Unit4NaturalDisastersListeningandSpeakingReadingandThinking

LanguageCompetenceStudentscanunderstandandutilizevocabulary,sentencepatterns,anddescriptiveexpressionsrelatedtonaturaldisasters.LearningAbilityDevelopstudents'autonomouslearningskillsaboutnaturaldisasters,enablingthemtosummarizereadingstrategiesandknowledgepoints.CulturalAwarenessDeepenstudents'awarenessoftheculturalandsocialimpactsofnaturaldisasters,fosteringrespectfordiversedisaster-responsecultures.ThinkingQualityStudentsshouldbeabletoanalyzethecauses,consequences,andpreventionofnaturaldisaster.LearningObjectivesTeachingFocusMasternatural-disaster-relatedlanguageexpressions,practicereading-to-writingtransformationskills,andexploretheculturalandsocialimplicationsofdisastersthroughreadinganddiscussion.TeachingChallengesEnablestudentstoapplycomplexlanguagestructuresaccuratelywhendescribingdisasters,integratemultiplethinkingmodestoanalyzedisaster-relatedissues.TeachingFocusandTeachingChallengesPart1Listening1.What’sgoingoninthisphoto?2.Whatkindsofnaturaldisasterscanyouthinkof?Inthephotograph,ateamofsoldiersarerescuingsomebodyfromacollapsedbuildingfollowinganearthquake.Somenaturaldisastersarehurricanes,floods,earthquakes,tsunamis,eruptingvolcanoes,wildfires,andtornadoes.LookanddiscussWatchthevideoNaturalDisastersandlookatthephotos.Activity1Doyouknowwhatthesedisastersare.Writedowntheirnames.Activity1tornadotsunamiearthquakewildfirefloodListentothenewsreportsandtickthedisastersthatyouhear.Activity2

●earthquake ●tornado ●wildfire ●drought●landslide ●tsunami ●flood ●volcaniceruption

????Circlethekeyword(s)inthequestionsbelowandwritethekindofinformationtheyreferto.Activity3

Questions1.WhatwasthemagnitudeoftheearthquakeinEcuador?2.HowmanypeoplewerekilledorinjuredinEcuador?3.Wherearethefloods?4.Whataretherescueworkersandsoldiersdoingintheflood-hitarea?5.WhendidpeopleseethetornadoinMemphis?6.WhichbuildingsweredamagedinSeoul?7.WhatcausedthelandslideinSeoul?Thenlistenagainandanswerthequestions.Activity3

QuestionTypeofInformationAnswer1.WhatwasthemagnitudeoftheearthquakeinEcuador?number2.HowmanypeoplewerekilledandinjuredinEcuador?number3.Wherearethefloods?place4.Whataretherescueworkersandsoldiersdoingintheflood-hitarea?activities5.WhendidpeopleseethetornadoinMemphis?time6.WhichbuildingsweredamagedinSeoul?places7.WhatcausedlandslideinSeoul?reasons7.8About230peoplewerekilledandmorethan1,500wereinjured.IncentralChina.Theyareworkingdayandnighttomakesurethatpeoplearesafe.at9:25a.mAlibraryandasupermarketbyheavyrainthathasfalleninthelastweekPart2ReadingLead-inWhatweshoulddowhenanearthquakeoccurs?StayindoorsandseekshelterEvacuatecarefullyStayinanopenareawhenoutdoorsCheckforinjuriesDiscusswhatcanhappentoacityduringabigearthquake.Acitycanbedamagedinanearthquake.Theelectricitycangodown.Thewatercanbeunsafetodrink.Firescanstart.Peoplecanpanicorgetseverelyinjured.……Activity1Activity2Lookatthetitlesandpicturesbelow.Whatdoyouthinkthetextisabout?Itseemsthatsomethingawfuloccurred.Perhapstheyaimedtosavesomeonetrappedbeneaththecollapsedstructures.Theearthquakeoccurringduringthenightbroughthugelossestothecityanditspeople.Skimforthestructureofthepassage.BeforetheearthquakeDuringtheearthquakeAftertheearthquakeActivity3Readthetextcarefullyandwritedownthemainideaofeachparagraph.\Para.1:WarningsignsbeforetheearthquakesPara.2:

Thehappeningofthebigearthquake.Para.3:

Theimmediateeffectsoftheearthquake.Activity3Readthetextcarefullyandwritedownthemainideaofeachparagraph.Para.4:

Therescuework.Para.5:

Therevivalofthecity.Scanthetextandfindthewordsbelow.Guesswhattheymeanfromthecontext.Activity4ruinbricktrapburyruin(noun,Paragraph2)Thisworddescribesthecitystraightaftertheearthquake.Inashorttime,alotofdamagewasdone,soitmustdescribeaplacethathasbeenbadlydamaged.brick(noun,Paragraph3)Thiswordisusedtodescribethebuildingsthathavefallen.Theyareredlikeleaves,butalsoheavy,becausethewindcannotmovethem.Theysoundliketheredclayblockscommonlyusedtobuildbuildings.Scanthetextandfindthewordsbelow.Guesswhattheymeanfromthecontext.Activity4ruinbricktrapburytrap(verb,Paragraph4)Thisverbisusedtodescribepeoplewhoarenotdead,buttheyneedhelptobedugout,soitmustmeantheycannotmovebecausetheyarestucksomewhere.bury(verb,Paragraph4)Thisverbisusedtodescribewhathappenstothedeadbodies.Theyareoftenputintothegroundandcovered,sothatcouldbewhatthismeans.Readthesentencesdescribingwhathappenedafterahugeearthquake.Completethesentenceswiththecorrectformsofthenewwordsandphrasesfromthetext.Activity51.Thehugeearthquakeleftnearlythewholecity__________.2.Everyonewas__________,thinkingtheworldmustbecomingtoanend.3.Millionsofpeoplewereleftwithoutwater,food,or_________.4.Soldiersandvolunteersworkedashardastheycouldtopullaway__________androcks,andrescuethosewhowere_________undertheruins.5.Somewerefoundalive,thoughtheyweresufferingfromterribleinjuries,butothershadalreadystopped__________whentheywerediscovered.6.Afewbuildingswerestillstanding,butpeoplewereafraidtousethemasshelters,worryingtheywouldbe__________ifthebuildingsfell.inruinsinshockelectricitybrickstrappedbreathingburiedReadthetextagainandanswerthequestions.Activity61.Whatweresomeofthestrangethingshappeningbeforetheearthquake?Doyouthinktheywerewarningsigns?Whyorwhynot?Beforetheearthquake,thewaterinthevillagewellsroseandfell.Deepcracksappearedintheirwalls.Animalswereactingstrangely.Ithinkthesewerewarningsignsastheydon’tusuallyhappen.Somethingstrangemustbehappeningunderground.Sometimes,animalsaremoresensitivetosomecomingdangers.Readthetextagainandanswerthequestions.Activity62.Whatdoesthewritermeanby“Slowly,thecitybegantobreatheagain”?Thewritermeansthatthecitybegantofunctionagain,becausetheearthquakehadstoppedpeopleandsuppliesmovingabout,andsoitwaslikethecitycouldn’tbreathe.Readthetextagainandanswerthequestions.Activity63.Whatkindofhelpdoyouthinkpeoplewhohavesufferedanearthquakeneed?Peoplewhohavesufferedanearthquakeneedquickaccesstobasicthingssuchaswaterandfood,becausetheycannotgetthemeasily.Theyalsoneedmedicalcare,notjustforinjuries,buttoprotectagainstdiseaseandotherproblemsthathappenaftertheearthquake.Lastbutnotleast,thesepeoplealsoneedpsychologicalcareandhelp.Part3LanguagePointsruinn.&vt.破壞；毀壞inruins 嚴重受損；破敗不堪

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變成廢墟go/fallintoruin 衰落，敗落ruinone’shealth/fame/future毀壞某人的健康/名譽/前途練習：Three-fourthsofthecropwas_______bythefloodlastnight.ruinedshockn.震驚；令人震驚的事；休克vt.（使）震驚in(astateof)shock 處于休克狀態(tài)；震驚地shockabsorber 減震器；緩沖器cultureshock 文化沖擊；文化休克electricshock 觸電；電擊visualshock 視覺沖擊練習：He’sstill____astateofshockafterwitnessingtheaccident.intrapvt.使落入險境；使陷入圈套n.險境；陷阱betrappedin 困在……中，陷入……trapsbinto(doing)sth 誘使某人（做）某事lay/setatrapfor 為……設下圈套

fall/walkintoatrap 落入圈套fallintothetrapofdoingsth陷入做某事的誤區(qū)練習：Theliartrappedmeinto_________(believe)hisstory.believingeffortn.努力；艱難的嘗試；盡力makeaneffort/makeefforts做出努力makeeveryefforttodosth=sparenoefforttodosth盡全力做某事withouteffort 毫不費力地jointeffort 共同努力；協(xié)同努力練習：Hesparedno_______tomakeherhappyagain.effortItseemedasiftheworldwerecomingtoanend!asif/though引導的從句的虛擬語氣：(1)從句謂語與主句謂語同時進行,從句用一般過去時(系動詞一般用were);(2)