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新课标人教版选修六Unit5Thepowerofnature教案
Unit5 Thepowerofnature
Period1 WarmingUp,Pre-reading,Reading
andComprehending
Aims:
1.Tolearnaboutsomedisastersthatarecausedbynaturalforces,howpeoplefeelindangeroussituationsandthewaysinwhichhumansprotectthemselvesfromnaturaldisasters.
2.Tolearnhowtheinformationisorganized.
Step1 Warmingup
1.Warmingupbylookingandtalking
Showthefollowingpicturestothestudentsandletthemknowaboutthepowerofnatureandtalkaboutthem.
Sampleexpressions:
Whathappenedinthepicturesabove?
Doyouknowanyothernaturaldisasters?
Pleaseworkwithyourpartnersandmakealistofnaturaldisasters(suchasearthquake,snowstorm,flood,drought).Haveyoueverseenavolcano?
(Somenewwords:
lava erupt/eruption crater active/dormant/extinctvolcanoes...)
2.Warmingupbyreadingthepassagebelow.
Step2 Pre-reading
1.Canyouimagineclimbingintoalivevolcanoinordertomeasurethetemperatureoftheboilingrockinside?
2.Encouragestudentstotalkmoreaboutvolcanoesbylookingatthefollowingpictures.
Step3 Readingandcomprehending
1.Fast-reading:
Askstudentstoskimthepassagesoastogetthekeywordsandgeneralideaofeachparagraphandanswerthequestion:
What'sthemainideaofthetext?
2.Readthepassagecarefullyandanswerthefollowingquestions.
(1)Whyisavolcanologist'sjobimportant?
(2)WhyisthelavathatflowsonMountKilaueamoredangerousthantheactualeruption?
(3)Whywasitdifficultforthewritertowalktowardstheedgeofthecrater?
(4)Whatdoesthewriterfindimpressiveaboutvolcanoesevenafterstudyingthemformanyyears?
(5)Whatdidtheauthorthinkitwaswhenaneruptionoccurred?
(6)Whydidthescientistslooklikespacemen?
Suggestedanswers:
1.Thispassageisafirst-personaccountofavolcanologist'sexperiences.Thevolcanologistdescribedhisexcitingjobandwrotedownhisfirstsightofaneruption.
2.
(1)Volcanologistsstudyvolcanoessothattheycanwarnpeoplewhenthevolcanoisgoingtoeruptandsosavemanylives.
(2)Thelavaflowsdownthemountainandcancoveruporburnvillagesinitspath.Therocksthateruptfromthevolcanousuallydon'tdamageanythingbecausenoonelivesnearthecrater.
(3)Theauthorwaswearingspecialprotectiveclothingthatmadeitdifficulttowalk.
(4)Theauthorfindstheirbeautyandtheirpotentialtocausegreatdamageveryimpressive.
(5)Hethoughtitwasanearthquake.
(6)Becausetheyworewhiteprotectivesuitsthatcoveredtheirwholebody.
3.Askstudentstoscanfordetailedinformationanddiscussthefollowingquestionwiththeirpartnersandbepreparedtoreporttotheclass.
Question:
Havinglearnedalittlemoreabouttheworkofavolcanologist,doyouthinkitisanoccupationyouwouldenjoy?
Giveyoureasons.
Suggestedanswers:
No,Iprobablywouldn'tenjoythisjobbecauseIwouldn'thavetoliveinothercountriesandIdon'tlikebeingindangeroussituations,either.Aboveall,I'mnotverygoodatscience.
OR
Yes,I'dlovetodoajoblikethisbecauseIwouldenjoyworkingoutsideandIthinkIwouldenjoytheadventure.ItwouldbeexcitingtomeetpeoplefromdifferentcountriesandIwouldfeelgoodabouthelpingpeopleavoiddanger.
Step4 Languagestudy
Dealingwithanylanguageproblemifany(wordsorsentencesstudentsmightnotunderstand)tohelpthestudentstohaveabetterunderstandingofthetext.
Step5 Listening,readingaloudandunderlining
Askstudentstoreadthepassagealoudtothetapeandletthempayattentiontothepronunciationofeachwordandthepauseswithineachsentence.Tellthemtopickoutalltheusefulexpressionsorcollocationsfromthepassagewhilereadingandcopythemtothenotebookafterclassashomework.
