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課題Unit1Enjoyyourfeelings課時4

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TeachingAims：

教學(xué)

1.Describinggoodandpoormemory,

目的

2.expressingsympathy,

3.resuminginterruptedspeech

TeachingContent

1.LeadIn

教學(xué)重點、2.Basiclisteningpractice

難點及處理3.ListeningIn

4.Speakingout

5.Let'stalk

6.Assignment

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2.Speaking

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Unit1Enjoyyourfeelings

I.lead-in

1.WatchthevideoclipfromTheSleepingBeautyandanswerthefollowingquestions.

Questions:

a.Whatmakesyouhappy?

b.Whydopeoplegetangry?Pleasegiveatleastthreereasonspeoplegetangry.

c.Howdoyouunderstandhappiness?

2.Pairwork:Doyouagreewitheachother?

Procedure:

a.Divideyourselvesintopairs.

b.Eachpairwillreceiveahandoutonwhicharesomestatements.

c.Readthestatementsandshareyourviewstoseewhetheryouagreewitheachother.Ifthere

aresomedisagreements,trytoconvinceeachotherwithdetails,examplesetc.Ifyouagree

witheachother,alsoprovidereasonsforthinkingso.

d.Checkyouranswerswiththoseprovidedbytheteachertoseewhetheryouarewellequipped

withinformationofthiskind.

ILBasiclisteningpractice

1.Brainstorm

a.Whatwordsorexpressionscanyouuseinsteadofhappy?

b.Whatwordsorexpressionscanyouthinkofasrelatedtosad?

c.Whatwordsorexpressionscanyouthinkofasrelatedtoangry?

2.Classwork:Improvisation

Directions:Thinkofthesituationsoraffairsthatmakeyouhappyandcompletethesentence:

IamhappywhenEachstudentshouldgiveatleastasituation.

Forexample:IamhappywhenIhavesomethingtolookforwardtowithexcitementand

anticipation.

III.Listeningin

1.Pairwok:Role-play

Directions:Createadialoguewithyourpartnerbasedonthefollowingsituationandactitout.

Pleaseuseasmanyofthelistedwordsandexpressionsaspossibleinyourdialogue.

Situation:AandBareclassmates.AaccidentallyspillssomeinkonthebeautifuldressofB,who

isgoingtoattendanimportantpartyinit.AapologizesforhiscarelessnessbutBisalittleangry

asshehasnootherdressfortheparty.ButA'ssincereattitudeandwordspleaseBandtheygoto

getthedresscleaned.

Wordsandexpressions:spill,ruin,washoff,lookupset,blowup,loseyourcool,flyoffthe

handle,costafortune,accident

2.Groupwork:Howtomakeyourselfinahappystateofmind?

Procedure:

a.Divideyourselvesintogroupsofthreestudents.

b.Peoplehavequitedifferentwaystoadjusttheirmoods:relievinganxiety,stress,depression,

etc.Somepeopleliketogoshoppingwhendepressed,somelikeeating,somelikehavinga

heart-to-hearttalkwithintimatefriendsThinkaboutthewaysyoumakeyourselveshappy,

especiallywhenyouaredepressedorupset.

c.Shareyourexperiencesormethodsthatcanmakeyouinahighmood.

3,Pairwork:Testyourviewonhappiness

Procedure:

a.Divideyourselvesintopairs.

b.Eachstudentinapairwillreceiveahandoutonwhichtherearetestitems.Keepyourssecret

fromyourpartner.

c.Readthetestitemsonyourhandoutandgetthemainidea.

d.Beginthetestbyrepeatingthetestitemsfrommemoryandaskyourpartnertotellyouhis

choicesandgivereasonsforthinkingso.Dothetestinturns.

e.Telleachothertheanswersandconvinceyourpartnerbysupportingyouranswerswith

examplesorresearchresults.

4.LanguageTips

a.“Darn"isusedforemphasizingwhatyouaresaying,especiallywhenyouareannoyedabout

something.(Informal)

b.Ifsomethingcostafortune,itisveryexpensive,“fortune"means“averylargeamountof

money”.

c."You'vegotthenervetalkinglikethat”means"you'vegotarudeattitudetalkinglikethat”.

