1、1Lesson 17 Staying Safe in an EarthquakeLESSON STRUCTURETeaching Contents: 1. Words: earthquake, object; calm, system, survival2. Patterns: stay calm, protectfrom(doing), pull over, keep an eye out for, bring downTeaching Objectives:1. Grasp words and patterns2. Know how to stay safe in an earthquak
2、eCLASS OPENINGFor ideas and tips on beginning a class, see “Teaching Techniques“ at the back of this teachers guide.KEY STEPSStep1. Come to “THINK AOBUT IT”.Have you ever experienced an earthquake? When and where?What is the first thing you should do when an earthquake happens?Then ask students to d
3、iscuss in class.Step2. New wordsTeach new words of the lesson, pay attention to the following words.quiet近义词 calm, survive名词 survivalAsk students to practice more and try to grasp in class.Step3. Lets Do It! Finish Exercise 1 on Page 43. Ask students to read the lesson and match the sentences. Expla
4、in the meanings if necessary.Step4. Read1) Read the lesson again. Ask students to finish Exercise 2 in groups. Then check answers as a class.2) After finish doing it, give students some time to retell it. Then ask some students to retell in class.Step 5 Go through the language points.1. You need to
5、have something strong around you to protect you from falling objects. 你需要周围有坚固的东西来保护你免受下落物体的伤害。protectfrom (doing) sth.意为“使免于；保护不受侵害” 。You can wear a hat to protect you from the sun. 你可以戴一顶帽子保护你不受太阳的照射。Trees protect the water and the land from running away. 树保护水土流失。2. If you are close to the sea, tr
6、y to get as far away from the water as possible. 如果你在海边，离大海越远越好。1）be close to意为“（在空间、时间上）接近” ，当后面跟人时表示“与某人亲近” 。stay away from意为“远离” 。My home is close to the office. 我家离办公室挺近的。22）asas possible，相当于 asas one can (could)，意为“尽可能” ，两个 as中间用形容词或副词的原级。Please come as early as possible.=Please come as early as you can.请尽可能早来。Step5. Homework1. Finish Exercise 3 on Page 4.2. Write something about what to do in the earquake.
