Unit 4 Workplace Safety Period 4 Reading & Writing 1教学设计2025-2026学年 中职英语外研版（2021）工科类职业模块

Unit 4 Period 4 Reading & Writing 1 Teaching Analysis 【Teaching Content】 Reading & Writing Section 12: vocabulary learning and reading Mr Brown’s safety speech 【Teaching Focus & Difficulties】 Mastering the key words and expressions in the safety speech. Understanding the main ideas and key risks mentioned in the speech. Teaching Difficult Points Understanding the consequences of unaddressed safety issues (e.g., empty fire extinguisher in case of emergency). Extracting and summarizing the three main safety risks from the text. 【Teaching Aids】 Multimedia courseware, the safety speech text, vocabulary worksheets Learning Objectives 【Knowledge & Skills】 Students can master key words and expressions: fire extinguisher, refill, disastrous, in case of, switch, broken, power failure. Students can understand the main content of Mr Brown’s safety speech about workplace risks. 【Ability Objectives】 Students can read the speech and answer the two comprehension questions correctly. Students can extract key safety issues (fire extinguisher, broken switch, long hair) from the text. 【Affect, Attitude & Values】 Students can understand common workplace safety risks and develop the habit of checking potential hazards at work. Procedure Design 步 骤 活 动 设 计 设计意图 Step 1 Lead-in & Prediction (5 mins) Activity: Ask students: "What safety checks do you think are important in a workplace?" Present key words from the text. Students guess the speech topic (e.g., "safety meeting about workplace risks"). To arouse reading interest and activate prior safety knowledge. Step 2 Vocabulary Learning (10 mins) Activity 1: Present key words and expressions with explanations and examples: fire extinguisher: device for putting out fires; e.g., "The fire extinguisher hasn’t been refilled." refill: fill again; e.g., "Refill the fire extinguisher regularly." in case of: if something happens; e.g., "We need fire extinguishers in case of fire." switch: device for controlling electricity; e.g., "A broken switch can cause electric shock." disastrous: very serious; e.g., "An empty fire extinguisher is disastrous in an emergency." Students read words in turns and do simple matching (word to meaning). To master vocabulary, reduce reading difficulty and help understand the speech. Step 3 Reading & Comprehension (15 mins) Activity 1: Fast reading. Students read quickly and answer: "What is the main idea of the speech?" Activity 2: Detailed reading. Students answer the two textbook questions: 1. How many risks has Mr Brown mentioned? 2. According to Mr Brown, what should be replaced to avoid an electric shock? Activity 3: Students work in groups to list the three risks and solutions: 1. Unrefilled fire extinguisher → Refill it right now. 2. Broken switch → Replace it immediately. 3. Long hair when operating machines → Tie it back or cut it short. The teacher explains the speech sentence by sentence, emphasizing the importance of addressing each risk. To train reading skills (skimming and scanning) and help students understand safety risks and solutions. Step 4 Summary & Homework (5 mins) Summary: Review key words and the three safety risks from the speech. Homework: 1. Copy the key words and expressions. 2. Read the speech aloud and retell the safety risks and solutions. To consolidate reading content and improve oral retelling ability. 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $