英语必修3外研版Module3第1课时教学设计
Module 3 The Violence of Nature
Period 1?Reading and Vocabulary
Content
About natural disasters: Get to know about some natural disasters, such as flood, lightening, hurricane, tornado, thunderstorm, earthquake and so on.
Reading:??? Activity 1 on P.22 and Passage 1 on P. 23
Vocabulary: 1. Names of natural disasters presented on P.21 and the new words in Activity 1 on P.22 and Passages 1 on P. 23
2. Words to describe the Gulf Stream and tornados in the two reading passages.
Aims ?
Reading: 1. Get to know about currents from the introduction to the Gulf Stream and find out the connection between weather and currents.
2. Learn the following about tornado from the reading passage:
?????? 1) the definition of tornado
2) places where the violent disaster often happens
3) how violent it is
4) bad results the disaster causes
?????? 3. Learn the skill of finding out something implied in the titles and practise understanding some new words contextually while reading.
Vocabulary: 1. Learn and remember the words to name some kinds of natural disasters presented on P. 21..
????????? 2. Learn the words used to describe currents and tornados from the texts read in this period and try to remember them.
????????? 3. Give definitions of some natural disasters ?
Attitude Development: The desire to know more about natural disasters should be elicited.
Possible difficulties
Getting the meaning of some new words contextually while reading may be difficult for many students, and it must be trained through frequent practice as a required reading skill..
?Procedures
Step 1?? Leading in and preparing (7’)
I. Listen to a news report about the earthquake in Wenchuan to know what they will learn from Module 3 and the new words ‘disaster’ and ‘violent’. (2’)
﹡Teacher’s suggestion: So many people died in Wenchuan earthquake because the shock is violent (very strong).
An earthquake may lead very bad results, so it is a kind of natural disaster. ?
??????????????????? From Module 3, we’ll learn about other kinds of natural disasters.
II. Talk about pictures of natural disasters to learn the following words: (4’)
?? flood, hurricane, lightening, thunderstorm, tornado, column, tropical, equator
?﹡Teacher’s suggestion for understanding the word ‘tropical’:
??? Hurricanes often happen in hot areas on or near the equator. These areas are called tropical areas.
?﹡A map is needed to learn the words ‘ equator’, ‘tropical’.
?﹡Some words and expressions to describe natural disasters can be presented in this part, such as ‘disaster’, ‘strong’, ‘violent’, ‘injure’, ‘destroy’, ‘pick up cars, trains and even houses’, ‘take the fur off the back of cat’ and so on.
III. Leading questions for the next activity (1’)
??? Why do tornados or hurricanes happen? What are they related with? ( Possible answer from students: weather)
??? What makes different weather?
Step 2?? Reading 1: Activity 1 on P. 22 (8’)
I. Read the passage in Activity 1 on P.22 and answer the questions below it. (The meaning of the
words in the box should be made clear to the students.) (2’)
﹡A map is needed here.
II. Read the passage again and try to list remember the words used to describe the movement of the Gulf Stream (2’)
?? ﹡The consequent task should be told to students so that they can pay full attention to the reading activity.
III. Complete the passage as quickly as possible. (2’)
The Gulf Stream is a warm ocean current which ________ in the Gulf of Mexico and _______ northeast _______ the Atlantic. It also ________ ________ the east coast of the United States towards eastern Canada. It is one of the strongerst ________ anywhere in the world. Because of the Gulf Stream, the United Kingdom and other places in Europe are much _______ than?parts of Canada on the same ________.
﹡Encouragement from the teacher should be given for students’ good performance.
IV.Think about the quesitons: (1’)
?1. Is there any connection between weather and currents?
?2. Any connections between currents and hurricanes and tornados?
V. Brainstorm?(1’)
Try to say the words you can think of to describe hurricanes and tornados as many as possible.
Step 2?? Reading 2: Passage 1 on P. 23 (13’)
I. Read the title of the passage and think about what the passage is about. ( To learn to find what is implied in the title and to know the aims of the reading activity ) (2’)
﹡Understanding the titles: The passage may tell us:
1. what a tornado is
2. places where this kind of violent disaster often happens
3. how violent it is
4. bad results the disaster leads
﹡Tell students to find out all above while reading the passage (Aims of the following reading activity) ?
II. Read the passage quickly and see whether the four pieces of information above are mentioned in the passage. (2’)
III. Read the passage again and answer the following questions: (7’)
?1. What is a tornado ? ( See if students can understand the word ‘rotating’ contexturally. )
?2. Where do tornados often occur? ( See if students can understand the word ‘occur’ contexturally. )
?3. How violent is a tornado ? What can it do to cars, trains and houses ? ( See if students can understand the sentence ‘They can destroy houses, but leave the furniture inside exactly where it was.’ )
?4. How often do tornados occur in the US ? ( Make students clear about the meaning of the phrase ‘on average’ ) ?And what result do the tornados cause ?
