Frightening;nature（The;Second;Period）.docx

Frighteningjnature(The;Second;Period)thesecondperiodteachingaims:1. learntheusefulwordsandexpressions:drawone'sattention,athand,callfor,urge,uponarrival,calmdown,lightup,inapanic,morethan2. learnthetext“underthevolcano“andmasterthedetailedinformationinitteachingimportantpoints:1. howtoimprovethestudents'readingability.2. trytomastertheusagesofthenewwordsandexpressionsofthisperiod.teachingdifficultpoint:theusagesofsomewordsandexpressionsteachingmethods:1. fast-readingtogetthestudentstograspthemainideaofthetext.2. readingcarefullytogetthestudentstomasterthedetailedinformation.3. pairworkorgroupworktomakethestudentsbeactiveinclass.teachingaids:1. acomputer2. ataperecorder3. aprojectorteachingprocedures:stepigreetingsandrevisiongreetthewholeclassasusual.t:inlastperiod,twostudentsdescribedafrighteningsituation,doyouremember?ss:yes.t:whatisitabout?ss:it'saboutacobra,itisfrightening.t:whowillgiveusanotherexample?saandsbwewilltry.(a:studenta;b:studentb)a: areyouafraidoflightening?b: notvery,whataboutyou?a: whenlighteningappears,i,mnotfrightenedifi'mathomeoratschool,butifiamintheopenair,itisadifferentmatter.b: pleasetellusyourexperience,willyou?a: yes.thatwaswheniwasseven,welivedinthecountrysidethen,youknow,oneafternoon,wheniwasinthefieldwithmymother,therewasanincreaseinthewinds,wehurriedhomebutthatwastoolate,onourwayhome,thecloudsgatheredandthewindsincreasedtoastorm,itbecamedarkeranddarker,suddenlytherewasthunderandlightening.b: whatwasitlike?a: firstcametheterriblelightening,itwasverybright,everythingaroundmeandimyselfappearedtobewhite,thencamethethunder,crack!itseemedthatsomethingexploded,that'stheterriblesoundi,veeverheard,iwasfrightenedtodeathandthrewmyselfintomymother'sarms,shegotintoatotalpanic,carryingmeonherback,sheranasfastasshecould,later,weheardthatthelighteningstruckatalltreeandsomeofthebranchesburnt.b: that'sterrible,i'mfrightenedtohearthat.stepiipre-readingt:pleaseopenyourbooksatpage75,pre-reading,readtheinformationinpart1andhaveadiscussionwithyourpartner,thenwe'llasksomestudentstotalkaboutit.(afterafewminutes'discussion.)t:whocantellussomethingaboutthepictures?sc:thisterriblestoryhappenedinitalyintheyear79ad.thevolcano'snameisVesuvius,itwasquietforhundredsofyearsandthenitsuddenlyerupted,thesecondpictureisthevolcanoVesuvius,inthepictureitwaserupting.sd:ithinkthefirstpictureshowsusaterriblesceneafterthevolcanoerupted,itissaidthatthewholecitywasburiedunderthemetresofhotashandmudzand3000peoplewerekilled,butsince1914,therehasnotbeenanydamage.se:inthethirdpicture,wecanseetherelicsofthatcity,ifwasexcavatedalongtimeagoandnowitisanaturalculturalrelics,peoplecangotoseetherelicsofthetowns,pompeiiandherculaneum,andevengotothetopofthevolcanotovisitit.t:doyouknowwhichcountryhasthemostvolcanoes?st:perhapsjapan.t:doyouknowwhatmakesvolcano?whocantellussomethingaboutit?sg:i'lltry.asweknow,theinsideoftheearthisvery,veryhot.there,therockhasbecomeliquid,anditisalwaysboiling,thehotmeltedrockalwaystriestogetout,liketheboilingwaterandthesteam,insomeplacesthehardshelloftheearthisweakandthin,itwillburstthrough,somevolcanoescanbequietforsomeyears,evenhundredsofyears.stepiiireadingt:quiteright,someofthestudentsknowquitealot.weshouldlearnfromthem,nowreadthetextfastandfindtheanswerstothequestionsonthescreen,writeyouranswersonapieceofpaperandi'llcollectthefirstfivepieces.(teachershowsthefollowingonthescreen.)scanthetextandanswerthefollowingquestions.1. whatisdescribedinthefollowingpassage?whathappened?2. whenandwheredidithappen?3. whoisthewriterofthelettert:(afewminuteslater.)haveyoufinished?thosewhohavefinished,handinyouranswerpieces,please.(teachercollectsthefirstfivepieces.)whowillanswerthequestions?volunteers?sa:i'llanswerquestion1.inthepassage,thewriterdescribeshowhisuncledied,whenthevolcanowaserupting.sb:question2.ithappenednearthemountveruvinsonthe24thofaugustin79ad.sc:question3.thewriteroftheletterispliny'snephew,t:(showthescreen.)verygood,pleasereadthetextagainanddiscussthequestionsonthescreenwithyourpartner,afewminuteslater,i'llasksomestudentstogiveustheiranswers.answerthefollowingquestions:1. forwhatreasondidthewriterwritetheletter?2. whydidthewriter'sunclegotoseethesight?3. whatdidhedoinordertohelptheothercalmdown?4. whatdidtheydoinordertobeagainsttheshowerofrock?5. whydidtheycarrytorches?suggestedanswers:1. becausetacituswaswritingahistorybookandheneededsomethingabouthisuncle'sdeath,soheaskedthewritertotellhimsomethingabouthisuncle.2. becausehewantedtoseeitfromcloserathand.later,hereceivedaletterfromhisfriend'swife,askinghimtorescueher,sohewantedtorescueher.3. inordertomakehisfriendcalmdown,heaskedtobetakentothebaths.4. theytiedpillowsontopoftheirheadsasprotectionagainsttheshowerofrock.5. becauseitwasdaylightelsewhereintheworld,therethedarknesswasdarkerandthickerthananyright,sotheyarrivedtorchestogivelightwhentheywentout.6. nowlookatthescreen,please,(showtilesc