Collocations:
makeone'sway,alivevolcano,beabouttodo,lookdowninto,outoftheway,becoveredwith,burntotheground,attach...to...,compare...with...,runoutof
Step6 Structureanalyzing
Afterreading,askstudentstodiscussthetextstructure.
Keysforreference:
Thispassageisafirst-personaccountofavolcanologist'sexperiences.Thevolcanologistdescribedhisexcitingjobandwrotedownhisfirstsightofaneruption.Thefirstparagraphintroducesthetopicandthethemeofthetext.Therestofthetextpresentstheinformationinchronologicalorder.Afeatureofanaccountofavolcanologist'sexperiencesistheabundanceoftimeexpressions.Thelastsentenceofthereportfunctionsasaconclusion.Inaddition,eachsectionbeginswithatopicsentence.
Step7 Retelling
Askstudentstotalkaboutthevolcanologist'sexperiencesintheirownwords.Givethemsomekeywordsandexpressions.Thenletthemtrytoretellthepassage.
Step8 Homework
1.Learntheusefulnewwordsandexpressionsinthispartbyheart.
2.Trytofindmorepicturesshowingnaturalforcesandtalkaboutthem.
Step9 Reflectionafterteaching
Period2 LanguageStudy
(1)
Aims:
Togetthestudentstolearntousethefollowingimportantnewwordsandphrasesfreely:
absolutely,makeone'sway,alongside,appoint,wave,suit,potential,actual.
Step1 Revision
1.Checkthehomeworkexercises.
2.Asksomestudentstosaysomethingaboutthepowerofnature.
Step2 Readingandfinding
GetstudentstoreadthroughWarmingUp,Pre-reading,Reading,ComprehendingandLearningaboutLanguagetounderlineallthenewwordsandusefulexpressionsorcollocationsintheseparts.Readthemaloudandcopythemdownintheexercisebook.
Step3 Practiceforusefulwordsandexpressions
1.TurntoPage36.GothroughtheexercisesinDiscoveringusefulwordsandexpressionswithstudentsandmakesuretheyknowwhattodo.
2.Givethemseveralminutestofinishtheexercises.Theyfirstdothemindividually,andthendiscussandcheckthemwiththeirpartners.
3.Checktheanswerswiththewholeclassandexplaintheproblemstheymeetwherenecessary.
Step4 Vocabularystudy
1.alongside(P34)
【原句再现】
Itraveltounusualplacesandworkalongsidepeoplefromallovertheworld.
我跑的地方是稀罕奇特的地方,和我一道工作的人来自世界各地。
【观察探究】
(1)Theboatpulledupalongsidethedock.
那条船在码头旁停靠。
(2)Hecaughtupwithmeandwalkedalongside.
他赶上我和我并肩走。
【归纳总结】
alongsideprep.沿着……的边;在……旁边
adv.在旁边,沿着边
【即景活用】
Thepolicecarpulledup______.
A.along B.alongside C.beside D.sideline
Suggestedanswer:
B
2.equipment(P34)
【原句再现】
...sometimesusingscientificequipmentandsometimesmeetinglocalpeopleandtourists,Iamneverbored.
……有时工作中要用科学仪器,有时要会见当地百姓和旅游人士,我从来不感到工作烦人。
【观察探究】
(1)Theequipmenthasallbeenfield-tested.
这些设备都已经实地实验过了。
(2)Theequipmentofthephotographicstudiowasexpensive.
这个摄影室的装备花费巨大。
【归纳总结】
equipment是不可数名词,意为“设备,装备”。
【知识链接】
apieceofequipment一件设备
equipv.配备;装备
equipsb.withsth.给某人装备上某物
【即景活用】
(1)Sportsequipment______ingreatneed.
A.isB.are
C.wereD.hadbeen
(2)他具有丰富的教学经验。
He__________________muchexperienceinteaching.
Suggestedanswers:
(1)A
(2)isequippedwith
3.appoint(P34)
【原句再现】
IwasappointedasavolcanologistworkingfortheHawaiianVolcanoObservatory(HVO)twentyyearsago.
作为一名火山学家,我被派到夏威夷火山观测站(HVO)工作。
【观察探究】
(1)TheyappointedMrSmith(tobe/as)manager.
