1. Teaching aims of this unit
Talk about problems and benefits caused by volcanoes; carter lakes; cyclones and floods.
Talk about the ways to express emotions
Learn to use the -ing form
Describe a natural disaster.
2. Sentence patterns:
Emotions:
I’m looking forward to…
You’ve done a good job.
Don’t worry.
How wonderful.
3. The –ing form:
Tell the difference between doing and having done
The first period Warming up
Step I Leading in
1. Let the students list what they know about the nature disasters.
2. Introduce some famous natural disasters.
Step ⅡWarming –up
Ask the students to talk about the following questions:
① Have you ever seen a volcano in the flesh? If you have, share your experiences with your classmates and teachers?
② Do you like exploring volcanoes? Are you afraid the dangers you may face?
③ Do you know what a volcanologist do and how important his or her job is ?
Step Ⅲ Pre- reading
Discuss in groups of four
1. Do you like working outside as well as inside?
2. Do you enjoy traveling to unusual places?
3. Do you like adventure in your life?
Step Ⅳ Learning the new words
1. Read aloud the new words by themselves.
2. Read aloud the new words after the tape.
3. Read aloud the new words all together.
Step Assignment
1. Collect as much information about natural disasters as possible.
2. Recite the first 20 new words.
The second period Reading
Step ⅠRevision
1. Greetings.
2. Review the new words of this part.
Step II Warming up
Do you know any natural disasters ?
1. Please work with your partners and make a list of natural disasters which you have known.
2. What do you know about volcano?
3. Do you know how a volcano erupts?
Step III Reading
1. Skimming
1) What kind of things a volcanologist might do.
2) What is the volcanologist wearing when getting close to the crater?
2. Scanning
1) Why is a volcanologist’s job important?
2) Where is Mount Kilauea?
3) Why is the lava that flows on Mount Kilauea more dangerous than the actual eruption?
4) What caused the writer’s bedroom to become as bright as day even though it was night?
5) Why did the scientists have to get close to the volcano after it began erupting?
6) Why was it difficult for the writer to walk towards the edge of the crater?
7) What does the writer find impressive about volcanoes even after studying them for 20 years?
3. Intensive reading
Find out the main idea of the passage:
Part 1(Pa 1-2) What is the writer’s job and the importance of his job?
Part 2(Pa 3-4) The writer’s experience of watching the volcano eruption
Part 3(Pa 5) The reasons why the writer is enthusiastic about his job?
4. Creative group discussion:
1） Having learnt a little more about the work of a volcanologist, do you think it is an occupation you would enjoy? Discuss your reasons with others in your class.
2) If you could meet the writer of the passage, what kind of questions would you ask? Discuss with others in your class.
Step Ⅲ Assignment
1. Page 35 ~~36 Learning about language
2. Page 70 Ex 1
The third period Learning about language
Step Ⅰ Greeting and Revision
( Ask some students to retell the text we learned .)
StepⅡ. Practicing the useful words and expressions
1. Read the new words.
2. Check the answers to Learning about language and Page 70 Ex 1. Explain in details if the students have any difficulties.
3. Finish all the exercises in Section one of 《中華一題》。
Step Ⅲ Useful Structures
1. Study the two examples in Ex 4 on Page 36, help the students find out the difference between the doing and having done.
2. Finish the other exercises in Ex 4 on Page 36~37.
3. Quiz:
1). _____ the championship, he was awarded a million dollars.
A. Won B. Winning C. Having won D. Being won
2) ______ only book knowledge, you will not be able to work well.
A. Had B. Have C. Having D. To have
3) I saw a lot of children playing in the garden most of them _____ girls.
A. are B. being C. were D. having
4) The old man could not sleep at night, his wrongs _____ him no peace.
A. gave B. give C. being giving D. giving
5) The decision _____, what is to be done now is how to carry it out.
A. made B. has been made C. having being made D. being made
Step Ⅳ Summing up and homework
1. After checking the answers to the Quiz, ask the students to give examples tell about differences between the doing and having done.
2. Homework
1) Page 37 Ex 5 (1)~~(5 )
2) Section II of 《中華一題》。
The fourth period Listening
Step Ⅰ Revision
Enable the students to know how to get the key words to understand the conversation
Step Ⅱ Warming up
1. What’s the topic of this unit?
2. Would you like to know something more about volcanologists>?
3. This class we will listen to something about volcanologists and first look through the four questions in listening part to find out the listening points.
Step Ⅲ Listening
Play the tape for three times:
For the first time, ask the students finish Ex 1.
For the second time, ask the students finish Ex 2.
For the third time, ask the students finish Ex 3
Step Ⅳ Speaking
Page 38 Speaking task
This part is intended to give the students the opportunity to practice a conversation using the functional items for emotions.
Step Ⅴ Listening task
1. Turn to page 73 and look at the picture, and read the explanation.
2. Listen to the tape and make a timeline according to request.
Step VI Homework
Section III of 《中華一題》。
The fifth period Extensive reading
Step ⅠRevision
Check homework
Step ⅡReading (The Lake of Heaven)
1. Reading the article and tell the statements are true or false.
1) Changbaishan is the second largest nature reserve in China.
2) The peak of Changbaishan can reach as high as 2,000 meters.
3) You can see a lot of black bears, leopards or cranes in Changbaishan.
4) Tianchi is a lake in the crater of an extinct volcano.
5) The ancestors of the Manchu people were believed to be good at language and persuasion.
2. Reading the article again and answer:
1) In what province is Changbaishan?
2) What is a nature reserve? Why is Changbaishan a famous nature reserve?
3) What is the most popular tourist attraction in the reserve?
4) What does Tianchi mean? How is Tianchi formed?
5) What is the collection between the Manchu people and Tianchi?
3. Dealing with the language points:
1. vary from…to…
2.unique
3.It is said that
4.have a gift for
5.guarantee
Step Ⅲ Reading(2) and Discussion
Page 72, read it in five minutes and discuss what might happen next.
Step Ⅳ Homework: writing I