1、Unit5 The power of natureListening , Speaking and WritingTeaching goalsEnable the students to listen for details and catch the specific information as much as possible.Learning ability goals Enable the students to predict some important information in the process of listening and encourage the stude
2、nts to talk about the situations according to the listening materials. Teaching important and difficult pointsHow to make sure the answers of listening material and help them to describe the disaster they have experienced. Teaching aidsA recorder and cassette tapes, a projector, and a computer Teach
3、ing procedures Step 1 Pre-listeningCan you imagine the volcanologists work?They often face the dangerous situation.Can you guess what the following three volcanologists most frightening experiences are?Step 2 ListeningLook at the pictures of volcanologists at work on page 38. Then listen to them tal
4、king about their most frightening experience. Write their names under the picture.A. Frank Gore B. Jane SmallC. Sarah TangListen to the tape again, and answer the following questions.1. How long has she been a volcanologist?2. In what country was the volcano he/she talks about?3. Why did he/she forg
5、et to be frightened?Jane Small1.How long has she been a volcanologist?Five years.2. In what country was the volcano she talks about?Alaska3. Why did she forget to be frightened?She was excited about what she had done.Frank Gore1. How long has he been a volcanologist?Ten years.2. In what country was
6、the volcano he talks about?Hawaii.3.Why did he forget to be frightened?The pilot had to fly low to get under the clouds.Sarah Tang1. How long has she been a volcanologist?Twenty years.2. In what country was the volcano she talks about?New Zealand.Why did she forget to be frightened?She felt the grou
7、nd tremble.Listen to the tape once more. Write the name of the person beside the things they said.1. I was so excited about what I had done and where I was, I forgot my fear.( )2. I was very worried that the volcano might erupt while I was still inside it. ( )3. I was very relieved when we finally r
8、eached our camp. ( )4. I was trembling almost as much as the ground under my feet. ( )5. I was still terrified. ( )6. I was so nervous that my whole body was damp with sweat. ( )7. I was so anxious that I couldnt move for a long time. ( )8. I had to force myself not to panic. ( )9.Then I got up the
9、courage to bend over the boiling lava. ( )Step 3 SpeakingThink of a powerful natural disaster (such as an earthquake, food, typhoon, storm) that you have experienced. You can use your imagination if you have not experienced any of these things. Tell your partner about your experience and how you fel
10、t. Step 4 Writing1. Choose one of the natural disasters or any other disaster you have experienced.2. Make a timeline to show the order in which the events happened. For example:10am left holiday house to walk in the mountains12am saw dark clouds in the sky, started to go back12:30pm snowstorm start
11、ed1:00pm we were completely lost 3. Spend a few minutes on your own imagining your experiences and how you felt. Now imagine you are safely back home. Write a dairy entry about your experience.A possible version:Jane and I had been waking in the mountains when we noticed some dark clouds coming down
12、 the mountain. We decided to turn around and go home.As we walked the clouds got nearer and nearer and the day grew darker. Then all of a sudden it began to snow. It was soon snowing so hard we couldnt see very far in front of us. Holding each others hands so we couldnt get separated, we continued d
13、own the mountain. Butthe snow got deeper and deeper. Walking became harder and harder. We began to get very tired and very frightened.After a while the path became buried under the snow and we didnt know which way to go. We were completely lost. We found some shelter behind a big rock. Hugging each other for warmth, we stayed like that until the storm was over. Luckily it only lasted an hour or two. Then the sun came out again and we could see our house in the distance. We were so relieved we both burst into tears.Step 5 Homework Finish your writing.