他们任命史密斯先生做经理。
(2)Hewasappointedtothevacantpost.
他被委派填补那个空缺。
(3)Theyappointedaplacetoexchangestamps.
他们约定了一个地方交换邮票。
(4)Imadeanappointmentwithmyfriendtoseeafilmthisweekend.
我和朋友约定了这个周末去看电影。
【归纳总结】
appointvt.任命;委派;指定,约定
appointsb.(tobe/as)...任命某人做……
appointsb.tosth./beappointedto挑选某人做某工作
makeanappointmentwithsb.todosth.与某人约定去做某事
【即景活用】
Hehadatalentformusicandwas______conductoroftheShanghaiSymphonyOrchestraattheageof30.
A.assignedB.appointed
C.namedD.honored
Suggestedanswer:
B
4.wave(P34)
【原句再现】
Thelavathatflowsslowlylikeawavedownthemountaincausesfarmoredamagebecauseitburieseverythinginitspathunderthemoltenrock.
像波浪一样顺着山坡缓慢下流的火山熔岩所造成的损失大得多,因为火山岩浆所流经的地方,一切东西都被掩埋在熔岩下面了。
【观察探究】
(1)Hugewaveswerebreakingontheshore.
巨浪拍打着海岸。
(2)Theflagwavedinthebreeze.
旗子在微风中飘扬。
(3)Whydidyouwaveathim?
你为什么向他挥手?
(4)Marywavedmeagreeting.
玛丽挥手与我打招呼。
(5)Ishowedmypasstotheguardandhewavedmethrough.
我向卫兵出示了我的通行证,他挥手让我过去。
【归纳总结】
waven.波浪;波涛 vi.&vt.波动;起伏;挥手
【即景活用】
(1)我向母亲挥手告别时她哭了。
MymotherwascryingasI______hergoodbye.
(2)风吹得池水起了涟漪。
Thewindmadelittle______onthepool.
Suggestedanswers:
(1)waved
(2)waves
5.suit(P34)
【原句再现】
Wehadwhiteprotectivesuitsthatcoveredourwholebody,helmets,bigbootsandspecialgloves.
我们都穿着白色的防护服遮住全身,戴上了头盔和特别的手套,还穿了一双大靴子。
【观察探究】
(1)LiHuaboughtabusinesssuitinthesupermarketlastnight.
昨天晚上李华在超市买了一套公务服装。
(2)Chooseacomputertosuityourparticularneeds.
选一台适合你自个儿需要的电脑。
(3)Ifwemetat8,wouldthatsuityou?
我们八点钟见面,你方便吗?
(4)Idon'tthinkthiscoatreallysuitsyou.
我觉得这件大衣不大适合你穿。
(5)Thishotweatherdoesn'tsuitme.
天这么热,我真受不了。
(6)—Iwillstayinthisevening.
今晚我就不出去了。
—Suityourself.随你的便。
【归纳总结】
suitn.一套外衣,套装;v.适合;对某人方便;(尤指服装,颜色等)相配,合身;适宜;有利于;自便;随便
【知识链接】
suitableadj.合适的;适宜的
suitabilityn.适合
suitcasen.手提箱
【即景活用】
Hecanbeveryhelpful,butonlywhenitsuitshim.(翻译)
Suggestedanswer:
有时候他非常乐意帮忙,不过那得他觉得合适。
6.potential(P35)
【原句再现】
Havingstudiedvolcanoesnowformanyyears,Iamstillamazedattheirbeautyaswellastheirpotentialtocausegreatdamage.
虽然我从事火山研究很多年了,但是我对火山的壮丽景色以及它们那潜在的巨大破坏力至今仍然感到惊愕不已。
【观察探究】
(1)Shehasartisticpotentialasanartist.
她有做艺术家的潜质。
(2)HestudiedtheGermanmarkettofindthepotentialthereforprofitableinvestment.
他对德国的市场进行了研究以寻求投资获利的可能性。
(3)Thebookisarguablyapotentialbestseller.
这本书或可成为一本畅销书。
(4)Thisisamachinewithseveralpotentialuses.
这是一台具有多种潜在功能的机器。
【归纳总结】
potentialn.意为“潜能;潜力;潜在性;可能性”,后常接介词for;
adj.意为“潜在的;有可能的”,常作定语。
【即景活用】
Peoplewho