Unit3 Lesson 17 Staying Safe in an Earthquake 教学设计

UNIT 3 Safety
Lesson 17: Staying Safe in an Earthquake
首先，通过观看地震的视频导入新课。接着，通过师生讨论地震的相关问题教授生词和表达，在跟读单词后，利用Let’s Do It! No.3 巩固新学短语。然后，通过速读把课文分成两部分，并给出每部分的主要意思；通过细读后完成任务、匹配、填表和听后找短语并翻译等环节渐次深入地学习课文；并让学生根据思维导图复述课文。最后，分组讨论震后做哪些事来帮助他人，进行思想教育。整个教学，由知识学习过渡到思想教育，体现了“思想教育要渗透到知识教育中”的教学理念。
教学目标
通过本课节的教学，学生达成以下目标：
1. 知识目标
掌握单词：earthquake, object
接触单词：calm, system, survival
短语：stay calm, protect…from (doing) …, pull over, keep an eye out for, bring down
2. 能力目标
(1)掌握有关地震中自我保护的英语表达；
(2)能用英语描述地震来临时的正确做法。
3. 情感目标
了解地震时自我保护的常识，增强生存能力。
重点难点
1. 重点：本节课重点单词、短语、句型。
2. 难点：能用英语描述地震来临时的正确做法。
教学准备
PPT 课件；课文音频;地震的视频。
授课时数
1课时
教学过程
Step 1 Warming up
Watch a video about an earthquake.
Step 2 Presentation
1. Teach the new words earthquake, calm, object, system, survival and expressions stay calm, keep an eye out for, protect…from (doing)…,pull over, bring down by talking about the earthquake.
Teacher asks:
What’s happening
(An earthquake.)
What’s the most important thing when an earthquake comes
(It’s staying calm.)
Teacher says:
We need to keep an eye out for things around us. And we should find strong things to protect us from falling objects. If we’re in a car, we should pull over to an open area.
Also, an earthquake can destroy road, bring down the water system, electricity system, and so on. But if we stay calm, the chances of survival will go up.
2. Read the new words following the recording, and read the expressions alone.
Then remember them.
earthquake n. 地震
calm adj. 镇静的；沉着的
object n. 物体；对象；目标
system n. 系统
survival n. 生存；存活；幸存
stay calm 保持镇静
protect ... from (doing) ... 使……免于……; 防止……遭受……
pull over （把车）开到路边
keep an eye out for 密切注意；提防；警觉
bring down 使瘫痪；降低；减少
Step 3 Practice
Fill in the blanks with the phrases in the box.(Let’s Do It! No. 3)
pull over stay calm protect… from keep an eye out
1. When there is an emergency, it is important to 　　　　.
2. The volunteers make great efforts to 　　　　 the animals 　　　　 going extinct.
3. He had to 　　　　 because he was so tired after three hours of driving.
4. The sign said: 　　　　 for falling rocks.
Answers: 1. stay calm 2. protect, from 3. pull over 4. Keep an eye out
Step 4 Reading
Fast-reading
Get the class to read the passage fast and divide it into two parts, and give the main idea for each part.
Part 1 (Para. _________)
___________________________________________
Part 2 (Para. _________)
____________________________________________
Answers:
Part 1 (Para. 1, 2, 3)
How to keep safe during the earthquake.
Part 2 (Para. 4 )
Things to do after the earthquake.
Careful-reading
1. Get the class to read the passage again and finish the following tasks.
（第1、2题完成句子；第3、4题简略回答问题；第5题翻译句子）
(1) You should ___________ as the earth begins to shake and move.
(2)If you are inside, you need something strong around you to ____________.
(3) What should we do if we are outside during the earthquake
_______________________________________________________
(4) Why should people use the phone only once to call family or friends
________________________________________________________
(5) Keep an eye out for things that can fall on you.
_________________________________________________________
Answers: (1) stay calm
(2) protect you from falling objects
(3) We should get to an open area as fast as we can.
(4) Too many calls will bring down the phone system.
(5) 密切注意可能会掉落到你身上的东西。
2. Get the class to read the passage and match the sentences. (Let’s Do It! No. 1)
Answers: (Above)
3. Get the class to read the passage and complete the chart.(Let’s Do It! No. 2)
Answers：(Above)
Step 5 Listening, finding and translating
stay calm 保持镇静
protect…from(doing)…使……免于……；防止……遭受……
falling objects落下来的物体
stay out of待在……外面
get into进入
an open area空旷区域，开阔区域
as…as sb. can/possible尽可能地……
stay away from远离……，不接触……
pull over（把车）开到路边
be close to离……近
far away from离……远
keep an eye out for密切注意；提防；警觉
bring down使瘫痪；降低；减少
go up增多；上升
Step 6 Reading and retelling
Get the class to read the passage and then retell it according to the mind map.
Step 7 Discussion
Work in groups. Get the class to discuss: What can you do to help after an earthquake
Examples:
We can donate some money to help people rebuild their homes.
We can help people by offering some psychological treatment.
Step 8 Summary
Sum up what we’ve learnt in this period with the class.
1.本课新学表达
stay calm, protect…from (doing) …, pull over, keep an eye out for, bring down
2. 祈使句：
肯定句: Do sth.
否定句: Don’t do sth.
Never do sth.
3.if条件句
Step 9 Homework
1. Remember the new words and expressions learnt in this lesson.
2. Make a survey: What do people do to protect themselves during the
earthquake
3. Preview Lesson 18.
当堂达标
Ⅰ.根据汉语意思完成句子
1.身处困境时我们要保持镇静。
We should 　　　　 　　　　 when we’re in trouble.
2.太阳镜可保护我们的眼睛免受太阳的伤害。
Sunglasses can 　　　　 our eyes 　　　　 the sun.
3.当我们在山区行走时要当心山上的落石。
　　　　 　　　　 　　　　 　　　　 　　　　 the falling stones when we’re walking in the mountains.
4.这项政策减少了空气污染。
The policy has 　　　　 　　　　 air pollution.
5.我们到了。请把车开到路边。
Here we are. Please 　　　　 　　　　.
Ⅱ. 连词成句
1. get into, an, never, earthquake, a lift, during
__________________________________________.
2. fast, an open area, as, get , possible, to, as
__________________________________________.
3. calm, your, staying, life, can, save
__________________________________________.
4. huge, earthquakes, waves, can, cause
__________________________________________
5. move, river, don’t, side, the, of, to
_________________________________________.
答案: Ⅰ.1. keep calm　2. protect，from　3. Keep an eye out for　
4. brought down 5. pull over
Ⅱ. 1. Never get into a lift during an earthquake
2. Get to an open area as fast as possible
3. Staying calm can save your life
4. Can earthquakes cause huge waves
5. Don’t move to the side of river
板书设计
UNIT 3 Safety Lesson 17: Staying Safe in an Earthquake
earthquake, object, calm, system, survival, stay calm, pull over, protect…from (doing) …, keep an eye out for, bring down 1. 祈使句： 肯定句: Do sth. 否定句: Don’t do sth. Never do sth. 2. if条件句