IV:Speakingout

1.Classwork:Improvisation

Directions:Giveoutexpressionsaboutdescribingone'sstateofmind,makingandaccepting

suggestions,promisingandrefusingtohelpaccordingtowhatyouhaveheardinthispart.

a.Describingone'sstateofmind

-Youlookangry/depressed/gloomy.

一Nowonderyou'relivid.

一I'dbemadtooifsomeonerippedmeofflikethat.

-Ialmosthittheroof.

—Iflewintoarage/fury.

-You'vebeendowninthedumps.

—You'vegotabadcaseoftheblues.

一I'mtoosad/blue.

-Iamfeelingreallylow.

—Youseemtobeontupoftheworldtonight.

—I'msohappyI'mabouttoburst.

一PmsohappyIwanttojumpforjoy.

—Nowonderyou'rebeaming.

b.Makingandacceptingsuggestions

—Don'tleiitgettoyou.Betterignorethem.

—Iagree.Ididmanagetokeepmycool.

—Well,thebestthingyoucandoistofileacomplaintwiththeConsumerProtectionAgency.

—Soundslikeagoodidea

c.Promisingandrefusingtohelp

-fvecometocheeryouup.

—Fmheretobrightenyourlife.

-Filhelpyouletsomesunshineintoyourlife.

—It'snotgoingtowork.

-Don'tworry.I'llhelpyousolvethebiggestproblem.

一I'llhelpyouwiththemainproblem.

-Icanhelpyousortoutthemajordifficulty.

一Look,relax.PHhelpyouwilhthosecourses.

—Forgetit.You'reonyourown.

一Forge)aboulil.There'snobodyherebutyou.

-Don'tgiveitathought.You'retheonlyonewhoseesit.

2.Pairwork:Thehappiest(saddestorthemostdepressed)moment(s)inyourlife

Procedure:

a.Workwithyourpartnerandtelleachotherthemostemotionalmoment(s)inyourlife.Each

shouldgiveatleasttwoexamples.

b.Sharethesemomentswithalltheclass.

3.Activity:Whichpairgetsthelongestlistofdepressingsituations?

Procedure:

a.Thinkofthemomentsyouaredepressedandwhyyou'redepressed

b.Divideyourselvesintopairs.

c.Goaroundtheclassandinterviewasmanyofyourclassmatesaspossibletoseewhenthey

weredepressedandwhy.

d.Combinetheresultsofyourinterviewwithyourpartner'sandgivealistofthemomentsof

depression.Forexample,hewasdepressedwhenhisgirlfriendlefthim.

e.Telltheteacherhowlongyourlistis.Thepairwiththelongestlistwillbethebest

interviewersinyourclass

4.LanguageTips

a."bucks“means"dollars“ininformalAmericanEnglish.

b."keepsomeoneinhighspirits,,expressesthemeaningof“keepsomeoneinagoodmood^^.

c."You'vegotme“means"Idon'tknoworcan'tguesswhatitis”.

V.Let'sTalk:HowtoImproveOurMemory

1.Pairwork:Questions

Directions:Workwithyourpartnerandanswerthefollowingquestions.

a.Whatarethecausesofdepression?Pleaselistallthecausesandsymptomsofitwithyour

partner.

b.Whatarethesolutionstodepression?Pleaselistallthepossibleanswersyoucanthinkof.

2.Role-play:

Directions:Workwithyourpartnerandcreateadialoguebasedonthefollowingsituationandact

itout.Youshoulduseasmanyofthelistedwordsandexpressionsaspossible.

Situation:AandBareboththird-yearcollegestudents.AlooksdepressedandBistryingto

comforthim.

