1、外研必修第三册 Unit 6 Period 4Reading教学目 Lead-in视频：Top 5 Hurricanes in the US学习目标学习目标12To get the general idea of the passage and learn the positive attitude of the writers family towards the disaster.To use the key words,expressions and sentence structures correctly.目标一目标一:To get the general idea of the p
2、assage and learn the positive attitude of the writers family towards the disaster Activity 1:Look at the map and answer the questions.1 Where did Hurricane Katrina from?2 Where did it hit?3 How long did it last?4 How many people lost their lives in the hurricane?5 What was the cost of the damage Hur
3、ricane Katrina caused?1 Katrina formed on the Atlantic Ocean,where there was a tropical depression.2 It hit mainly the Southern states,including the south of Florida,Louisiana,Mississippi,and Alabama.3 It lasted more than one week.4 Over 1,800 people lost their lives in the hurricane.5 It caused USD
4、 108 billion in damage.Activity 2:Read the passage and talk about your understanding of the title.Learning to learnPeople often use emotional words and imagery to describe an important event or memorable experience.These words and phrases help us identify and interpret the thoughts and feelings of t
5、he author of the passage.The title“Stars after the storm”has two meanings:First,it stands for the midnight sky after the storm,on which the author saw the Big Dipper,the Little Dipper and the Milky Way.Second,it stands for the hope after the disaster.Activity 3:Read the passage quickly and find out
6、the main idea of each paragraph.Then put each paragraph into the right part.Paragraph 1Paragraph 2Paragraph 3Paragraph 4Paragraph 5Paragraph 6It tells us the coming of the hurricane.It tells us exactly what it looked like when the hurricane hit the city.It tells us exactly the living condition of my
7、 family right after the hurricane.It tells us that although it was really hard,we should always look up at the stars to find the bright side of things.It tells us that we were rescued and resettled.It tells us that we returned and started rebuilding our homes.Para.(s)_During the hurricanePara.(s)_Ri
8、ght after the hurricanePara.(s)_A few days laterPara.(s)_One year later123456Activity 4:Complete the diagram with words and expressions from the passage.TimeFeelingsCausesDuring the hurricane 1 _The roof 2 _ The street turned into a river and we were going nowhere.Right after the hurricane worried W
9、e didnt have enough drinking water.It was hot and 3 _ hopeful Mom told us to 4 _ _The amazing stars at night gave us hope for the future.frightened flew off.smelled so bad.see the good side of things.TimeFeelingsCausesA few days later 5 _We were rescued.Smartie 6 _One year later optimistic Many fami
10、lies have come back and are working together to 7 _ happycame home just in time.rebuild our home and our lives.Activity 5:Think and Share.1 Why does the author say“Although it was only a few days before we were rescued,it felt like months”?2 What sort of attitude to life is reflected in the authors
11、experience of looking at the night sky?Because they lost their home and suffered a lot from the hurricane.It was so hard to spend those miserable days that seemed endless.It reflects a positive attitude toward/towards the hardships in life.Stars in the night sky stand for the hope that gives them th
12、e confidence to move on and rebuild their homes and lives.3 If you were in the same situation as the author,what would you think and do?a Keep a good and calm mood in life.b Ask friends for help.c See the bright side when facing a negative situation.d Fulfill hope for the future.e Do some preparatio
13、n.4 What do you think could be done to help the local people rebuild their homes?a Raise money for them to rebuild their homes.b Write letters to encourage them.c Do some physical work for them if possible.d Send necessary materials to them.Activity 6:Work in pairs.Act out an interview with the auth
14、or about their experience of Hurricane Katrina.1 Read the passage again and underline the important information.2 Prepare questions for the interview using the information you underlined.How did you feel when you realised that Smartie had disappeared?_3 Decide the role of interviewer and interviewee
15、.Act out the interview.目标二目标二:To use the key words,expressions and sentence structures correctly.Activity 1:Find the important words,phrases,and language points you want to share with your partner.Then discuss in groups and share their usage with the class.1 nowhere adv.无处，到处都不【教材原句】We were going no
16、where.我们无处可去。【知识归纳】be nowhere to be seen/found/heard 哪儿也见/找/听不到from nowhere 不知来自哪里，从不知名的状态get/go nowhere 没有结果；没有进展2 otherwise adv.否则，要不然(相当于or,or else)；以其他方式【教材原句】There was water everywhere,but we couldnt drink any of it otherwise wed get really sick.到处都是水，但是我们不能喝，否则我们会生病的。【知识归纳】otherwise adv.除此以外；在
17、其他方面；不同地and otherwise 等等or otherwise 或相反；或以其他方式【即学即练】写出下列句中otherwise的含义(1)He intended to be a teacher in a university but fate decided otherwise._(2)Always follow the doctors advice for appropriate wear.Otherwise,you may have problems._(3)She is not very clever,but otherwise shes a nice girl._不同地否则其
18、他方面3 I was sitting in my room with my cat,Smartie,on my lap,when the roof just flew off.All of a sudden,there was sky where the roof had been.I was so frightened that I just froze.a fly off:to go away or separate quickly and suddenly 掀翻,剥离,脱离b all of a sudden:suddenly,quickly and without warning 突然，
19、忽然（固定搭配）sudden adj.suddenly adv.4 He(Smartie)had disappeared the moment the storm hit.the moment/minute/second(that):as soon as 一就，前面可以加very等形容词来修饰，that经常可以省略。5 But as Mom kept on reminding us,we were all together and safe.keep on doing sth:to continue doing sth,or to do sth many times【拓展】【拓展】keep o
20、nes eyes on 注视；盯着看keep ones head 保持冷静keep ones promise 遵守诺言keep ones figure 保持身材have/keep ones feet on the ground 注重实际，脚踏实地keep ones word 遵守诺言；守信6 Some families have yet to return,but many others have come back.Although we are surrounded by reminders of the disaster,we ate working together to rebuil
21、d our homes and our lives.Paraphrase:Although some families have not returned yet,many others have.The surroundings remind us of the hurricane,but we are working together to build our homes and our lives again after the disaster.have yet to do:formal used to say that sb has not done sth,or that sth
22、has not happened when you think it should already have been done or have happened 尚未做某事Activity 3:Complete the summary with the correct words or the correct forms of the words in the bracket according to the passage.The hurricane happened(1)_(sudden),and the roof flew off.The street turned(2)_ a riv
23、er and we were going nowhere.At first,I was(3)_(please)we could stay at home,but soon it got really tough.We didnt have enough(4)_(drink)water.It was hot and it smelled so bad everywhere!suddenlyintopleaseddrinkingWhats(5)_(bad),we had nothing(6)_ clothes on our backs.(7)_(fortunate),my mother encou
24、raged us and the stars in the sky gave us light.After(8)_ few days,we were rescued and the(9)_(miss)Smartie came home in time,which made us happy.Now,one year has passed,but the beauty of the stars of New Orleans inspires us and gives us(10)_(confident)to move on.worsebutFortunatelyamissingconfidence学习总结学习总结1 Can you introduce hurricane Katrina in your own words?2 What can we do to prepare for the Hurricane?
