Lesson3NaturalDisasters(SKILLSFOCUS)TeachingobjectivesInthislesson,wewill:1.practisereadingstrategiestocompletetextswithsentencegaps.2.talkaboutdisasterswiththehelpofthelearntvocabularyabout/concerningnaturaldisasters.Step1:Leadin:(Leadinthetopic&prepareactivevocabularyforlearningthepassage)tsunamiWhatkindofdisasterisit?FloodvolcaniceruptionHurricaneforestfiretyphoonLandslideVocabularyaboutnaturaldisasters•tsunami海啸•typhoon台风•volcaniceruption火山喷发•flood洪水•landslide滑坡，山崩•hurricane飓风,狂风ReadaloudandmemorizethemStep2:Task:LearnmoreaboutNaturalDisastersandtheircausesBesidesearthquake,therearemanynaturaldisasters,canyounamesome?earthquake1.Brainstorming1.BrainstormingWhatdoyouthinkcausesthedisasters,peopleornature?2:FurtherExploration:2:FurtherExploration:Readthearticleandcheckyouranswer--Whatcausesthedisasters?3:Checkyourprediction3:CheckyourpredictionBothpeopleandnatureStep2:Task:LearntouseReadingStrategies:Completingtextswithsentencegaps(Inlesson3,P38,Unit21,Module7,wehavelearnthereadingstrategies:Sequencingofinformation,whicharequitesimilartostrategieslearntinthislesson.)(Todaylet’sstudylesson3“NATUREISTURNINGONUS.”anddomoreresearchintothenaturaldisasters)1stReading1stReadingReadingstrategy1→skimming→skimmingReadthetexttogetgeneralidea.(2m’)(Whenyouencounternewvocabulary,skipit.)Naturaldisastersaregettingworsebecauseofhumanactivities.Readingstrategy2→skimming→skimmingReadaparagraphwithasentencegapandidentifythetopic,e.gdisasters.Para1:Para2:Para3:Para4:Para5:Anexampleofvolcaniceruption&earthquakeshowtheirthreattoourworld.Causesofnaturaldisasters—Urbanization&industrializationOverpopulationincitiesmakesmorepeopleinthedangerofnaturaldisastersExpertspredictthatnaturaldisasterswillgetworseExamplesshownaturaldisastersbecomecommon3g2f2ndreadingReadingstrategy3→→Readthesentencesbeforeandafterthegapandlookforcluesaboutthemissingsentence,e.g.isitanexampleofwhatismentionedbefore?Readingstrategy4→→Certainwordsmayhelpyou:timereferences(then),pronounreferences(it,that),linkingwords(however).namely,Scanning:Lookforclues/referencewords+Readingstrategy5→→Decidewhichsentencegoesinthegap.Checkthatitfitsthesentencesbeforeandafterit.(Areallparagraphscoherent?)(Ex3P10):UsetheStrategiestocompletethegapsinthetext(1-5)withthesesentences(a-g).Therearetwoextrasentencesyoudonotneed.a)Butevidenceshowsthat73,000yearsagotherewasamuchgreatereruption.b)EvenEuropehassufferedandlargeareashavebeenunderwater.c)Thatisprobablynotthemostimportantfactoreither.d)Third,theotherbitsoflandyoumighthavebeenabletofarmarenowuseless.e)Ontopofthataddglobalwarming.f)Forexample,theYellowRiver,oncefamousforflooding,failedtoreachtheseaatallfor226daysin1997.g)Oneanswerisoverpopulation.Keys:1.—b2.–f3.—g4.—e5.—aStep3:Scanning(Ex4P11)Readthetextagainandanswerthesequestions.1.Whatistheattitudeofthejournalisttowardsthefuture?Pessimistic.2.Whoaremostlikelytobethevictimsofnaturaldisasters?Poorpeople.3.Whyaretherenowmorehurricanes,floodsanddroughts?Overpopulationandindustrialization.4.Whyarevolcanoesandearthquakesmoredangerousnow?Abigpopulationincities(orurbanization)Step4:TextsummaryFillintheblanksaboutthetext.Inthelast___years,therearemoreandmoredisasterssuchas_____,________,thunderstorms,earthquakes,________,volcanic_________and_____firesallovertheworld.Whyaresomanydisasters?Oneofthereas...
