选修六Unit5 The power of nature Period 4.doc

Period 4　Listening and Speaking 教学内容分析　　　 The emphasis of this period will be placed on listening and speaking.There are altogether three texts for the students to listen to in this period：one is in the Student's Book and the other two are in the Workbook.The first one(on Page 38，Listening and speaking)is about three volcanologists talking about their frightening experiences in their work life.While listening to the experiences for a first time the students are asked to get some specific information about it and write their names under the pictures.While listening to the experiences for a second time the students are asked to fill in the chart.While listening to the experiences for a third time the students are asked to write the names of the persons beside the emotional expressions they talked about.At last the students are asked to think of or imagine a powerful natural force(such as an earthquake，flood，thunderstorm，typhoon，tsunami)that they have experienced or heard.Tell their partners about their experiences and how they felt. The second one(on Page 69，Listening)is about a woman describing her experience during Cyclone Tracy when she was a young girl.And the third one(on Page 73，Listening Task)continues Sara's story from the time she got onto the roof until she was rescued by a helicopter and taken to hospital. 三维目标设计　　　 Knowledge and skills 1．To understand the meanings of the following key words and expressions while hearing them in the tape：crater(火山口)，frightening experience(令人可怕的经历)，measurement(测量)，mattress(床垫)，cyclone(旋风)，relieved(感到宽慰的)，backpack(背包)，soaking wet(湿淋淋的)，helicopter(直升机)． 2．To enable the students to understand the listening texts. 3．To help the students learn how to express their feelings of anxiety and fear. Process and methods 1．Smoothing away language problems if any before listening. Before asking the students to listen to the tape，help them to smooth away any language problems such as new words and expressions that they may not understand while listening.[来源:学科网] 2．Listening for needed information. Before asking the students to listen to the tape for the first time，give them one or two questions about the general idea of the text so as to lead the students to concentrate only on the needed information.Then ask them to listen to the tape for a second or even a third time for some specific information by giving them some detailed questions to answer. 3．Speaking freely and making conversations. At last the students are asked to think of or imagine a powerful natural force(such as an earthquake，flood，thunderstorm，typhoon，tsunami)that they have experienced or heard.Tell their partners about their experiences and how they felt. Emotion，attitude and value 1．To stimulate students' sense of communication and cooperation. 2．To develop students' ability of expressing feelings of joy，fear or anxiety. 教学重、难点　　　 1．The understanding of the listening texts on the tape. 2．The expressing of feelings of joy，fear or anxiety. Step 1　Revision 1．Retell the text on Page 34－Page 35. 2．Check the answers of the exercises in Learning about Language and explain the difficulties. Step 2　Listening 1．Listen to Text 1(Page38)and do the following exercises. (1)Listen for the first time and do Exercise 2. To remind students that they are required only to listen to the names of the three scientists and to try to understand the gist of each recount. Suggested answers： A．Frank Gore　　　　　　B．Jane Small　　　　　　C．Sarah Tang (2)Listen again and choose the best answers to the following questions. ①How many years had Frank Gore been a volcanologist? A．Almost 20 years. B．Almost 10 years. C．Almost 5 years. ②Where was the volcano that Jane Small got to? A．Alaska. B．Hawaii. C．New Zealand. ③Who has studied volcanoes for over 20 years? A．Sarah Tang. B．Jane Small. C．Frank Gore. ④Who was no longer frightened when he/she came back on dry land? A．Sarah Tang. B．Jane Small. C．Frank Gore. Suggested answers： ①B　②A　③A　④C (3)Listen to the tape for a third time and choose the best answers to the following questions. ①Who became so excited that he/she forgot his/her fear? A．Sarah Tang. B．Jane Small. C．Frank Gore. ②Who was afraid that the volcano would erupt at first while he/she was still inside it? A．Sarah Tang. B．Jane Small. C．Frank Gore. ③Who was trembling as much as the ground—and was sweating too? A．Sarah Tang. B．Jane Small. C．Frank Gore. ④Who was never so frightened again after that but he/she was always careful? A．Sarah Tang. B．Jane Small. C．Frank Gore. ⑤Who was so anxious and couldn't move at first? A．Sarah Tang. B．Jane Small. C．Frank Gore.[来源:Z,xx,k.Com] ⑥Who felt very nervous and had to force himself/herself not to panic? A．Sarah Tang. B．Jane Small. C．Frank Gore. ⑦Who became excited by the experience after that and forgot to be frightened? A．Sarah Tang. B．Jane Small. C．Frank Gore. ⑧Who had never felt so happy as he/she landed safely? A．Sarah Tang. B．Jane Small. C．Frank Gore. Suggested answers： ①B　②A　③A　④B　⑤B　⑥C　⑦A　⑧C 2．Listen to Text 2(Page 69)twice and put Christine's experience in the right order. a．The wind stopped for a short while. b．They got out of the bath and looked around their house. c．The family prepared food for Christmas and put presents under the Christmas tree. d．Christine's father put a mattress over the top of the bath. e．They heard loud noises and the walls of the house began to shake. f．The cyclone moved away. g．Christine and Brian got into the bath. Suggested answer： c，e，g，d，a，f，b 3．Listen to Text 3(Page 73)． (1)Listen for the first time and choose the best answer to each question. ①How did Sarah get to the house roof? A．garage roof—car roof—house roof B．car roof—garage roof—house roof C．house roof—garage roof—car roof ②Who climbed to the roof of the house last? A．James. B．Dad. C．Rosie. Suggested answers： ①B　②C (2)Listen to the tape again and decide whether the following sentences are true(T)or false(F)． a．Sarah's mom expressed thanks to Sarah.(　　) b．The car was parked inside the garage.(　　) c．The house roof was very wet.(　　) d．Sarah was too busy to be frightened.(　　) e．Sarah felt very cold.(　　) f．The helicopter found them after it got dark.(　　) Suggested answers： a．T　b．F　c．T　d．T　e．T　f．F Step 3　Speaking Since the students have learned many words and expressions about expressing feelings by both reading and listening.It's necessary for them to talk about it now.Teach them how to express joy，fear or anxiety by showing them the following sentences on the screen. (Slide show) (1)I became so excited that...　　　　　　　I'm looking forward to...[来源:学科网] Perfect! You did a good job. I'm frightened. I was trembling. I was so anxious... I felt very nervous. Oh，my goodness. Oh，no! (2)I had never felt so happy as... Doesn't that look lovely![来源:Zxxk.Com] I can't wait... I was never so frightened...[来源:Zxxk.Com] (3)What's happening? What's happened? What's that noise? Where's the...? Ask the students to look at the topics and the pictures below and discuss with their partners and then make up their own descriptions.(Show the following on the screen.) Topics 1．You have heard an earthquake.Give a sample description. 2．You have experienced a flood.Tell your partner how you felt. Give the students three minutes to prepare and practice，and then ask two groups to demonstrate their descriptions in front of the whole class. Step 4　Homework Write a passage to describe your experience of a natural disaster. Step 5　Reflection after teaching ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ 4