A'sproblemsinclude:bedowninthedumps,feeltoomuchpressurefromstudy,thefinalsare

coming,readforanhourandgetbored

B'ssuggestedwaystorelieveA'sdepression:cheerup,getyourmindoffthings,notletthingsget

youdown,relax,it'snouseworrying,startworkingharder,learnsomeself-discipline,stay

cheerful,lookonthebrightsideofthings

3.Pairwork:Atestonyourmood.

Procedure:

a.Divideyourselvesintopairs.

b.Eachoneinapairwillreceiveatestpaperwhichisdifferentfromyourpartner's.Keepit

secretplease.

c.Gooverthetestpaper,catchthemainideaandtrytokeepthetestitemsinmind.

d.Administerthetesttoyourpartnerbyreadingorrepeating,ifyoucan,thetestitemsfrom

yourmemory.Askyourpartnertoillustrateindetailifhisanswersareinterestingtoyou.

TestPaperA:IsStressYourProblem?

Directions:PleaseanswerYesorNotothequestions.YouwillgetonescoreforoneYes.Ifyour

scoreismorethanseven,gotoseeadoctor.

1)Doyouoftenfeeloverworkedandpressured?

2)Doyouhavetroublerelaxingorlooseningup?

3)Doesyourbodytendtobestiff,uprightandtense?

4)Areyoueasilyupset,frustratedorsnappyunderstress?

5)Areyoueasilychilled?Doyouhavecoldhandsorfeet?

6)Doyoufeelweakattimes?

7)Areyousensitivetobrightlight,noiseorchemicalfumes?Doyouneedtoweardarkglassesa

lot?

8)Doyoufeelsignificantlyworseifyouskipmealsorgotoolongwithouteating?

TestPaperB:Areyoutoosensitivetolife'spain?

Directions:PleaseanswerYesorNotothequestions.YouwillgetonescoreforoneYes.Ifyour

scoreismorethansix,gotoseeadoctor.

1)Doyouconsideryourselfordoothersconsideryoutobeverysensitive?

2)Doesemotionalpainorphysicalpainreallygettoyou?

3)Doyoutearuporcryeasily?Forexample,youcryevenduringTVcommercials?

4)Doyoutendtoavoiddealingwithpainfulissues?

5)Doyoufindithardtogetoverlossesorgetthroughgrieving?

6)Haveyoubeenthroughagreatdealofemotionalpain?

7)Doyoucravepleasure,comfortandenjoymentfromtreatslikechocolate,wine,romantic

novels?

VI:Assignment

Lectures:

a.Supposeyouareapsychotherapistandareinvitedtogivealectureonthetreatmentof

depression.Yourlecturecoversthefollowingaspects:causesofdepression,symptomsand

treatments.

b.Youareaprofessionallectureandareinvitedtogivealecturetocollegestudentsonthetopic:

BeingOptimisticinlife.Yourlectureshouldcoverthefollowingaspects:importanceofbeing

optimistic,waystobeoptimistic,benefitsfrombeingoptimistic.

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課題Unit2Beautycanbebought課時4

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TeachingAims:

教學(xué)1.Tounderstandbasicsaboutbeauty

目的2.Toequipwithmoreinformationaboutcosmeticsurgery

3.Tolearntocultivateanappropriateattitudetobeautyandcosmeticsurgery

TeachingContent

1.LeadIn

教學(xué)重點、2.Basiclisteningpractice

難點及處理3.ListeningIn

4.Speakingout

5.Let'stalk

6.Assignment

教具設(shè)備多媒體課件PPT,電腦,投影

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1.FurtherListeningandSpeaking

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2.Speaking

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Unit2Beautycanbebought

I.lead-in

Teachingtips:Eachpairchoosesonequestionandtalktoeachotherandthenaddresstotheclass.

Questions:

a.Whatisbeauty?Howdoyouunderstandit?

b.Doyouliketofollowthefashioninclothing?Whyorwhynot?

c.Whatdisadvantagesarethereinplasticsurgery?

ILBasiclisteningpractice

1.Pairwork:Questions

Directions:Workwithyourpartnerandshareyouranswerstothefollowingquestions.

a.Doyouhopetobecomeamodelifyouaretallenough?Whyorwhynot?

b.Whatdoyouthinkofbeautycontests?

c.Whatdoyoudoifyouhopetoloseweight?

d.Whatkindofskincolordoyouprefertohave?Why?

e.Whatarethereasonsformentohaveplasticsurgeries?

2.Pairwork:Atestonyourinformationonfoodandhealth.

Procedure:

a.Divideyourselvesintopairs.

b.Eachpairwillreceiveahandoutonwhichtherearesometestitems.

c.Dothetestitemsindividually.

d.Compareyouranswerswithyourpartner's.Ifthereisanydisagreement,pleasediscusswith

eachotherandtrytoconvinceyourpartnertoacceptyourchoice.

e.Compareyouranswerswiththecorrectanswersprovidedbytheteachertoseehowwellyouare

equippedwithinformationonfoodandhealth.

f.Summarizewhatinformationorknowledgeyouhavegainedfromthetest.

TestItems:

TrueorFalsestatements:(Note:Calorieherereferstokilocalorie)

一Acalorieisaunitofenergy.(True)

—Humanbeingsneedenergytobreath,moveandpumpblood.Theyacquirethisenergyfrom

foodandphysicalexercises.(False.Weacquireenergyfromfood,notformphysicalexercises.

Physicalexercisesburnenergy.)

—Agramofcarbohydrateshas5calories,agramofproteinhas4caloriesandagramoffathas

9calories.(False.Agramofcarbohydrateshas4calories,not5calories.)

一3,000caloriesisaroughaverageofwhatapersonneedtoeataday.(False.Thenumberis

differentforeveryperson.But2,000caloriesisaroughaverageofwhatapersonneedtoeata

day)

—Yourbodybumsanincreasednumberofcaloriesforabouttwohoursafteryou'vestopped

exercises.(Tnie.That'swhyphysicalexercisesisoneofthebestwaystoloseweight.)

—Aproteincalorieisnodifferentfromafatcalorieifwetalkaboutthenumberofcaloriesthat

weburn.(True.Theyarethesame,simplyunitsofenergy.)

—Foodsarecompilationofthreebuildingblocks:carbohydrates,proteinandfat.(True.)

—Fatsandproteinsarehealthiersourcesofcaloriesthancarbohydrates.(False.Carbohydrates

andproteinsarehealthiersourcesofcaloriesthanfats.Ourbodiesdoneedacertainamountoffat

tofunctionproperly-anadequatesupplyoffatallowsyourbodytoabsorbthevitaminsyou

ingest.Butanexcessoffatcanhaveserioushealthconsequences.Itisrecommendedthata

maximumof30percentofourdailycaloriescomefromfat.Ifyoueat2,000caloriesaday,that's

amaximumof600caloriesfromfat,or67gramsoffat.)

-Fries,burgers,pizzasareriddledwithsaturatedfats,saltandsimplessugars.(True.)

——Fizzydrinkscontainlargequantitiesofsugar.(True)

3.LanguageandKnowledgeTips:

a.“Bah"isusedfbrtellingsomeonethatyoudonotapproveofsomethingordonotbelieveit.

b."carb”isshortenedfbrcarbohydrate,asubstancefoundinfoodssuchassugar,bread,and

potatoes.Carbohydrateprovidesyourbodywithheatandenergy.dietwithhighcarborlow

carb“referstothefoodthatonehascontainingmuchcarbohydrateorlittlecarbohydrate.

c.Onfoodsandweight:Foodsarecompilationofthreebuildingblocks:carbohydrates,protein

andfat.Agramofcarbohydrateshas4calories,agramofproteinhas4caloriesandagramoffat

has9calories.Ifyouknowhowmanycarbohydrates,fatsandproteinsareinanygivenfood,you

knowhowmanycaloriesorhowmuchenergythatfoodcontains.Ifyoutakemoreorfewer

caloriesthanyourbodyburns,youeithergainorloseweight.2,000caloriesisaroughaverageof

whatapersonneedstoeatinaday.

c.ttface-lifV,isamedicaloperationtomakesomeone'sfacelookyounger.

d."nosejob”isamedicaloperationtochangetheappearanceofsomeone'snosesothattheylook

moreattractive.

e.”botox“isabbreviatedfrom“botulinumtoxin”.Itisasubstancethatcanbeinjectedinto

someone'sfacetomakethemusclesrelaxandtheskinlooksmootherandyounger.

III.Listeningin

1.Pairwork:Anhaircut

Directions:Workwithyourpartnerandcreateadialogueaccordingtothefollowingsituationand

actitout.

Situation:Agoestothehairdresser'stohaveahaircut.B,thenewhairdressersuggestedAshould

haveahairstyletomatchwithhischaracter.Aagreesbutlaterfindsthattheso-callednewstyle

alsoincludesbraidingatuftintoapigtailanddyeingthehair,whichwillcosthim5timesmore

thanausualhaircut.Trytouseasmanyofthefollowingwordsandexpressionsaspossible:

fashionable,beinharmonywithyourcharacter,hairstyle,match,disjunction,dull,artistic,

imaginative,imbalance,streaks

2.Pairwork:Counselingthedoctor.

Directions:Workwithyourpartnerandcreateadialogueaccordingtothefollowingsituationand

actitout.

Situation:Youarealawyer.Butunfortunatelyyouhaveahoarsevoicethatdoesn'tmatchyour

firmfaceandmarvelousfigure.Yougotoseeyourdoctorforcounseling.Thedoctorsaysthatyou

canhaveavoiceliftandhetellsyoumoreabouttheoperation.Trytouseasmanyofthe

followingwordsandexpressionsaspossible:avoicelift,operation,insert,implant,anincisionin

theneck,vocalcords,injection,plumpupthecords

3.Groupwork:Debate

Adebateonthetopic:Isitworthwhileformentoimprovetheirappearancethroughcosmetic

surgery?

Procedure:

a.Divideyourselvesintogroupsoffourstudents.Twostudentsthinkitisworthwhiletoimprove

one'appearancethroughcosmeticsurgerywhiletheothertwoholdtheoppositeidea.

b.Pleasegathertogethertodiscusswhatargumentsyoursidewillprovidetoconvinceyour

counterparts.

c.Startthedebatebystatingyourviewsfirst.Forexample,youcanbeginwith“wethinkitis

quiteworthwhileformentoimprovetheirappearancethroughcosmeticsurgery”

IV:Speakingout

1.Classwork:

Directions:Giveoutsentencesexpressingsurprise,annoyanceanddeterminationandthose

expressingdecliningandacceptingandinvitation.

a.sentencesexpressingsurprise,annoyanceanddetermination

2.Classwork:Brainstorm

a.Pleaselistallthecosmeticsurgeriesyouknow.

b.Pleaselistallthewordsandexpressionsrelatedtocosmeticsurgeries.

3.Groupwork:Airingyourview.

Procedure:

a.Divideyourselvesintogroupsofthreestudents.

b.Consideryourviewsonthefollowing:Areyouforcosmeticsurgeryoragainstit?What

proceduresareacceptabletoyou?Ifyourworkrequiresyoutobecomemoreyoung-looking,are

youreadytohavesomecosmeticsurgeries?Ifyouhadhadsuchasurgery,wouldyoukeepita

secretfromyourparentsorfriendsandcolleagues,etc?

b.Exchangeyourviewsonthesequestions.

4.Knowledgetips:

a.Thehistoryofcosmeticsurgery:Cosmeticsurgerycantracebacktotheancientworld.The

Romanswereabletoperformsimpletechniquessuchasrepairingdamagedears.IntheMiddle

Ages,thereweretechniquestorestoreaseverednosebyattachingthearmtothefaceandlettinga

bloodsupplyform,thenremovingthearmfromthenewnose.Nevertheless,itwasnotuntil

moderntimesthatitsusebecomecommonplace.

b.Reconstructiveplasticsurgeryisquitedifferentfromcosmeticsurgeryinthatthepurposeofa

reconstructiveplasticsurgeryistoreshapeadamagedpartofthebodyoranorgan,suchasfacial

surgeryforaburnvictim,closingskinormucosadefectsafterremovaloftumorsintheheadand

neckregion.Ontheotherhand,thepurposeofacosmeticsurgeryisjusttoperfecttheshapeofan

organ,makingapersonlookyoungerormorebeautiful.

