【英语教案】Unit_4_Earthquakes教案

1、Unit 4 EarthquakesWarming Up,Pre-reading and ReadingTeaching goals:Knowledge aims:1. Ss will be able to master the following useful new words and expressions. well; smelly; pond; burst; canal; steam; dirt; injure; brick; dam; useless; steel; shock; rescue; quake; electricity; army; shelter; fresh; o

2、rganize; bury; at an end; dig out; coal mine; 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 damagesearthquake bring about and the ways to reduce losses of an earthquake.2. Ss will be able to kno

3、w how to protect oneself and help others in earthquakes3. Ss will be able to be aware of terrible disasters, meanwhile get them to face it, treat it in a proper way, and never get discouraged.Teaching important points:1. Master the usages of the useful words and expressions above.2. Improve the stud

4、ents 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.Teaching methods:1. Explanation to get the students to have a clear idea.2. Discussion to get the students to understand the text easier.Teachi

5、ng Aids:A computer and a tape recorderTeaching procedures:I. Warming upWarming up by lookingGood morning class. Have you ever experienced any natural disasters? Look at the pictures, can you name all the disasters?volcanofiresandstormtyphoonhailstone thunderstormfloodhurricaneearthquakeHave you ever

6、 experienced an earthquake? Can you describe how terrible an earthquake is?(The earth is shaking; all the buildings will fall down; many people will die; many children willbecome orphans.)Warming up by discussingNow, look at the pictures of Tangshan and San Francisco in warming up and describe what

7、you see in the pictures. (beautiful cities; broad roads; tall building; large population.)What will happen if there has been a big earthquake in these two cities?As we all know, earthquakes are disasters to everyone. But can we avoid or at least reduce the loss caused by earthquakes? Can we foretell

8、 earthquakes? Now les come to Pre-reading and decide what may happen before an earthquake comes.Step 1. Lead-in1) Enjoy a part of film of earthquake.(1)what other disasters does it have?(flood/ drought/earthquake/fire/typhoon/disease and so on)show some pictures2) ) which disaster may cause the wors

9、t damage? ( earthquake)2 .Have ever heard a story of an earthquake?(show video of Tangshan and San Francisco earthquake)3 .Have you experienced an earthquake? If you have, tell me your experience. If no, just imagine what will happen before an earthquake?4 .The earthquake is coming, if youre trapped

10、 in the earthquake , how will you feel? What will you do? Will you leave right away? If you have time to take only one thing , what will you take, why?5 .What kind of damage can an earthquake cause?(buildings are destroyed; people are killed; families are broken)Step2. Fast readingToday, we ll learn

11、 a text A Night the Earth didn t sleep“ First, lets look at the title again, why the earth didnt sleep for a night? What happened? What does the passage mainly talk about?Exchange your understanding of the passage with group members and work together to find the main idea of each part.Main idea of e

12、ach part:Part 1 (para.1):Strange things were happening before the earthquake.Part 2 (para.2-3):The disaster happened and caused a lot of loss.Part 3 (para.4): All hope was not lost.Step 3. careful reading1. Read carefully and try to get more information to fill in the blanks.Part 1:Strange thingsthe

13、 water in the village wellsrose and fellthe well wallshad deep cracks and a smelly gas came outthe chickens and pigswere too nervous to eatmiceran out of the fields, looking for places to hidefishjumped out of the bowls and ponds2. Individual work.Part 2:a) . Get the students to find some details of

14、 this part.Details: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 usel

15、ess pieces of steel.7. Sand now filled the wells instead of water.8. Water, food, and electricity were hard to get.b) . Fill in the blanks with the data?1/3 of the nation felt the earthquake .? A huge crack that was 8 kilometres long and30 metres wide cut across houses.? In 15 terrible seconds a lar

16、ge city lay in ruins.?2/3 of the people died or were injured during the earthquake.? The number of people who were killed or injured reached more than 400,000 .? All of the city s hospitals, 75% of its factories and buildings and 90% of its homes were gone.3. Group workPart 3:How were the people hel

17、ped by the army?*The army organized teams to dig out those who were trapped and to bury the dead.*Miners were rescued from the coal mines.*Shelters were built for survivors whose homes had been destroyed.*Fresh water was taken to the city.Let the groups have a discussion with their partners about mo

18、re ways tdpithe people in the earthquake.Step 4. Post-readingTrue or False1. There were one million people in Tangshan at that time. T2. The earthquake began 10 kilometres directly below the city. F3. Not only the people but also the animals were shocked greatly .T4. There was only one quake at that

