Unit 5 Helping
Lesson 15 A Young Hero
教材分析
The topic is security and rescue. The article is a story about the characters, including accident and self-protection. This lesson is the third lesson of this unit. It is a reading class. It mainly tells the story of a girl who helps others to avoid the tsunami, and lays a language foundation for the final comprehensive language output of this unit.
教学目标
【知识目标】
hero, tsunami, bubble, warn, because of
【能力目标】
At the end of this lesson, students can:
1. Through reading, find out some basic information about the hero helping others to avoid the tsunami story;
2. By reading, understanding the sequence of events, thinking and reasoning about the character’s calm and courageous character;
3. Through reading, use textual information to describe the protagonist’s help to avoid the tsunami story.
【情感目标】
By experiencing the hero’s courage and composure, he will improve his awareness of the knowledge of self-rescue by enriching emergency situations.
教学重难点
【教学重点】
1. Through reading, find out some basic information about the hero helping others to avoid the tsunami story;
2. Through reading, understanding the sequence of events, thinking and reasoning about the protagonist’s calm and courageous quality;
【教学难点】
Through reading, use textual information to describe the protagonist’s help to avoid the tsunami story.
课前准备
Multimedia.
教学过程
Step 1. Warm up
1. What do you know about tsunami?
a bad storm
an earthquake...
海啸
A very large ocean wave caused by an underwater earthquake or volcanic eruption.
由海底地震或火山喷发而造成的巨大海浪。
Look at the title. What do you think the girl in the picture did?
Young Girl Warns Others about Tsunami
2. 警告
(1) saved some friends during a bad storm
(2) saved her parents during an earthquake
(3) saved people during a tsunami
(4) saved her brother in a swimming accident
3. Read the text quickly and fill in the blanks.
When: On _____________________
Where: On _______________ in Thailand
Who: Tilly Smith, _________ and some other people
What Tilly Smith _____ many people away from tsunami.
4. Read Paragraph1 and answer the question.
(1) Where did Tilly know about the knowledge of tsunami?
(2) What helped Tilly save many people in the tsunami?
5. Read Paragraphs 2-4 and answer the questions.
(1) How did Tilly know that it was a tsunami?
(2) Did Tilly’s mother believe her? What did Tilly do next?
6. Read Paragraph 5 and fill in the blanks.
The tsunami killed about ______________ people in Thailand but _______ died at Maikhao Beach. Tilly saved about ____people that day.
Read and match.
Paragraph 1: How she saved people in the tsunami.
Paragraph (2-4): What helped Tilly Smith saved many lives.
Paragraph (5): How many people she saved in the tsunami.
7. Read the text and order the sentences.
( ) The water went out very far and it was bubbling, too.
( ) Tilly’s teacher talked about tsunami in her geography class.
( ) The hotel workers helped guests get to a safer place.
( ) Tilly was walking on the beach and enjoying the sun.
( ) Tilly told her mother tsumani was coming but she didn’t understand.
( ) Tilly shouted to her dad and dad warned others.
8. Read the text and fill in the timeline.
Try to describe how Tilly saved people.
were walking and enjoying
went out very far was bubbling
told mother about tsunami but didn’t understand
left the beach
warned others about tsunami
shouted to dad
were sleeping or taking a shower
because of Tilly’s warning
got to a safer place
9. Read the text and answer the questions.
(1) Where were Tilly and her family having their Christmas holiday??
(2) How did Tilly know that it was a tsunami?
(3) How many people did she save?
Step 2. Discussion
What should we do when a tsunami comes?
Make a poster about how to protect ourselves in front of disaster(灾难) ，such as tsunami, earthquake, fire？
Write down how Tilly saved people in the tsunami in Thailand.
小组讨论。
小组代表展示组内观点。
Retell the passage and try to write it down.
The second period
Step 1. Read and Summarize
Tilly was worried because the water bubbled.
They were safe because of the warning.
We didn’t have a sports meeting because it rained yesterday.
We didn’t have a sports meeting because of the rainy weather.
Step 2. Fill in the blanks
1. The hotel was empty ________ everyone ran away.
2. We have to stay at home _________ the rain.
3. _________ the tsunami, many people died.
