选修6 Unit 5 The power of nature教学设计

1、unit 5 the power of nature ( module 6 )reading period: an exciting jobteacher: students: time: december 24, 2008teaching aimsknowledge aims:1. get students to use new words and expressions.2. let students to learn something about volcano and the job of a volcanologist.ability aims:1. improve the stu

2、dents reading ability.2. get students to describe their favorite occupations.emotion aims:1. get students to know about volcano, and learn about the beauty and power of nature.2. get students to go for their dreams and make sure their occupation in the future.teaching important and difficult points:

3、1. get students to learn about how volcano erupts and the jobs of a volcanologist.2. translating difficult sentences and learn new expressions in this period.teaching aids: a computerteaching time: 45 minsteaching procedures:step1 brain storming1. do you know any natural disasters?2. what do you kno

4、w about volcano?step2 warming up and pre-reading1. a short film about volcanoes.2. answer “yes” or “no” to the questions to find out if you would be suitable for a volcanologist. step3 readingskimming: please glance through the text as fast as you can and try to find out:1. what is the exciting job

5、according to the text?2. where is mount kilauea?scanning: match the main idea of each paragraph.detail reading: the whole class is divided into 4 groups. group a read paragraph 1 and finish the related questions. group b, paragraph 2; group c, paragraph 3; group d, paragraph 4and5. para.11. does the

6、 author love his job? ( three points)2. replace the underlined parts with a word of similar meaning from para.1.the car drew up next to the side of our car and the driver waved to us.the factory will greatly increase its products if they have modern machines and tools.para.21. i was a_ as a volcanol

7、ogist working for the hvo twenty years ago.2. why is a volcanologists job important?para.31. why is the lava that flows on mount kilauea more dangerous than the actual eruption?2. what caused the writers bedroom to become as bright as day even though it was night? para.4 and 51. why was it difficult

8、 for the writer to walk towards the edge of the crater?2. what does the writer impressive about volcanoes even after studying them for many years? step 4 summarywhats a volcanologists main job?step 5 discussionhaving learned a little more about the work of a volcanologist, do you think it is an occu

9、pation you would enjoy? give your reasons. if not, whats your favorite occupation? and why?step 6 translating for difficult sentences in the text1. having collected and evaluated the information, i help other scientists to predict where lava from the volcano will flow next and how fast.2. i was abou

10、t to go back to sleep when suddenly my bedroom became as bright as day.3. having earlier collected special clothes from the observatory, we put them on before we went any closer.4. the other two climbed down into the crater to collect some lava for later study, but this being my first experience, i

11、stayed at the top and watched them.step 7 important expressions1.火山爆发a volcano erupts2.和别人分享你的知识 share your knowledge with others3. 考虑某事4. 和相比较consider sth/thatcompare with5.保护人类免受强大的自然力量的袭击 protect human being from powerful natural forces6. 一座活火山7. 测温度,量体温 8.适合做某事9. 被任命为10. 冒险11. 指楼房等被烧毁a live volcanotake the temperature ofbe suitable forbe appointed astake risksburn to the ground12. 向.走去/有出息 make ones way to12. 正要做某事时.另一件事发生了 be about to do sth .when 14