Unit 4 Earthquakes 教案2.doc

Unit 4 Earthquakes 教案2(A NIGHT THE EARTH DIDNT SLEEP )IntroductionYou are advised to lead in by talking about WenChuan earthquake. Then help students with their reading of A Night The Earth Didnt Sleep. Translation of the text into Chinese is proposed. ObjectivesTo help students make use of what they learned in this unit in communicationTo help students use the language by reading, listening, speaking and writingProceduresI. Warming up by Reading and TranslatingYou are going to read the text A NIGHT THE EARTH DIDNT SLEEP again and translate it into Chinese.II. Introducing an invitation letter.Let students read the invitation letter on textbook. Then encourage students to conclude a pattern of invitation letter.III. Speaking English(Teacher shows a series of pictures of some disasters on the screen, let the students talk about their feelings or anything they feel about the pictures.) (The pictures are: fire, hurricane, typhoon, tsunami, earthquake) T: In this unit, we learn a lot about disasters. We know disaster is not a good thing to us. We often feel sad or sorry if a disaster happens. T: Right now, you have just seen some of the disasters. Do you feel worried about these refugees? Ss: Yes. T: Yes, everybody will feel sorry for them. But who is the most worried people when a disaster happens? Ss: families and friends / government and president / T: Suppose, there is an earthquake happen somewhere in China, and you have a friend happens to be there. You are very worried. What will you do when you hear that an earthquake happens there? (Let the students discuss with their partner) Ss: I will feel very worried. I will make sure my friend is OK as soon as possible. I will make a call to see if he is OK. T: Again, suppose you are a president of a country, and an earthquake happens in your country. What will you do? Ss: It is my duty to comfort the refugees and the society. So first I will make a live speech to the whole country, telling my people that I know it and I will try my best to organize the rescue work and the rebuilding work after the earthquake. T: Yes, you are very clever. In fact, a real president will do just as you said - to make a speech. Now just lets listen to a real speech made by President Bush after a big earthquake hit India on the first day of New Year. (Play the tape record for the students)IV. ListeningLets turn to page 31 and do the listening text. Before listening to the tape, please read the words fast, and then tick the words you hear on the tape. After that Ill play the tape for the second time and then finish the chart. You should look through the chart and find out the listening points. The following questions can help you understand the listening text. Q: What do you know about earthquake? What causes quakes and where do they often happen? How to predict an earthquake? Q: How to avoid being hurt? -through games. Q: Have you heard of any land earthquakes? -Two pictures in warming-up: Tangshan Earthquake and San Francisco Earthquake. Q: What do you know about these two earthquakes? (1) Pre-listening -Brief introduction of San Francisco Earthquake - Q: When did the quake happen? - 1906 - Q: What damage did it bring about? - About 700 people died in the earthquake and the fires. And as many as 250,000 people lost homes (2) While-Listening -According to the exercises in the text book (3) Post-listening -How can we reduce the damage of earthquake? What can we do? V. Guided writingWriting a article for a newspaper(1) Preparation-an outline Preparation: Choose a topic; decide what you want to say about the topic; organize your ideas and write clearly. Outline: A headline; a list of main ideas; a list of important details. A) Headline a) Appreciation of headlinesNew business regulations; New tax on housing sales; A Night the Earth didnt Sleep; Cyclists Ready to Go on the Road for Blind Kids; China Marks 30th Anniversary of Tangshan Earthquake; Does Beijing snack change its flavor? Memories of quake die hard for Tangshan survivors; Chao Chien-ming released.b) Characteristics of headlines Q: Whats the characteristic of headlines? c) Practice-write headlines for the following news according to the picture and information given Flood relief efforts-The death toll on the Chinese mainland from Typhoon Kaemi has risen to 32, with at least 65 still missing. Local governments are sparing no efforts to carry out relief work. PLA celebrates 79th birthday-The Chinese Peoples Liberation Army is 79 years old, and the Defense Ministry has held a reception to celebrate. Quake hits Indonesian island-A moderate earthquake has struck near Indonesias Nias Island off northern Sumatra. The quake, with a magnitude of 5.6 struck just before 8.30 am, and was centered under the Indian Ocean, about 55 kilometers northwest of the main town on the island, Gunung Sitoli. Railways impact on Tibetans-The Railway brings the remote Qinghai-Tibet plateau closer to the rest of the world. With people able to move in and out of the region more easily and the economic benefits the railway brings, the lives of Tibetans will never be the same again. B) Content-How to organize your content of news a) TipsBe clear of the content you want to mention; list your ideas; write the most important thing in the beginning and the less ones in the followingb) PracticeWrite the beginning of news according to the information and picture given. A woman; Rifts on the wall; Earthquake measuring 5.1degrees; Wenan County, north Chinas Hebei Province; 11:56 a.m. Tuesday, July 4,