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Module 3The Violence of Nature单元规划话题任务1. Talking about natural disasters.2. Writing or talking about a violent natural event.3. Learn to give a definition.教学重点单词disaster(灾难); flood; hurricane; lightning; thunderstorm; tornado; column; experience(经历); cause(引起; 导致); current; latitude; furniture; bury; feather; fur; occur(发生); tropical; equator; rotating; violent; wave; strike(雷电、暴风雨等袭击); cemetery; coffin; ruin; ash; erupt(火山的爆发; 喷发); lava; tidal; volcano; previous; eruption; possibility; earthquake; terrifying; luckily; thankfully; hopefully; sadly; fortunately; warning; worldwide; active; damage短语pick up(卷起, 掀起); on average(平均起来); the late 1890s; end up(结果为, 以结束); according to; from side to side; take off(去掉); set fire to(放火焚烧); catch fire(着火); put out(扑灭); take place(发生); in all(总共, 总计)句型1. They can destroy houses, but leave the furniture inside(使家具在里面exactly where it was. (在原来的地方, where引导地点状语从句)2. Montserrat is a beautiful small island in the Caribbean, only 16 kilometres long and 10 kilometres wide. (16千米长, 10千米宽; 表示“长、宽、高、年龄等”的句型)3. . . there was the possibility of a huge tidal wave which could flood half the island. (有可能; there is the possibility of句型的用法)教学难点1. Learn the words and expressions to talk about natural disasters.2. Learn the causes and effects of natural disasters.3. The changing between the direct speech and indirect speech.4. Encourage students to talk in class when they have difficulty expressing their feelings.语法1. The past perfect passive:By the time the tornado ended, more than 700 people had been killed.2. Indirect speech:He said that he was still working because there was a lot to do.功能Giving a definition:A flood is a lot of water in an area which is usually dry.A lightning is the flash of light which occurs during a thunderstorm.A tornado is a column of air that turns very quickly.课时安排Periods needed: SixPeriod 1: IntroductionPeriod 2: Reading and VocabularyPeriod 3: Grammar 1; Listening and VocabularyPeriod 4: Grammar 2; Pronunciation and SpeakingPeriod 5: Function; Writing; Everyday EnglishPeriod 6: Cultural Corner; Task; Module FilePeriod 1Introduction整体设计教材分析本部分着重培养学生准确理解词义的能力, 学会下定义, 提高归纳能力, 并通过课文了解自然灾害的危害, 激发学生学好科学文化知识的决心和信心。首先是学习描述自然灾害的词汇和句型表达, 了解其词义并尽可能地用英语来解释其意思。练习对话时讨论的内容可以是洪水, 飓风等近些年常见的灾难, 并思考一些减少损失的办法。三维目标1. 知识与技能1)Make students master some new words.2)Lead students to talk about natural disasters.3)Make sure students can use simple English to describe a natural disaster they have experienced or seen before.2. 过程与方法Train students speaking ability through individual and pair work.3. 情感与价值Through the teaching of this module the teacher may acquaint students with what they should do when a natural disaster occurs in the future.教学重点Make them describe a natural disaster they have experienced.教学难点Encourage students to talk about natural disasters.教学方法Individual work, pair work to get every student to participate in the activities.教学过程 Step 1 Lead-inOption One1. Collect the names of natural disasters that you are familiar with.Students discuss and answer individually.The teacher can collect the answers on the blackboard.Suggested answers:flood, earthquake, tornado, mud-rock flow, volcano, drought, lightning, hurricane, thunderstorm2. Give a description of a thunderstorm you have experienced.Suggested points:1)at noon one day, wind speeded up.2)the lightning in the sky.3)the rain poured down.4)water flowed down the road.5)the river was filled with water.6)the traffic was halted.Option TwoSample dialogue of the lead-in:T: In the last module we have learned something about European countries. Today lets talk about natural disasters. (The teacher plays the flashes for students. Theyre pictures about natural disasters. )T: They are natural phenomena. Are they terrible?S: Yes, very.T: What can you see?S: We can see the village is in the water. The streets are swallowed by water. People travel by boats.S: We can see the rail is broken. The wind is circling above the road.T: Have you ever experienced them?S: I have experienced a thunderstorm, but not that serious.T: Then do you know anyone who experienced one?S: Yes. I learned from my parents that in 1998 the same thing happened in the south of China.T: What do we usually call it?S: I guess it is a flood.T: Youre quite right. Can you think of some other natural