Unit 15 Accidents and Disasters LTeaching Aims 1.Master the useful expressions in this unit. 2.Train the students'listening ability to understand the main idea and grasp important details ofa text: 3.Give a brief summary to the conversations of accidents and disasters. 4.Improve the student's speaking ability related to accidents and disasters II.Teaching Points 1.Ss are required to understand the conversations related to accidents and disasters. 2.Train the students'listening and speaking abilities. 3.Useful expressions and words:disaster,volcanic,eruption,skyscraper,elevator. helicopter,rescue,collapse,harbor,lava,explosion III.Teaching Methods 1.Listening and speaking activities 2.Individual,pair,or group work 3.Role-play activities 4.Explanation IV.Teaching Periods Two teaching hours V.Teaching procedures Step one Introduction Every year disasters and accidents kill thousands of people,injure millions more, and destroy buildings,land,and valuables.Some natural disasters and a few accidents are strange and unusual and little can be done to guard against them and they are nobody's fault:while other disasters,especially many accidents,can easily be prevented by following some simple rules. Step Two Micro-listening 1.Play the tape recorder for the students and ask students to listen for the detail such as the time and the place 2.Check the answers. Unit 15 Accidents and Disasters I. Teaching Aims 1. Master the useful expressions in this unit; 2. Train the students’ listening ability to understand the main idea and grasp important details of a text; 3. Give a brief summary to the conversations of accidents and disasters; 4. Improve the student’s speaking ability related to accidents and disasters. II. Teaching Points 1. Ss are required to understand the conversations related to accidents and disasters. 2. Train the students’ listening and speaking abilities. 3. Useful expressions and words: disaster, volcanic, eruption, skyscraper, elevator, helicopter, rescue, collapse, harbor, lava, explosion III. Teaching Methods 1. Listening and speaking activities 2. Individual, pair, or group work 3. Role-play activities 4. Explanation IV. Teaching Periods Two teaching hours Ⅴ. Teaching procedures Step one Introduction Every year disasters and accidents kill thousands of people, injure millions more, and destroy buildings, land, and valuables. Some natural disasters and a few accidents are strange and unusual and little can be done to guard against them and they are nobody's fault; while other disasters, especially many accidents, can easily be prevented by following some simple rules. Step Two Micro-listening 1. Play the tape recorder for the students and ask students to listen for the detail such as the time and the place. 2. Check the answers