牛津译林版八年级上英语Unit8 Reading (II) 教案

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1、Unit 8 Natural Disasters Reading (II)I. Teaching aims and learning objectivesBy the end of the lesson, students should be able to:1. use the important words and phrases correctly;2. get further understanding of the text;3. know how to protect themselves when a natural disaster happens;4. describe th

2、e experience in a natural disaster.II. Teaching contents1. New words and phrases: slight, shake, loud, bomb, fear, direction, while, brick, shaking, silent, if, nervous, heart, beat, trapped, mind, calm, since, still, alive, dark, shout, daylight, safe, asleep, after, a loud noise like thunder, star

3、t to shake, in fear, run in all directions, come down, not at all, beat fast, be trapped, say to oneself, pull myself slowly through, calm down, find ones way out, hear shouts from excited people, move away the bricks, at last.2. New structures: I was sleeping when the earthquake started.People were

4、 running in all directions while pieces of glass and bricks were falling down.I felt nervous and my heart was beating fast.As I was trying to find my way out, I suddenly heard some noise above me.III. Focus of the lesson and predicted area of difficultyUse the important words and phrases correctly a

5、nd fluently.Describe the experience in an earthquake.Know what to do during a natural disaster.IV. Teaching proceduresStep 1 Lead-inWatch a short video about an earthquake. T: Remember the first three adjectives the man used in the video? Yes, “sudden”, “unexpected” and “terrified”. The word “sudden

6、” means happening or done quickly and unexpectedly. If something is “unexpected”, it surprises you because you dont think it will happen. And :“terrified“ means very frightened, very afraid, feeling fear. We are so lucky that we have never been in an earthquake personally, but our friend Timmy happe

7、ned to be in the 1999 Taiwan earthquake.【设计意图】通过播放一段有关地震的记录短片，让学生对地震有更直观的认识。Step 2 Presentation 1. Revise three key wordsbrick, glass, bomb T: And we have already heard about his story. And I think you know these three pictures very well.2. Describe the earthquakeT: I have three tasks for you to com

8、plete behind each picture. You can group yourselves into three groups and choose one to do.(1) Group Brick: say something about the earthquake according to the key words and phrases. And after that think about this question: Why are people afraid? happened at At first, there was like Soon the earth

9、and people Outside glass and bricks Then the walls Finally, (2) Group Bomb: Make up a dialogue between you and Timmy. Ask about what he saw and heard during the earthquake. Try to ask as many questions as you can And after that think about this question: What do earthquakes bring us? You can use the

10、 following questions for the dialogue and you can think up more. Where were you when the earthquake started?Did you shout for help? Could you see anybody around you?(3) Group Glass: Describe Timmys feelingsFind out how Timmy felt during the earthquake and describe the changes of his feelings. If you

11、 were Timmy, do you know how to show your feelings while telling others the story? You can use the following words to help you in describing the changes of feelings.First , then , next , afterwards , finally 【设计意图】通过分组，让学生分别完成以下三个任务：通过设计叙述的任务帮助学生回顾地震的过程，并讨论人们为什么害怕；通过设计对话的任务复习 Timmy 在震中的所见所闻，由此讨论地震的危

12、害；让学生寻找并描述 Timmy 的情感变化，并指导学生如何有感情的朗读课文。Step 3 Language points1. fear (1) Explain the word and its usageT: Earthquakes are terrible and often cause problems. So we are afraid of them and that means we feel fear. When people are feeling fear, they may look like this. And most of us will scream in fear

13、 during an earthquake and we know a moment of fear went through Timmys mind. Everyone may 了 have/feel fear, but nobody wants to live in fear. (每个人都会感到恐惧，但是没有人希望生活在恐惧中。) Do you agree?(2) Fill in the blanksMillie and Amy thought there was a ghost in the park, so they ran away _ quickly. But when they

