Unit 6

How to Prepare for How to Prepare for EarthquakesEarthquakes

Zhang HuanZhang Huan

Shenyang Sport Shenyang Sport UniversityUniversity

New Horizon College English Book 3

How to Prepare for Earthquakes

1.1. ObjectivesObjectives

Text A

2. Warming-up 2. Warming-up

4. Practice4. Practice

5. Summary and Assignment5. Summary and Assignment

3. Presentation3. Presentation

1.1 Grasp the main idea of the first part of the text

1.2 Master the language points

1.3 Learn a writing technique

1.4 Do listening and speaking activities

1. Objectives1. Objectives

Do you think the earthquakes can be forecast? Why and why not?

2. Warming-up2. Warming-up

3.1 Discussion

3.2 Language points

3.3 Writing technique

3. Presentation3. Presentation

Listen to the tape, and discuss the following questions:

1. What have Japanese scientists done to forecast

earthquakes?

3.1 Discussion3.1 Discussion

2. What are the Chinese traditions?

3. What can be shown from experimental data?

3.2 Language points3.2 Language points

• detect (vt. ) notice or discover sth. that is difficult to see, feel,

etc. (察觉，发现 )

I detected a slight change in his attitude.

• watch … for 1. look at or observe sth. for

E.g.They have been watching the papers for news about their new improved product.

2. look or wait attentively for

E.g.They are watching for the right moment.

Language pointsLanguage points

• wax : 1. (vi.) increase; grow

E.g. The popularity of the film stars waxed and waned.

2. (n.) a solid substance made of fat or oil and used to make candles, polish sth., etc.E.g.The floor wax has been used out; please buy some for me.

Language pointsLanguage points

A general statement+ details

3.3 Writing technique3.3 Writing technique

Please speak out some ways to forecast

earthquakes by using the language points and

the writing technique we have learned in

Paragraph One.

4. Practice4. Practice

5.1 Main idea of the first part of the text

5.2 Language points

5.4 Prepare for the next part the text

5. Summary and Assignment5. Summary and Assignment

5.3 The writing technique