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’slifetheworstearthquakethefiresburndestroybekilledbemadehomelesscause…deathsStep4Languagepoints1worldwideadj.foundinthewholeworld遍及全世界的Inaword,worldwideeconomictrendsaregood.adv.allovertheworld遍及世界各地，全世界Ourproductsaresoldworldwide.2activeadj.活跃的；积极的beactivein在…方面活跃/积极takeanactivepartin积极参与3inall总共，共计e.g.Therearetwelveofusinallfordinner.That’s25poundsinall.allinall总的说来aboveall首先；最重要的是firstofall首先；最先atall竟然，终于notatall一点也不；不用谢afterall到底；毕竟；终究；别忘了4damagen.损失；损害，损坏dodamagetosth.危害/损害…对…造成损失e.g.Thestormdidalotofdamagetothecrops.Step5Exercises1Wewerefifteen____________.我们一共十五个人。2Aclockmust_____________beexact.钟最重要的是必须准确。3_____________,weshouldstudyourlessonshard.首先我们应努力学习我们的功课。4Don’tbeangrywithhim,heisonlyakidof10yearsold_______________.别跟他生气，毕竟他还只是一个10岁的孩子。5Isit________________possiblethathealonecandrinktenbottlesofbeer?他一个人喝10瓶啤酒，那可能吗？Answers:1inall2aboveall3Firstofall4afterall
