高一英語Unit 4 Earthquakes必修教案（北師大版）
flood relief efforts----the death toll on the chinese mainland from typhoon kaemi has risen to 32, with at least 65 still missing. local governments are sparing no efforts to carry out relief work.
pla celebrates 79th birthday----the chinese people's liberation army is 79 years old, and the defense ministry has held a reception to celebrate.
quake hits indonesian island----a moderate earthquake has struck near indonesia's nias island off northern sumatra. the quake, with a magnitude of 5.6 struck just before 8.30 am, and was centered under the indian ocean, about 55 kilometers northwest of the main town on the island, gunung sitoli.
railway's impact on tibetans----the railway brings the remote qinghai-tibet plateau closer to the rest of the world. with people able to move in and out of the region more easily and the economic benefits the railway brings, the lives of tibetans will never be the same again.
3. content
---- how to organize your content of news
⑴ tips----be clear of the content you want to mention; list your ideas; write the most important thing in the beginning and the less ones in the following
⑵ practice----write the beginning of news according to the information and picture given
chinese un observer's
coffin sent home
special plane landed in beijing wednesday morning, carrying home the body of chinese un observer du zhaoyu, who was killed last week during israel's air raid on lebanon. du's coffin, covered with chinese and un flags, was carried down the plane by eight chinese soldiers.
4. language
tips----clear; objective; brief; accurate; written english…
step 4: appreciation of news
radio----voa news: “aid for tsunami victims”
news report----“tangshan quake 30th anniversary”
step 5: improvement of students’ writing
----improve your news writing about tangshan earthquake
using language
----reading, writing and speaking
teaching aims:
1. enable the students to make a speech
2. let the students enjoy some famous speeches
teaching important and difficult points:
1. review something about disasters
2. how to make a speech
teaching methods:
1. individual work
2. group work
teaching aids: computer, blackboard