Frighteningampnbspnature（Theam

　　thesecondperiod
　　teachingaims：
　　1。learntheusefulwordsandexpressions：drawonesattention，athand，callfor，
　　urge，uponarrival，calmdown，lightup，inapanic，morethan
　　2。learnthetextunderthevolcanoandmasterthedetailedinformationinit
　　teachingimportantpoints：
　　1。howtoimprovethestudentsreadingability。
　　2。trytomastertheusagesofthenewwordsandexpressionsofthisperiod。
　　teachingdifficultpoint：
　　theusagesofsomewordsandexpressions
　　teachingmethods：
　　1。fastreadingtogetthestudentstograspthemainideaofthetext。
　　2。readingcarefullytogetthestudentstomasterthedetailedinformation。
　　3。pairworkorgroupworktomakethestudentsbeactiveinclass。
　　teachingaids：
　　1。acomputer
　　2。ataperecorder
　　3。aprojector
　　teachingprocedures：
　　stepigreetingsandrevision
　　greetthewholeclassasusual。
　　t：inlastperiod，twostudentsdescribedafrighteningsituation。doyouremember？
　　ss：yes。
　　t：whatisitabout？
　　ss：itsaboutacobra。itisfrightening。
　　t：whowillgiveusanotherexample？
　　saandsbwewilltry。
　　（a：studenta；b：studentb）
　　a：areyouafraidoflightening？
　　b：notvery。whataboutyou？
　　a：whenlighteningappears，imnotfrightenedifimathomeoratschool。butifiamintheopenair，itisadifferentmatter。
　　b：pleasetellusyourexperience，willyou？
　　a：yes。thatwaswheniwasseven。welivedinthecountrysidethen，youknow。oneafternoon，wheniwasinthefieldwithmymother，therewasanincreaseinthewinds。wehurriedhomebutthatwastoolate。onourwayhome，thecloudsgatheredandthewindsincreasedtoastorm。itbecamedarkeranddarker。suddenlytherewasthunderandlightening。
　　b：whatwasitlike？
　　a：firstcametheterriblelightening。itwasverybright。everythingaroundmeandimyselfappearedtobewhite。thencamethethunder。crack！itseemedthatsomethingexploded。thatstheterriblesoundiveeverheard。iwasfrightenedtodeathandthrewmyselfintomymothersarms。shegotintoatotalpanic。carryingmeonherback，sheranasfastasshecould。later，weheardthatthelighteningstruckatalltreeandsomeofthebranchesburnt。
　　b：thatsterrible。imfrightenedtohearthat。
　　stepiiprereading
　　t：pleaseopenyourbooksatpage75，prereading。readtheinformationinpart1andhaveadiscussionwithyourpartner。thenwellasksomestudentstotalkaboutit。
　　（afterafewminutesdiscussion。）
　　t：whocantellussomethingaboutthepictures？
　　sc：thisterriblestoryhappenedinitalyintheyear79ad。thevolcanosnameisvesuvius。itwasquietforhundredsofyearsandthenitsuddenlyerupted。thesecondpictureisthevolcanovesuvius。inthepictureitwaserupting。
　　sd：ithinkthefirstpictureshowsusaterriblesceneafterthevolcanoerupted。itissaidthatthewholecitywasburiedunderthemetresofhotashandmud，and3000peoplewerekilled。butsince1914，therehasnotbeenanydamage。
　　se：inthethirdpicture，wecanseetherelicsofthatcity。ifwasexcavateda
　　longtimeagoandnowitisanaturalculturalrelics。peoplecangotosee
　　therelicsofthetowns。pompeiiandherculaneum，andevengotothetopofthevolcanotovisitit。
　　t：doyouknowwhichcountryhasthemostvolcanoes？
　　sf：perhapsjapan。
　　t：doyouknowwhatmakesvolcano？
　　whocantellussomethingaboutit？
　　sg：illtry。asweknow，theinsideoftheearthisvery，veryhot。there，therock
　　hasbecomeliquid，anditisalwaysboiling。thehotmeltedrockalwaystriestogetout，liketheboilingwaterandthesteam。insomeplacesthehardshelloftheearthisweakandthin。itwillburstthrough。somevolcanoescanbequietforsomeyears，evenhundredsofyears。
　　stepiiireading
　　t：quiteright。someofthestudentsknowquitealot。weshouldlearnfromthem。nowreadthetextfastandfindtheanswerstothequestionsonthescreen。writeyouranswersonapieceofpaperandillcollectthefirstfivepieces。
　　（teachershowsthefollowingonthescreen。）
　　scanthetextandanswerthefollowingquestions。
　　1。whatisdescribedinthefollowingpassage？
　　whathappened？
　　2。whenandwheredidithappen？
　　3。whoisthewriteroftheletter
　　t：（afewminuteslater。）haveyoufinished？thosewhohavefinished，handinyouranswerpieces，please。（teachercollectsthefirstfivepieces。）whowillanswerthequestions？volunteers？
　　sa：i11answerquestion1。inthepassage，thewriterdescribeshowhisuncledied。whenthevolcanowaserupting。