disasters?S: Tornado.S: Earthquake.S: Hurricane.S: . . .T: Well done. Step 2 Activity 1 Look at the words in the box together. Students read after the teacher twice.floodhurricanelightningthunderstormtornado Try to match the above words with the following definitions with your partner.Matching the words with the definitions.1. a lot of water in an area which is usually dry_2. a very strong wind or storm_3. a lot of rain falling quickly, with loud noises and flashes of light _4. the flash of light which happens during a thunderstorm _5. a column of air that turns very quickly_ Suggested answers:1. flood2. hurricane3. thunderstorm4. lightning5. tornado Step 3 Discussion(for higher students)T: Just now we saw scenes of a terrible disasterflood. Now lets watch more.(Play the media for students. )While watching please think of the following questions:1. Can you describe a certain natural disaster?2. What is the cause of a certain natural disaster?3. What is the effect of a certain natural disaster?T: Here I will divide you into four groups. Each group chooses a natural disaster. You may first discuss with your partners and then write down the results of your discussion. After that a representative may be chosen to present the results of the discussion.(You can name each team and score them according to their performances so as to activate them to participate in the game. )Five minutes later.T: Any volunteer?S: Let me try. Just as we can see, when a hurricane occurs, violent winds cause huge waves, heavy rain and floods. It can cause great losses to the local people there: trees are pulled out; houses are torn down; people can not stand steadily; many people lose their homes and even die.T: Then do you know the causes of such a phenomenon?S: Once I watched the news about the Hurricane Katrina. Most scientists agree that some human activities play some parts in the disasters. The global warming is the cause of hurricanes, we think.T: Wonderful job! Step 4 Language Points1. a column of air that turns very quickly迅速旋转的空气柱column n.1)a tall pillar of wood, stone, etc. to hold up a building or to make people remember something or someone 圆柱, 柱状物the carved columns in the temple寺庙中的雕刻圆柱a column of smoke 一缕烟2)part of a page C(报纸等的)栏; 段The article runs across four columns.那篇文章占了4栏的篇幅。2. Do you know anyone who has experienced one of the events?你知道有人经历过这些事件之一的吗?1)who引导定语从句修饰anyone并且在从句中作主语。在定语从句中若先行词为人, 定语从句用who或whom引导, 取决于关系代词在定语从句中作主语还是作宾语。若先行词有人有物, 则用that引导。I always remember the teacher who once helped me a lot.我永远记着那位曾经给过我很多帮助的老师。They talked about the teachers and the school that they remembered.他们谈论他们记着的老师和学校。练习Alec asked the policeman_ he worked to contact him whenever there was an accident.A. with him B. whoC. with whom D. whom答案: C结构是 he worked with the policeman, “Alec让那个和他一起工作的警察在有事故发生时通知自己”。2)experience vt. have experience of; meet with; feel经历Our country has experienced great changes in the past ten years.在过去的十年里, 我们的国家经历了巨大的变化。知识归纳:1)experience用作可数名词, 表示“经历, 经历的事” 。Please tell us your experiences while in Africa.请告诉我们你在非洲的经历。2)experience用作不可数名词, 表示“经验, 体验”, 其后常跟介词in。She has no experience in cooking.她没有下厨房的体验。派生词:experienced adj. 有经验的, 有阅历的, 熟练的inexperienced adj. 没有经验的, 没有阅历的, 不熟练的练习Although he_ a lot, he still hasnt much_ .A. experiences; experiencesB. experience; experienceC. experienced; experienceD. experience; experiences答案: C句意为“他虽然经历了很多，他仍没有很多经验”。event n.1)something which happens事件、事变、大事2)one of the races, competitions, etc. in a programme of sport(体育竞赛)项目【辨析】event, accident与incidentevent一般指重大的“事件”，尤其指历史事件。The founding of the Peoples Republic of China is a great event in the history of mankind.中华人民共和国的成立是人类历史上的一件大事。accident指意外的事故，如车祸、飞机失事、不幸的灾难等。He was killed in the railway accident.他死于铁路交通事故。incident通常指小事，如日常琐事；也指众人瞩目的大事件，经常带有政治性。The Lugouqiao Incident took place on July 7, 1937.卢沟桥事变是在1937年7月7日发生的。3. Connect all the words you find out that refer to the same thing.把你找到的涉及同一件事情的单词连起来。本句中含两个定语从句。you find out在从句中作定语, 修饰the words, 因为关系代词在定语从句中作宾语故可省略。而that refer to the same thing也修饰the words, 但that在从句中作主语指代先行词, 不可省略。refer to提到, 谈到, 涉及; 参考, 查阅Are you referring to me?你是说我吗？In his speech, he didnt refer to the problem at all.在他的演讲中, 他丝毫没有触及那个问题。His name was referred to in the meeting.他的名字在会议中被提及。练习Is this the reason_ at the meeting for his carelessness in his work?A. he explained B. wha