19、 time. F5. Before the earthquake there wasn anything strange happening. F6. Workers rescued most of the 10,000 coal miners to theouth of the city.7. Almost everything in Tangshan was destroyed. TStep 5. Discussions.What shall we do or not do if an earthquake happens?DosDon ts1. Stay in a small room,

20、 such as kitchen or bathroom2. Hide under the table or bed, if you havent time to escape , you may stand close to the inside wall with some things covering on the head.1. Be close to the outside wall2. Stay on the balcony3. Jump out of the tall buildings4. Use the lift3. If you stay in the open air

21、,keep off the tall building, and go to the fields without trees .Step 6. SummarySeveral days before July 28, 1976, many strange things happened in Tangshan. They were signs for the earthquake. At 3:42 am that day, the earth began to shake, which destroyed the city. Later that afternoon, another big

22、earthquake struck Tangshan. More people were killed or injured and more buildings fell down. Soldiers were called in to help the rescue workers. Teams were organized to dig out the trapped and_bury the dead Step 7. homework1.Surf the internet to find more information about earthquakes.2.Finish the l

23、earning about language part on page 27.Step 8. reflectionListening, Speaking and WritingListening Teaching goals:1. Get a general idea of earthquakes and some other natural disasters;2. Train students listening ability and try to improve their pronunciation;3. Know the damage that an earthquake and

24、other disasters could bring about and ways to reduce the losses of an earthquake.Teaching important points:Train the students listening ability and improve pronunciation.Teaching aids:A tape recorder; the blackboard; CIA课件Teaching procedures:Step1. Lead-in-vid eo of different natural disastersT: Our

25、 hometown is a place full of a kind of disasters. What is it?Typhoon, earthquake, hurricane tsunami, flood, tornado, drough tare all called natural disasters.Q. what damage will they bring about?-everything in ruins/ death/ losses-Step2. Introduction of Earthquakes (Let students get the general idea

26、 of earthquake)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 gamesQ: Have you heard of any land earthquakes?-Two pictures in warming-up: Tangshan Earthquake and San Francisco Earthquake.Q: Wh

27、at do you know about these two earthquakes?Step3: Listening1. Pre-listening-brief introduction of San Francisco EarthquakeQ: When did the quake happen?- 1906Q: what damage did bring about?About 700 people died in the earthquake and the fires. And as many as 250,000 people lost homes-2 .While-Listeni

28、ng-according to the exercises in the text book3 . Post-listening-How can we reduce the damage of earthquake? What can we do?Step4: Homework-preview the reading A Night the Earth didnt Sleep“ and learn new words of this unitSpeakingTeaching Aims:1. Enable the students to make a speech2. Let the stude

29、nts enjoy some famous speechesTeaching Important and Difficult Points:1. Review something about disasters2. How to make a speechTeaching Methods:1. Individual work2. group workTeaching Aids: Computer, blackboardTeaching Procedures:Step 1 Lead-in(Teacher shows a series of pictures of some disasters o

30、n the screen, let the students talk about their feelings or anything they feel about the pictures.)(The pictures are: fire, hurricane, typhoon, tsunami, earthquak e)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 h

31、appens.T: Right now, you have just seen some of the disasters. Do you feel worried about these refugees?Ss: Yes.Step 2 DiscussionT: Yes, everybody will feel sorry for them. But who is the most worried people when a disaster happens?Ss: families and friends / government and presidentT: Suppose, there

32、 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 possib

33、le. 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

34、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 makea speech. Now just lets listen to a real speech made by President Bush after a big earthquake hit India on the fir

35、st day of New Year.(Play the tape record for the students)Step 3 SpeechT: Right now weve just listened to a speech made by President Bush. Do you know something about how to make a speech? Can you tell me when should we make a speech?Ss: a speech competition / election / the beginning of a new year

36、/ the opening of some activity / anniversary T: Yes, people need to make speeches at those times. Then do you know how to make a speech? What should we contain when we make a speech?Ss: Introduction: Give a strong first impression & preview your speechBody: Explain your ideas and support themConclus

37、ion: Review your speech and leave a lasting final impression.Step 4 TextT: It seems that you know a lot about making a speech. I remember we say that we may need to make a speech when it is some important anniversary.T: You know 2019 is the 30th anniversary of Tang Shan Earthquake. Here is an invita

38、tion, inviting you to make a speech about it. You can look at the letter on your text book.T: You can include these points in your speech;1. thank Mr Zhang Sha and the city government for inviting you to speak2. thank the visitors, especially the survivors3. thank those who worked hard to save survi

