课 题Reading 1总第 课时备课时间上课时间课 时Period 2教 具A recorder Unit 8 Natural disastersTeaching aims1. To guess general meanings from keywords and context2. To skim text for overall meanings and scan for detailsTeaching focus1.To value students ability of reading2.To educate students to be careful with disasters like fire .Difficult pointsTo develop the ability to infer the general meaning from title and context.Teaching methodTask-based approachTeaching proceduresThe second preparing lessonsStep1.Revision1) Introduction:We learnt something about natural disaster last time. What disaster have we learnt?2) Students discuss in pairs.Step2.Presentation.Use students answer to discuss an earthquake.For example:Where does it usually happen? How do people feel when it happens?Step3.Read the passage about “The Taiwan Earthquake” pay attention to the following questions:When the earthquake happened, What was I doing?Why did people scream?Did the writer survive?Stpe4.Presentation.1) Read the passage themselves.2) Repeat after the tape.3) Have difficulties to explain.be trapped=be in trouble陷入困 at first=at the beginning 在开始a loud noise like thunder像雷声一样的声音in fear恐惧be frightened害怕 in all directions四面八方 run wildly拼命地跑 try ones best to do sth=do ones best to do sth尽力做某事pieces of glass玻璃片 calm down冷静下来 be over,结束 say to oneself自言自语 shout for help喊救命 in a great hurry急匆匆move away搬 look at each other in fear恐惧地对看着do some shopping买东西 stay alive活着 go through my mind闪过头脑 Sentences: I was doing my homework when it started.I didnt know if anyone was around me. I didnt know where I was. Some people screamed because they were very frightened. People were running wildly while pieces of glass and bricks were falling down.They didnt know where to go.Some people ran out of the shopping centre. I thought somebody could hear me but no one came for a long time. I was trying to find my way out when I suddenly heared some noise above me.Step5.Consolidation.1).Read the passage again.2).Give students some key words, and ask them to retell the story if time permitted.Step6.Home work:Teaching notes