(共17张PPT)
Reading
Unit 2
Natural disasters
To read two news reports about how disaster preparation has helped save lives.
To find good qualities of people in the news in the face of a natural disaster.
To identify the structure and language characteristics of the news reports.
To understand the significance of making preparations for a natural disaster.
2008 Wenchuan earthquake in China
Step 1: Lead-in
Free talk
1.Do you know the omens(预兆) of an earthquake
2. What can you do to protect yourself during an earthquake
Step 1: Lead-in
The omens of the earthquake
1.The playground shakes
and the surface moves.
2.Things drop.
Step 1: Lead-in
hide under the hard objects such as table and protect our head and neck
be calm and still
when in trapped
turn on the vedio
for some messages
stop and stay
in the car
What can we do
to protect ourselves
during the earthquake
A news report.
direct
eye-catching
Read for the structure.
How is a news report usually organized
Inverted pyramid.
Step 2:
Fast reading
Reading Strategy
The tail
(optional)
The lead
The body
The Lead
The Body
The Tail
the most important information(5W)
detailed information
background
or supporting information
News report 1 News report 2 The lead when ______________ 20 December
where Falmont Primary School _______________
what Student and teachers at primary school_____________________ that hit the county at 2:27p.m. Sabrina____________________________________with her knowledge of tsubanis.
The body (Details) How they reacted_________________ when the earthquake hit. Sabrina ______ her parents of the danger and the beach_________the people .
The tail The reason for their calmness: ____________________________________________________ The reason of finding the omen(预兆) :_____________
Para1
Para
2-3
Para
4
Para
1
Para
2-3
17 March
escaped an earthquake
quickly and correctly
The practise earthquake safty procedure twice a year
Goldshore Beach
saved around 100 people
/helped 100 escape danger
warned
was rapidly cleared of
The girl had learned
about tsunamis in Geography lesson.
We should focus on what we have learned and connect the knowledge with the reality.
Read the first news report. What did the head teacher and her students react when the earthquake suddenly occurred and what personalities did they show Why
Step 3:
Careful reading
Who What Quality Why
During shaking Students (7)
Alice Brown (head teacher) (8) After shaking Alice Brown (head teacher) (14) Students (15) ●(1)_______ under their desks,
(2)____________ the legs of the desks
●(5)_________still,
(6)________calmly and quietly
●(3)_______ the classroom
door in case it became (4)________
●(9)___________to her students to exit
in an orderly line(10) __________their heads with hands and to
(11)______________ to confirm the
safty of students
●(12) _____________ the stairs and
(13) _____________ to the playground
moved
held on to
opened
damaged
remained
signalled
covering
make a roll call
went down
rushed
waited
calm
thoughtful/
considerate/
quick thinking
knowledgable/
informed/
responsible
orderly
They practise
earthquake safty procedure twice a year
The fire drill(演习)
The ways to use the extinguisher
(灭火器)
artificial respiration
(人工呼吸)
_________ the warm
air and the soft
windon the beach
(people)
_______ the
odd waves
(the girl)
___________ her
parents of the
possible tsunami
(the girl)
__________ her parents to talk to a safety officer
_______ the people of the beach
(The safety officer)
_______ the sign
with geographic
knowledge
Read the second news report and finish the following flow chart to figure out the process of the story.
Enjoying
Noticing
Associating
/connecting
Warning
Keep asking
Cleared
in the classroom
in your home
in the playgrong
Step 5: Earthquake Drill(地震演习)
Step 5: Earthquake Drill(地震演习)
The possible sentences and phreases:
1.The floor seems to shaking,it might be...
2. The things are falling,we must...
3.please move under...
4.held on to...
5.cover your head with your hands and ....
6.we should rush to...
1.To find more omens of other natural disasters.
2.To collect the information of what can be done to prepare for a natural disaster.
Step 6: Homework