Module 12 Help
Unit 2 Stay away from windows and heavy furniture.
【教学目标】
1. To get information from the reading passage in relation to an earthquake.
2. To write about an earthquake.
3. Write about an earthquake using the imperative sentences.
4. Get the student to know about how to save their live.
【教学重难点】
重点:1. To get information from the reading passage in relation to an earthquake.
2. To write about an earthquake.
难点:Write about an earthquake using the imperative sentences.
【教学方法】
任务型教学法、小组合作法。
【教学过程】
Step 1 Leading in
Free talk.
Look at the pictures and answer the questions.
1. What’s happening
2. What do you think of the earthquake
3. Do you have an earthquake drill (操练,演练)
Step 2 Pre-task
Activity 1 Look at the pictures and say what they are doing in the earthquake.
Step 3 While-task
Scanning (扫读).
Choose the best answer
1. What is the main idea of the passage
2. Is it difficult to warn people about an earthquake
Careful reading.
Activity 1 Read paragraph 1, and tell T or F.
1. It is easy to warn people about the earthquake. ( )
2. People usually know a lot about what to do during the earthquake. ( )
Activity 2 Read paragraph 2, and answer the questions.
1. When the earthquake happens we should jump out of high buildings. Is that right ________
2. What should we do if there is a fire ___________________
3. When the ground stops shaking, what should we do _________
Activity 3 Read paragraphs 3&4, choose the best answer.
1. Why should we move away from the buildings ( )
A. Because parts of a building may fall on you.
B. Because there are too many people in the building.
2. When the earthquake happens, where should we go ( )
A. Street lights B. Power line C. Bridges and trees D. A bus or car
3. If you are on a beach, where should you go to avoid (躲避) the earthquake ( )
A. Sea B. Lower ground C. Higher ground
Step 4 Post-task
Activity 1 Read the sentences. Decide if the following actions are right (√) or wrong (×).
When the earthquake started …
1 … I hid under a table.
2 … Sam sat on his desk.
3 … Alice ran out of the building.
4 … Peter and Helen stayed in their car.
5 … my family and I moved away from the beach.
Activity 2 Answer the questions. Use the words and expressions in the box.
brave inside keep calm power lines street lights warn
1. What is difficult to do before an earthquake
2. Where should you stay before the ground stops shaking
3. What should you do when you are with other people
4. What shouldn’t you stand near or under in the street
Activity 3 Work in pairs. Do the following research.
Inside your school
Make a list of safe places and dangerous places at your school if an earthquake happens.
Note where the nearest stairs and doors to the outside of the school buildings are.
Outside your school
Make a list of places near your school. Note if they are safe or dangerous.
Note where the streets go, and where street lights and power lines are.
Activity 4 Writing
Work in groups of four.
If an earthquake happens suddenly, what should we do Write your ideas.
When an earthquake happens, we should keep calm. If we are inside, ... If we are outside, …
In short, …
Activity 5 Exercise
一、根据句意及汉语提示完成单词。
1. Thousands of people lost their lives in the big _____________ (地震).
2. Remember to close the ________ (窗户) when you leave the classroom.
3. Try to keep _______ (镇定的) and tell me what happened just now.
4. The girl looked ________ (里面), and she found an old granny sitting by the door.
5. The ______ (勇敢的) soldier jumped into the lake and saved the boy in the water.
二、用所给词的适当形式填空。
1. It’s impossible ________ (learn) English well in a short time.
2. — Where are you going next weekend
— I haven’t decided where ________ (go).
3. Don’t ________ (smoke) here. It says “No smoking” on the wall.
4. Please be careful of ________ (spell) these new words.
5. Keep _______ (quietly), because the baby is sleeping.
Step 5 Summary
Words: earthquake, warn, inside, under, window, keep, clear, calm, brave, helpful, power
Phrases: warn sb. about sth.; have no idea about sth.; jump out of; stay/move/run away from; keep clear of …; stop doing sth.; keep calm; be with sb.; fall on; be careful of; in short
Patterns:
1. Earthquakes always happen suddenly, so it is difficult to warn people about them.
2. Keep calm, especially when you are with other people.
3. Keep clear of fires.
4. In the mountains, be careful of falling rocks.
5. In short, follow what you learnt in school.
Step 6 Homework
1. Remember the suggestions on how to stay safe when an earthquake happens.
2. Finish the workbook.
【板书设计】
Unit 2 Stay away from windows and heavy furniture.
1. Keep calm, especially when you are with other people.
2. Keep clear of fires.
3. In the mountains, be careful of falling rocks.
4. In short, follow what you learnt in school.
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