1、Unit 4 Earthquakes Period 2 Important Language Points 整體設(shè)計從容說課This is the second teaching period of this unit. We first check the students homework and offer chances for the students to review what they learned during the first period.The emphasis in this period will be placed on the important new w

2、ords, expressions and sentence patterns in the parts Warming up, Pre-reading, Reading and Comprehending. In order to make the students understand these important points thoroughly, we can first get the students to understand their meanings in the context, then give some explanations about them, and

3、later offer some practices to make the students master their usages. Some words and expressions, such as shake, injure, destroy, shock, rescue, right away, a great number of, give out are very useful and important. So are the sentence patterns “It seemed that the world was at an end” and “All hope w

4、as not lost”. We ought to pay more attention to them and design special exercises.At the end of the class, the teacher can make the students do more exercises for consolidation. In doing so, they can learn, grasp and use these important language points well.教學(xué)重點1. Enable the students to grasp the us

5、ages of such important new words and expressions as shake, injure, destroy, shock, rescue, right away, a great number of, give out, etc.2. Get the students to master the usages of the patterns:“It seemed that the world was at an end” and “All hope was not lost”.教學(xué)難點1. Let the students learn the usag

6、e of the word “shake”.2. Enable the students to master the usage of the pattern “All. . . is not. . . ” and understand some difficult and long sentences.教學(xué)方法1. Discussing, summarizing and practicing2. Cooperative learning教具準(zhǔn)備The multimedia and other normal teaching tools三維目標(biāo)Knowledge aims:1. Get the

7、 students to learn and grasp the important new words and expressions:shakewell (n. )risecracksmellyburstcanalruininjuredestroyuselessshockquakerescueelectricitydisasterarmyorganizeburycoalmineshelterfreshright awayat an endlie in ruinsbe trapped under sth. a (great)number of2. Get the students to le

8、arn the following useful sentence patterns:1)But the one million people of the city, who thought little of theses events, went to bed as usual that night.2)It seemed that the world was at an end!3)Bricks covered the ground like red autumn leaves.4)The army organized teams to dig out those who were t

9、rapped and to bury the dead.5)Workers built shelters for survivors whose homes had been destroyed.6)Never before in history has a city been so completely destroyed.Ability aims:1. Enable the students to use some useful words and expressions correctly.2. Enable the students to make sentences after th

10、e useful sentence patterns.Emotional aim:1. Stimulate the students interest in learning English.2. Develop the students spirit of cooperation and teamwork.教學(xué)過程設(shè)計方案（一）Step 1 Revision1. Check the homework exercises.2. Ask some students to retell the reading passage A Night the Earth Didnt Sleep.Step 2

11、 Reading and findingGet the students to read the reading passage again to underline all the new words and useful expressions or collocations in the passage.Collocations:a smelly gas, come out of, in the farmyards, too nervous to eat, run out of, look for places to hide, jump put of, water pipes, thi

12、nk little of, as usual, It seemed that. . . , at an end, one hundred kilometers away, one-third, eight kilometers long, thirty meters wide, cut across, in ruins, be injured, thousands of, the number of, reach more than 400 000, everywhere, . . . everything was destroyed, be gone, blow away, be not s

13、afe for, tens of thousands of, give milk, half a million, millions of, instead of, be shocked, later that afternoon, be trapped under the ruins, fall down, All. . . is/was not. . . , hundreds of thousands of, dig out, the dead, to the north of, coal mines, built shelters, fresh waterRead them aloud

14、and copy them down in the exercise book after class.Step 3 Discovering useful words and expressionsDo the exercises in Discovering useful words and expressions on Page 28.Explain the problems the students meet while checking the answers.Step 4 Language Points1. shake vt. & vi(shook, shaken)1)(ca

15、use sb. /sth. to)move quickly and often jerkily from side to side or up and down（使某人或某物）急速搖動或顛簸The table shook when she banged her fist on it.她用拳頭把桌子敲得直顫。The house shook as the heavy truck went past.重載的卡車經(jīng)過時，房子搖晃起來。2)(of a person)tremble; quiver（指人）發(fā)抖，打戰(zhàn)They laughed until their sides shook when they

16、 heard the joke.這個笑話笑得他們渾身直顫。The little boy was shaking with cold.那個小男孩凍得發(fā)抖。3)disturb the calmness of sb. ; trouble or shock sb. 使某人心緒不寧；煩擾或驚嚇某人This surprising development quite shook me.這一驚人的新情況把我嚇壞了。4)make(sth. )less certain; weaken belief, etc. 動搖某人的想法；減弱Her new theory has been shaken by this new

17、 evidence.這一新證據(jù)動搖了她的新理論。5)(of sb. s voice)become weak or faltering; tremble（指某人的嗓音）變?nèi)?，發(fā)顫，顫抖His voice shook(with emotion)as he announced the news.他宣布這一消息時，聲音（因激動）有些顫抖。shake&tremble：在表示“（因恐懼、憤怒、寒冷、體弱等）戰(zhàn)栗，震顫，發(fā)抖”時，shake和tremble可相互替換；但指握手、搖頭或捧腹大笑時，用shake。另外，tremble只用作不及物動詞。The poor boy was shaking/tr

18、embling with cold.這個孩子正凍得發(fā)抖。The host shook hands with all the guests.主人跟所有的客人握手。2. rise vi. (rose, risen)(of the sun, moon, stars, etc. )appear above the horizon; go up（指日月星辰等的）升起；上升The sun rises at seven oclock.太陽七點鐘升起。Prices have risen steadily during the past ten years.過去十年間物價一直在穩(wěn)定地上漲。He rose fro

19、m his chair and began his speech.他從椅子上站起來開始了他的演說。rise&raise：rise是不及物動詞，而raise是及物動詞，意思是“抬高；提高”。The peoples living standard has greatly been raised.人民的生活水平已大大地提高了。The price of eggs has risen/been raised recently.雞蛋的價格最近上漲了。3. burst vi. & vt. (burst, burst)(cause sth. to)break open or apart; ex

20、plode（使某物）爆炸；脹破；爆破Ive eaten so much I feel ready to burst.我吃得太多，肚子都要撐破了。Dont get so angry! Youll burst a blood-vessel!別生這么大的氣！你會把血管氣崩的！burst in/into enter(a room, etc. )suddenly突然進入（房間等）burst into sth. send out or produce sth. suddenly and violently突然而猛烈的發(fā)出或產(chǎn)生某事物burst out doing. . . suddenly begin d

21、oing. . . 突然開始做某事The police burst in/into the room and arrested that gang.警察突然闖進房門逮捕了那幫人。The plane crashed and burst into flames.飛機墜毀起火。All of them burst into laughter/tears/song.他們?nèi)纪蝗恍ζ饋?哭起來/唱起來。All of them burst out laughing/crying/singing.他們?nèi)纪蝗恍ζ饋?哭起來/唱起來。完成下列句子：1)因為大于大壩決口了。The dam_ _ _the heav

22、y rain.2)聽眾席上爆發(fā)出一片笑聲。The audience_ _ _ .答案：1)burst because of2)burst into laughter4. injure vt. to hurt oneself/sb. /sth. physically 傷害，損害，受傷She was badly injured in an accident during the work.她在一次工傷事故中受了重傷。harm, hurt, injure & wound:harm用于指肉體或精神上的傷害均可，有時可指引起不安或不便，還可用于抽象事物，尤其是指不道德的事情；hurt為一般用語，

23、既可指肉體上的傷害，也可指精神上的傷害，還可用作不及物動詞，意為“疼痛”；injure一般指由于意外或事故而受傷；wound指外傷（如槍傷、刀傷、劍傷等），尤指在戰(zhàn)爭、戰(zhàn)斗中受傷。Getting up early wont harm you.早起對你沒有害處。There was an unexpected explosion in our street, but our building wasnt harmed at all.我們的街道發(fā)生了一次意外的爆炸事故，但我們的大樓絲毫沒有受損。Many people were hurt/injured when a bus and a truck

24、collided.一輛公共汽車和一輛卡車相撞，許多人受了傷。Youll hurt her feelings if you forget her birthday.如果你忘了她的生日，那會傷她感情的。The soldier got wounded in the arm in the fighting.這個士兵的胳膊在戰(zhàn)斗中受了傷。The robber_ him with a knife.A. harmedB. hurtC. injuredD. wounded答案：D5. destroy vt. to break to pieces; to make useless; to put an end

25、to摧毀；毀壞；破壞The fire destroyed all my books.這場大火毀了我的全部書籍。Why, you may wonder, should spiders be our friends? Because they destroy so many insects.你也許會覺得奇怪，蜘蛛怎么竟是我們的朋友？因為它們毀滅那么多的昆蟲。destroy, damage & ruin:destroy 強調(diào)以具有摧毀或殺傷性的力量把某物徹底毀掉；damage一般指對物體或生命的局部損壞；ruin亦指徹底毀掉，但不含有以某種摧毀性的力量進行破壞，而含有在一定的過程中逐漸毀掉的

26、意思。An atom bomb would destroy a city.一顆原子彈可以摧毀一座城市。The earthquake damaged several buildings.地震使一些建筑受到了破壞。Oxford has been ruined by the motor industry.牛津城已經(jīng)被汽車工業(yè)毀掉了。After the war the Japanese economy lay in_.A. ruin B. ruins C. damage D. destroy答案：B6. shock vt. cause a shock to(sb. ); cause(sb. )to f

27、eel disgust, horror, etc. 使（某人）震驚；使（某人）感到厭惡、恐懼等I was shocked when I heard about your accident.當(dāng)我聽到你出事后我很震驚。He was shocked by what you said.他對你說的話感到震驚。shock, astonish & surprise:shock表示的吃驚程度最大；astonish語氣比surprise要強，含有“令人難以置信”之意；surprise為一般用語，意為“使驚訝，使吃驚”，含有“意想不到”之意。I was shocked at the news of her

28、 death.我聽到她去世的消息十分震驚。I was astonished to see him in Tibet.在西藏見到他，我真感到驚異。I was surprised to see the great changes in my hometown.看到家鄉(xiāng)的巨大變化我驚訝不已。7. rescue n. an act of rescuing or being rescued 搭救；解救v. to save or set free from harm, danger, or loss 解救；救出A rescue team is trying to reach the trapped min

29、es.一組救援人員在盡力趕向被困的礦井。We rescued the boy who fell into the river.我們救起了掉進河里的小孩。rescue & save:rescue的含義是搭救受到監(jiān)禁、攻擊或死亡威脅的人，它的內(nèi)涵是不失時機地以強有力的措施進行搭救；save是一般用語，使用范圍很廣，它含有 rescue的意思，但是這個詞不但有使受難者獲救的意思，還具有使獲救者繼續(xù)生存、享受幸福的內(nèi)涵。It was not long before a helicopter arrived on the scene to rescue the survivors of the

30、plane crash.不久一架直升機飛到了現(xiàn)場來搭救這次飛機失事的幸存者。For hundreds of years, St Bernard dogs have saved the lives of travelers crossing the dangerous pass.幾百年來，圣伯納修道院的狗已經(jīng)搭救了穿越這個險關(guān)的許多旅游者的性命。8. in ruins in a severely damaged or destroyed condition 嚴(yán)重受損；破敗不堪；成為廢墟An earthquake left the whole town in ruins.地震過后全城到處都是頹垣斷

31、壁。His career is/lies in ruins.他的事業(yè)已完全失敗。9. a(great)number of a lot of 許多；若干I have a number of letters to write.我有好些信要寫。A great/large number of people have applied.許多人都已申請。Step 5 Sentence focus1. But the one million people of the city, who thought little of these events, went to bed as usual that nig

32、ht.但是，唐山市的一百萬居民幾乎都沒有把這些情況當(dāng)一回事，當(dāng)天晚上照常上床睡覺了。句子中的who thought little of these events是非限制性定語從句；think little of的意思是“不重視；認(rèn)為沒有什么了不起；對不假思索”，類似的短語還有think better of sb. （對某人印象好；看重某人），think better of sth. （改變念頭；打消主意），think highly of（看重；器重），think well of（重視；認(rèn)為好），think poorly of（不放在眼里；輕視），think nothing of（輕視；認(rèn)為無所

33、謂；認(rèn)為沒什么了不起），think much of（認(rèn)為很不錯），think ill of（認(rèn)為不好）等；as usual是固定短語，意思是“照常；照例”。I thought little of what he said at that time.我對他當(dāng)時說的話沒加思索。I think much better of him after I have found out his true motive.我發(fā)覺他的真實動機后，對他的評價高多了。The little boy went to school as usual that day.那天，那個小男孩照常去上學(xué)。1)In Australia,

34、 one thinks_ of riding fifty miles to a dance.A. nothing B. something C. much D. better2)Yesterday, he went out to play football_.A. usually B. as usual C. usual D. often答案：1)A2)B2. It seemed that the world was at an end.世界似乎到了末日。句子中的at an end是固定短語，意思是“結(jié)束；終結(jié)”；It seems/seemed(to sb. )+that-clause是常用的

35、固定句型，意思是“好像；似乎”。His career seemed at an end.他的事業(yè)似乎結(jié)束了。It seems that I have seen her before.我好像以前見過她。It seems to me that there is something funny about the case.在我看來這件案子好像有點奇怪。3. Everywhere they looked nearly everything was destroyed.人們無論朝哪里看，那里的一切都幾乎被毀了。句子中的Everywhere they looked 是讓步狀語從句，everywhere用

36、作連詞，相當(dāng)于wherever或no matter where，引導(dǎo)讓步狀語從句。Everywhere I go, I find the same thing.無論我去哪兒，我都看到同樣的東西。You see it everywhere you look.無論你往哪兒看，你都會看到它。4. All of the citys hospitals, 75% of its factories and buildings and 90% of its homes were gone.所有的市內(nèi)醫(yī)院、75%的工廠和建筑物、90%的家園都消失了。該句是“主系表結(jié)構(gòu)”的句子，主語是一個很長的名詞短語，其中兩

37、處有百分?jǐn)?shù)修飾。有百分?jǐn)?shù)修飾的結(jié)構(gòu)作主語時，謂語動詞要根據(jù)百分?jǐn)?shù)所修飾的是可數(shù)名詞還是不可數(shù)名詞而定。句子中的gone是過去分詞，用作表語，意為“消失了；不存在了”，另外它還有“走了”“丟了”“用完了”等意思。50% of the students in our class are girls.我們班50%的學(xué)生是女生。Over 70% of the earth surface is covered with water.地球表面的70%多是水。His job was gone. 他的工作丟了。More than 30 %/Nearly one-third of the teachers in

38、 our school_ from other cities in the past.A. is B. are C. was D. were答案：D5. All hope was not lost.不是所有的希望都破滅了。這是一個表示部分否定的句子。句型All. . . not. . . 或Not all. . . 均表示部分否定，可翻譯成“不是所有的”或“并非所有的”。Not all the girls left. （= Only some of the girls left. ）Not all the children are noisy. （= Some of the children

39、are not noisy. ）注：對兩者以上的全部否定應(yīng)用none of. . . ，其后的謂語動詞既可以用單數(shù)形式，也可以用復(fù)數(shù)形式。We couldnt eat in a restaurant because_ of us had_ money on us.A. all; no B. any; no C. none; any D. no one; any答案：C6. The army organized teams to dig out those who were trapped and to bury the dead.救援人員組成小分隊，將被困的人挖出來，將死者掩埋。句子中的who

40、 were trapped 是定語從句。當(dāng)先行詞是those, anybody, he等表示人的詞時，定語從句習(xí)慣用who來引導(dǎo)，不能用that代替。Those who want to see the film write your names on the paper.想看電影的人把你們的名字寫在這張紙上。Anybody who breaks the law will be punished.任何人犯法都要受到懲罰。He who laughs last laughs best.誰笑在最后，誰笑得最好。7. To the north of the city, most of the 10 00

41、0 miners were rescued from the coal mines.在城市的北邊，有一個萬名礦工的煤礦，其中多數(shù)人得救了。在表示位置關(guān)系時，通常in表示在范圍內(nèi)；to表示在范圍外（不接壤）；on表示接壤（在范圍外）。China lies in the east of Asia.中國位于亞洲東部。Japan lies to the east of China.日本位于中國的東面。China faces the Pacific on the east.中國東臨太平洋。8. Workers built shelters for survivors whose homes had be

42、en destroyed.救援人員為那些家園被毀的幸存者蓋起了避難所。句子中whose homes had been destroyed是定語從句，whose是關(guān)系代詞，代替先行詞survivors在定語從句中作定語，相當(dāng)于of whom，這個定語從句也可改為of whom homes had been destroyed或homes of whom had been destroyed。He doesnt want to hire the boy whose father is in prison.他不想雇傭那個父親還在坐牢的男孩子。Anne was a Jewish girl whose

43、diary has been read widely all over the world.安妮是一個猶太女孩，她的日記在全世界廣為傳誦。Step 6 WorkbookDo the exercises in Using words and expressions on Page 63.Step 7 ConsolidationAsk the students to do the following exercises for consolidation.1. 單詞拼寫：根據(jù)首字母或中文提示寫出所缺的單詞。1)The mining disaster s the whole country.2)If

44、 you put a cold glass into hot water, it will b .3)Twenty miners were t underground after the fire.4)So many d happened to them in a single year that they could hardly live on.5)The firemen r three women and five children from the burning house.6)I was_(震驚)to hear that one of my students drowned whi

45、le swimming.7)Smoking will_(損害)your health.8)The forest was_(燒毀)by the great fire.9)Dont eat that food. It is already_(發(fā)臭的).10)If there were no_(電), what would we do?2. 根據(jù)中文提示完成下面的句子。1)I dont know when their party will be_ _ _ (結(jié)束).2)It is said that they have_ _ (挖出)a lot of treasure from the tomb.3

46、)After the big fire, all of their houses were_ _ (成為廢墟).4)His wifes death was_ _ _ (沉重的打擊)for him.5)Sand now filled the wells_ _ _ (而不是)water.6)The days when the Chinese had to obey others_ _ _ (一去不復(fù)返)forever.7)_ _(成千上萬個)families were killed and many children were left without parents.8)When I told

47、her the bad news, Helen_ _ _ _ (頓時淚水奪眶而出).9)Mice ran out of the fields_ _ _ _ _ (找地方藏身).10)Such_ _ _ _ (大批的)people died because the quake happened while they were sleeping.3. 根據(jù)要求翻譯下列各句。1)好像他們已經(jīng)知道了選舉的結(jié)果。(It seems that. . . )2)據(jù)報道，我是吸煙人數(shù)已達100萬。(the number of; reach)3)日本位于我國的東邊。(to)4)你知道有多少游客被困在那座島上嗎？

48、(be trapped)5)眾所周知，我國百分之八十的人口是農(nóng)民。(80 % )6)我們班三分之二的學(xué)生去過北京。(two-thirds)7)我的鋼筆不見了。(be gone)8)并非所有的人都喜歡吃肉。(Not all. . . )Suggested answers:1. 1)shook或shocked2)burst3)trapped4)disasters5)rescued6)shocked7)injure8)destroyed9)smelly10)electricity2. 1)at an end2)dug out3)in ruins4)a great shock5)instead of6

49、)have been gone7)Thousands of8)burst into tears9)looking for places to hide10)a great number of3. 1)It seems that they have already known the result of the election.2)It is reported that the number of smokers in our city has reached 100 million.3)Japan is/lies to the east of our country.4)Do you kno

50、w how many visitors are trapped on the island?5)It is well known that 80 % of the population of our country are peasants.6)Two-thirds of the students in our class have been to Beijing.7)My pen is gone.8)Not all people like eating meat. /All people dont like eating meat.Step 8 Homework1. Finish off t

51、he Workbook exercises. Write down Exercise 2 in the exercise book.2. Learn the new words and expressions by heart.設(shè)計方案（二）Step 1 Revision1. Check the homework exercises.2. Ask some students to retell the reading passage A Night the Earth Didnt Sleep.Step 2 Reading and findingGet the students to read the reading passage again to underline all the