Unit4Earthquakes(5)●冷靜講課Thisperiodlaysemphasisonwriting，whichisabestwaytotestifthestudentshavemasteredwhattheyhavelearned.First，thestudentswillrevisewhattheyhavelearntinthelastperiod，thatis，theAttributiveClause.Teacherwillcheckthestudents’translationofsomesentences，whichshouldcontaintheAttributiveClause.Then，studentsareaskedtoreadoutsomesentencestheyhavefinished，whichshouldalsocontaintheAttributiveClause，afterreadingapassage.Thenthestudentsshouldreadoneinvitation.Accordingtotheinvitation，thestudentsareaskedtowriteaspeech，whichismadetohonorthosewhodiedintheearthquakeandthosewhohelpedthesurvivors.Thistaskisabitchallengingforthestudents，butverypractical.Itrequiresthestudentstoputwhattheyhavelearnedintodailyuse，whichistherealpurposeoflanguagelearning.Teachershouldinstructthestudentswhattoincludeinsuchaspeechinordertomakeitsoundformal.Nextthestudentswillhavetofinishalittletalk.Thisstepistotrainthestudents’speakingabilityaswellastheabilitytosearchforthereasonfordoingsomething.Thenthestudentsareaskedtowriteanewspaperstorytoreportanunusualeventthathappenedinhisorherhometown.Thisstepistohelpthestudentsknowtheprocessofwritingareport.Itincludeschoosingtheheadline，listingthemainideasandlistingthedetailedinformation.Writingisahigherstageoflanguagelearning.Teachershouldfrequentlygivethestudentssomeassignmentsofwriting.Inthiswaythestudentscanusewhattheyhavelearnedmorefreely.●三維目標1.Knowledge：1）Knowhowtowriteaspeech.2）Knowhowtowriteanewspaperstory.2.Ability：（1）Trainthestudents’speakingability.2）Trainthestudents’abilitytosearchfordoingsomething.3）Trainthestudents’abilitytodothingsstepbystep.3.Emotion：1）HonorthegreatpeopleofTang-shan.2）Learntocooperatetoeachother.●教課要點（1）Trainthestudents’speakingability.2）Trainthestudents’abilitytosearchfordoingsomething.●教課難點1）Knowhowtowriteaspeech.2）Knowhowtowriteanewspaperstory.3）Learntocooperatetoeachother.●教具準備1）ataperecorder2）aprojector3）theblackboard●教課過程Step1GreetingsGreetthewholeclassasusual.Step2RevisionT：Inthelastperiod，welearnedtheAttributiveClauseandhowtochooseaproperrelativepronoun.Nowlet’scheckyourhomeworkexercises.FirstIwillasksomeofyoutoreadthesentencesthatyouhavetranslated.S1：Herparentswouldn’tlethermarryanyonewhosefamilywaspoor.S2：Thetwofriendstalkedaboutalotofthingsandpersonsthattheycouldrememberatcollege.S3：Thegirlwho/thatissingingoverthereismyyoungersister.S4：Isthismuseumtheonethat/whichyouvisitedlastmonth？S5：Thepenwithwhichheiswritingismine.T：Excellent.PleaseopenyourtextbooksandturntoPage64.LookatPart1inUsingStructures.Iwillasksomeofyoutoreadthesentencesout.（Theteachercorrectsmistakesifthereareany.）Step3ReadingandWritingT：ReadtheletteronPage29.Intheblankatthebeginningoftheletter，writethelastnumberoftheyearitisnow.Thenintheblankneartheendoftheletter，useanumbertosayhowmanyyearsagothequakehappened.（Afterseveralminutes，theteachercheckstheanswerswiththeclass.）T：Supposeyouarethestudentwhowasinvitedtogivethespeech.Whatshouldyouincludeinyourspeech？