Unit6NaturalDisastersPERIOD3:READINGIITeachingObjectives●Torevisewhattheylearnedabouttheearthquakeandhelpthestudentstounderstandthepassagebetter●Toreadthepassageagainandhelpthemtohighlighttheimportantlanguagepointsandsentencepatterns●Tolearntowriteorreadapassagefollowingthesequenceofhowthingshappened●Todevelopstudents’abilitytolearnthingsbythemselvesTeachingProceduresSTEP1Brainstormingandfreediscussion1.Whatcanyouseeinthispicture?2.Whathappened?(Anearthquake.)3.Whathappenedtothisbuilding?(Itfelldown.)4.Whatkindofsoundcanyouhear?(Bomb!Abignoiselikethunder.)5.Howdoyouknowthatthereisgoingtobeanearthquake?Howwillyoufeelattheverybeginning?(Feeleverythingisshaking.)6.Ifthisbuildingisshakingnow,whatwillyoudo?Willyoubeafraid/befrightened?(Youwillbeinfear.)Areyougoingtoshout(scream)?Areyougoingtorun/jump?(Peoplewillruninalldirections/runwildly.)Youshouldcalmdownandthinkwhatthebestwaytoescapeis,sothatyoucanstayalive(besafe).7.Supposeyouareindanger,thatmeanstherearelotsofbricksaroundyou,youcannotmoveyourbody,you’retrapped.Whatareyougoingtodo?(Usethemobilephone?/shout(scream)/waitforhelp)8.Ifyouhaveapacketofchocolate,you’rehungry,areyougoingtoeatit?Whyorwhynot?(Stayforaverylongtime.)Let’scomebacktothepicture.Wheredidthisearthquakehappen?Whendidithappen?(21stSeptember,1999.)STEP2MakinglistsofwordsandphrasesGetthestudentstomakelistsofwordsandphrasesusedinthetextthatdescribenoiseandmovement/destruction,fearandhope.noise:bignoise,thunder,screamed,realnoise,bombs,shoutedmovement/destruction:slightshaking,earthstartedtoshake,ran(wildly),piecesofglassandbricksfelldown,wallsbegantocomedownfear:screamed,frightened,dark,couldnotatall,amomentoffearhope:calmdown,stillalive,brightdaylightGetthestudentstofinishtheexerciseinPartB1&B2tochecktheirunderstandingofthesewords.Givethestudents3-4minutesandaskthemtocompletetheexercise.Invitethestudentstochecktheanswersinpairs.STEP3DoingaskandanswerorallyDoaskandanswerorallyhelpthestudentstofocusonthemostimportantinformationineachparagraph.Gothrougheachparagraphandthenhelpthestudentstohighlightsomeimportantsentencesstructures.Para1:WherewasTimmy?Whathappenedintheshoppingcenter?Iwasdoingsomeshoppingwhenitstarted.Atfirst,Ifeltaslightshakingthroughmybody.Peopleintheshoppingcenterlookedateachotherinfear.Para2:Whathappenedtothebuilding?Howdidpeoplereact?WhatdidTimmydo?Peopleraninalldirections.Somepeopleranoutoftheshoppingcenter./Itriedmybesttorunouttothestreet,too.Peoplewererunningwildlywhilepiecesofglassandbrickscomedown.Para3:WherewasTimmywhentheshakingstopped?HowdidTimmyfeel?Icalmeddownandaskedmyself,‘DidIreallysurvive?’Icouldnotseeanythingatall.Anddidn’tknowifanyonewasaroundme.‘Iamtrapped,’Isaidtomyself.Para4:WhatdidTimmydowhilehewaswaitingforhelp?Heshoutedforhelp.Para5:Howwasherescued?IwastryingtofindthewayoutwhenIsuddenlyheardsomenoiseaboveme.Theywereinagreathurrytomoveawaythebricksandstones.STEP4ReadingthepassagealoudtogetherGetthestudentstoreadthepassagealoudtogether.Thengivethemsomekeywordsandinvitethemtoretellthetext.STEP5Dosometranslationwork1.起先，他感觉到一丝轻微的震动传遍全身。Atfirst,hefeltaslightshakingthroughhisbody.2.当它开始的时候，人们试图从各个方向往外跑。Whenitstarted,peopletriedtorunoutinalldirections.3.我冷静下来，自言自语道，“我受困了，但我还活着！”Icalmeddownandsaidtomyself,‘Iamtrapped,butIamstillalive.’4.他们匆忙地移开石头和砖块。Theywereinagreathurrytomoveawaythebricksandstones.5.地震开始的时候，她正在购物。Whentheearthquakestarted,shewasdoingsomeshopping.6.人们在疯狂奔逃时，一块块的玻璃和砖块直往下掉。Peoplewererunningwildlywhilepiecesofglassandbrickswerefallingdown.7.当我正努力找出路时，我突然听到我的上方有声音。Iwastryingtofindmywayout,whenIsuddenlyheardsomenoiseaboveme.8.我听到了兴奋的人们的呼喊声。Iheardshoutsfromexcitedpeople.STEP6Homeworka.Trytorecitethepassagebyfollowingthesequenceoftheearthquake.b.FinishofftheexercisesintheEvaluationHandbookandLearningEnglish.
