8上Unit 8 ReadingⅡ学案
The Taiwan Earthquake
Ⅰ Discuss the following questions in groups.
1.When the earthquake came, what happened to the earth?
2.When the earthquake came, what happened to the buildings?
3.When the earthquake came, what did people do unusually?
4.Before Timmy was safe, what did he do and how did he feel?
ⅡFill in the blanks with the correct words or phrases:
shake fall down scream in fear in all directions
try one’s best to protect calm down
1. The small animals in the forest were running when they saw a tiger coming.
2. Frightened by the loud noise, the children looked at each other and
.
3. When we are in trouble, we must first.
4. It rained heavily yesterday, Jim nearly on the way.
5. It’s quite cold today, the little boy stood there, crying and .
6. Natural disasters are terrible, but we should ourselves.
Ⅲ Make an interview
Did you have an experience (经历)that you felt quite nervous, even your heart beat fast?
（exam / meet a stranger / speak in front of the class…）
How did you make yourself feel less nervous?
(I ask friends/teachers…for help/work hard/take a deep breath… ) to calm down.
Report:
My classmate felt nervous when , but he/she to calm down.
8上 Unit 8 Natural disasters (Reading Ⅱ)教学简案
The Taiwan earthquake
-------By Zhu Chongming from Anfeng Middle School
Teaching aims:
1. To get further understanding of the whole text.
2. To learn to use some important language points.
3. To learn to protect ourselves if there is an earthquake.
Important and difficult points:
1.?To read the text for details and focus on the language points .
2. To learn to use the language points and useful expressions.
Teaching steps:
Step 1 Free talk and lead-in
Step 2 Presentation
1. Intensive reading
(1) When the earthquake came, what happened to the earth?
(2) When the earthquake came, what happened to the buildings?
(3) When the earthquake came, what did people do unusually?
(4) Before Timmy was safe, what did he do and how did he feel?
2. Read and answer the related questions. The answers lead in the language points.
Step3 Practice
Read through the text freely.
Do some exercises about the language points.
Step 4 Activity
Make an interview and then give a report.
Step5 Summary
Step6 Self-assessment and homework
课件24张PPT。 By Zhu Chongming
From Anfeng Middle SchoolThe Taiwan earthquakeUnit 8 Natural disasters (Reading Ⅱ)Can you say something about earthquake?Free talk1.When the earthquake came, what happened to
the earth?
2.When the earthquake came, what happened to
the buildings?
3.When the earthquake came, what did people
do unusually?
4.Before Timmy was safe, what did he do and
how did he feel?DiscussionGroup work1.When the earthquake came, what happened to the earth?At first, I felt a slight shake.
The earth started to shake.
Finally, the noise and shaking ended.
Shaking n.
a slight shake
give sb. a good shake
all of a shake(发抖)
start to shake
shake one’s head
shake down the apples n.v. shake v.& n. shaking n. shook
1) At first, the slight _______________ of the house made Timmy frightened.
2) When the earthquake really started, the earth _______.
3)我们必须在使用前摇匀这药。
We must _______ this medicine
before using it.shake/shaking
shookshake2.When the earthquake came, what happened to the buildings?Pieces of glass and bricks were falling down.
Then the walls began to come down too.fall down / fall off (fell)（2013 江西）Unluckily, the child ______ his bike and hurt himself.
A. fall down? B. fall off? C. fell down? D. fell off
挑战中考3.When the earthquake came, what did people do unusually?People screamed in fear.
Some ran out of the building.
People were running in all directions.scream in fear
scream with excitementin all directions =in every direction
The birds ________ ______________.The students ______________ after school.4.Before Timmy was safe, what did he do and how did he feel? I was sleeping when the earthquake started.
I tried my best to run out too, but I could not.
I could not see anything at all.
I felt nervous and my heart was beating fast.
“I’m trapped,” I said to myself.
A moment of fear went through my mind, but I told myself to calm down.
I shouted for help.
I started to pull myself slowly.
try (not) to do
try one's best (not) to do（2012 上海）1. We should?try?our best ＿＿＿＿ care of our environment and fight against pollution.? （take）
(2012 江苏) 2. Mr Wu often tells us _______our best ______ any noise in class.
A. try, to make
B. try, not to make
C. to try, not to make
D. to try, to make
挑战中考to takecalm down calm sb. down __________ ! Mr Baker is very kind and friendly.
Little Tom kept shaking. Mr Baker tried his best to _______________.Calm downcalm him downRead the whole story freely and pay attention to(注意) these language points:1.shake,shaking
2. fall down
3.scream in fear
4.in all directions
5.try one’s best to do sth.
6.calm down
Fill in the blanks with the correct words or phrases: shake fall down scream in fear in all directions try one’s best to protect calm down 1. The small animals in the forest were running
________________ when they saw a tiger coming.
2. Frightened by the loud noise, the children looked at
each other and _______________.
3. When we are in trouble, we must ___________ first.
4. It rained heavily yesterday, Jim nearly_____________
on the way.
5. It’s quite cold today, the little boy stood there, crying
and _________.
6. Natural disasters are terrible, but we should
____________________ ourselves.
in all directionsscreamed in fearcalm downfell downtry our best to protectshakingprotecthidestayIf an earthquake comes and
there is no time to run out, we should…
try our best (not) to do sth.
DiscussionDid you have an experience (经历)that you felt quite nervous, even your heart beat fast?
（exam / meet a stranger / speak in front of the class…）
How did you make yourself feel less nervous?
(I …to keep calm.) (ask friends/teachers…for help/work hard/take a deep breath… )InterviewReport: My classmate_____ felt nervous when ___________________________, but he/she ____________ to come down.Read and think about “ What is Timmy like?”
I tried my best to run out too, but I could not.
I could not see anything at all.
I felt nervous and my heart was beating fast.
“I’m trapped,” I said to myself.
A moment of fear went through my mind, but I told myself to calm down.
I shouted for help, but no one came.
I started to pull myself slowly.
I was trying to find my way out.
I screamed, “Help! Please help! I’m here!”
How did people help Timmy?People quickly moved away the bricks. bravery+others’ help=safetyOthers’ helpclevernessNo matter what terrible disasters you are facing,Don’t give up easily!
You are never alone!One in trouble, all to help.
一方有难，八方支援。Self-assessmentI have learnt…1. more details about the story .
2. some language points and reading skills .
(1) shake /try one’s best (not) to do…/ in all directions / fall down / calm down …
(2) how to read with feelings.
3.how to protect ourselves if there is an earthquake.Homework1.Try your best to retell the story about
Timmy.
2. Prepare for the part of Grammar.