V.Let'stalk

1.Groupwork:Discussion

Procedure:

a.Divideyourselvesintogroupsofthreestudents.

b.Shareyourviewsonthetopic:Mydressingstyle.Youcanpresentyourviewsfromthe

followingaspects:yourviewonfashionableclothes,yourpurchasingstyleandsomeadviceyou

cansharewitheachother.

2.Roleplay:Howtoimproveyourappearancebychanginghairstyle?

Procedure:

a.Divideyourselvesintopairs.

b.Eachstudentinapairwillreceiveahandout.

c.Readthehandoutandkeepthecontentsinmind.Getpreparedforthetaskaccordingtothe

directions.

d.Beginthetaskbyturningoveryourhandouts.

e.Summarizetheadviceonhairstyle.

VI:assignment

1.Questions:

a.Whatarethecosmeticsurgeriesyouknowoffromthisunit?Whatothercosmeticsurgeriesdo

youknow?Pleaseparaphraseallthetermsinyouownwords.

b.Whatarethebenefitsfromcosmeticsurgeries?Whataretherisksofthem?

c.Doyouwanttohaveanyofsuchoperations?Pleasegiveyourreasons.

2.Activity:Interview

Procedure:

a.Divideyourselvesintopairs

b.Eachstudentinapairinterviewatleast5classmatesorroommatesorschoolmatestoseetheir

viewsoncosmeticsurgeries,whatproceduresareacceptabletothem,whatareunacceptableto

themandwhy.

c.Compareyoursurveyresultwiththatofyourpartner's.

d.Writeareportaccordingtowhatyouhaveinterviewed.

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課題Unit3Watchoutwhennaturestrikesback課時4

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TeachingAims:

教學(xué)1.talkingaboutmarriageandfamilylife;

目的2.makingcomparison;

3.expressingdisagreement

TeachingContent

1.LeadIn

教學(xué)重點、2.Basiclisteningpractice

難點及處理3.ListeningIn

4.Speakingout

5.Lefstalk

6.Assignment

教具設(shè)備

多媒體課件PPT,電腦,投影

掛圖

課

外

1.FurtherListeningandSpeaking

業(yè)

作

2.Speaking

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Unit3,Watchoutwhennaturestrikesback

I.lead-in

Teachingtips

l.Askstudentstoworkinpairsoringroups,discussthesequestionsandthensharetheiranswers

withthewholeclass.

2.1tisnotnecessaryforeverystudenttodiscussallthequestions,sootheteachermayassignone

ortwoquestionstoeachpairorgroup.

3.Theteachermaywalkaroundtheclassroomandprovideassistancewhenneeded

Questions:

a.Whatnaturaldisastersdoyouknow?Discusswithyourpartner.

b.Pleasegivedefinitionsofthefollowingnaturaldisasters.

earthquake,flood,drought,tsunami,snowstorm,blizzard,hailstorm,hurricane,typhoon,

tornado,landslide,volcaniceruption

c.Whatkindofdisastershaveyouencountered?Pleasedescribeit.

d.Canhumanbeingsconquernaturaldisasters?