4. _______ Tilly warned them, they were safe.
Step 3. Grammar
一般疑问句
答句
Was she walking on the beach?
Yes, she ______.
No, she ________.
Were they still sleeping?
Yes, they _______.
No, they _________.
Step 4. Homework
Finish the exercises on Page 111.
课件33张PPT。Warm upThe first periodan earthquake...tsunami海啸 A very large ocean wave caused by an underwater earthquake or volcanic eruption.
由海底地震或火山喷发而造成的巨大海浪。Young Girl Warns Others about Tsunami警告 saved some friends during a bad storm
saved her parents during an earthquake
saved people during a tsunami
saved her brother in a swimming accidentMaikhao Beachher parentssavedDecember 26th, 2004Where did Tilly know about the knowledge of
tsunami?In her geography class.What helped Tilly save many people in the
tsunami?The knowledge of tsunami in her geography class.1. How did Tilly know that it was a tsunami?
2. Did Tilly’s mother believe her? What did Tilly
do next?
The water went out very far and it was bubbling, too.No, she didn’t. She shouted to her dad and dad warned others to leave the beach.The tsunami killed about ______________ people in Thailand but _______ died at Maikhao Beach.Tilly saved about ____people that day. eight thousandno one100Paragraph 1:
Paragraph (2-4):
Paragraph (5):
What helped Tilly Smith
saved many lives.How she saved people
in the tsunami.How many people she saved in the tsunami.( ) The water went out very far and it was bubbling ,too.
( ) Tilly’s teacher talked about tsunami in her geography class.
( ) The hotel workers helped guests get to a safer place.
( ) Tilly was walking on the beach and enjoying the sun.
( ) Tilly told her mother tsumani was coming but she didn't understand.
( ) Tilly shouted to her dad and dad warned others.123465toldmumdadEveryonehotelon the beach in the hotel went out very far
was bubbling told mother about tsunami but didn’t understand shouted to dadwarned others about tsunamileft the beachwere walking and enjoyingbecause of Tilly’s warning got to a safer placewere sleeping or taking a shower 1. Where were Tilly and her family having their Christmas holiday?
2. How did Tilly know that it was a tsunami?
5. How many people did she save?
The water went out very far and it was bubbling, too.About 100 people.They were having their Christmas holiday in Thailand.What should we do when a tsunami comes?DiscussionMake a poster about how to protect ourselves in front of disaster(灾难) , such as tsunami, earthquake, fire？Write down how Tilly saved people in the tsunami in Thailand. Homework The second periodTilly was worried because the water bubbled.
They were safe because of the warning.
We didn’t have a sports meeting because it rained yesterday.
We didn't have a sports meeting because of the rainy weather.because & because of后面接句子后面接名词、代词、动名词等The hotel was empty ________ everyone ran away.
We have to stay at home _________ the rain.
_________ the tsunami, many people died.
_______ Tilly warned them, they were safe.
becausebecause ofBecause ofBecause—Was I / he / she doing …?
—Were you / they doing …?Grammar--The Past Continuous（过去进行时）—Yes, I/he/she was. / No, I/he/she wasn’t.—Yes, we/they were. / No, we/they weren’t.Was/Were + 主语 + V-ing …?Yes, 主语 + was/were.
No, 主语 + wasn’t/weren’t.—What was he/she doing? —He/She was …疑问词 + was/were + 主语 + V-ing …?—What were we / you / they doing? —We/They were …Look at the pictures carefully and then guess
what he or she was doing at that time.Guessing Game—Was he/she doing ... ?
—Yes, he/she was.
No, he/she wasn’t.—Were they doing ... ?
—Yes, they were.
No, they weren’t.waswasn’twereweren’twaswereWas she riding a horse? What were they doing at lunchtime?Were they playing basketball this
morning?What were you doing after school?What were you painting?What were you doing last Saturday when I phoned?I was doing my homework.What were you doing this morning at six o’ clock?I was sleeping.Work with a partner. Read a sentence. Can your partner guess which sentence it is?DiscussionFinish the exercises on Page 111. Homework谢 谢
