1、Teaching Plan Unit 4 Earthquakes_Topic: Earthquakes Teaching aimsLanguage knowledge1.知识目标（Knowledge） 词汇（Vocabulary）：shake, rise, crack, burst, well, smelly, pond, steam, destroy, ruin, injure, survivor, brick, useless, shock, quake, rescue, electricity,disaster, organize, bury, coal, mine, shelter,
2、fresh, percent, honor, prepare. 短语(Phrases and expressions)：right away, at an end, lie in ruins, be trapped under sth, to the north of sp, put up, give out, wake sb up, prepare sth for sth., think little of sth. 语法(Grammar)：定语从句（The Attributive Clause）.能用英语描述任务的特征、行为等- 由who/ whom/ whose/ that引导；能用英语
3、描述事物、事件的性质、内容等- 由which/ that/ whose引导。Language skills1.能运用所学语言知识描述地震前兆、危害及震后援救；2.根据已知信息推测将要听取的材料的内容；3.提高阅读技能和用英语进行思维、推理、判断的能力； 4.学习朗读中连读和略读的技能5.掌握演讲稿的格式及新闻报道的写作步骤和要点。Cultural consciousness了解世界各地的自然灾害和大地震的情况, 了解有关地震的知识，地震的成因，征兆，损失,救援等,启发学生国际援助意识Affect& Attitude学习唐山人民勇敢面对自然灾害，积极进行灾后重建的精神；在教学活动中培养学生的合作
4、精神和互助精神。Learning strategies认知策略:总结语言材料中有关运用定语从句的语言规律并加以运用交际策略:运用定语从句来提高信息传达的准确度调控策略:培养小组合作学习的能力资源策略:指导学生通过各种渠道如报纸、杂志、图书馆和网络等资源查找有关素材，培养信息社会收集查找资料的能力。Teaching key points1. 本单元重点词汇,句型的用法.2. 定语从句的使用3. 掌握演讲稿的格式和语言表达方式Teaching periodsPeriod 1Warming up, Listening (Workbook), Speaking (workbook)Period 2Pr
5、e-reading, Reading, ComprehendingPeriod 3Important language points, Learning about languagePeriod 4Discovering useful structuresPeriod 5Using Language reading and speakingPeriod 6Using language listening and reading Period 7Reading and writingPeriod 2 Text Pre-reading, Reading and Comprehending (p25
6、-27) Teaching aimsTeaching proceduresactivityObjectives(设计意图)interactiontimeStep1Warming UpAnswer the questions below:(1) What would happen before an earthquake? (2) What happened in Tangshan in1976?To arouse Ss interest in learning about Tangshan earthquake.Group workStep2 Reading1. SkimmingListen
7、to the tape and follow it in a low voice.(1) Ask Ss if they know something about Tangshan earthquake, and get them to check whether the following statements are true or false. If it is false, try to correct it. People in Tangshan were warned of the earthquake and didnt go to bed that night. People i
8、n Beijing also felt the earthquake. More than 400 000 people were killed in the quake.Many rescue workers and doctors were trapped under the ruins during the aftershock. People tried to get fresh water from under the ground in Tangshan.Suggested Answers: False. People thought little of the unusual p
9、henomena before the quake, and went to bed as usual that night. True.False. More than 400 000 people were killed or injured in the quake. True. False. Fresh water was taken to the city of Tangshan by train, tuck and plane.(2) Read the passage again carefully and do this exercise(p27,ex.1). Join the
10、correct parts of the sentences. The chickens didnt eat because The people didnt worry because Such a great number of people died because Water was needed because The people did not lose hope because A. the army came to help themB. the quake happened while they were sleeping C. they were nervous.D. d
11、ams and wells were useless.E. they didnt know what the strange events meant. Suggested Answers: C; E; B; D; A(3) Try to divide the passage into three parts. Then try to write down the main idea of each part.(p27,ex.3)Part1.(Paragraph1) _Part2.(Paragraph2&3) _Part3.(Paragraph4) _Suggested Answers: Pa
12、rt 1: Phenomena before the earthquake.Part 2: What happened during the earthquake and the damagePart 3: The rescue work after the earthquake.To train Ss listening ability, Learn more standard pronunciation. To get a brief understanding of the text.提高归纳概括段落大意的能力Step3 Scanning1. Read the text quickly
13、and try to get some details from the text. Work in pairs and try to ask and answer questions from the text. Questions can be like these.Q1 What did people in Tangshan see in the sky before the earthquake?Q2 What did people hear?Q3 What did people notice in the wells?Q4 Did people pay any attention t
14、o these abnormal phenomena?Q5 When did the earthquake begin?Q6 How many people were killed or injured in the earthquake?Q7 Could the injured people go to hospital?Suggested Answers:A1 They saw bright lights in the sky.A2 They heard the sound of planes outside Tangshan even when no planes were in the
15、 skyA3 People noticed the well walls had deep cracks, and a smelly gas came out of the cracks.A4 No. They went to the bed as usual that night.A5 More than 400,000 people.A6At3:42in the morning of July 28.A7 No, they couldnt because all of the citys hospitals were gone in the quake. To get Ss to have
16、 some details in the text.Step4 DiscussionOne acts as a reporter from China Daily and another acts as a witness of the Tangshan Earthquake. They will have an interview.One possible dialogue:(Reporter =R witness=W) R: hello, nice to meet you. I am a reporter from China Daily.W: Nice to meet you.R: I
17、hear that you went through the Tangshan earthquake, didnt you?W: Yes, I was so lucky as to be one of the survivors.R: Would you like to answer some questions about the earthquake?W: OK.R: When did you know that the earthquake was coming? Were you warned of the earthquake?W: Although later people sai
18、d there had been some signs that showed an earthquake was coming, we paid no attention to them. We just went to bed as usual that night. R: Then do you still remember what happened during the earthquake? W: Oh, at 3:42 everything began to shake. A huge crack that was about eight kilometers long and
19、thirty meters wide cut across houses and roads. The terrible earthquake lasted for about 15 seconds. After that, everywhere, everything was destroyed. Many buildings fell down. To make things worse, two dams and most of the bridges also fell. The railway tracks became useless pieces of steel. R: Alt
20、hough you had survived, you had to live a hard life in the next period of time? W: That is true. Water, food and electricity were hard to get. Life was really hard for us. R: And you had the army help you. W: Yes, The army sent 150,000 soldiers to help the rescue workers. They organized teams to dig
21、 out those who were trapped and bury the dead. R: I think you can rebuild your home city very well. W：I believe so. We people in Tangshan will try our best to rebuild the city. R: Thank you for answering my questions. W: Thats all right.To train Ss speaking ability and master the new words while using themGroup work修改与备注:Step5Home work1.阅读p76-82,完成p82-83练习2.熟读课文第二段,准备背诵Record afterteaching
