Unit6NaturalDisastersPERIOD8:SPEAKUP&STUDYSKILLSTeachingObjectives●Todescribeandisasteroranaccidentbyrespondingtoquestionsandinteractingwithothers●Toidentifyanaturaldisaster,describeitandexplaintheresults●ToidentifytheintonationpatternofstatementsTeachingProceduresSTEP1TalkingaboutpicturesShowpicturesofdifferentkindsofbadweatheranddisasters.Getthestudentstotalkabouttheresultsofthem.Theycanalsotalkaboutwhatotherpeopledotohelp.(Itwillbebetteriftheteachercancollectsomereportsondisastersorbadweatherfromnewspapersormagazines.Inthisstep,theteachermaytrytoinputmoreinformationaboutthedisastersandhelpstudentstotalkaboutit.)STEP2ListentothetapeExplainthatSandyandAmyaretalkingaboutanaturaldisaster.Invitethemtolistentothetapeandtrytoanswerthequestions.Whataretheytalkingabout?Howdidithappen?Wasanybodyhurt?Whyorwhynot?Withthehelpofthesequestions,itwillbeeasierforstudentstofocusonthekeyinformatione.g.inBritain,lastweek,heavystorm,thunderandlightening,terrible,schoolcaughtfire,noonewashurt,studentsonholiday.Theywillalsohelpthemtoorganizetheirowndialogue.STEP3ReadingthedialogueagainGetthestudentstoreadthedialoguealoud.Directthestudentsattentiontotheintonationofdifferentsentences.Weusearisingtoneforgeneralquestions.Weusefallingtonesfor‘wh-’questionsorstatements.Getthestudentstoreadthedialogueagain.Payspecialattentiontotheintonationpatternsusedhere.Thengivethestudentsseveralminutesforthestudentstopracticeandact.STEP4ReadingmorestatementsonPage103GetthestudentstoreadmorestatementsonPage103.Remindthemoftheintonationpatterns.Playthetapeforthestudentstofollow.Dochainworkandgetthestudentstoreadthesentencesonebyone.Payspecialattentiontotheintonationpatterns.Studentsalsoshouldberemindedoftheimportanceofthesesentences,especially,thefollowingsentences:Badweathersometimescausesnaturaldisasters.Thefloodwasterrible.Theairportwasclosed.STEP5ReadingthedialogueonPage104GetthestudentstoreadthedialogueonPage104.Getthemtoreadthedialogue.Payattentiontotheintonationspatterns.Givethestudents3-4minuteforthemtoreadthedialoguetotheirpartners.Askthemtofocusonwhatsandysaidaboutthefireandtrytogetthemainpoints.Encouragethemtorememberthedialogueandactitout.STEP6TalkingaboutadisasterGetthemtotalkaboutadisaster.Theycanchoosewhatthewouldlikeandtrytomakeanewdialogue.Offerthemenoughtimetopracticeandthengetthemtoacttheirowndialogueoutinfrontoftheclass.STEP7Homeworka.Writedownthedialogueyoumadeupinclassinyourexercisebooks.b.FinishofftheexercisesintheEvaluationHandbookandLearningEnglish.
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