Unit6NaturalDisastersTheFirstPeriodWarm-upactivities1ReadtheconversationbetweenEddieandHobo.AllowSsenoughtimetomakesenseofthecomicstrip:heavyrain—Hoboiswetandcold.—Hishouseiswet.TrytoelicitfromSswhatmighthappenedtoHobo’shouse.2Asksomeopenquestionsabouteachpicture.*What’stheweatherlike?*WhathappenedtoHobo?*WhatdoyouthinkhappenedoHobo’shouse?*HowdoeshefellatEddie’shome?*Whydoesn’thewanttogohomealone?*WillEddiehelphim?Asktwomoreablestudentstorole-playtheconversation.3ElicitfromSsotherbadweatherconditions.Presentation1PreparePartAbyprovidingmorevocabularytohelpSsunderstandheadlinesinEnglish.2Askstudentstoconsiderwhetherthedisastersarenaturalandticktheappropriateboxes.Sscandoitindividuallyandthencomparetheiranswerswithapartner.Checkthecorrectanswerswiththewholeclassandelicitadefinitionforanaturaldisaster..4ReadthewordsinPartBandaskmoreablestudentstodescribeeachweatherconditiononlywithsimplephrasesandwords.5AskSstocompletethetaskontheirownandcheckthecorrectanswerswiththeclassasawhole.LanguagepointsNaturaldisasters,reallywarm,fortoolong,mopitup,losethegame,killthousandsofpeople,acaraccident,crashintoatree,washthevillageaway,startabigfireHomework1Learnthelanguagepointsbyheart.2一课三练P.673PreviewtheReadingPart.TheSecondandThirdPeriodsPresentation(ReadingA)1TalktoSsaboutthecontextofsurvivinganearthquake.ElicitanyinformationabouttheearthquakesinTaiwanorinotherpartsoftheworld.Bringsomenewspaperarticlesaboutearthquakes.2AskSstoquicklyskimthetextontheirown.Askthemtohighlightthewordstheydonotknow.ThenaskSstodiscusstheminpairsandtrytoworkouttheirmeaningfromthecontext.3AskSstomakelistofwordsandphrasesusedinthetextwhichdescribenoiseandmovement/destruction,fearandhope.*noise:bignoise,thunder,screamed,realnoise,bombs,shouted*movement/destruction:slightshaking,earthstartedtoshake,ran(wildly),piecesofglassandbricksfelldown,wallsbegantocomedown*fear:screamed,frightened,dark,couldnotatall,amomentoffear*hope:calmdown,stillalive,brightdaylight,safe4ReadTimmy’sstoryaloud.AskSstolistencarefully.5Checkgeneralunderstandingofthedifferentparagraphsbyaskingsome‘wh-‘questions.Para1:WherewasTimmy?Whathappenedintheshoppingcentre?Para2:Whathappenedtothebuilding?Howdidpeoplereact?WhatdidTimmydo?Para3:WherewasTimmywhentheshakingstopped?HowdidTimmyfeel?Para4:WhatdidTimmydowhilehewaswaitingforhelp?Para5:Howwasherescued?Presentation(ReadingB)1ExplainthecontextofPartB.AskstudentstodoPartB1ontheirown.Encouragestudentstochecktheiranswerwithapartner.3Askstudentstostudythewordsintheboxforoneminute,thencoverthemandcompletethediaryentryinPartB2.Presentation(ReadingC)1ExplainthecontextandpointouttoSstheideaoftellingastorywithpictures.Dividetheclassintoteamsof4-5studentstostudyeachpicturefirst.2Sswritethecaptionsintheblanksindividually.Checkanswerswiththewholeclass.3AskSstoarrangethepicturesintherightorder.Presentation(ReadingD)1Explainthecontextandremindthemaboutstorytellingfrommemory.Ssworkinpairstocompletethetask.2Checktheanswerswiththewholeclass.Languagepoints(PartA)Feelaslightshakingthroughmybody,abignoiselikethunder,infear,befrightened,starttoshake,runinalldirections,knowwheretogo,runwildly,falldown,calmdown,beover,couldnotseeatall,betrapped,saytooneself,amomentoffear,gothroughmymind,since,hearexcitedshouts,inagreathurry,moveaway,seethebrightdaylight.Languagepoints(PartC)Beverygoodattellingjokes,voteHomework1Learnthelanguagepointsbyheart.2一课三练P.68-693PreviewtheVocabularyPart.
