1、Period 5 Cultural corner, Everyday English ,WritingTeaching Time:Teaching Goals:1. To get Ss to go over what they have learnt in this module.2. To write a passage about a natural event.Teaching Procedures:Step 1 : Pre-readingAnswer the following questions.Students activities1）Do you know the city of
2、 Tan Shan?2) What do you know about it?3) What happened to it in the year of 1976?4）Do you know other natural disasters?5）What damage do they cause?Step 2: While-readingRead the passage quickly and answer the following questions.Discussion1. Where was the worst Chinese earthquake? What kind of damag
3、e did it cause?2. What was the most dangerous thing about the California Earthquake of 1906?3. Is it possible that there could be another earthquake there?4. How many earthquakes take place every day?5. Whats the real reason causing the most damage in the California earthquake?6. Whats the reason of
4、 the 1906 earthquake?Suggested answers:1. Hua County in Shaanxi Province in 1556. 60 percent of the population were killed. 830,000 people lost their lives.2. the Fire. 3. Yes. 4.The fire caused by the earthquake did the most damage.5.the movement on the San Andreas Fault.Step 3: Post-readingDiscuss
5、 the following questions.1. Have you been told what to do if there was an earthquake?2. What would you do if there was an earthquake in your town?Step 4. Everyday English.a. answer the questions about these words.Luckily unfortunately thankfully Hopefully sadly fortunately1. Which of the words indic
6、ates that the following sentence contains good news?2. Which indicates that the sentence contains bad news?Suggested answers:1. luckily; thankfully; hopefully, fortunately 2. sadly unfortunatelyb. choose one of the words to complete these sentences.1. _, we had plenty of warning.2. _, there were sev
7、eral villages in its path.3. _, no one was killed.4. _, it wont be too long.5. _, hundreds of houses caught fire when the lava reached them.6. _, we put all the fire out quite quickly.Suggested answers:1. Luckily; Thankfully; Fortunately2. Sadly Unfortunately3. Luckily; Thankfully; Fortunately4. Luc
8、kily; Thankfully; Hopefully, Fortunately5. Sadly Unfortunately 6. Luckily; Thankfully; FortunatelyStep 5: Guided Writing1,3,51. Make a list of natural disasters that you can remember.2. Find more information on the Internet or other resources.3. Write about a violent natural event, using the phrases we have learned in this module.Homework:1. Write a summary of the whole passage.1,3,51,3,52. Finish the other exercises of this module.Teaching thought:
