Unit 4 Unforgettable experiences.docx

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Unit4Unforgettableexperiences

Unit4Unforgettableexperiences

Ⅰ.TeachingGoals:

1.Talkaboutpastexperiences.

2.Describepeople,thingsandevents.

3.ReviewtheAttributiveClauseandlearntousetherelativepronounswho,whom,whose,whichandthat.

4.Organizeideasinatextusing“First”“Next”“Then”“Finally”.

5.Writeaboutanunforgettableexperience.

Ⅱ.TeachingTime:

Fourperiods

Ⅲ.BackgroundInformation

Ⅰ.EarthquakeandQuakeproof

Somecountries,suchasJapan,havealargenumberofearthquakes.Earthquakeshappenveryquicklyandviolently.Duringanearthquake,thereisoftenagreatnoisefirst.Thentheearthshakesterribly,manyhousesfalldown,railwaytracksbreakandtrainsrunofflines,agreatmanyfactoriesaredestroyed,thousandsofdeathsarecaused,andmanymorelosehomes….Besidesthegreatdamageanddeathscausedbytheearthquakeitself,otherdisasterssuchasfiresoftenfollow,morebuildingdestroyedandmoredeathscaused.

Itiswellknownofthedangersofapossibleearthquake,andforcenturiesmanhasbeenmakingresearchesonearthquakes.Morethan2000yearsago,forexample,aChinesescientistnamedZhangHenginventedamachinewhichcoulddetectearthquakes,andthismachineisstillusedbyscientiststodaytodetectandmeasurethestrengthofearthquakes.Nowweknowmuchmoreaboutearthquakesandwhytheyhappen,butwestillcannottellexactlywhenandwhereanearthquakewillhappen,andcannotstopitfromhappening.Soearthquakesareamongtheworstdisastersintheworld.

Noonecanstopnaturalearthquakes.However,scientistscanhelpstopearthquakesdestroyingwholecitiesandcausingtoomanydeaths.Inthoseareaswhereearthquakesoftenhappen,theyrecordmountaintemperaturesandtakephotosfromtheairandifanythingstartstohappen,theywarngovernmentstobepreparedforpossibledisasterssothatemergencyplansareputintoactiontolessenthedisaster,probablysavingmanylives.

Ⅱ.HowtoEscapeaFire

Firefightingisaseriousmatter.Knowingwhattododuringafirecansavepeople’slives.Itisimportanttoknowthewaysyoucanuseandshowthemtoeveryoneelseinthefamily,suchasstairwaysandemergency（紧急事件）exits,butnotlifts.

Fromthelowerfloorsofbuildings,escapingthroughwindowsispossible.Learnthebestwaytogetoutfromawindowwiththeleastchanceofseriousinjury.

Thesecondfloorwindowisusuallynotveryhighfromtheground.Anaverage（普通的）person,hangingbythefingertips（手指尖）willhaveadropofabout6feettotheground.Itisabouttheheightofanaverageman.Ofcourse,itissafertojumpashortwaydownthantostayinaburningbuilding.

Windowsarealsousefulwhenyouarewaitingforhelp.Besuretokeepthedoorclosedbeforeopeningthewindow.Otherwise,smokeandfiremaybedrawnintotheroom.Keepyourheadlowatthewindowtobesureyougetfreshairratherthansmokethatmayhaveleaked（漏）intotheroom.

Onthesecondorthirdfloor,thebestwindowsforescapearethosewhichopenontoaroof.Fromtheroofapersoncandroptothegroundmoresafely.

Droppingontocement（水泥）mightendininjury.Bushesandtreescanhelpyoutohaveasoftlanding.

TheFirstPeriod

TeachingAims:

1.Dosomelisteningandspeakingpracticetoimprovethestudents’listeningandspeakingabilities.

2.ReviewtheAttributiveClause.

TeachingImportantPoint:

Improvethestudents’listeningandspeakingabilities.

TeachingDifficultPoints:

HowtohelpthestudentstomastertheAttributiveClausebetter.

TeachingMethods:

1.Listening-and-answeractivitytoimprovethestudents’listeningability.

2.Pairworkorindividualworktomakeeverystudentworkinclass.

TeachingAids:

1.ataperecorder

2.theblackboard

TeachingProcedures:

☞StepⅠ.GreetingsandWarmingup

Greetthewholeclassasusual.

T:

First,Iwanttoaskyouaquestion.Haveyoueverseenthemovie“Titanic”?

Ss:

Yes.

T:

Doyoulikeit?

Ss:

Yes,very.

T:

Whocansaysomethingabouttheship?

S:

Letmetry.Theshipwasthelargestandthemostluxuriousintheworldatthattime.Butunfortunately,ithitanicebergandsankwithlotsofpeopleonit.

T:

Thankyou.Pleasesitdown.Now,pleaseturntoPage22.Lookatthepictures.Firsttalkaboutthemwthyourpartnerandthenmakesomesentencesliketheexamplebelowthepictures.

（Allowthestudentsafewminutestopractiseandtheteachermayhelpthem.Thentheteachermayasksomestudentstoactouttheirdialogues,andreadouttheirsentences.）

T:

Haveyoufinished?

Ss:

Yes.

T:

OK.Now,whichpairwantstoactoutyourdialogue?

Ss:

We’lltry.（Actoutthedialogue.）

…

Suggesteddialogues:

（Picture1）

A:

Doyouknowwhoisthemanstandingbesidethemachine?

B:

I’mnotsure.

A:

Lookatthemachinecarefully.Doyouknowwhatitis?

B:

Oh.Yes,Iknowitisaseismograph.

A:

Sowhodoyouthinkthemanis?

B:

HeisZhangHeng,Ithink.

A:

Yes.ZhangHengisthemanwhomadetheearliestseismographin132.

（Picture3）

A:

Haveyouseenthefilm“Titanic”?

B.Yes,Ihave.Ihaveseenittwice.

A:

Haveyou?

WhatapityIhaven’t.Couldyoutellmesomethingaboutit?

B:

Sure.It’sastoryaboutaverybigshipwhichsandafterhittinganiceberg.…

Suggestedsentences:

1.ZhangHengisthemanwhomadetheearliestseismographin132.

2.HowardCarterwhowasbornin1937isthemanwhofoundKingTut’stomb.

3.Titanicistheshipwhichsandafterhittinganiceberg.

4.Beijingisthecitywhichhasgotthechancetohostthe2008Olympics.

☞StepⅡ.PreparationforListening

T:

Verygood.Now,we’lldosomelisteningpractice.Beforelisteningtothetape,pleasereadtherequirementsbyyourselvesquickly.Thenhaveadiscussionwithyourpartner.Trytoguesswhathashappened.Thepicturescanhelpyou.

（Afewminuteslater,theteacheraskssomestudentstosaywhattheycanguessfromthepictures.Andgothroughtheexerciseswiththestudentstomakesuretheyknowwhattodo.）

☞StepⅢ.Listening

T:

Now,youknowwhattodo.WhenIplaythetapeforthefirsttime,youjustlistentogetthegeneralidea.ThesecondtimeIplaythetape,youshouldtrytofinishtheexercises.Thelasttime,checkyouranswers.Areyouclear?

Ss:

Yes.

T:

OK.Let’sbegin.Listencarefully.

（Teacherplaysthetapeforthestudentstolistenandpausesthetapeforthestudentstowritedowntheiranswerswhennecessary.Intheend,checktheanswerswiththewholeclassandgiveexplanationsorplaythetapeagainifnecessary.）

ListeningText:

Part1

Ishallneverforgetthedaywhentheearthquaketookplace.Thetimewas5:

15intheafternoonandIwasdrivingalongtheroadtofetchmydaughterfromschool.Ourplanwastogoswimmingtogether.Ihadfinishedworkatabout4o’clockandthengonetothepostoffice.ThenI’dstoppedoffatashopinordertogetsomefreshfruit.Weliketohavesomefruittoeatafterourswim.

Iwasdrivingalongahighroadonmywaytotheschool.Overmyroadwasanotherroadforcarscomingtheotherway.IwashungrysoIputthebagofapplesontheseatbesidemeandstartedtoeatone.

SuddenlyIsawthecarsinfrontofmestarttomovefromsidetoside.Isloweddown.Thenmycarstartedtoshake!

Ididn’tknowwhatwashappening.Perhapssomethinghadgonewrongwithmycar.Idroveevenslower.Thentheroadabovestartedtofalldown.Istoppedthecarandatthesamemomenttheroadfellontothecarsinfrontofme.

Part2

Ifoundmyselfinthedark.Icouldn’tmove.ThebottompartsofbothmylegsandmyfeetwerehurtingbadlyandIcouldn’tmovethem.Allaroundmewasquiet.ButbelowmeIcouldhearshoutsandalotofnoise.Thenrememberedwhathadhappened.Ihadbeeninanearthquake.

Forabouttwohoursnobodycame.LuckilyIcouldreachthebagofapples,soatleastIhadplentytoeat.ThenIheardpeopleclimbingtowardsme.Ateamofpeoplehadcometoseeifanyonewasunderthebrokenroad.Icalledout“I’mhere!

”Iheardashort.Soonastrangerclimbedtothesideofthebridgenearmycar.“Howareyoudoing?

”heasked.

“Nottoobad.”Isaid,“butmyfeetandlegsfeelasifthey’rebroken.”

“We’llhaveyououtoftherejustassoonaswecan,”hesaid.Theydidn’tgetmeoutuntilthenextmorning.Ihadbeeninmycarforfourteenhours.

Suggestedanswers:

1.

（1）5:

15p.m.

（2）Tohisdaughter’sschool.

（3）Thecarsinfrontstartedtomovefromsidetoside.

（4）Hehadbeendrivingalongahighroadonhiswaytotheschool.

（5）Hewasgoingtofetchhisdaughterfromherschool.

2.

（1）found

（2）hadhappened（3）hadbeen（4）heard;climbing（5）hadcome;was

☞StepⅣ.Speaking

T:

Now,let’sturntoPage25andlookatthespeakingpart.Youhavelearnthowtouserelativepronounstoconnectsentencesbefore.Herearesixpairsofsentences.Connectthemusing“who”or“whose”.Afteryoufinish,youcancheckyouranswerswithyourpartner.

（Fiveminuteslater,theteacheraskssomestudentstowritetheiranswersontheblackboard,andcheckswiththewholeclass.）

Suggestedanswers:

1.Thegirlwhoselegwasbrokenintheearthquakewastakentohospital.

2.Annawhoisplayingtennisusedtotakeswimminglessonswithmysister.

3.Theoldmanwhosehouseisonfireisshoutingforhelp.

4.KathywhohaslongblackhairworksasawaitressattheHiltonHotel.

5.Betty’sparentswhohavebeenmarriedformorethan25yearsliveinNewYork.

6.Thelittleboywhoseeyesareblueisholdingadog.

T:

Good.Now,lookatthepictures.Therearesixpicturesinall.Pleasematchthemwiththesentencesyoumadejustnow.Thenchoosetwoofthepicturesandcreateyourowndialogueswithyourpartner.Fiveminuteslater,I’llasksomeofyoutoactoutyourdialogues.Doyouunderstand?

Ss:

Yes.

（Sspractiseforfiveminutes.Thentheteacheraskssomestudentstoactouttheirdialogues.）

Suggestedanswers:

（Picture2）

A:

Whatcanyouseeinthepicture?

B:

Icanseethehouseisonfire.