Unit Six
I PURPOSE
1. to master the language points and grammatical structures of the text;
2. to grasp the main idea (earthquake prediction, prevention and preparation) and structure of the text (a general statement supported by details);
3. to practice writing skills (deduction and questioning) and reading skills (skimming).
II IMPORTANT AND DIFFICULT SPOTS
1. Words: Section A:
detect; destruction; withstand; horizontal; fasten; wax; enclose; handy; extinguish; chaos; sensible; accurate; resist; forecast; concerning; occurrence; precaution; Section B:
rotate; flourish; retain; manual; fraction; collective, exceed; abuse; oppose; accelerate; ignorant 2. Sentences: Section A:
(1) L2: In both Japan and China, people have long believed that earthquakes can be forecast.
(2) L24: Also, to prevent property damage, architects now design buildings so that the building’s columns and horizontal beams are of equal strength and vertical support columns are inserted deep into solid soil.
(3) L27: Concrete pillars for highway bridges that previously only had steel rods inside are now enclosed in steel.
(4) L55: A sensible arrangement is to have all of the members of the family call to check in with a friend or relative who lives more than a hundred miles away. Section B:
(1) L3: In other words, things in nature are large or small, new or old, only in accordance with the measures and the comparisons involved.
(2) L43: Should people use it up to manufacture petrol for automobiles?
(3) L61: What causes the acid rain that forms from water passing through polluted air?
(4) L66: Now that they are no longer ignorant of the causes of the sickness of our
planet, they seek ways to help the Earth, to give back what they take away.
III PROCEDURE
1. Warming-up activities;
2. Introduction to the passage (general questions on the passage); 3. Text analysis (structure and language points); 4. Writing skills; 5. Summary; 6. Assignment.
IV TIME NEEDED
Section A: (Total: 135mins) 1. Warming-up activities: 5mins. 2. Introduction to the passage: 5mins. 4. Text Analysis: 70mins. 4. Writing skills: 5mins. 5. Summary: 5mins. 6. Exercises: 45mins. Section B: (Total: 45mins) Reading skills: 7mins. Text study: 35mins Summary: 2mins. Assignment: 1 min.
SECTION A
How to Prepare for Earthquakes
PART ONE
PRE-READING / WARM-UP (LISTEN AND TALK))
1. Have you ever been in an earthquake? Describe an earthquake briefly which you have experienced or heard of.
2. What would you do if you experienced an earthquake? What would do first if the room started to shake?
3. To introduce related background information of earthquake.
PART TWO
GENERAL QUESTIONS ON THE PASSAGE
1. Can we predict earthquake? How?
2. What are the effective measures to be taken when an earthquake occurs according to the author? What’s your opinion? 3. Can we prepare for earthquake? How?
4. In your opinion, how important is the earthquake education?
PART THREE A Detailed Study of Text
Part One Para. 1:
1. watch for (Para.1, line3) : look at or observe sth. for; search for; look or wait attentively for
e.g.: They are watching for the right moment. CF: watch for: to wait patiently
watch sth. for: to look at or notice sth. watch out: look out
2. In Japan, scientists have wired the Earth and sea to detect movements. (Line 3) Meaning: In Japan, scientists have placed wires on the Earth and in the sea to discover the movements of the surface of the Earth. detect: notice, discover
e.g.: Small quantities of poison were detected in the dead man’s stomach. e.g.: I detected a slight change in his attitude 3. freeze to death (Para.1, line7):
other phrases: bleed to death; starve to death; burn to death; work to death CF: put sb. to death; shoot sb. to death be scared/ bored/ tired/ sick to death 4. a school of fish (Para.1, line8) : a group of fish The sound of his music attracted a school of dolphins.
Other phrases like this one are: a herd of cattle/ a flock of sheep, birds/ a swarm of bees, insects/ a pack of wolves, bounds猎狗/ an army of ants 5. wax (Para.1, line13): v. increase , grow
e.g.: The popularity of the film stars waxed and waned. 名望盛衰无常 n. 蜡
a wax candle 蜡烛 Part Two Para. 2:
新视野3第6单元新视野大学英语教案