S1：IshouldfirstthankMrZhangShaandthecitygovernmentandthevisitors.S2：Ishouldthankthosewhohelpedthesurvivorsandlistwhattheydidafterthequake.S3：Iwillalsoencouragethepeopletobealwaysproudofthecity.T：Yes.Whilewriting，don’tforgettocontaintheinformation.NowIwillgiveyou15minutestowritethespeech.（Whilethestudentsarewriting，theteachergetsaroundtheclassroomandhelpsthestudentstodealwithanydifficultiesthattheyhave.）（After15minutes.）T：Arethereanyvolunteerstoreadhisorherspeech？S4：Letmehaveatry.Ladiesandgentlemen，Goodmorning.It’smygreathonortobegiventhechancetogivethespeech.ThankMrZhangandthecitygovernmentforinvitingmetospeak.Andthankallofyoutoattendthisactivity.Everybodyknowsthatthisparkwillbeopenedtohonorthosewhodiedintheterribledisasteronthisday29yearsago.Weshouldsaythatallofyouareveryluckytohavesurvived.Butnevercanweforgetthosewhohelpedyoudotherescuework.Theydugoutthosewhohadbeentrappedandburiedthedead.Mostofthe10000minerswhohadbeentrappedundergroundwererescued.Theyalsohelpedbuildthenewcity.Theybuiltsheltersforsurvivorswhosehomeshadbeendestroyed.Theybuiltnewhomesandofficesinonlysevenyears.TheUnitedNationshonoredthemfortheirquickwork.WhiledoingtherescueworkandrebuildingthecityofTangshan，manyworkersandsoldierslosttheirlives.Weshouldshowourgreatesthonortothem.WhenIfirstarrivedinthecityyesterday，IcametounderstandwhyTangshanwascalled“BraveCityofChina”.Whatyouhavedonemadethewholeworldsurprised.Lookatthetallbuildingsandthebeautifulenvironment.Thereislittletraceoftheterribleearthquake.Howbraveyouare!Allthepeopleintheworldshouldlearnfromyou.Ithinkyoushouldalwaysbeproudofthecity.Step4SpeakingT：Imaginethatafteryourspeech，ZhangShaasksyoutogiveashorttalkaboutthenewstampsaboutTangshantohonorthecity.First，askandanswerthefollowingquestionsinpairs.（1）Whatdothesestampsshow？（2）Doyouthinkthesestampsareveryimportantandwhy？（3）Willyoucollectthesestamps？Whyandwhynot？（Afterthestudentsaskandanswerthesequestionsinpairs.）T：Nowtrytofillinthelinesinthelittletalk.Youcanusesomeoftheanswerstothequestions.（Afterseveralminutes.）T：NextIwillaskoneofyoutoreadthelittletalk.Step5WritingT：Nowyouaregoingtowriteanarticleforanewspaperaboutaspecialeventthathappenedinyourhometown.First，let’slearnsomeskillsofwritingnewspaperstories.Beforeyouwrite，youshouldwriteanoutline.Thisisveryuseful.Ithelpsyoutochooseatopic，decidewhattowriteaboutandorganizeyourideasandwriteclearly.S1：Whatshouldbecontainedintheoutlines？T：Itshouldcontainaheadline，alistofmainideasandalistofimportantdetails.Aheadlineisalwaysaninterestingtitlethattellsthereaderswhatyourtopic，youcanputsomedetailsintoeachparagraph.Thesedetailshelpthereadersbetterunderstandthemainidea.T：Nowlet’sreadtheexampleofanewspaperstory.Tryideaanddetailsofeachparagraph.Youmayworkingroupsoffour.（Afterseveralminutes.）T：Whatistheheadlineofthenewspaperstory？S2：CyclistsReadytoGoontheRoadforBlindKids.T：Whatisthemainidea？

