unit4 Earthquake—— A night the earth didn’t sleep (Reading).doc

授课教师：高彦平 授课班级：高一（224）班 授课时间2015年10月11日Unit 4 EarthquakeA night the earth didnt sleep (Reading)课题Unit 4 EarthquakeA night the earth didnt sleep (Reading)教材分析普通高中新课程标准实验教科书英语必修一涵盖了友谊、世界英语、旅游日志、地震和纳尔逊曼德拉一位现代英雄，而Earthquake是本册书第4个单元，本单元以“地震”为中心话题，通过单元教学让学生了解地震给人们造成的伤害和损失，引导学生关注地震，促使学生养成善于观察的习惯和地震时自我保护的意识。本节课是该单元的第二课时Reading 部分，要处理A night the earth didnt sleep和Comprehending 部分。讲述1976唐山大地震前发生奇怪的现象，地震给人们带来的伤害和损失，以及震后的援救工作等，让学生理解善于观察地震前兆及震中自我保护的重要性。教学目标 Teaching goals:Knowledge aims:1. Ss will be able to master the following useful new words and expressions.well,smelly, burst,injure, shock, quake,electricity, bury, at an end, dig out, in ruins2. Ss will be able to know the basic knowledge about EarthquakeAbility aims:Develop Ss reading ability.Emotional aims:1. Ss will be able to know what damages earthquake bring about and the ways to reduce losses of an earthquake.2. Ss will be able to know how to protect themselves and help others in earthquakes教学重点和难点 Teaching important points:1. Master the usages of the useful words and expressions above.2. Improve the students reading ability.Teaching difficult points:1. The usages of some words and expressions.2. How to train the students reading ability in learning the text.教学方法Teaching methods:Task-based teaching methodVisual teaching method教学过程教学环节教师活动预设学生行为设计意图Step 1. Lead-in (5 min)1. Show a short video of Tangshan earthquake and some pictures Step1. Enjoy part of film of earthquake and some pictures to know what diaster an earthquake would cause.The buildings fall down; roads might crack; many people are killed or injured; the city lies in ruins以 唐山大地震影片中地震的瞬间片段导入，让学生感受地震的破坏力，充分激发学生对课文的求知欲并调动了学生学习兴趣；之后用图片展示地震给我们带来的损失，并学习有关生词，降低学习难度。Step2. Rre-reading (3 min)Use PPt to show some picturesStep2.Look at the pictures on the screen and discuss what will happen before an earthquake The water in the wells rises and falls. And some deep cracks can be seen in the well walls. A smelly gas comes out the cracks. Mice run out of the fields looking for places to hide.Fish jump out of bows and ponds.Pigs and even cows are too nervous to eat.The dog is barking loudly again and again. Chickens are flying.People can see bright lights in the sky让学生仔细观察大屏幕上的图片，说出地震的前兆，这样就更容易让学生习得知识，同时也很自然地过渡到了文章。Step3 Fast-reading (10min)Lets look at the text to find the main idea of each part.Step3.Read the passage quickly to get the general idea of the passage.Main idea of each part:Part 1 (para.1):Strange things were happening before the earthquake.Part 2 (paras.2-3):The disaster happened and caused a lot of loss.Part 3 (para.4): All hope was not lost2. Finish exercise 1 in comprehending.要求学生快速浏览文章，将文章分为三部分，并找出每部分的大意：操作过程中，让学生学会找主题句，以便获得整篇文章的中心内容，并在此基础上完成理解部分练习一，加深对文章的理解Step 4 Careful reading (15min)Give students 15 minutes to read the passage again Read the passage carefully to get more information about Tangshan earthquake.1. At 3:42 am, the greatest earthquake of the 20th century began.2. Steam burst from holes in the ground.3. Hard hills of the rock became rivers of dirt.4. Bricks covered the ground like red autumn leaves.5. Two dams and most of the bridges fell.6. The railway tracks were now useless pieces of steel.7. Sand now filled the wells instead of water.8. Water, food, and electricity were hard to get.v 1/3 of the nation felt the earthquake.v A huge crack that was 8 kilometers long and 30 meters wide cut across houses.v In 15 terrible seconds a large city lay in ruins.v 2/3 of the people died or were injured during the earthquake.v The number of people who were killed or injured reached more than 400,000.v All of the citys hospitals, 75% of its factories and buildings and 90% of its homes were gone.How were the people helped by the army? organize, dig out, rescue, shelter, Fresh water获取文章各部分的细节信息。第一部分地震前兆在读前已经完成，让给学生熟悉地震前各种奇怪的现象；第二部分以挖空的形式出现；第三部分以问答的形式出现。这样的操作步骤可以帮助学生顺利地写出答案，并明白其中道理。Step 5 Post-reading (2min）True or false Finish the exercise.1. The earthquake began 10 kilometers directly below the city. F2. Not only the people but also the animals were shocked greatly. T3. There was only one quake at that time. F4. Before the earthquake there wasnt anything strange happening. F做true or false, 让个别学生起来回答问题，以巩固对文章的掌握Step6 Discussion （4min)Let students discuss What shall we do or not do if an earthquake happens?通过讨论让学生懂得在地震面前如何自救Step 7 Homework. (1 min)Assign homework1. Find and write the key words and expressions in your note books.2. Finish the “learning about language” part on page 28.通过完成作业，掌握文中的语言点板书设计Unit 4 Earthquake A night the earth didnt sleep1. What kinds of damage can an earthquake cause? in ruins, trapped, fall down, injured, useless, cracks, at an end2. What do you think will happen before an earthquake? smelly, pond， rise, fall, barking 3. How were the people helped by the army? orga