2019-2020学年度人教版必修一Unit4 Earthquakes Period1Warming up and reading教案

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　　This is the first period of this unit. It includes Warming-up，Discussion，New words and Listening. In this period，students should get the first impression of earthquakes，including the phenomena before an earthquake，the cause of an earthquake，the ways to reduce the damage and so on.

　　In Warming-up，students first discuss what would happen during an earthquake. Then discuss some other natural disasters，such as hurricanes，tornadoes and typhoons. What are they and what would happen if these natural disasters occur？After these two steps，the students would have a general idea about natural disasters. This lays a foundation for the Reading passage. Also these two steps provide the students with enough chance to practice speaking. The teacher should stimulate the students to express themselves using English.

Next the teacher will explain some new words and expressions that would appear in the Reading passage. After class students should use these words and expressions to make sentences. In this way，the teacher can check whether the students have mastered these words and expressions or not.