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课 题：unit4 Earthquakes

A NIGHT THE EARTH DIDN’T SLEEP(READING)

(NEW SENIOR ENGLISH FOR CHINA STUDENT’S BOOK 1)

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Unit4 Earthquake- reading

[Teaching design]

1.Teaching goals（教学目标）:

Knowledge aims（知识目标）: To get the students to understand the text and complete the task given and to use the knowledge they have learned to communicate with classmates freely.

Ability aims（能力目标）:

1). To develop students’ ability of observation, analysis and imagination in the process of learning this passage.

2). To help students to strengthen their memory and to improve their ability of thinking and comprehension.

3). To stimulate students’ creativity.

Emotional aims（情感目标）:

1). To get the students know damages earthquakes bring about and the ways to reduce losses of earthquakes.

2). To get the students to know how to protect oneself and help others in earthquakes.

3). To get the students to be aware of terrible disasters, meanwhile get them to face it in a proper way, and never get discouraged.

2.Teaching important points（教学重点）:

1). To get the students to know basic knowledge about natural disasters.

2). To get the students to learn about TangShan Earthquake

3). To get the students to learn different reading skills.

3.Teaching difficult points（教学难点）:

To develop the students’ reading ability.

4. Design thinking（教学反思）：

The reading passage A NIGHT THE EARTH DIDN’T SLEEP is the high light of the whole unit. It lays emphasis on reading and understanding.

In order to stimulate students’ learning enthusiasm, I use some flashes,pictures and words to lead them in: ①first I used PPT to show students a cartoon figure called “Mr. Nature” and show some pictures of disasters to let students recognize them, thus can develop students’ interest in learning by adding a human element to the natural world.②Ask students whether they have experienced an earthquake to improve their understanding of the causes of earthquakes.③ let the students discuss the warning signs before an earthquake and enable them to realize these strange signs in order to get ready to avoid unnecessary losses. Finally let the students look at the title A NIGHT THE EARTH DIDN’T SLEEP and understand the meaning of it.

In the part of fast-reading, I list some new words in this unit and paraphrase them in English to improve the thinking ability of the students. Then skim the passage and answer a few questions which are not very difficult to them to arouse their interest in learning .

While reading intensively, I make the students listen to the tape in the process of reading so as to achieve the unity of listening and reading. Intensive reading is divided into three parts: true or false,fill in the forms and retell the passage. True or false examines students’ understanding of the article. Fill in the forms is a supplement to the right and wrong. Retell the passage requests the students to combine with what they wrote in the form, thus can improve students’ oral English. Meanwhile, I play the part of the movie of TangShan Earthquake directed by Feng Xiaogang to make the students feel the havoc of the earthquakes and deepen the understanding of the content to arouse students’ interest in the text.

The part of post reading was based on the comprehension of the passage. Students can not only improve their ability of communication ,but also gain knowledge of protecting themselves from various kinds of disasters by discussion and interviews. These activities can cultivate the students’ patriotic feelings and draw a satisfactory full stop for this class.

5.Teaching methods（教学方法）:

1). Task-based teaching and learning

2). Cooperative learning

3). Dicussion

6.Teaching procedure（教学过程）：

        Step 1  Leading-in 导入

        Show some pictures to the students.

        Teacher: First let’s get to know the man, who is called Mr. Nature. He is very emotional. When he is happy, he stays calm and shows us beautiful natural scenery. But when he gets angry, he becomes a troublemaker and causes many natural disasters. Can you name the following natural disasters?

        Suggested answers: Flood, drought, fire, volcano, typhoon, tornado, rock-mud flow, snows-slide, earthquake

        Teacher: As we all know, an earthquake is a kind of common disasters. It can cause great damage to people. Have you ever experienced an earthquake?

(Students’ answers)

        Teacher: Can you describe your feelings at that time?

 (Students’ answers)

        Teacher: Why does an earthquake happen?

        Suggested answers: Scientists believe that the surface of the earth is covered by a number of moving plates such as the Pacific plate, the Indian plate, the Eurasian plate, and so on. Sometimes two plates move towards and push against each other. Sometimes they stop for years but at other times they jump and an earthquake is felt. An earthquake is the result of the movement of these plates.

Teacher: We know China is a country where many earthquakes happen. Why does China have a lot of earthquakes?

        Suggested answers: Because the Pacific plate is pushing China from the east and the Indian plate is pushing China from the southwest. The power of this movement created the Himalayas and Mount Qomolangma. It now causes earthquakes in China. Take the Wenchuan earthquake for example, the Indian plate moved northwards and put pressure on the Eurasian plate. It led to the rise of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. Then the risen Qinghai-Tibet Plateau moved eastwards and put pressure on Sichuan Basin. At last, the Wenchuan earthquake happened. Wenchuan is located on solid rock of the active earthquake belt, which makes the quake spread very far. It was felt in many provinces in China, including Shanxi Province. 

Teacher: Usually we can see dark clods in the sky before rain. Dark clouds are a sign of rain. Similarly, something unusual often happens before an earthquake. What do you think will happen before an earthquake?

        Suggested answers: There are bright lights in the sky. Chickens are flying and dogs are barking, and pigs and cows are too nervous to eat. Fish jump out of the pond, and mice ran widely out of the fields. The well has deep cracks in it and the water in it rises and falls.

        Teacher: If we can read these signs from nature, it’s very useful for us to make good preparations for the coming disaster. Ok. 34 years ago, a strong earthquake hit Tangshan city and destroyed everything. Now let’s learn about the terrible earthquake. Turn to page 26. Look at the reading passage—A Night the Earth Didn’t Sleep. What information does the writer try to give us through the title? / What does the title mean?

