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9B unit 4 Reading
Natural disasters
Read the story The great flood to learn about natural disasters.
Listen，think and take notes.
Be aware of the climate change and care more about the environment.
What to learn:
What you need to do:
What to achieve:
Lead in : Watch a movie clip and answer the question.
What happened in the movie
A natural disaster is a sudden harmful event caused by environmental factors that can injure people and damage property.
What is a natural disaster
Have you ever experienced a natural disaster
typhoon
earthquake
flood
wild fire/forest fire/bushfire
Write the name of the natural disaster under each picture. (P 50)
A1
Pre - reading
Brainstorm: Do you know other natural disasters
drought
tsunami
volcanic eruption
tornado
blizzard
hurricane
Can you predict what the passage is about
A. Dream. B. Water. C. City.
2. Why did Kevin have this dream
A. Because he is interested in the North
and South Poles.
B. Because he is worried about the
environment.
C. Because he likes Geography.
Before reading, we can predict the content of the text according to the pictures, the title and the first paragraph.
Prediction
Pre-reading
What text type is this
A. A science report
B. A story
C. A diary
A story
Beginning
Development
Ending
A story
Development
Ending
Take “dream” as the key word and
divide the article into three parts.
Main ideas
Paragraph(s)
Part 1: Before the dream
Part 2: During the dream
Part 3: After the dream
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Before the dream
During the dream
After the dream
Reading for details
The great flood
Last week in Geography class, we learnt that if all the ice in the North and South Poles melted, sea level around the world would rise, and many cities would be flooded and disappear.
It started to worry me. What would happen if our city was badly flooded Would anyone remain alive
Last night, I dreamt about a great flood:
Read the para1-3 and answer
the questions.
1. What does the underlined
word“it” refer to
2. What did the writer dream
about
If all the ice in the North and South Poles melted,
sea level around the world would rise and many
cities would be flooded and disappear.
He dreamt about a great flood.
ice became water
Before the dream
be covered by water
seriously
not dead
1. From the story, we can infer that the flood was serious.
2. When Kevin was in the street, he saw that water covered roads, parks and small houses.
Read and decide whether they are true or false.
at home,
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It was nine o’clock in the morning. My bedroom floor was a pool of water. I looked out of the window. Water was everywhere. It covered roads, parks and small houses. Large objects, such as coaches and boats, passed by my window. They were floating in the water.
I could not just stand there! I had to do something!
During the dream
a small area of
a kind of transportation
3. Kevin first emailed his best friend about the flood.
4. Kevin’s dad paid no attention to the flood.
5. In offices and homes, people tried to escape from the flood.
Read and decide whether they are true or false.
I tried to call my dad, but the line was dead. My computer was still working, so I sent him an email. I wrote, “Dad, there’s a flood! What should we do ”He sent me an email back which said, “Kevin, my boss has given me some work. It’s important to stick with it. I can’t afford to sit around and worry about the flood.”
Then I emailed my best friend. “What should we do about the flood ” I asked. My friend replied, “I have no time to think about the flood. I’m playing computer games …”
I shouted, “The WATER! Look at the WATER!” But my cries fell on deaf ears. In offices and homes, people just sat and stared at their computer screens. It seemed that they did not want to puters were more important than the flood.
Very soon, the water came into people’s rooms. It poured onto their desks and covered their computers. In surprise, people finally started to notice the flood, but it was too late.
During the dream
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his dad
just sat and stared at their computer screens.
not work；
stop working
continue/go on with
do nothing
be paid no attention to
look at sth for a long time
Then I awoke. There was no water. I was safe—for now.
Read the last paragraph and answer the questions below.
1. How did Kevin feel when he woke up
2. Do you think he is still worried about the flood Why
He felt safe.
Yes. He said he was safe—— for now.
That means not forever, just for this moment.
After the dream
Put the pictures in the correct order according to the story.
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D
B
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More practice
Story - retelling
Retell Kevin’s dream with the help of pictures and key words.
...melted
...would rise
...be flooded
...disappear
...dreamt about ...
...a pool of water
...covered ...,...and ...
...tried to call...,
...sent him ...
...stuck with ...
...emailed ...
...stared at...
...came into...
...poured onto... and covered...
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Last week, in Geography class, Kevin learnt that if all the ice in the north and South Poles melted, sea level would rise, and many cities would be flooded and disappear. Last night, he dreamt about a great flood. His bedroom floor was a pool of water. It covered roads, parks and small houses. He tried to call his dad, but the line was dead. So he sent him an email, but his dad stuck with his work. Then he emailed his friend. He stared at his computer screen. The water came into people's rooms. It poured onto their desks and covered computers. It was too late to escape.
A possible version
Further thinking
Why did Kevin have this dream
Because he is very worried about the environment.
People's bad behaviors have made our environment
worse and worse.
Further thinking
Do you think a flood like the one in Kevin’s dream could really take place one day Why or why not
Nobody wants that bad dream to become true.
Post- reading
What is the moral of this story
The author uses his dream to make people think about the relationship with nature.
He also calls on people to be more concerned about the environment.
Respect the laws of nature and live in harmony with it.
What should we do to prevent these natural disasters Let's watch a video.
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通过本课的学习，你是否已经
Be able to understand
a story about
natural disasters
Care more about
nature and the
environment.
Get the moral of a story
Homework
1. Read the passage aloud three times.
2. Search the Internet and find more information about natural disasters and how to protect our nature and environment to prevent the disasters from happening.
Thank you !Teaching Design: 9B Unit 4 Reading Natural disasters
Unit4 Natural disasters 课型 Reading 时间 20 minutes
Teaching aims Knowledge aims: Students can learn the words and expressions to describe the natural disasters. Ability aims: Students can skim and predict the content of the text. Students can learn about the general idea and main content of the text.3. Emotional aims: Students can recognize the moral of a story and raise the awareness of protecting nature and environment.
key points Learn about the general idea and details of the text
Difficult points Retell the text and understand the moral of the story.
Teaching procedures Students’ activities Teachers’ directions Purposes 时间分配
Step 1.Lead-in. Watch a video and describe what happened in the movie. Discuss what a natural disaster is and talk about the natural disaster which happened in Shenzhen. Figure out different types of natural disasters. 1. Play a video clip about a natural disaster and let Ss tell what happened.
Ask Ss what the natural disaster is. 2.Show some pictures of natural disasters. To help Ss get a clear view of what is a natural disaster and name different natural disasters. 3
Step 2Pre-task stage Step 3While -task stage Reading for details 1. Predict the content of the text according to the pictures, the title and the first paragraph. 2. Tell the text type and know about the elements of a story. 3.Listen to the passage and understand the structure of the text. Divide the passage into 3 parts with the key word “dream”Part1: Before the dreamPart2: During the dreamPart3: After the dreamRead the first part and answer some questions.Read the second part and choose true or false.Read the third part and answer some questions. 1.Guide Ss to make a prediction.2. Get Ss to know the text type and the structure of a story.3.Ask Ss to listen to skim to divide the story. Ask Ss to read the first part and answer some questions to better understand it. Ask Ss to read the second part and decide whether the five statements are true or false.Ask Ss to read the last part and predict the writer’s feeling and find the evidence. To improve Ss’ reading ability.To help Ss have a general idea of the text.To enhance Ss’ ability to locate key information through reading.To enhance Ss’ reading ability through focusing on details. 46
Step 4 Post-task stage Put the pictures in a correct order.Retell the story with the help of pictures and key words. Further thinking: why did Kevin have this dream Think of the moral of the story. Watch a video and think about how to prevent the natural disasters from happening. Ask Ss to put the pictures in a correct order.Let Ss retell the story according to the pictures and key words.Lead Ss to think about the reason why Kevin had the bad dream and what is the moral of the story.Ask Ss to make a list of things to prevent the natural disasters from happening To develop Ss’ critical thinking. To let Ss know the importance of protecting nature and environment 6
Step 5 Homework 1. Read the passage aloud three times. 2. Search the Internet and find more information about natural disasters and how to protect our nature and environment to prevent the disasters from happening. 1
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