ILBasiclisteningpractice

1.Brainstorm:Whatwordsorexpressionscanyouthinkofasrelatedtotheearthquake?

fault,activefault,aftershocks,foreshocks,aftermath,casualty,bedrock,crust,theEarth'scrust,

earthquakehazard,earthquakerisk,epicenter,hypocenter,magnitude,earthquakearea,earthquake

intensity,earthquakeresistanceofstructure,earthquakescale,earthquakewave,earthquake

prediction,platetectonics,Richterscale,seismicwaves,seismiczone,seismicalcenter,seismical

region,seismograph,surfacewave

2.Groupwork:Testyourknowledgeonearthquakes

Procedure:

a.Divideyourselvesintogroupsofthreestudents.

b.Takeyourrolesinthegroup:RoleA,RoleBandRoleC.

c.Eachgroupwillreceivetwohandouts:AandB.RoleAandBreadhandoutAandshareyour

judgmentsonthestatementstoseewhetheryouagreewitheachother.Givereasonsto

supportyourideaifyourpartnerdoesnotagreewithyou.

d.RoleCreadshandoutBandprovidescorrectanswersandexplanationsforRoleAanddB.

3.KnowledgeTips

a.Magnitudeandintensity:Magnitudeisameasureofoverallearthquakesize,whichisrelatedto

thelengthofthefaultthatruptures.Intensityisameasureoftheeffectoftheearthquakeata

specificlocation.

b.TheRichterScale:Itisawayofmeasuringthestrengthofanearthquake.

c.Epicenterandhypocenter.Earthquakesoccurwhentwopiecesoftheearthsnappasteachother

alongafault.Thatfaultisactuallyacrackthatextendsdeepintotheearth.Thehypocenteristhe

pointwheretheearthquakerupturebegins,usuallydeepbelowthesurfaceonthisfault.The

epicenteristhepointonthesurfacedirectlyabovethehypocenter.

III.Listeningin

1.Pairwork:Questions

Directions:Workwithyourpartnerandshareyouranswerstothefollowingquestions.

a.Whatisatsunami?

b.Whatarethecausesoftsunamis?

c.Whendidthelasttsunamihappenwhichhascausedthousandsofpeople'sdeath?

d.Tsunamisarenaturaloccurrences.Canhumanbeingsstopthem?

2.Pairwork:Interview

Procedure:

a.Divideyourselvesintopairsanddecideyourroles:StudentAisareporterfromanewspaperand

StudentBisalocalvillagerwhonowbecomeshomelessbecauseofaflood.

b.Readthehandoutyoureceiveandgetthemainideainmind.

c.Begintheinterview.

3.KnowledgeTip

Watchouttsunami:Atsunamiisagreatwaveoriginatingintheoceanduetoanabruptchangein

theoceanfloorcausedbyfaultruptureorlandslides.Itistypicallytriggeredbyearthquakesinthe

ocean.Peopleshouldbeawareoftsunamihazardsandknowwhattodoiftheyfeelanearthquake,

especiallywhentheyareatseasideorlivenearthesea.Someoftheobvioussignsofatsunami's

comingarethatthegroundshakebeneathone'sfeet,thattheoceanoftenrecedesbeforethese

deadlywavesappearatbeachesandthatloudnoisescanbeheard.Roughly10tsunamisperyear

or100perdecadearedetected,mostofwhichcanonlybeseenontidegaugerecordingsanddo

nodamage.

IV:Speakingout

1.Classwork:

Directions:Giveoutsentencesexpressingnaturaldisasters,fear,uncertaintyandinvertingfor

emphasis.

2.Pairwork:InformationGap:Whatyoushoulddoifthere'sanearthquake.

Procedure:

a.Divideyourselvesintopairs.

b.Eachstudentwillreceiveahandout,AorB.

c.Readthehandoutandgetthemainidea.Keepitsecretfromyourpartners.

d.Doaccordingtothedirectionsonthehandout.

3.Groupwork:InformationExchange

Procedure:

a.Divideyourselvesintogroupsof4students.

b.Shareyourknowledgeorinformationonearthquakes.

c.Readthehandoutyoureceiveandgetthemainidea.Pleasekeepyourhandoutsecretasthe

contentsofyoursarequitedifferentfromthoseofothergroupmembers.

d.Exchangetheinformationyouhavegotfromthehandoutwithothergroupmembers.Besure

totellitinyourownwords.

e.Eachgroupmembershouldsummarizewhatyouhavegotfromothergroupmembers.

V.Let'stalk

1.Activity:Howmuchyouknowabo