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The Seventh Period
●从容说课
This is the last period of this unit，so the teacher will lay emphasis on revision and
summary.
The Learning Tip of this unit is to listen to English more.So at first，the students
will do a listening test.It is a story about a survivor of the terrible San Francisco
earthquake.After listening，the students are asked to do some true-or-false exercises and
answer some questions.The step is to improve the students’ ability to catch the useful
information while listening.Then the students are asked to read after the tape to imitate
the pronunciation and intonation，which is also a purpose of listening.
Then the students will sum up what they have learned in this unit，including the
knowledge about the earthquakes，useful words，phrases expressions and new grammar
items.The students should frequently look back on what they have learned.Only in this
way can they learn the language better.
At last the students will do a project.This requires the students to put what they have
learned in this unit into use.The students will first discuss the project in groups of
four.Then they will form different groups and tell the new group members their plan.This
step is to train the students’ speaking ability as well as the ability to cooperate with
others.It also requires the students to reason what they are planning to do.
●三维目标
1.Knowledge：
（1）The important words，phrases and expressions in this unit.
（2）The new grammar item，the Attributive Clause.
2.Ability：
（1）Train the students’ listening ability.
（2）Train the students’ speaking ability.
（3）Train the students’ ability to read with feelings.
（4）Learn to be logical while doing things.
4.Emotion：
（1）Learn to cooperate with each other.
（2）Learn to be brave to face the difficulties.
●教学重点
（1）Train the students’ listening ability.
（2）Train the students’ speaking ability.
●教学难点
（1）Carry out a project.
（2）Learn to be logical while doing things.
●教具准备
（1）a tape recorder
（2）a projector
（3）the blackboard
1●教学过程
Step 1 Greetings
Greet the whole class as usual.
Step 2 Listening
T：In the last period we learned a passage written by an eyewitness about the terrible
San Francisco earthquake in 1906.Today we will listen to a story told by a man who was
a survivor of the earthquake.Listen to the tape the first time，and try to tell whether the
statements in Part 1 are true or false.
（Teacher plays the tape for the students to listen and finish the task.）
（After listening，the teacher checks the answers with the class.）
T：Now let’s listen to the tape again.This time you should try to correct the
statements that are false.
（Teacher checks the answers with the students after listening.）
T：Let’s listen to the tape the third time and try to answer the questions in Part 2.
（After listening，the teacher checks the answers.）
T：While listening to the tape，you should not only pay attention to the contents，but
also the pronunciation and intonation.Next，I will play the tape again.You should mark
liaison and incomplete explosion in the sentences in Part 3.Then practice reading them
aloud.
（Students listen and read.Meanwhile，the teacher goes around the classroom to correct
any mistakes that the students may make.）
Step 3 Learning tip
T：In order to learn a language well，you should do a lot of practice，including
listening，speaking，reading and writing.Only when we understand what is said to us can
we have a conversation with somebody.So listening to English is very important.After clas
s，you should listen to the English news on the radio or watch the news on CCTV
International.You will not only get a lot of information about what is happening around
the world ， but also improve your listening and learn more English words and
expressions.At the same time，you will improve your pronunciation and intonation.
Step 4 Summing up
T：Now let’s sum up what you have learnt in this unit.Work with your partner.First
write down what you have learned about earthquakes.Then write down the verbs，nouns，
expressions and new grammar items that you have learned from this unit.
（After several minutes the teacher will ask some individual students to read out what
they have written down.）
Step 5 Project
T：By now you know that earthquakes are terrible natural disasters and that China is
unlucky enough to have a lot of them.However，as the example of Tangshan has shown，
people can find hope for a brighter future even after a bad earthquake.Work in groups of
four.First share what you have learned about earthquakes with your group members.
（Ss work in groups.）
T ： Now imagine that your group lives in a city that has been hit by an
earthquake.Your group is given the job to build a new city.Make a list of things that need
to be done.Decide what things must be done first and what things can be done later.The
2list of things on Page 68 should be considered.Maybe you will have different opinions
with other group members.Remember to give reasons for what you have chosen.
（Ss discuss in groups，while the teacher gets around the classroom and helps the
students deal with any difficulties they may have.）
T：From your group’s list，choose one thing that you consider to be the most
important and write down your reasons.
（After several minutes.）
T：Now we will make different groups.Number every member of your group from 1
to 4.All the students with No.1 go to one group，and all the students with No.2 go to the
same group and the same with students with No.3 and No.4.
（After the students have formed new groups.）
T ： Tell your new group members the thing that you have chosen and the
reasons.Then each group should make a list of three most important things.
（After several minutes the teacher checks the students’ answers.）
（The answers can be various.But each group must provide enough reasons for the
things that they have chosen.）
3●板书设计
Unit 4 Earthquake
The Seventh Period
Summing up
Write down what you have learned about earthquakes.
From this unit you have also learned
·useful verbs：
·useful nouns：
·other expressions：
·new grammar item：
●活动与探究
Poster-making
Report on Earthquakes：
Up till now the students have learned a lot of things about earthquakes，including two
terrible earthquakes both at home and abroad，the causes of earthquakes，the ways to
reduce the losses of earthquakes，and how to produce an earthquake plan.So the students
are asked to make a report to the whole class about these earthquake-related things.
1.Work in groups of five or six.List the things they want to mention.
2.Each student of the group writes one aspect of earthquakes.
3.Combine what they have written into a passage，adding necessary words or phrases.
4.Each group chooses one representative to present the report to the whole class.
5.Choose the best reporter and the best group.
●备课资料
A Circus Disaster
July 6，1944，was a day of nightmare（噩梦） that I will never forget.That afternoon
when I was making up my face in a dressing tent at the moment，I suddenly heard
someone run past shouting “Fire! ” Fire was what we circus（马戏团） people most
feared for there was a large audience in the tent，including many children.I rushed towards
the tent with a bucket but I could do nothing with it since the tent was burning too
high and the flames spreading quickly.
In the burning tent was a scene of panic（恐慌）：people rushed towards the exits，and
some even jumped twelve feet from the top rows of the grandstand to the ground
outside.Some people，after getting out，tried to re-enter to help their relatives or friends.Yet
it was impossible for them to get through the crowd；instead，they blocked the way，I
fought at one exit，shouting at the top of my lungs.“Go on! Keep moving!” At every
exit，circus people were doing the same thing.In the midst of this scene，the musicians
kept on playing until the tent was a fire overhead.
City fire equipment finally arrived and put out the fire.All the circus people were
safe though some were bruised（撞伤） or burned during the rescue work.The audience，
however，were not that lucky.In a panic，they all tried to use the regular exits through
which they had entered the rent.As a result，168 people had died in the fire ─the worst
circus disaster in history.
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