　　sb：question2。ithappenednearthemountveruvinsonthe24thofaugustin79ad。
　　sc：question3。thewriteroftheletterisplinysnephew。
　　t：（showthescreen。）verygood。pleasereadthetextagainanddiscussthequestionsonthescreenwithyourpartner。afewminuteslater，illasksomestudentstogiveustheiranswers。
　　answerthefollowingquestions：
　　1。forwhatreasondidthewriterwritetheletter？
　　2。whydidthewritersunclegotoseethesight？
　　3。whatdidhedoinordertohelptheothercalmdown？
　　4。whatdidtheydoinordertobeagainsttheshowerofrock？
　　5。whydidtheycarrytorches？
　　suggestedanswers：
　　1。becausetacituswaswritingahistorybookandheneededsomethingabouthisunclesdeath。soheaskedthewritertotellhimsomethingabouthisuncle。
　　2。becausehewantedtoseeitfromcloserathand。later，hereceivedaletterfrom
　　hisfriendswife，askinghimtorescueher，sohewantedtorescueher。
　　3。inordertomakehisfriendcalmdown，heaskedtobetakentothebaths。
　　4。theytiedpillowsontopoftheirheadsasprotectionagainsttheshowerof
　　rock。
　　5。becauseitwasdaylightelsewhereintheworld，therethedarknesswasdarkerandthickerthananyright，sotheyarrivedtorchestogivelightwhenthey
　　wentout。
　　t：nowlookatthescreen，please。（showtilescreen。）therearesomeusefulwordsandexpressionsinthetext。readthemandpayattentiontotheirusages。
　　usefulwordsandexpressions：
　　1。drawonesattention：heisveryquietanddoesntdrawmuchattentiontohimself。
　　2。athand：ihaventmybookathand，butillshowittoyoulater。helivescloseathand。
　　3。callfor：successinschoolcallsformuchhardwork。
　　4。urge：heurgedmetojointheircompany。
　　5。uponarrival：hetelephonedhismotheronuponhisarrival。
　　6。calmdown：hetoldtomtocalmdown。
　　7。in（a）panic：thecrowdinapanicfledinalldirections。
　　8。morethanheismoremadthanstupid。
　　stepivlisteningandreadingaloud
　　t：letslistentothetape。wheniplayitforthefirsttime，justlistentoit。
　　wheniplayitforthesecondtime，youcanfollowitinalowvoice。thenread
　　thetextaloudbyyourselves。isthatclear？
　　ss：yes。
　　（teacherplaysit｛ortilestudentstolisten。thenthestudentsreadthetext。whiletheyarereading，theteachergoesamongthestudentstocorrecttheirmistakesinpronunciationandintonationifthereareany。）
　　stepvpostreading
　　t：letsgooiltodopostreading1，2and4。readtherequirementscarefullyand
　　haveadiscussionwithyourpartner。someminuteslater，wellchecktheanswers。
　　t：（afterafewminutes。）areyouready？nowexplainwhatthewordsinboldreferto。
　　s1：itinthesecondparagraphreferstoacloudofunusualsizeandshaperisingfromamountain。
　　s2：theoneinthefifthparagraphreferstothewind。
　　s3：inthefifthparagraph，theotherreferstomyunclesfriendpompy。
　　s4：inthefifthparagraphtheirreferstobroadsheetsofflameandinthe
　　nextline，theyreferstoscaredpeople。
　　t：nowthefourth。whocangiveusthreeexamplesthatshowhehadnofear？onestudent，oneexample。
　　s5：illtry。thefirstisthatduringhistriptohisfriendshome，whichwasatthefootofvesuvius，hewroteareportaboutallheobservedontheway。
　　s6：thesecondisthatafterrescuingrectina，hestillwantedtorescuehisfriendpompy。whenhesawhisfriendpompy，heaskedtobetakentothebathsinordertohelphisfriendclamdown。
　　s7：illgivethethirdexample。afterbathsanddinner，hesaidhewantedto
　　sleep。whenbroadsheetsofflamewerelightingupmanypartsofvesuvius，peoplescared，buthetoldthemthattheflamescamefromthehomesoffarmerswhohadleftinapanicwiththekitchenfiresstillon。
　　t：aretheyright？
　　ss：yes。
　　stepvisummaryandhomework
　　t：inthisclass，wevelearnedthetextunderthevolcano。youhavedone
　　thegoodwork。afterclass，readthetextagain，andtrytousetheuseful
　　wordsandexpressionsinyourcommunication。doyoustillrememberthem？letsrecallthemtogether。thefirstoneis：drawonesattention
　　（teacherwritesthemontheblackboard。）
　　thendopart2and3inpostreadingthatsallfortoday。classisover。
　　stepviithedesignofthewritingontheblackboard
　　unit10frighteningnature
　　thesecondperiod
　　usefulwordsandexpressions：
　　drawonesattention，athand，callfor，urge，upononarrival，calmdown，inapanic，morethan
　　stepviiirecordafterteaching