1、Unit 4 Natural DisastersReadingTeaching aims1.通过阅读文章，能够大致理解文章的内容；2.通过老师引导，能够独立思考回答导纲设 置的问题；3.通过地震灾害的学习，引起学生情感共鸣，提升学生在地震灾害中的自救能力。What kind of natural disasters do you know ? Lead in (6 minutes)2008. 5. 12Wenchuan Earthquake2010. 4. 14 Yushu Earthquakeenjoy a short videoDo you know when and where the
2、greatest earthquake of the 20th century happened in China?Thinking (8 minutes)1. Listen to the tape, Skim the text quickly and try to find out the main ideas in Task 1. 2. Scan the text and then answer the questions in Task 2.Discussion (5 minutes) Check your answers in Task1 and Task 2 with your gr
3、oup members.Task 1 Skim the text quickly and try to find out the main ideas.1. Whats the main idea of the text? The text mainly talks about that _ _ _(事件) happened in _（地点）in 1976. 2. Match the main idea with the proper paragraph. Para 1 The rescue work. Para 2 The immediate effects of the earthquak
4、e. Para 3 The revival of the city. Para 4 The happening of the big earthquake. Para 5 Warning signs before the earthquakea big earthquakeTangshanTask 2 Scan the text and then answer the questions.( ) 1. Whats the genre (文体) of this passage? A. Narrative(记叙文) B. Argumentation(议论文) C. Poem D. Expositi
5、on(说明文)( ) 2. The title “The Night The Earth Didnt Sleep” means _. A. the earth was awake all night long B. a terrible earthquake happened that night C. people on the earth couldnt fall asleep that night D. animals on the earth couldnt fall asleep that nightABPresentation (12 minutes)Read the passage again and finish the timeline in Task 3.Evaluation (8 minutes)Free talk: What should we do in times of disaster?Homework (1 minutes)Write a short passage: If you are a survivor of Tangshan earthquake, what will you do after the earthquake?
