Unit 6 Understanding ideas
Hot! Hot! Hot!
(Reading)
教学目标:
1. To predict the main idea and get detailed information of the passage.
2. To master some useful words and improve reading skills.
3. To express opinions about climate change and develop a sense of environmental protection.
课前预习案
Ⅰ.Words and expressions in the passage
1. temperature
2. record
deal with
4.extreme
5.predict
6.pick up
7. expect
8.reach
9.degree
10.average
11.usual
12.awful
13.air conditioning
14.invent
15.typical
16.journey
17.line
18.as well as
19.system
20.sure enough
21.erupt
22.compare to
23.a crowd of
24.passenger
25.next to
26.melt
27.a bit
28.make it to
29.avoid
30.reflect
31.definitely
32.suddenly
33.scared
34.perhaps
35.flat
36.market
37.flood
38.be able to
39.immediately
40.survive
41.look through
42.be shocked by
43.hurricane
44.destroy
45.what’s more
46.cause
47.landslide
48.occur
49.due to
50.climate change
51.nervous
52.now that
53.announcement
54.destination
55.step out of
56.a heavy heart
课中探究案
Activity1 .Lead-in
Look at the thermometer and answer the questions.
1.What are the highest and lowest temperatures recorded on earth
2.What happens when the temperature goes very high or very low
Activity2.Pre-reading
Look at the pictures and predict what the passage is about.
1.What are the people doing in the picture one
2.What is special about these people
It’s about the author’s and on the London Tube on an unusually day.
Activity3.Fast reading
Task1.Read the passage quickly and answer the following questions.
1. What is the type of this passage
A. Exposition B. Narration C. Argumentation
2.Summarize the basic elements “Who, Where, When,What, Why”in the passage.
Who:
Where:
When:
What :
Why:
3.Match the main idea of each paragraph
A.The temperature is much higher than outside the train. B.The author feels a fresh wind and thinks maybe he has been worrying too much. C.Temperature at the Tube station : 30 plus degree. D.News of natural disasters around the world. E.Plans for the future.
para 1
para 2
para 3
para 4
para 5
4. The passage is developed in the order of _____________.
at the Tube station inside the train out of the station
(Para. 1) (Paras.2-4) (Para. 5)
5.Choose the author’s purpose in writing the passage.(p84)
1 To explain why summers in London are getting hotter and hotter.
2 To complain about the London Tube.
3 To warn people about the danger of London being flooded.
4 To express his worries about the dangers of extreme weather conditions.
Activity 4.Careful reading
Task1.Complete the following chart with words and expressions from the passage.(p85)
Task2.Find out some words to describe the author’s feelings according to the passage.
Location(地点) Feeling(心情)
At the Tube station
On the platform
Inside the train
Out of the station
Activity5.Post-reading Think and share
1. Do you agree with the author’s concerns about extreme weather conditions Why
2.Do you think climate change will affect your life in the future How would you adapt
3.How to adapt to the climate change
Activity6.Homework
Draw a mind map of the passage.(画课文的思维导图)
课后探究案(高考链接--语法填空)
Hot! Hot! Hot! 热!热!热!
(pick)up a free newspaper at the Tube station, I see the title “Hot! Hot! Hot!”. Today, the temperature in London is (expect) to reach 30 plus degrees! The average high temperature in July (be) only 22 degrees, so over 30 is not usual for London. It’s going to be awful on the Central Line, with no air conditioning. Why did they have to invent the Tube before air conditioning It’s just typical that my journey is on one of the (old) lines, as well as one of the deepest. It’s the hottest on the whole Tube system.
Sure enough, (go)down the stairs and onto the platform is like jumping into a volcano is erupting. This, however, is nothing compared to the train. Because there’s no air conditioning, the temperature inside the train can reach 35 degrees! It’s lovely in the beach, but not so when you’re wearing a suit and in a crowd of passengers! I’m sure the passenger next to me and I (be) melting and becoming one! I had bacon and eggs for breakfast, and now I’m feeling a bit sick—I hope I can make it to Bank station... I’ll avoid the feeling by (think) about work. I work in a tall, glass building. One very hot summer, the sun reflected off it and (melt) cars parked below! Will this happen again today
Yes, each summer in London (definite) seems (hot) than the last. I (sudden)feel a bit scared. Perhaps now is the time (start )planning for the future I should probably put my flat on the market and buy a boat. That way, when the Thames rises and there is a flood in London, I’ll still be able to get to work. But wait! Would I still have a workplace to go to My office is only on the (three)floor of the building, so quite low. I’ll speak with my manager about (move) to the top floor. Most ( important), I will need to learn to swim! I’ll join a beginner’s swimming class (immediate). Then I’ll be able to survive even when the tall buildings are flooded.
(look) through my newspaper, I’m shocked by photos (show)that a hurricane in Asia has destroyed a town. What’s more, heavy rain in Eastern Europe has caused landslides, and the heat across Southern Europe has caused forest fires. Experts say this bad weather has occurred due climate change. News like this makes me feel nervous. Now that it’s hard (avoid) a disaster on Earth, perhaps I should start thinking about (move) to space...
“The next station is Bank!” comes the announcement. That’s my destination. (step) out of the station with a heavy heart, I (sudden) feel a fresh wind on my face. Well, maybe I have been worrying too much. After all, it’s only 30 degrees outside!