WarmingupandReading【TeachingMaterial】Thisunitisaboutnaturaldisastersthroughtheworldandchina,asweknow,hasaparticularproblemwithearthquakes.InthelastcenturyfiveofthetenworstearthquakeshappenedinChina.Althoughitisimportantforstudentstounderstandthedangerspeoplefaceinaquake,itisjustasimportantforthemtorealizethattherearethingsthatcanbedonetominimizethedamagecausedbyquakes.Forthisreason,thisunitkeepsapositivetoneoroutlook.Itincludesexercisesandtasksthatenablesstudentstothinkabouthowtoavoidquakes,oratleastsomeofthedamagetheycancause.Thisunitalsoletsthemrole-playcommunityworkthatdealswithdisasterrelief.Asweallknow,readingbelongstotheinputduringtheprocessofthelanguagelearning.Theinputhasgreateffectonoutput,suchasspeakingandwriting.【Teachinggoals】Knowledgeaims:1.Getthestudentstolearnthefollowingusefulnewwordsandexpressionsinthispassage.2.Knowbasicknowledgeaboutearthquakes.Abilityaims:Developthestudents’abilityandletthemlearndifferentreadingskills.Getthestudentscollecttheinformationfromtheinternetbythemselves.Emotionalaims:Getthestudentstobeawareoftheterribledisasters,meanwhilegetthemtofaceit,treatitinaproperway,andnevergetdiscouraged.【Teachingimportantpoints】1.GetthestudentstolearnaboutTangshanEarthquake.2.Getthestudentstolearndifferentreadingskills.【Teachingdifficultpoints】Developthestudents’readingability.【Teachingmethods】1.Task-basedteachingandlearning.2.Fastreading,intensivereading3.Discussion.【Teachingaids:】CAI課件,Ataperecorder【Teachingprocedures】Step1WarmingupWarmingupbylookingShowSssomepicturesaboutnaturaldisastersandaskthemtwoquestions.1.

Canyoutellsomenaturaldisasters?(volcano,fire,sandstorm,typhoon,hailstone,thunderstorm,flood,hurricane,earthquake)2.

Haveyoueverexperiencedanearthquake?Canyoudescribehowterribleanearthquakeis?(Theearthisshaking;allthebuildingswillfalldown;manypeoplewilldie;manychildrenwillbecomeorphans.)WarmingupbydiscussingNow,lookatthepicturesofTangshanandSanFranciscoinwarmingupanddescribewhatyouseeinthepictures.(Beautifulcities;broadroads;tallbuilding;largepopulation...)Whatwillhappeniftherehasbeenabigearthquakeinthesetwocities?Asweallknow,earthquakesaredisasterstoeveryone.Butcanweavoidoratleastreducethelosscausedbyearthquakes?Canweforetellearthquakes?Nowlet’scometoPre-readinganddecidewhatmayhappenbeforeanearthquakecomes.Step2Pre-readingImagingandsharingImaginethereisanearthquakenow.Yourhomebeginstoshakeandyoumustleaveitrightaway.Youhavetimetotakeonlyonething.Whatwillyoutake?Isitmoney,water,fruits,mobile,phones,atorchlight,oranythingelse?Why?TalkingandsharingWhatarethesignsofanearthquake?TalkaboutthepicturesonPage25..Cows,pigsanddogsbecometoonervoustoeat.Themicewillrunoutofthefieldslookingforplacestohide.Thewaterinthewellswillriseandfall.Wallsofthewellsinvillagewillhavedeepcracks.Therewillbebrightlightinthesky…)Step3ReadingTellthestudents:Today,wearegoingtoreadanewsreportaboutthestrongestearth-quakeinChina’shistory,whichhappenedinTangshan,Hebei,in1976.1.FastreadingAskthestudentstoreadthepassagequickly.1)Answersomequestions.Askthestudentstoreadthepassagequicklyandpayattentiontothefirstsentenceofeachparagraph.2)Findoutthetopicsentencesofeachparagraphandgetthegeneralideaofthepassage.3)Dosometrueorfalseexercises.Askthestudentstodecidewhetherthefollowingstatementsaretrueorfalse.Ifitisfalse,trytocorrectit.2.ReadingcarefullyAskthestudentstoreadthepassagecarefullytolacateparticularinformation.1)DotheexercisesinthepartComprehendingonPage27.2)Dosomemultiplechoices.3.LanguageproblemsWhilecheckingtheanswerswiththewholeclass,dealwithanylanguageproblemsthatthestudentscan’tunderstand.4.ReadingaloudPlaythetapeofthepassageforthestudentstolistenandfollow.ThenplaythetapeofParagraph1ofthepassageoncemore;thistimethestudentslistenandrepeat.Step4GameWorkinpairs.Supposeyouareanewspaperreporter,andotherisawitnessofthe1976TangshanEarthquake.Nowthenewspaperreporterisinterviewingthewitness.Step5DiscussionHowcanweprotectourselvesintheearthquake?EarthquakeSurvivalTipsDrivingpulloverandstayinyourcar.Inabuildinggetnearastrongwall/Thecorneroftheroomisthesafest.Havingclasseslistentotheteacher’sinstruction,protecttheirheadsandhide