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Teaching Plan
Unit 4 The Night the Earth Didn’t Sleep
授课教师 班级
课型 Reading 时长 40分钟
Analysis of the article
Theme：人与自然——自然灾害之地震
Type：报告文学
Content
This article introduces the real historical event of Tangshan Earthquake in 1976.It describes in detail the signs before the earthquake, the fierce and huge destruction in the earthquake, and the rescue and reconstruction after the earthquake.The passage mainly conveys the emotional value that disaster is merciless,but love exists.
Teaching objectives
To master the reading skills such as skimming, scanning and so on.
Use topic sentences to refine the main idea of the text.
Get some factual information about Tangshan earthquake.
Describe the experience of experiencing a complete earthquake process by playing an earthquake survivor.
Summarize the lessons brought by the Tangshan earthquake and learn to protect oneself and help others in an earthquake.
The key and difficult points
Key point
Students can get factual information about the Tangshan earthquake through reading and can find the meaning behind it.
Difficult point
How to accurately grasp the meaning conveyed by the article. And how to use material learned in this lesson to integrate the information and complete the role play mission for earthquake survivors.
Teaching procedures
Step Ⅰ Lead-in Lead in the class by asking students the following questions : What causes you not to sleep at night 2.If the earth didn't sleep at night, what would happen Step Ⅱ Pre-reading Lead students to make a prediction Look at the title and photo below to guess what the text is mainly about. THE NIGHT THE EARTH DIDN'T SLEEP ( Intention: It is intended to predict what the text is about according to the title and the photo.) Step Ⅲ While-reading Activity 1 Read and check if you are right. The passage talks about the terrible earthquake that nearly destroyed Tangshan city in Hebei Province in 1976. Activity 2 Read the text carefully and write down the main idea of each paragraph. ParagraphMain idea1Warning signs before the earthquake.2345
( Intention: This part is designed to help the students to understand the main idea of the passage. Activity 3 List the organization of the text. Para.1: Before the earthquake Para.2&3: During the earthquake Para.4&5: After the earthquake ( Intention: This part is aimed at helping students grasp the structure of the passage. ) Activity 4 Careful reading 1.Read paragraph1 to find out the signs before the earthquake and fill in the form. Before the earthquakeTimeDetailsFor several days1. Water in the village wells_________ . 2. Well walls developed __________. 3. _________ come out of the cracks. 4. Mice _________ the fields. 5. Fish ___________ the water. At about 3:00 a.m. on July 28,19761. __________ appeared in the sky. 2. ___________ were heard.
Read paragraph 2 and 3 to find more details about the earthquake. During the earthquakeTimeDetailsAt 3:42 a.m. on July 28, 1976 1.Everything began to ______ . 2. ___________ cut across the road. 3. Rock turned into___________. 4. _____ buildings and _____of homes were gone. 5. More than ________ people were killed or injured.Afternoon of July 28, 19761. ________ shook Tangshan again. 2. More buildings ___________.
Read paragraph 4 and 5 to learn about the rescue work after the earthquake. After the earthquakeTimeDetailsSoon 1. __________ arrived. 2. Doctors and nurses provided _________. 3. Workers built ________. 4. _____________ brought in. After many years1. Tangshan started to __________. 2. A new Tangshan rebuilt on __________ _______. 3. Tangshan city proved people must _____ and stay _______.
( Intention: The part is aimed at helping students get detailed information about the earthquake.) Activity 5 Group discussion 1. What do you think helped in the revival of Tangshan 2.What achievements have people made ( Intention: The part is aimed to help students get a better understanding of the text. ) Activity 6 Summary Use the words and expressions in the text to retell the earthquake in time order. TimeEvent (key words)several days before the earthquakeat about 3:00 a.m. on 28 July, 1976at 3:42 a.m.later that afternoon after the quake
( Intention: The purpose of the part is to help the students summarize the words and expressions related to the earthquake and use them by retelling the passage. ) Step Ⅳ Post-reading Activity1 Deep Thinking Think about the questions carefully. What other cities or towns have gone through similar changes What lessons can we learn from these events Activity 2 Watch a short video about how to protect ourselves in an earthquake. ( Intention: The two activities are designed to get the students to explore the lessons we can learn from the past earthquakes and know how to survive in an earthquake. ) StepV Homework 1. Write a letter to tell people how to protect yourself in an earthquake. 2.Finish the exercise on page 51. Blackboard design Unit 4 THE NIGHT THE EARTH DIDN'T SLEEP Part1 (Para.1) :Before the earthquake Ⅰ. Main idea & Structure Part2( Para.2-3 ): During the earthquake Part3( Para4-5 )：After the earthquake Ⅱ. Timeline Teaching Reflection

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