教学设计新课标人教版高一英语必修1 unit4 earthquakes period 1

新课标人教版高一英语必修1 unit4 earthquakes period 1教学设计教学重点1.Get the students to know basic knowledge about natural disasters.2.Get the students to learn about Tangshan Earthquake.3.Get the students to learn different reading skills.教学难点Develop the students reading ability.教学方法1.Task-based teaching and learning2.Cooperative learning3.Discussion教具准备The mutlimedia and other normal teaching tools三维目标Knowledge aims:1.Get the studentsto learn the following useful new wordsand expressions inthis passage: shakewell (n.)risecracksmellypondpipeburstcanalsteamdirtruininjuredestroybrickdamuselesssteelshockquakerescueelectricitydisasterarmyorganizeburycoalmineshelterfreshright awayat an endliein ruinsbe trapped under stha (great) number of2.Get the students to know basic knowledge about natural disasters.Ability aims:1.Developthestudents readingabilityand letthem learndifferentreadingskills.2.Train the students abilitytocollectusefulinformationfrom the Internetby themselves.Emotional aims:1.Get thestudentsknow damages earthquakes bring about and theways toreducelosses of earthquakes.2.Get the students to know how to protect oneself and help others inearthquakes.3.Get the students to be aware of terrible disasters, meanwhile get them to face it, treat it in a proper way, and never get discouraged.Procedure 教学 程Step1 Lead-inShow the students some pictures about natural disasters and ask them:1.Have you ever experienced any natural disasters? Look at the pictures. Can you name all the disasters?2.Have you ever experiencedan earthquake?Can you describehow terriblean earthequakeis?Step2 Warming upWarming up by looking.Discussthe photos ofTangshan and San Franciscoon Page 25 and imagineiftherehas been a big earthquake in these two cities, what might happen to all the thingsin the photos.Step3 Pre-reading1.Imagining and sharingImagineat homeyoufeelshakingand you must leave itrightaway. You havetime to take something. What will you choose? Why?2.Talking and sharingWhat do you think may happen before an earthquake? Talk about the pictures onPage25 in class.(Cows,pigsand dogs become too nervous to eat.Mice run out of the fieldslookingforplacesto hide.Fishjump out of ponds.The water in the wellwillriseand fall.The wellwallswillhave deep cracksin them. There willbe brightlightin the sky )Step4 ReadingTell the students:Today, we are going to read a news report about the strongestearthquake in China s history, which happened in Tangshan, Hebei, in 1976.1.Fast readingAsk the students to read the passage quickly and pay attention to the firstsentence of each paragraph.1) Answer the questions.Question1: In what order was the passage written?Question2: What is the general idea of the passage?(The text is written in time order. Before the earthquake During the earthquake after the earthquake.)2) Fill in the tableType of writingTopic sentence of Para.1Topic sentence of Para.2Topic sentence of Para.3Topic sentence of Para.4General idea of the text3)True or False?Ask the students to decide whether the following statements are true or false. Ifit is false, try to correct it.1.People in Tangshan were warned of the earthquake and didnt go to bed thatnight.2.People in Beijing also felt the earthquake.3.More than 400,000 people were killed in the quake.4.Many rescue workers and doctors were trapped under the ruins during theaftershock.5.People tried to get fresh water from under the ground in Tangshan.(Suggested answers: F TF T F)2. Reading carefullyAsk the students to read the passage carefully to make out more information.1.Do the exercisers in the part Comprehending on Page 27.2.Fill in the following form.TimeWhat happenedResultBefore the earthquake:Wells:Three days before theAnimals:People of the cityearthquakeLights and sounds:thought _ and _at about 3am on July 28Water pipes:While the earthquake:Houses,roads and_ was destroyed.canals:_ hospitals,75% ofAt 3:42 amHard hills of rock:_ and 90%of _ wereLater that afternoonThe large city:gone. More than _The people:were killed or injured.Some rescue workers anddoctors:More buildings:Water, food andelectricity:All hope:After the earthquakeThe army:The city _.Workers:Fresh water:3.Tell me what you think:1.What is the mood of this passage?A. SadB. SeriousC. Serious and a bit sadD. Calm(2) How do you understand the real meaning of the idiom“ It is always calm beforea storm” ?A. It is usually quiet before a thunderstorm or hurricane hit.B. One should nottrustsituationsthatseem peaceful sincebad things may happen.C. The weather is fine before a storm comes.D. You should stay calm before a storm.Suggested answers: (1) C(2) B3. Language problemsWhilecheckingtheanswers withthewhole class,dealwithany language problemsthat the students can t understand.4. Reading aloudPlay the tape ofthepassage forthestudents tolistenand follow. Then play thetape of Paragraph 1 of the passage once more; this time the students listen and repeat.Work in pairs.Suppose you are a newspaper reporter, and the other is a witness of the 2008 Wen Chuan Earthquake. Now the newspaper reporter is interviewing the witness.R: How could you escape from the earthquake?W:I happened toR: What could you see in the earthquake?W: Step5 Consolidation1.Ask the students to read the passage again and try to retell it.2.Ask the students to do the following exercises for consolidation. 拼写：根据首字母或中文提示写出所缺的 。1） The mining disaster s_ the whole country.2) If you put a cold glass into hot water, it will b_.3) Twenty miners were t_ underground after the fire.4) So many d_ happened to them in a single year that they could hardly liveon.5) The firemen r_ three women and five children from the burning house.6) I was _( 震惊 ) to hear that one of my students drowned while swimming.7)Somking will _( 害 ) your health.8)The forest was _(烧毁 ) by the great fire.9)Don t eat that food. It is already _( 臭的 ).10) If there were no _(电 ) ， what would we do?Suggested answer: 1)shook or shocked2) burst3) trapped4) disasters5)rescued6) shocked7) injure8) destroyed9) smelly10) electricityStep6 Homework1.Learn the new words and expressions in this part by heart.2.Read the text again and again and write a summary of the text.板 A NIGHT THE EARTH DIDN T SLEEPType of writingThis is a news report.Topic sentence of Para.1Strange things were happening in thecountryside in northeast Hebei.Topic sentence of Para.2Everything began to shake and it seemedthat the world was at an end.Topic sentence of Para.3Everywhere they looked nearlyeverything was destroyed.Topic sentence of Para.4All hope was not lost.General idea of the textThe passage tells us something that happened before the earthquake, during the earthquake and after theearthquake.活动与探究Story-telling competition1.Divide the class into groups of four. Each student should look for some unusual things that happened in the TangShan or WenChuan earthquake. They can go to the library or surf in the Internet to search for useful information.2.Work in groups and tell the students own story to other members of the same groups. Then each group should choose the most unusual story in the group.3.The teacher acts as the judge and choose the best story and the best story-teller.