1.　　　 Show the students a short movie of Tangshan Earthquake and let them have an idea of the terrible situation after the earthquake. Ask them a few questions about the terrible earthquake.

2.　　　 Show them six small pictures in the textbook and ask them to find a proper word for each picture in the puzzle.

Step 3 　 Practice

1.　　　 Show them a word puzzle and ask them to find the words of natural disasters.

2.　　　 Show the students a short movie of the beautiful scenery of Wuxi. Remind them that natural disasters may happen at any time on our beautiful earth.

Step 2 　 Word puzzle

1.　　　 Exchange greetings with the students.

4.　　　 To activate the students’ awareness of protecting nature.

Teaching procedures

Step 1 　 Lead-in

3.　　　 To teach the students how to protect themselves in natural disasters.

2.　　　 To review the past continuous tense.

1.　　　 To review the vocabulary of natural disasters.

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