14、knew it was just a little cat, they were not _ any more. 2. shake T: If we have too much fear, our bodies may move quickly from side to side or up and down. Theres a word beginning with s, can you find it in the text? Yes, thats “shake”. The earth started to shake. Look, he is shaking with fear. Why

15、? Is he shaking with fear, too? No, he is shaking with cold. And hes caught a cold. The doctor gives him some medicine. Before taking medicine, he should read the instruction first. Look. This means you should shake the bottle well before taking. After he gets better, he may shake hands with the doc

16、tor to show his thanks. The doctor may shake his head because he thinks it is his duty to help the patients.3. calm Explain the word and its usageT: Now we know when people are in fear, they may shake with fear, they dont know what to do and they may scream in fear or run in all directions. They jus

17、t want to find a way out. But do you think it is right to run in all directions during an earthquake? I think we should try to calm down. Making ourselves less afraid or excited will help us find a way out. Do you think its important for us to keep calm in danger? Sometimes you can have some milk to

18、 calm yourself down, especially when you cant sleep.4. ifExplain the word and its usageT: Timmy tried his best to calm down, but he still felt afraid. You know why? Because he didnt know if anyone else was near him. Was there anyone near him Maybe there was someone else near him, or maybe not. We ar

19、e not sure about this. But, if there was somebody else near him, he might not be so afraid. Right? Sometimes when we are alone in the dark, we may feel afraid, just like Timmy. But I think we should be brave. We should know this: if we are not brave enough, nobody can help us. 5. was/were + doing(1)

20、 Explain the usage of past continuous tense.T: I think Timmy knows this very well. You can see this in Para.4. He did lots of things.And as he was trying to find his way out, something good happened. What was it?(2) Make more sentences and work out the ruleT: Can you find some more sentences with th

21、e ing form and words like when and while? Can you work out the rule?(3) Translate the following sentences.T: Please translate the following sentences into English. 【设计意图】通过创设语境，讲解与操练重点语言点。可能的情况下让学生提出他们不懂的，并尝试让学生来解释。Step 4 Practice1. Rewrite the followingT: After the earthquake Timmy wrote something

22、down. Lets try to change the underlined parts.When something bad happens, most people will shout loudly because they are very afraid. They think there may be no others around them. So they may move their bodies from side to side. Some people may go here and there quickly and wildly. But I think it i

23、s good not to be too afraid or nervous. 2. Read and findT: What did Timmy do after he was trapped? 3. Fill in the blanksT: Actually Timmy did a lot of things to help himself. Lets try to find them out. 【设计意图】通过让学生寻找 Timmy 在地震中、尤其是受困后的所作所为，巩固学生对课文内容的掌握，并为就思考其获救的原因展开讨论做铺垫。Step 5 Extension 1. Think and

24、 discussT: Timmy was safe at last. Is it only because he was lucky? T: Timmy has learned a lot from the earthquake. He wants to tell others what to do during an earthquake. If you were Timmy, what ideas do you want to give us? 2. Think and judgeIs it safe to run fast during an earthquake?Is it a goo

25、d idea to jump out of the window if the building starts to shake?Which part of the house is the best to hide in?Is it safe to ride bikes or drive cars fast during a snowstorm?Is it safe to hide under a big tree during a rainstorm with thunder and lightning?3. Oral workSuppose you survived the earthq

26、uake. Please tell us about your story. The following questions may help you.What happened? When did it happen?Where were you and what were you doing at that time?What did you see/hear/do?How did you feel?How were you safe? 【设计意图】：通过讨论注意事项，进一步引导学生懂得如何面对灾难。通过选择场景使学生了解不同的地点自救的方式可能有所不同，增强学生的自我保护意识。让学生想像自己一次自然灾害中的经历，鼓励学生使用本课所学的语言点进行口头讲述，达到学以致用的目的。V. Homework1. Learn the new words and phrases by heart. 2. Try your best to retell the story about Timmy.3. Write 4 dos and 4 donts during an earthquake in the exercise book. 4. Suppose you survived the earthquake and write down your story.