5. How many US states suffered from the worst tornado? (See if students can understand the word ‘affect’ ) How about the result of it?
IV. Listen to the passage on the tape.
V. Summarize the reading activity.（Students do it.）(2’)
?Something that should be learned:?? 1. the definition of tornado
2. places where it often occurs
3. how violent it is
4. bad results the disaster may cause
???????????? 5. Get the meaning of the words ‘rotating’, ‘cause’, and ‘occur’ contextually
?? Students’ performance in reading:
Step 3??? Self-assessment ( 8-9’ )
I. Complete the following descriptions.
?1. If a lot of water covers an area that is usually dry, we can say a ______ occurs.
?2. During ________, a lot of rain falls quickly, with loud noises and flashes of light.
?3. _______ is a sudden shaking of earth’s furface that often causes a lot of damage.
?4. A _________ is a rotating column of air from a thunderstorm to the ground. It can damage or destroy things. It may ______ ______ cars, trains and even houses. It also can take the fur ______ the back of a cat and the ________ ________ a chicken. A _________ is another natural disasters, which can destroy things with _______ wind or storm .
?5. _______ is the flash of light which happens during a thunderstorm.
?6. Weather is related with __________. For example, because of the Gulf Stream, which ______ northeast across the Atlantic and also _______ past the east caost of the United States towards eastern Canada, the United Kingdom and other places in Europe are much warmer than parts of Canada on the same ________.
?7. We call allviolent natural events, which cause very bad results, natural ________. People?always try their best hopefullly to save others and themselves when they occur, though they are destroying.
Step 4?? Homework(1’)
I. Activity 1 on P. 21
II. Activity 3 on P. 22
III. Read Passage 2 on P. 23 and try to get the following:
?? 1. the definition of hurricane
?? 2. places where it often occurs
?? 3. how violent it is
?? 4. bad results the disaster may cause
?IV.Try to remember the sentences presented in the self-assessment exercise.
Step 5??? Solving Problems (2’)
Time for students to consult on problems in reading comprehension.
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Module 3 The Violence of Nature
Period 1?Reading and Vocabulary
Content
About natural disasters: Get to know about some natural disasters, such as flood, lightening, hurricane, tornado, thunderstorm, earthquake and so on.
Reading:??? Activity 1 on P.22 and Passage 1 on P. 23
Vocabulary: 1. Names of natural disasters presented on P.21 and the new words in Activity 1 on P.22 and Passages 1 on P. 23
2. Words to describe the Gulf Stream and tornados in the two reading passages.
Aims ?
Reading: 1. Get to know about currents from the introduction to the Gulf Stream and find out the connection between weather and currents.
2. Learn the following about tornado from the reading passage:
?????? 1) the definition of tornado
2) places where the violent disaster often happens
3) how violent it is
4) bad results the disaster causes
?????? 3. Learn the skill of finding out something implied in the titles and practise understanding some new words contextually while reading.
Vocabulary: 1. Learn and remember the words to name some kinds of natural disasters presented on P. 21..
????????? 2. Learn the words used to describe currents and tornados from the texts read in this period and try to remember them.
????????? 3. Give definitions of some natural disasters ?
Attitude Development: The desire to know more about natural disasters should be elicited.
Possible difficulties
Getting the meaning of some new words contextually while reading may be difficult for many students, and it must be trained through frequent practice as a required reading skill..
?Procedures
Step 1?? Leading in and preparing (7’)
I. Listen to a news report about the earthquake in Wenchuan to know what they will learn from Module 3 and the new words ‘disaster’ and ‘violent’. (2’)
﹡Teacher’s suggestion: So many people died in Wenchuan earthquake because the shock is violent (very strong).
An earthquake may lead very bad results, so it is a kind of natural disaster. ?
??????????????????? From Module 3, we’ll learn about other kinds of natural disasters.
II. Talk about pictures of natural disasters to learn the following words: (4’)
?? flood, hurricane, lightening, thunderstorm, tornado, column, tropical, equator
?﹡Teacher’s suggestion for understanding the word ‘tropical’:
??? Hurricanes often happen in hot areas on or near the equator. These areas are called tropical areas.
?﹡A map is needed to learn the words ‘ equator’, ‘tropical’.
