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Unit 8 Natural disasters
课题
Lesson 5: Let's do an escape drill!
课型
Project
I. Teaching Objectives
1. Language Objectives
Master the pronunciation, spelling and meanings of key words: escape, drill, strategy, calm, protect, evacuate, safety, injured, shake, cover.
Grasp and use imperative sentences for escape drills: Let's do an escape drill!; Don't run!; Stay calm!; Cover your head!; Evacuate quickly!; Follow me!.
Understand the text about earthquake escape drill at Fengcun School and answer related questions.
Learn to talk about basic safety rules and escape steps in natural disasters.
2. Ability Objectives
Improve students' listening, speaking, reading and writing skills in the context of disaster escape.
Develop students' ability to give and follow English instructions in an escape drill.
Cultivate students' practical ability to apply safety knowledge in real-life situations.
3. Emotional & Moral Objectives
Raise students' awareness of disaster prevention and self-protection.
Encourage students to stay calm and orderly in emergencies.
Foster teamwork spirit during group escape activities.
II. Key & Difficult Points
1. Teaching Key Points
Master key vocabulary: escape, drill, strategy, calm, evacuate, safety.
Learn and use imperative sentences for escape instructions.
Understand the text and master earthquake escape steps.
2. Teaching Difficult Points
Use English instructions fluently and correctly in simulated escape drills.
Combine language learning with practical escape strategies and apply them flexibly.
Express personal ideas about disaster safety in complete English sentences.
III. Teaching Procedures (45 mins)
Step 1: Warm-up & Lead-in (5 mins)
Greeting & Daily Talk
T: Good morning, class! How are you today?
Ss: Good morning, Ms./Mr. ...! We're fine, thank you.
Watch a Short Video
Play a 1-minute video clip of an earthquake escape drill in a school.
T: What can you see in the video? What are the students doing?
Ss: They are running; They are leaving the classroom...
T: Yes! They are having an escape drill. Today we'll learn Lesson 5: Let's do an escape drill!
Show Topic & Learning Aims
Write the title on the blackboard: Lesson 5 Let's do an escape drill!
Briefly tell students today's learning goals: learn new words, read a text, practice escape instructions, and do a drill.
Step 2: Pre-reading—Vocabulary Learning (8 mins)
Show & Learn Key Words
Show word cards with pictures and Chinese meanings:
escape v./n. to get away from danger 逃跑;逃脱
drill n. a practice activity 训练;演习
strategy n. a plan to succeed 策略;方法
calm adj. not excited 冷静的
protect v. to keep safe 保护
evacuate v. to move to safety 疏散;撤离
safety n. the state of being safe 安全
shake v. to move quickly up and down 摇晃
cover v. to put something over 遮盖
injured adj. hurt 受伤的
T leads reading; Ss read aloud in chorus and individually.
Quick practice: Match words with meanings.
Brainstorm Safety Words
T: What other words do you know about safety?
Ss: careful, danger, help, fire, earthquake...
T writes useful words on the blackboard.
Step 3: While-reading—Text Learning (12 mins)
Fast Reading
Ss read the text quickly and answer:
Where did the escape drill happen? (At Fengcun School.)
How long did it take students to escape safely? (Within seven seconds.)
Check answers with the whole class.
Careful Reading
Ss read again carefully and underline:
What did the teacher do? (Shouted "Earthquake! Run!" and opened the door.)
What did the students do? (Bent down, covered their heads, left quickly in order.)
Explain key phrases:
begin to shake 开始摇晃
bend down 弯腰
cover one's head 护住头部
in order 有序地
make it safely 安全逃生
without any injuries 没有受伤
Listen & Repeat
Play the tape; Ss listen and repeat the text, pay attention to pronunciation and intonation.
Step 4: Post-reading—Drill & Practice (12 mins)
Learn Escape Instructions
T shows and practices key sentences with actions:
Let's do an escape drill!
Stay calm!
Don't run! Don't push!
Cover your head with your hands!
Hide under the desk!
Evacuate quickly!
Follow me!
Go to the playground!
Ss repeat and act out the sentences.
Group Work: Make a Dialogue
Divide Ss into groups of 4.
Task: Make a short dialogue about "What to do in an escape drill" using new words and sentences.
Example:
A: What should we do in an earthquake?
B: We should stay calm.
C: Don't run or push.
D: Let's cover our heads and evacuate quickly.
Groups practice for 3 mins; then perform in class.
Simulated Escape Drill (5 mins)
T: Now let's do a real escape drill in the classroom!
Rules:
When T shouts "Earthquake!", Ss: Stay calm → Bend down → Cover heads → Hold desks
When T says "Evacuate!", Ss: Line up → No running → No pushing → Follow teacher → Go out quickly
Do the drill twice. Praise Ss for good performance.
Step 5: Summary & Homework (8 mins)
Summary
T: What did we learn today?
Ss: New words (escape, drill, strategy...), sentences, earthquake escape steps.
T: Remember: Stay calm, follow rules, protect yourself in disasters.
Homework
Oral: Recite the key sentences and read the text 3 times.
Written:
Copy new words 4 times with meanings.
Write 6 English escape instructions (e.g., Don't push! Stay calm!).
Optional:
Make a poster "Earthquake Escape Strategy" with English words and pictures.
Practice an escape drill with your family at home.
板书设计
Lesson 5: Let's do an escape drill!
Words: escape, drill, strategy, calm ,protect, evacuate, safety,
shake, cover, injured
Sentences:
Let's do an escape drill! Stay calm! Don't run/push!
Cover your head! Evacuate quickly! Follow me!
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