1、Epidemics Explained Teaching Aims: 1. To practice the Reading strategies of sequencing of information 2. To know some epidemics in history 3. To use the words about epidemics Teaching difficulties: To practice the Re ading strategies of sequencing of information Teaching Aids: computer and cassette
2、Teaching procedures: Step 1 Lead-in (1) Do you remember SARS ? (2)What did you feel when SARS was spreading? (3) Whats the outcome of SARS ? (4) Besides SARS, what other diseases can be epidemic? Step 2 Reading (1) Reading strate gies: Sequencin g of information (2) Match the five pa ragraphs (A-E)
3、with gaps 2,4, 7, 9 and 11 in the text. (3) Read the text and finish the table (4) Read the text and match each epidemic with the statements Step 3 Speaki ng Discuss in group of 4 and predict an epide mic in the future Step 4 Language points (1) Underline important collocations and work out their meanings. (2) Use the phrase to finish the exercise (3) Important words Exercise
