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Unit 2 Natural disasters
学习目标
1. Have a good understanding of the texts “Pupils' lives spared during Falmont earthquake” and “Girl saves 100 from tsunami” with the reading strategy: drawing charts about the text;
2. Retell the texts in your own words;
3. Write something about “Pupils' lives spared during Falmont earthquake” or “Girl saves 100 from tsunami” with about 150 words, using phrases and sentence patterns that have been learnt.
活动方案
Ⅰ. Choose the best answers to the following according to the texts.
( ) 1. What did Alice Brown do when she found the floor began to shake?
A. She quickly opened the classroom door.
B. She still taught in the classroom.
C. She waited calmly and quietly.
D. She signalled to her students to exit the classroom.
( ) 2. Why could the kids protect themselves during the earthquake?
A. Because they practised earthquake safety procedures twice a year.
B. Because Alice Brown was the head teacher at Falmont Primary School.
C. Because the classroom doors of Falmont Primary School were open.
D. Because the students of Falmont Primary School were brave.
( ) 3. Which of the following can best describe Sabrina?
A. Enthusiastic and doubtful. B. Kind and calm.
C. Sympathetic and generous. D. Ambitious and tolerant.
( ) 4. How did Sabrina's parents react when they heard her warning at first?
A. They immediately realized the coming danger.
B. They told the safety officer immediately.
C. They thought she was joking.
D. They cleared the beach rapidly.
( ) 5. What's the similarity between the two texts?
A. The characters suffered a lot.
B. The disasters were prevented in advance.
C. All the residents were safe.
D. Both heroes had a good knowledge of what might happen.
Ⅱ. Answer the following questions according to the texts.
1. What do you suppose Alice Brown really knew about the earthquake?
2. Why did the students only have slight injuries?
3. How do you understand Sabrina kept her head soon?
4. What qualities do you th