1、8A Unit 8Natural disastersTeaching aims1. To guess general meanings from keywords and context2. To skim text for overall meanings and scan for details来源:学优高考网 gkstkTeaching focus1.To value students ability of reading2.To educate students to be careful with disasters like fire .Difficult pointsTo dev
2、elop the ability to infer the general meaning from title and context.Teaching method Task-based approachTeaching procedures The second preparing lessonsStep1.Revision1) Introduction:We learnt something about natural disaster last time. What disaster have we learnt?2) Students discuss in pairs.Step2.
3、Presentation.Use students answer to discuss an earthquake.For example:Where does it usually happen?How do people feel when it happens?Step3.Read the passage about “The Taiwan Earthquake” pay attention to the following questions:When the earthquake happened, What was I doing?Why did people scream?Did
4、 the writer survive?Stpe4.Presentation.1) Read the passage themselves.2) Repeat after the tape.3) Have difficulties to explain.be trapped=be in trouble 陷入困at first=at the beginning 在开始a loud noise like thunder 像雷声一样的声音in fear 恐惧 be frightened 害怕 in all directions 四面八方 run wildly 拼命地跑try ones best to
5、 do sth=do ones best to do sth 尽力做某事pieces of glass 玻璃片 calm down 冷静下来 be over,结束 say to oneself 自言自语shout for help 喊救命 in a great hurry 急匆匆 move away 搬课 题 Reading 1 总第 课时备课时间 上课时间来源:学优高考网课 时 Period 2 教 具 A recorder look at each other in fear 恐惧地对看着do some shopping 买东西 stay alive 活着 go through my mi
6、nd 闪过头脑 Sentences: I was doing my homework when it started.I didnt know if anyone was around me. I didnt know where I was.Some people screamed because they were very frightened. People were running wildly while pieces of glass and bricks were falling down.They didnt know where to go.Some people ran
7、out of the shopping centre.I thought somebody could hear me but no one came for a long time.I was trying to find my way out when I suddenly heared some noise above me.来源:学优高考网Step5.Consolidation.1).Read the passage again.2).Give students some key words, and ask them to retell the story if time permitted.Step6.Home work:Teaching notes来源:学优高考网 gkstk来源:学优高考网 gkstk
