1、广东省惠州市惠东县惠东荣超中学高中英语 Unit4 第 1学时 Warming up and reading学案 新人教版必修 1【单元导航】The Tangshan Earthquake and The California Earthquake. At 3:42 a.m. on July 28, 1976, a magnitude 7.8 earthquake hit the sleeping city of Tangshan, in northeastern China. The very large earthquake, striking an area where it was t
2、otally unexpected, wiped out the city of Tangshan and killed over 240,000 people - making it the deadliest earthquake of the twentieth century. The California earthquake of April 18, 1906 is one of the most significant earthquakes of all time. Deaths: 3,000 Injuries: 225,000 Property Damage: $ 400,0
3、00,000 in 1906 $Period 1 Warming Up and ReadingStep 1.Warming-upTask 1:Talking about disasters(Group-work activity)1. What disasters do you know ?_2. Have you ever experienced one of these disasters? Can you describe what it was like and how you felt?_Task 2 Looking and guessing:（课本 25页的图片）(1)What c
4、an you see in the picture?_(2)What do you think may happen before an earthquake?_Step2. SkimmingTask1 Prediction （课文标题预测）1. What cause you cant sleep well at night?2. What a kind of information does the author try to convey to us through the title ?3.What cause the earth “didnt sleep at night” in th
5、e text?Task 2: Divide the whole passage according to the change of timePart 1: _Part 2：_ Part 3：_Step3: Careful reading. Task 1 :Reading the para 1 for the second time and finish the following diagramTask 2: Reading the para 2 &3 and fill in blanks of two diagrams below. What do all the numbers refe
6、rred to in the 2nd passage? 3:42 A.M.11 kilometers Below the city ,underground20th century The greatest earthquake 100 kilometres Heard away from Beijing1/3 1/3 nation felt this earthquake8 kilometres30 metres15 seconds The earthquake only last so shortThousands of Families killed ,children left wit
7、hout 400,000The numbers referred in passage 375% The factories and buildings were gone90%Two Dams fellIn the well Well water, rose and fell,smelly gas ,came out of ,cracksIn the farmyardIn the sky Bright light, the sound of planeIn the city Tens of thousands ofHalf a million Pigs diedMillions of Chi
8、ckens diedPeriod 1 Warming Up and Reading 参考答案Step1 Warming-upWhat other disasters do you know ?2. Have you ever experienced one of these disasters? Can you describe what it was like and how you felt?Suggested Answer:( like a terrible ghost, dangerous,frightening ,afraid ,nervous ,etc.)3. What do yo
9、u think may happen before an earthquake?Suggested Answers: Before an quake, animals will become nervous. Cows, pigs, horses and dogs will be upset. Mice will run about and fish will jump out of water. In winter, people can even see snakes. There are bright lights in the sky. Water pipes may crack or
10、 burst. So earthquake is predictable(可预测的).Step 2: Skimming1.What cause you cant sleep well at night?Suggested Answers:(Physically ill ,psychologically interrupted ,have a bad dream,or thinking about sth throughout the night )2. What a kind of information does the author try to convey to us through
11、the title ?Suggested Answers:(There must be something strange happening at night on earth.So the earth didnt sleep )3.What cause the earth “didnt sleep at night” in the text?Suggested choices:(earthquake , volcano, tsunami ,tornado ,hurricane, flood)Answer: Earthquake(Ss have previewed the text)Divi
12、de the whole passage according to the change of timePart 1: Signs before earthquake Part 2：Damage and destruction of earthquake Part 3：Reconstruction after earthquakeStep 3:Careful reading Task 1 :Reading the para 1 for the second time and finish the following diagramTask 2: Reading the para 2 &3 an
13、d fill in blanks of two diagrams below. What do all the numbers referred to in the 2nd passage? 3:42 A.M. Began to shake 11 kilometers Below the city ,underground20th century The greatest earthquake 100 kilometres Heard away from Beijing1/3 1/3 nation felt this earthquake8 kilometres The length of c
14、rack30 metres The width of crack 15 seconds The earthquake only last so shortThousands of Families killed ,children left without 400,000 People were killed or injuredThe numbers referred in passage 375% The factories and buildings were gone90% The homes were gone Two Dams fellTens of thousands ofThe
15、 cows never give milk againHalf a million Pigs diedIn the well Well water, rose and fell,smelly gas ,came out of ,cracksIn the farmyard Chickens&pigs,nervous to eat ,mice run out to hide,fish , jump out of In the sky Bright light, the sound of planeIn the city Water pipes ,cracked and burst,people ,go to bed as usualMillions of Chickens died
