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课件网) Unit 6 When disaster strikes 第1课时 Starting out & Understanding ideas (Reading: 1—4) Activity 1: Free talk Look at some pictures from Chinese myth and think about what you can see in the pictures. Do you know the stories in the pictures Which natural disasters could they relate to What did people think of these disasters in ancient China Activity 2: Look and answer Which natural disaster is the picture related to What do people think of the disaster now What kind of natural disasters do you know How has people’s understanding of natural disasters changed Why Look at the piccture and answer questions. Activity 3: Look and answer What can you see in the pictures How might people feel in the first picture What do you think happened to the city in the second picture Activity 4: Read and choose Read the record and choose the best summary of the passage in Part 3. Activity 4: Read and choose Read the record and choose the best summary of the passage in Part 3. Activity 4: Read and choose Read the record again and choose the right order of the eruption of Mount Vesuvius. Where did Pliny the Younger and his mother stay these days What did Pliny the Younger and his mother do when the ground shook very hard How did they feel that night When did they decide to leave the town Why Activity 5: Read and analyse They stayed in a town near Pompeii. His mother rushed into his room to wake him up and they had to stay outside for the night. They felt scared. By six o'clock the next morning. Because many buildings were still shaking. What happened when they were getting away from the town What did they notice when they were getting away from the town before the volcanic eruption happened How long did the eruption last What were people doing when the volcanic eruption What did people do after the volcanic eruption Activity 5: Read and analyse The sea moved back suddenly, leaving many sea animals on the sand. They noticed a very dark cloud over Mount Vesuvius. A night. Women were calling, children were crying and men were shouting. After a night of living between hope and fear, we had no thoughts of things to come. Activity 6: Complete and retell Complete the timeline with the words from the passage in Part 4. shook fear hope shouting crying smoke spread shocking Activity 6: Complete and retell Work in groups and retell the passage according to the timeline. Activity 7: Discuss and future think What do you think of Pliny the Younger Which sentence can support your idea What do you think of Pliny the Younger’s mother Focus on the sentences about Pliny the Younger and his mother. And discuss the character of them. Activity 7: Discuss and future think At the end of the passage, Pliny the Younger mentioned that “ We had no thoughts of things to come. ” What effects did the disaster have on people Focus on the sentences about Pliny the Younger and his mother. And discuss the character of them. Activity ... ...
