Unit4 Earthquake- reading教案

unit4  earthquake- reading教案teaching goals:1.       target language 目標語言learn and master the new words and expressions in this period. 2.       ability goals   能力目標train the students’ reading and speaking ability.
train the students’ ability to use the internet to search for some useful information.
train the students’ ability to cooperate with others. teaching important points: train the students’ reading ability—skimming and scanning.teaching difficult points:   describe the disasters.teaching aids:cia課件teaching procedures: step1. lead-int: we have a visit to the museum of natural disasters, and you have learned about some brief introduction of most disasters. today, i want to show you round the earthquake department, and i hope you will like it and learn some useful knowledge. now let’s go.t: at the very beginning, i want to know how much you know about an quake.  q1: what would you take with you if a quake happened?  q2: the best way to save yourself is to know there will be a quake before it happens. what kind of signs can tell you that there is a quake?  q3: what kind of damage can an earthquake cause?s: buildings are destroyed; people are killed; families are broken…t: let’s have a look at some pictures of such terrible site. (pictures of quakes) t: (the last picture is monument of tangshan quake.) do you know what this is?step2. pre-readingt: 30 years ago, on the day july, the 28th, a terrible disaster suddenly happened, and the beautiful tangshan was removed from the map. this is tangshan quake. does any body know something about tangshan quake? t: let’s read a news report about the famous quake.step3. while-readingi. skimming & scaringget the students comprehend the passage quickly and accurately, and meanwhile help the students to form a good habit of reading.t: first please skim the passage fast to obtain/ get a general understanding of the whole passage. and underline the answers to the following questions.1.       when did the quake happen? (why did the writer use different expression of the same thing?) 2.       how many people were killed and injured during the quake? 3.       how many buildings were destroyed? 4.       were there any people coming to rescue them?
ii. while reading, divide the whole passage into 3parts and find out the main idea of each part.