1、Unit 4 Earthquakes(Reading)一、教学目标分析1、能力目标让学生通过阅读进一步了解唐山地震的情形，来训练学生推测、略读、找读、归纳内容等阅读技巧；培养学生把握篇章中心内容、归纳段落大意、获取关键信息、并且能针对阅读内容表达自己的观点的能力。2、语言目标（可根据时间关系进行处理，若时间紧，可留待下节课处理。）重点词汇与短语well、pipe、burst、million、event、nation、canal、steam、dirt、extreme、destroy、brick、dam、track、quake、rescue、disaster、electricity、bury、mi
2、ner、shelter、as if、at an end、in ruins、dig out重点句子和难句（1）But the one million people of the city，who thought little of these events，were asleep as usual that night.（2）In fifteen terrible seconds a large city lay in ruins. （3）The number of people who were killed or injured reached more than 400,000.（4）So
3、me of the rescue workers and doctors were trapped under the ruins.（5）Slowly，the city began to breathe again.3、情感目标 通过本文让学生了解唐山大地震的有关的情况，帮助学生了解并认识地震前的预兆增加学生的生活常识，提高他们的应变能力。二、教学重点、难点教学重点1.阅读并理解课文，使学生了解地震的前兆，地震危害及震后救援等相应知识.2.通过对本篇课文的阅读，掌握各种阅读技巧.教学难点1.对文章段落大意的归纳. 2. 让学生能够学习唐山人民勇敢面对自然灾害，积极进行灾后重建的精神。三、教学过
4、程Step 1. Lead-in Group work: Answer the questions below:（1）Imagine your home begins to shake and you must leave it right away. You have time to take only one thing. What will you take? why ?（2）What strange things would happen before an earthquake? Step 2. Reading (1) Fast reading Try to divide the p
5、assage into three parts. Then try to write down the main idea of each part. Part1. (Paragraph 1)_ Part2.(Paragraph2&3)_ Part3.(Paragraph4)_Suggested Answers: Part 1: Before the earthquake strange things began to happen but no one took any notice of them. Part2: The earthquake destroyed the city of T
6、ang Shan and shocked the people very much.Part 3: The army came to help the survivors, bringing hope for a new life.Join the correct parts of the sentences. The chickens didnt eat because The people didnt worry because Such a great number of people died because Water was needed because The people di
7、d not lose hope becauseSuggested Answers: C they were nervousE they didnt know what the strange events meant. B the quake happened while they were sleeping.D dams and wells were useless.A the army came to help them. （2）Careful readingRead the passage and make a timelineTimeEventFor three daysAt 3:42
8、 am Later that afternoonSoon after the quakesParagraph 1 For three days In the well water in wells rose and fallIn the farmyardmice run out to hidefish jumpParagraph 2&3 At 3:42 am Later that afternoonHouse, roads and canalshad a huge crackSteamburst from hole in the groundHills of rockbecame rivers
9、 of dirtThe large citylay in ruinsFill in the blanksAt 3:42 am, everything began to _. It seemed that the world was _. _( 1/3) of the nation _ it. A _ crack cut across the city. The city lay _. Two-thirds of the people _ or were _. Then later that afternoon, another big quake _ Tang Shan, which _ ma
10、ny _workers and doctors. People began to wonder how long the _ would _. Suggested Answers: shake、 at an end、one-third、felt、huge、in ruins、died、injured、shook、trapped、rescue、disaster lastParagraph 4The army: -sent soldiers to Tang Shan. Organized teams to dig out those who were trapped and to bury the
11、dead.Workers: -built shelters for survivors whose homes had been destroyed.Result: The city began to breathe again.Read the text again and answer these questions.1. What is the passage mainly about?2. What did people in Tang Shan see in the sky before the earthquake?3. What did people hear?4. What d
12、id people notice in the wells?5. Did people pay any attention to these abnormal phenomena?6. When did the earthquake begin?7. How many people were killed or injured in the earthquake?8. Could the injured people go to hospital?Suggested Answers: 1. an earthquake happened in Tang Shan in 1976.2. They
13、saw bright lights in the sky.3. They heard the sound of planes outside Tang Shan even when no planes were in the sky.4. People noticed the well walls had deep cracks, and a smelly gas came out of the cracks.5. No. They went to the bed as usual that night.6. at 3:42 in the morning of July 28.7. More
14、than 400, 000 people.8. No, they couldnt because all of the citys hospitals were gone in the quake. Choose the best answer.1. How do you understand the real meaning of the idiom “It is always calm before a storm”?A. It is unusually quiet before a thunderstorm or hurricane hit.B. One should not trust
15、 situations that seem peaceful since bad things may happen. C. The weather is fine before a storm comes.D. You should stay calm before a storm.2. What can be inferred from the passage? If the pigs were too nervous to eat, there must be an earthquake.B. If some natural signs had not been ignored, all
16、 the people in Tang Shan city might have had a chance to survive.C. There wouldnt have been such a great quake if people had paid enough attention to some natural signs.D. If some natural signs had not been ignored, people might have had a chance to survive3. Which of the following is the main reaso
17、n for the heavy loss of life in the quake?A. The earthquake happened in the deep night when people were sleeping deeply. B. There werent enough rescue workers.C. The building were poorly constructed and most of them were destroyed in the quake.D. People were not careful enough to notice some natural
18、 signs before the earthquakeSuggested Answers: A、D、ADiscussionHow can we protect ourselves in an earthquake? Life is so beautiful. We must love our lives.It is necessary to protect ourselves and help others in an earthquake.Homework1. Learn the new words by heart.2.Read Passage and try to retell it.
19、3. Write a short passage about Tang Shan earthquake 板书设计黑板Important new words and expressions : shake、crack、well、smelly、steam、right away、as usual、at an end、put up、give out、think little ofUseful sentence patterns:It seemed thatThe number ofAll hope was not lost电教区教学反思： 我今天教授的是高一新课改必修一Unit4 Reading，我运用新课改的教学理念、教材组织形式、教学结果评价形式等形式来组织我的这一堂课，从一个视屏引入唐山地震这一话题，通过让学生阅读文章来回答问题，问题设计是由简到难、由浅入深，逐步深入。所设置的问题让学生很好的理解了这篇文章，并且所有问题都是以学生为主，充分调动学生学习英语的积极性，刚开发学生的潜能，总的来说本堂课达到了预期的教学效果，唯一不足之处就是课上应该多展现几张唐山震后与新建的图片从而形成对比，让学生能够学习唐山人民勇敢面对自然灾害，积极进行灾后重建的精神。9 / 9