?﹡Some words and expressions to describe natural disasters can be presented in this part, such as ‘disaster’, ‘strong’, ‘violent’, ‘injure’, ‘destroy’, ‘pick up cars, trains and even houses’, ‘take the fur off the back of cat’ and so on.
III. Leading questions for the next activity (1’)
??? Why do tornados or hurricanes happen? What are they related with? ( Possible answer from students: weather)
??? What makes different weather?
Step 2?? Reading 1: Activity 1 on P. 22 (8’)
I. Read the passage in Activity 1 on P.22 and answer the questions below it. (The meaning of the
words in the box should be made clear to the students.) (2’)
﹡A map is needed here.
II. Read the passage again and try to list remember the words used to describe the movement of the Gulf Stream (2’)
?? ﹡The consequent task should be told to students so that they can pay full attention to the reading activity.
III. Complete the passage as quickly as possible. (2’)
The Gulf Stream is a warm ocean current which ________ in the Gulf of Mexico and _______ northeast _______ the Atlantic. It also ________ ________ the east coast of the United States towards eastern Canada. It is one of the strongerst ________ anywhere in the world. Because of the Gulf Stream, the United Kingdom and other places in Europe are much _______ than?parts of Canada on the same ________.
﹡Encouragement from the teacher should be given for students’ good performance.
IV.Think about the quesitons: (1’)
?1. Is there any connection between weather and currents?
?2. Any connections between currents and hurricanes and tornados?
V. Brainstorm?(1’)
Try to say the words you can think of to describe hurricanes and tornados as many as possible.
Step 2?? Reading 2: Passage 1 on P. 23 (13’)
I. Read the title of the passage and think about what the passage is about. ( To learn to find what is implied in the title and to know the aims of the reading activity ) (2’)
﹡Understanding the titles: The passage may tell us:
1. what a tornado is
2. places where this kind of violent disaster often happens
3. how violent it is
4. bad results the disaster leads
﹡Tell students to find out all above while reading the passage (Aims of the following reading activity) ?
II. Read the passage quickly and see whether the four pieces of information above are mentioned in the passage. (2’)
III. Read the passage again and answer the following questions: (7’)
?1. What is a tornado ? ( See if students can understand the word ‘rotating’ contexturally. )
?2. Where do tornados often occur? ( See if students can understand the word ‘occur’ contexturally. )
?3. How violent is a tornado ? What can it do to cars, trains and houses ? ( See if students can understand the sentence ‘They can destroy houses, but leave the furniture inside exactly where it was.’ )
?4. How often do tornados occur in the US ? ( Make students clear about the meaning of the phrase ‘on average’ ) ?And what result do the tornados cause ?
5. How many US states suffered from the worst tornado? (See if students can understand the word ‘affect’ ) How about the result of it?
IV. Listen to the passage on the tape.
V. Summarize the reading activity.（Students do it.）(2’)
?Something that should be learned:?? 1. the definition of tornado
2. places where it often occurs
3. how violent it is
4. bad results the disaster may cause
???????????? 5. Get the meaning of the words ‘rotating’, ‘cause’, and ‘occur’ contextually
?? Students’ performance in reading:
Step 3??? Self-assessment ( 8-9’ )
I. Complete the following descriptions.
?1. If a lot of water covers an area that is usually dry, we can say a ______ occurs.
?2. During ________, a lot of rain falls quickly, with loud noises and flashes of light.
?3. _______ is a sudden shaking of earth’s furface that often causes a lot of damage.
?4. A _________ is a rotating column of air from a thunderstorm to the ground. It can damage or destroy things. It may ______ ______ cars, trains and even houses. It also can take the fur ______ the back of a cat and the ________ ________ a chicken. A _________ is another natural disasters, which can destroy things with _______ wind or storm .
?5. _______ is the flash of light which happens during a thunderstorm.
?6. Weather is related with __________. For example, because of the Gulf Stream, which ______ northeast across the Atlantic and also _______ past the east caost of the United States towards eastern Canada, the United Kingdom and other places in Europe are much warmer than parts of Canada on the same ________.
?7. We call allviolent natural events, which cause very bad results, natural ________. People?always try their best hopefullly to save others and themselves when they occur, though they are destroying.
Step 4?? Homework(1’)
I. Activity 1 on P. 21
II. Activity 3 on P. 22
III. Read Passage 2 on P. 23 and try to get the following:
?? 1. the definition of hurricane
?? 2. places where it often occurs
?? 3. how violent it is
?? 4. bad results the disaster may cause
?IV.Try to remember the sentences presented in the self-assessment exercise.
Step 5??? Solving Problems (2’)
Time for students to consult on problems in reading comprehension.
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