewastheworstChineseearthquake
ItwasinHuaCountyinShanxiProvince
2WhatwasthemostdangerousthingabouttheCaliforniaEarthquakeof1906
Thefiresthatstarted
3Isitpossibletherecouldbeanotherearthquakethere
Yes,thereis
Step3FindtheusefulwordsandphrasesusedtodescribetheearthquakesHuaCountyCaliforniaterribleearthquakesoccuraffectcoverbekilledinallloseone’slifetheworstearthquaketh