Unit 2 Nature Disasters
Welcome to the unit & Reading 导学案
【学习目标】
1. To be aware of the different disasters in our life.
2. Learn the correct ways to save yourself in the disaster.
3.Practice the safety procedures in your school or at home
【学习过程】
Step 1 Lead-in
1. Quote: Nature is kind of a loving mother, but also a butcher in cold blood. -Victor Hugo
Q: What’s your understanding of the quotation
2.Video:Natural disasters are terrible reminders of the power of nature. Watch the video and
discuss the following questions in pairs.
Q1:Is there anything we can do when an earthquake hits
Step 2 Reading
Read for information
Read News report 1 an 2. Complete part A1 on page18 according to the two news papers
Read for structure (Inverted Pyramid 倒金字塔结构)
Read the news reports again carefully and answer the following questions on page 18.
News report 1 Pupils's lives spared during Falmont earthquake
Q1: How many deaths and injuries did the earthquake cause in Falmont
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Q2: Why did Miss Brown quickly open the classroom door
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Q3: What personalities did Miss Brown show by doing so
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Q4: What did Miss Brown do as soon as the shaking stopped
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Q5: What personalities did Miss Brown show by doing so
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Q6: Why did they escape the earthquake
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Q7: What does the story tell us
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News report 2 Girls saved 100 from tsunami
Q1:What did Sabrina notice about the sea water
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Q2: What did the signs mean
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Q3: What personalities did Sabrina show by doing so
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Q4: What was Sabrina parents’ first reaction when she warned them of the approaching tsunami
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Q5: What personalities did Sabrina show at this moment
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Q6: What did other people do to save people
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Q7: What does the story tell us
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Step 4 Summary
What can help you survive disasters
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Homework
1. Read the text again and practice the safety procedures at home
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