39、vors4. list some of the things the workers did to help the survivors5. thank those who worked hard to build the city6. describe your feeling about the city, which is known as the Brave City of China”.7. encourage the people to be always proud of their city.8. thank the visitors for listening to your

40、 speech.T: So try to give a speech, usng these points. Now I will give you 5miniutes to finish the speech.(after 5 minutes)Step 5 Speech contestT: Times up. Have you finished your speech? Ok, I think it is time for us to hold a speech contest. We have 4 groups in ouclass. Each group, please choose o

41、ne contestant to represent your group and join the class speech conte st,and will be the judges.(Ask each group to give a speech and the chosen judges will choose the winner.)T: Congratulations to the winner!Step 6 ConclusionT: In this lesson we learned a lot about speech and we also made a speech b

42、y ourselves. So do you know how to make a speech now?T: At the end of the class, le ts enjoy a very famous speech in human history.(Abraham Lincoln Gettysburg Address)News WritingTeaching aims:1. Get students to learn how to write news;2. Train students the ability to cooperate with each other and t

43、o search fniformation;3. Learn more about Tangshan earthquake and honor the people of Tangshan.Teaching difficulties:1. How to make students learn writing in a more practical and effective way;2. How to help students understand the tips for writing.Teaching procedure:Step 1: Lead-in-The 30th anniver

44、sary of Tangshan earthquake (news)T: We have learnt the Tangshan earthquake. When did it happen? How many people died during the earthquake?Step 2: Presentation of students news writing(homework of last class)-point out the mistakes in news writing according to three aspectsT: You have finished the

45、news writing of Tangshan earthquake, and now is time for you to show your project. Others have to point out the mistakes in his or her writing according to three aspects.-Three aspects: headline; content and languageT: What do you think of his or her writing? Is it a proper news writing? What have y

46、ou done before your writing?Step 3: Tips for writing1. Preparation - an outlinePreparation: 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 details2. Headline(1) Appreciation of headline

47、sNew business regulations;New tax on housing sales A Night the Earth didHt 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. charac

48、teristics of headlinesQ: whats the characteristic of headlines?(3) practice - write headlines for the following newsaccording to the picture and information givenFlood relief efforts -The death toll on the Chinese mainland from Typhoon Kaemi has risen to 32, with at least 65 still missing. Local gov

49、ernments 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 northe

50、rn 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 w

51、orld. With people able to move in and out of the region more easily and the economic benefits the railway brings, the lives ofTibetans will never be the same again.3. Content-How to organize your content of news(1) Tips-Be clear of the content you want to mention; List your ideas; Write the most imp

52、ortant thing in the beginning and the less ones in the following Practice-write the beginning of news according to the information and picture givenA woman;rifts on the wall;earthquake measuring 5.1degrees;Wenan County, north ChinasHebei Province;11:56 a.m. Tuesday, July 4, 2019;the quakes epicenter

53、 -about 110kilometers from Beijing and 80 kilometers from Tianjin;casualty -not knownA woman points at the rifts on the wall of a village school after an earthquake measuring 5.1 degrees on the Richter scale jolted Wenan County, north Chinas Hebei Province at 11:56 a.m. (Beijing Time) Tuesday, July

54、4, 2019. The quake was a shallow-focus one, with its epicenter being around 110 kilometers from Beijing andabout 80 kilometers from Tianjin. No casualty was reported at press time.4. LanguageTips-clear; objective; brief; accurate; written English Step 4: Appreciation of newsRadioVOA news: “Aid for t

55、sunami victims ”News report“Tangshan Quake 30th Anniversary ”Step 5: Improvement of students writingImprove your news writing about Tangshan earthquakeGrammar and Useful StructuresTeaching Aims:1 .Review the Attributive Clause and learn to use the relative pronouns: who, whom, which and that.2. Lear

56、n the relative pronouns: whoseTeaching Important Points:Review the Attributive Clause and try to master the relatives better.Teaching Difficult Points:How to help the students master the Attributive Clause better.Teaching methods:!. Review method to help the students remember what they have learnt b

57、efore.2. Individual work or pair work to make every student work in class.Teaching aidcso:mputerTeaching procedures:Step 1 gameGuess the name:1 .He is a Chinese scientist who/that made the first seismograph.Zhang heng2 .He was a great Chinese navigator who/ that made seven voyages to the Indian Ocean.Zheng He3.It is the only country that covers an entire continent.Australia4 .He is a Chinese basketball player who was born in Shanghai. Yaoming5 .China launc