3comprehendingandlearningaboutlanguage.ppt

Teaching aims: 1. Train the students’ ability to read different numbers in English. 2. Learn the usage of some difficult words and expressions. 3. Train the students’ ability to remove the difficulties while reading. Important points: 1. Train the students’ ability to read different numbers in English. 2. Train the students’ ability to cooperate with others. Difficult points: 1. The explanation of some difficult words and expressions. 2. Train the students’ ability to remove the difficulties while reading. 1. The chickens didn’t eat because 2. The people didn’t worry because 3. Such a great number of people died because 4. Water was needed because 5. The people did not lose hope because A. the army came to help them. B. the quake happened while they were sleeping. C. they were nervous. D. dams and wells were useless. E. they didn’t know what the strange events meant. Matches Listen and read the passage again. This time please pay attention to the time mentioned in it. And finish part2. EVENTS: Water in the village wells rose and fell Well walls developed deep cracks A smelly gas came out of the cracks Mice ran out of the fields Fish jumped out of their bowls and ponds TIME: for three days TIME: at about 3:00 am on July 28, 1976 EVENTS: Bright lights appeared in the sky The sound of planes could be heard although there were no planes Some water pipes burst TIME: at 3:42 am on July 28, 1976 EVENTS: Everything began to shake Huge cracks appeared in the roads Steam burst from holes in the ground Rock turned into rivers of dirt 75% buildings and 90% of homes were gone More than 400,000 people killed or injured TIME: afternoon of July 28, 1976 EVENTS: A second quake almost as strong as the first one More damage to buildings and rescuers TIME: soon after the quake EVENTS: The army arrived Shelters built for survivors Water supplies brought in Writing a summary of each part Before the earthquake strange things began to happen but no one paid attention to th