1、Teaching DesignGoalsTo learn about tornado and hurricaneTo summarize the main ideasTo learn to describe a natural disasterTo have a right attitude towards natural disasterTo get ready to fight with themFocusWordsflood, experience, cause, bury, occur, rotate, strike, ruin, erupt, damageExpressionspic

2、k up, on average, of all time, end up (in/with/doing), take off, in all, put out, set fire to, take place, do damage toPatterns1. leave賓語賓語補足語2. 現在分詞短語作結果狀語3. by the time引導的時間狀語從句4. There is the possibility of.有的可能性Aids: Multimedia facilities, whiteboard, photos, diagramsProcedures:Step 1: Honor the

3、 most beautiful people together: who is the most people in your mind?Ss: spiderman, soldier, my fatherT: the people who risk their lives rescuing others in danger are the most beautiful people in my mind. 2. Show some pictures of the firefighters in Muli, Sichuan fire disasterTo arise the emotional

4、resonance of students and get some knowledge in self-protection.Step 2: Brainstorm1. Q: Do you know or hear of some natural disasters? Give some examples.2. Show some pictures of natural disasters and learn the read them: earthquake, flood, drought, sandstorm, tsunami, fireTo learn something about n

5、atural disasters.Step 3: Skimming for general ideas1. Read the whole passage and try to match each part with its main ideas. Part one: the tornado and its bad resultsPart two: the hurricane and its bad resultsPart three: a story about the 1900 Galveston hurricane2. What aspects about the disasters a

6、re mentioned in the passages? definition, speed, place, bad results and the worst exampleStep 4: Scanning for detailed information1. Read part 1 and 2 and try to finish the table about tornado and hurricane.TornadoHurricaneDefinitionSpeedPlaceBad resultsThe worstexample 2. Try to retell the story wi

7、th the help of the picture.Step 5: Post readingFinish the passage with the proper form of the given words.A tornado is a 1. _ (rotate) column of air from a thunderstorm 2. _ the ground. On average, there are 800 tornadoes in the US each year, (cause) about 80 deaths and 1500 injuries. The (bad) occu

8、rred in 1925, affecting three US states making more than 700 deaths and 2700 injuries. By the late 1890s, Charles Coghlan had moved to Galveston, where he died in 1899, a year before the hurricane (strike). The cemetery where Coghlan was buried (destroy) by the hurricane and Coghlans coffin ended in

9、 the sea.Step 6: Creative activityWork in groups, and then try to introduce Wenchuan Earthquake to your classmates with the tips: Time: May 12, 2023Place: Wenchuan city, Sichuan provinceIntensity: 8Bad effects: about 70000 deaths about 20000 missing houses destoryed Step 7: PresentationSelect some students to share their ideas on behalf of their groups.Step 8: ConclusionNatural disaster: Wh