tofindthe

headline，mainS3：Ittellsuswhatthecyclistswilldoandthereason.Italsotellsuswhotheyare.T：Thenwhatisthedetailedinformation？S4：ThecyclistswillridefromJuly5to28.Theywillridetheirbikes1888kmfromLijiangtoLhasa.TheteamhastalkedabouttheirplaninBeijingonJune3.Theyhopetoraise1millionyuantogivetotheschoolwhichhelptheblindchildreninTibet.ThecyclistsarefromChina，theUS，Europeandotherplaces.Theteamismadeupofbothmenandwomen.Theiragesarefrom25to65.T：NowturntoPage32andcheckyourmainideasanddetailedinformation.Sonowyouknowhowtowriteapassagestepbystep.PreparetheoutlineforashortnewspaperstoryforChinaDaily.Usetheexampletohelpyoutoorganizeyouroutline.Youcanfirsthaveadiscussionwithyourpartneranddecidewhicheventyouwillwriteabout.Trytowritedownthetitle，mainideasanddetailedinformation.Thenputthemintoashortpassage.（Sswritethestories，meanwhile，theteachergoesaroundtheclassroomandhelpsthestudentstodealwithanydifficultiesthattheymeet.）T：PleasehandinyourwritingandIwillmarkthem.●板書設計Unit4EarthquakesTheFifthPeriodAnoutlinehelpsyouto：chooseatopicdecidewhatyouwanttosayaboutthetopicorganizeyourideasandwriteclearlyaheadlinealistofmainideasalistofimportantdetails●活動與研究Poster-makingDisasterPictureShow：1.Dividethewholeclassintogroupsoffourorfive.2.Gotothelibrariesorgoonlinetosearchforpicturesofnaturaldisasters，suchas，typhoons，hurricanes，floodsandearthquakes.3.Eachgroupchoosesoneortwobestandtypicalpicturesandshowsthemtothewholeclassbyarepresentative.Atthesametime，theotherstudentscanasksomequestionsaboutthepictures.●備課資料TsunamiBangkod，Thailand（CNN）—Thailand’stsunamideathtollcouldreach8000，withmorethanhalfofthoseforeigntouristsholidayinginthenation’ssouthernresortswhenthedisasterstruck.Therearemorethan3000visitorsfromSwedenamongthemissinginThailand，andtheScandinaviannationisbracedfor（準備應付）whatcouldbetheworstnaturaldisastertollinitshistory.SwedesgreetedtheNewYearwithanationaldayofmourningSaturday，flyingflagsathalf-staffandlightingcandlesforthemissing.Thailand’sPrimeMinisterThaksinShmawatrasaidSaturdaymanyofthosewhowerestilllistedasmissingwerelikelytobedead.“Manycorpseswillbefloatinginthesea，”Thaksinsaid，accordingtowirereports.“Ofthe6500missing，itislikelythattheycouldmostlybedeadasmanydayshavepassed.”Thailand’sofficialdeathcountis4812.Asthesearchforbodiescontinues，Thaksinsaidhisgovernmentwouldinvestigatewhythetsunamiwarningslargelyfailedtoreachofficialsandtouristresorts.“Wewillhavetoinvestigatethewholeincident.Whenithappened，whywewerenotwarned，”Thaksinsaidinhisweeklyradioaddress.Officialsatthecountry’smeteorologicaldepartmentdidissuesomewarningsbeforethewavesslammedintotouristresortsandfishingvillages，buttheyonlygotthroughtoahandfulofofficials，theAssociatedPressreports.Itisthoughtaround20000SwedeshavetraveledtoThailandthisholidayseason，toescapethecoldwinterofnorthernEurope.Whileonly59Swedeshavesofarbeenconfirmeddead，authoritiesarefearingthistragedymaywellbecometheworstnaturaldisasterinthenation’shistory.Withapopulationofonly9million，Sweden’sexpectedlossoflifealmostmatchesthatofIndonesia，andisexceeded（超出）onlybySriLanka.Questions：（1）ThetouristsfromwhichcountryhavethelargestnumberofdeathsinThailandexceptthenatives？（2）WhydidSwedesmakeflyingflagsathalf-staff？（3）WhatcanwelearnfromThaksin’swords

？（4）What’sthemainpurposetowritethispassage

？（5）WhySwedesliketravelingtoThailandinwinter

？Answers：（1）ThetouristsfromSwedenhave

thelargestnumberofdeathsinThailand

exceptthenatives.2）Theydiditinordertomemorize/mournthevictimsinthetsunami.3）Thaksinwasangryatwhyfewpeoplewerewarnedofthetsunami.（4）ThewriterwrotethepassagetoreportThailand’stsunami.（5）TheytraveledtoThailandbecausetheywantedtoavoidthecoldwinterintheirowncountry.TitanicOnenightinApril1912，anewshipcalled“TITANIC”wascrossingtheAtlantic.Itwasthebiggestandmostluxuriouso