1、Period 6Cultural Corner; Task; Module File整体设计教材分析本节课继续学习描述自然灾害, 阅读关于环太平洋地震带的文章, 了解历史上的两次大地震及其成因。鼓励学生说出对这种危机的应对方式, 然后让学生在任务部分将自己的想法写下来。最后通过总结练习来复习本模块所学的知识。三维目标1. 知识与技能1)Make students master some new words.2)Broaden their visions with a passage about earthquakes.3)Instruct students to talk or write a
2、bout a natural disaster.2. 过程与方法Encourage students to check what they have learned.3. 情感与价值Through the cultural corner students may have a better understanding of earthquakes as well as how to react in face of an earthquake.教学重点1. Train students reading skills: extensive reading, fast reading and cu
3、rsory reading.2. Help students make notes about the great peoples important events in his life.3. Review the important points in this module.教学难点1. How to use the reading skills to deal with a passage, especially you need not to get the detailed information.2. Make students clear about what they hav
4、e mastered and what they havent mastered.3. Make students acquainted with the two biggest earthquakes around the Pacific Ocean in history.教学方法Skimming and explanationIndividual or pair work to make every student work in class教学过程 Step 1 Revision(Greet students as usual. )1. Check their homework exer
5、cises.2. Ask a few students to act out their own dialogue. Step 2 Cultural CornerThe Cultural Corner is about earthquakes.As we all know, Tangshan once saw a very terrible earthquake.1. Lead-inA sample dialogue talking about the Tangshan earthquake:A: When do you know it was?B: My father told me tha
6、t it was in 1976. Is that right?A: Yes. And did it cause much damage to the city?B: I think so. I often read some articles which are set in this earthquake. From the description I know that it caused a great loss to our country as well as many casualties.A: How did our government react to this accid
7、ent?B: I was told by my grandparents that the PLA men were sent to Tangshan city for the rescue and many necessities were donated to help the earthquake-stricken people.A: Its true.2. Question:Do you think the Tangshan Earthquake was the worst earthquake ever in China?Read the article in Cultural Co
8、rner quickly and then youll find the answer.(Minutes later)Suggested answer:The most serious earthquake is not the Tangshan Earthquake but the Hua County Earthquake, which killed 60% of the population.3. Now read the article one more time and try to answer the following questions:(1)What was the mos
9、t dangerous thing about the California Earthquake of 1906?(2)Is it possible that there could be another earthquake there?Suggested answers:1 The fires that started.2 Yes, there is.4. Discussion: (Option for higher students)Now just supposing there was an earthquake in your town, what would you do? Y
10、ou may discuss with your partner.(The teacher may have a brainstorm and collect the points of each group and then form a complete opinion of the whole class. After that students may write a short paragraph entitled What would I do if there were an earthquake in my town. ) Step 3 TaskWrite or talk ab
11、out a natural disaster. (This can be left as homework or research work. )Work in pairs. Make a list of natural disasters that you can remember.(Give students a few minutes to prepare. )Find more information about natural disasters on the Internet or in magazines or books. Write down the information
12、on your notebook.(The teacher may ask the groups to choose one of the types of disaster, and divide it into four different sections for the four members to do research, for example, how it is caused, where it happens in the world, where it happens in China, what the consequences are. . . )Make a pre
13、sentation of your findings to the rest of the class. Use magazine photographs or photographs from the Internet to help.(Make students revise their contents according to the presentations of other students and try to write it into a written form. )A sample writing:A FloodThe heavy rain has been pouri
14、ng down all the time for three days. Not only fields but also villages have been flooded. Last night, houses were washed away by the flood and the villagers were in danger and struggling in the water, crying for help. Just then the PLA men hurried over by steamboat. They did their best to save villa
15、gers and helped them to move onto the riverbank. Tents, food, clothes and medicine were sent to them without delay. Without the Party and the PLA men, a large number of people would have lost their lives in the flood or died of hunger. Step 4 Module FileThis part can be used for students to check th
16、eir understanding of this module by themselves, or students may revise what they have learnt with the help of this file.1. 根据句意及各题后括号中所给的汉语意思, 从下面的方框中选择合适的单词或词组, 用其适当形式填空。on average, possibility, flood, luckily, violent, cause, previous, set fire to, terrifying, in all, worldwide, refer to, furnitur
17、e, take off, pick up1)The price of apples is about four yuan per kg_ (平均).2)After the heavy rain there was a big_ (洪水)and water came into our house.3)Mr. and Mrs. Shaw have bought some modern_ (家具)for their living room.4)The storm was a very_ (猛烈)one.5)We were fifteen_ (一共).6)A great deal of trouble
18、 was_ (引起)by him.7)He_ (抱起)his crying child.8)I had already visited Italy on a_ (早先)holiday.9)A match will_ (烧着, 点燃)a large building.10)That must have been a_ (可怕的)experience.11)There was a_ (世界性的)inflation in 1999.12)_ (幸运的是), I didnt hurt myself when I fell.13)Dont_ (提及)that problem again, please.
19、14)The aeroplane_ (起飞)at 10: 45.15)Is there any_ (可能性)of your getting to London this week?2. 改正下列句子中的错误1)When she was at middle school, she often reads in the library.2)When she got home, the children went to bed.3)He said he didnt see his uncle for many years.4)I didnt go to see the film because I
20、saw it before.5)By the end of last term, we learned about 1500 words.3. 汉译英1)幸福的泪水顺着她的脸颊流下来。(flow down)2)我打算去洗衣店取我的大衣。(pick up)3)他因天气的影响病倒了。(effect)4)那场暴风雨对农作物造成了极大的影响。(do damage to)Suggested answers:1. 1)on average2)flood3)furniture4)violent5)in all6)caused7)picked up8)previous9)set fire to10)terri
21、fying11)worldwide12)Luckily13)refer to14)takes off15)possibility2. 1)readsread2)wenthad gone3)didnt seehadnt seen4)sawhad seen5)learnedhad learned3. 1)Tears of happiness flowed down her cheeks.2)Im going to pick up my coat from the cleaners.3)He fell sick from the effect of the weather.4)The storm d
22、id great damage to the crops. Step 5 Summary and HomeworkIn this period we learned something about earthquakes. And also we learned to write or talk about a certain natural disaster. Then we did some exercises to consolidate what we have learned in this module.Homework:1. Find more information about
23、 natural disasters on the Internet or magazines and write a short paragraph about a natural disaster after class.2. Meanwhile, find more exercises on the Past Perfect Passive to do.板书设计Unit 3The Violence of NaturePeriod 6 Cultural Corner; Task; Module Fileon average, possibility, flood, luckily, vio
24、lent, cause, previous, set fire to, terrifying, in all, worldwide, refer to, furniture, take off, pick up 1. Where was the worst Chinese earthquake?2. What was the most dangerous thing about the California Earthquake of 1906?3. Is it possible that there could be another earthquake there?活动与探究1. Continue searching for more information about natural disasters.2. Perfect your writing.