Suggested answers: “The earth didn’t sleep” means the earth was active or the earth shook. “A Night the Earth Didn’t Sleep” is a poetic way of saying that an earthquake happened at night. The title attracts people’s attention.

Step 2  Fast reading

Read the text quickly and try to finish the following exercises. 

    A. New words or phrases

     burst: break open because of pressure from inside

     at an end: finished

     nation: all the people in the country

     steam: gas that hot water gives out

     in ruins: destroyed   

     extreme: very great in degree

     useless: of no use   

     shocked: surprised very much

      rescue: save somebody or something from danger

     shelter: a place that protects you from the weather or danger

        B. Questions

         1. When did the Tangshan earthquake happen? 

        Suggested answers: The earthquake happened at 3:42 am on July 28, 1976.

        2. How many people were killed or injured in the earthquake?  

        Suggested answers: More than 400, 000 people were killed or injured in the earthquake.  

        3. Was all hope lost? How did the army help the people there after the earthquake?

        Suggested answers: No, all hope was not lost. The army sent 150,000 soldiers to Tangshan to help the rescue workers. The army organized teams to dig out those who were trapped and to bury the dead.

        C. Structure of the text

        1. Match the paragraphs in the right column with their headings in the left column. There is one extra heading which you do not need.

       2. Divide the text into 3 parts and find out the time of each part. 

Step 3  Careful reading

        Listen to the tape and do the following tasks.

        1. True or false

         ① People in Tangshan were warned of the earthquake and didn’t go to bed that night. (F)

          ② People in Beijing also felt the earthquake. (T)

         ③ One-third of the nation died or were injured during the earthquake. (F)

          ④ Two dams fell and a few bridges also fell or were not safe for traveling. (F)

         ⑤ Later that afternoon, another big earthquake which was much stronger than the first one shook Tangshan. (F)

         ⑥ Soon after the quakes, many soldiers were sent to Tangshan to help the rescue workers.  (T)

       ⑦ Slowly, the city of Tangshan began to recover from the earthquake. (T)

        2. Fill in blanks of the form according to the text.

        Time Events Result

        Before the Tangshan earthquake 

        3 days before the earthquake well water: rose and fell

        well walls: had deep cracks

        a smelly gas: came out of the cracks

        Animals’ unusual behaviors

        chickens and pigs: too nervous to eat

        mice: ran out of the fields

        fish: jumped out of their bowls and ponds 

        People of the city thought little of these events and were asleep as usual that night.

         at about 3 am on July 28, 1976 saw: bright lights in the sky

        heard: the sound of planes

        water pipes: cracked and burst 

        During the Tangshan earthquake 

        at 3:42 am on July 28, 1976 Felt: 

         Everything began to shake

          It was felt in Beijing more than 200km away.

         One-third of the nation felt it.

        Saw: 

         a huge crack which was 8 km long and 30m wide

         Steam burst from holes in the ground.

         hard hills of rock: became rivers of dirt

          the large city: lay in ruins in 15 seconds

          bricks: covered the ground

          two dams and most of the bridges: fell

          railway tracks: useless Great damages

        Everything was destroyed.

        All the hospitals, 75% of its factories and buildings and 90% of its homes were gone.

        More than 400,000 people were killed or injured.

         later that afternoon another earthquake happened

         some rescue workers and doctors 

         were trapped under the ruins

           more buildings: fell

           water, food and electricity: were hard to get 

        After the Tangshan earthquake all hope: was not lost

        the army: sent 15,000 soldiers to help

        workers: built shelters for survivors

        fresh water: was also taken to the city  Slowly, the city began to breathe again.

        3. Retell the text according to the form.

Step 4  Post-reading

        Discussion

        1. Is it difficult or easy to predict earthquakes? Can we stop earthquakes?

        2. What shall we do or not do if an earthquake happens? 

        Give students some statements and ask them decide which is safe and which is dangerous.

        Stay in a small room, such as kitchen or bathroom.

        Stay on the balcony.

        Jump out of the tall buildings.

        If you haven’t enough time to escape, you may stand close to the inside wall with something covering on the head.

        Use the life.

        If you stay in the open air, keep off the tall building, and go to the fields without trees.

Stand close to the windows.

        Hide under a piece of heavy furniture. 

        3. What will you do if you hear the news that big earthquakes happen in other places?

        B. Interview

            Work in pairs. Suppose you are a newspaper reporter, and the other is a survivor from the Tangshan earthquake. Now the newspaper reporter is interviewing the survivor. Please act the interview out.

Step 5  Assignment

         1. Write a summary of the text.

         2. If you want to know more about earthquakes, you can search the Internet.

7.reconsider after teaching（教学反思）：

This class is good as a whole. I use a variety of pictures and short films about the earthquakes to let the students have an intuitive knowledge of the earthquakes. While looking at the photos and videos, students had a heated debate related to the earthquakes and this can greatly mobilize the students’ learning enthusiasm.

Students learned a lot of common sense about the earthquakes as well as some ability to escape during an earthquake in the atmosphere of pleasant learning. When I dealt with teaching materials, the concept of new curriculum reform is included—— I deleted the second question in Pre-reading and added a question about: how to protect ourselves when faced with an earthquake. Before dealing with the passage, I let the students to think how to write this article themselves if the topic was given to them and this greatly cultivate the students’ divergent thinking.

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