L. 62     Sao Paulo Fire

一、          Teaching Aims and Requirements:

1.     Help the students to know some common sense of fire.

2.     Get the Ss to talk something about fire.

3.     Try to develop their imagination.

 

二、          What to teach?

1.     Teaching the following words and phrases:

firefighter, ladder, rescue, trap, destroy, put out, get close to, flat roof

 

三、          How to teach?

1.     Daily report:

Get one student to talk something about fire.

 

2.     Presentation:

How did the people in ancient times get fire?

What’s the use of fire?

From here we know quite well that fire is very important to us human beings. But

do you still remember what we learned yesterday? If we are not careful with fire, what will happen? (catch fire) Yes, that is to say, fire can do both good and harm to us. If we are careful with fire, fire will help us; otherwise, fire will hurt us. Sometimes it can bring disaster to us, and cause a great loss.

 

Do you remember the terrible fire that happened in the northeast of China?(In the great Xing’anling Forest.) The big fire almost destroyed all the trees. Fortunately, no one was hurt in this fire.

On Dec. 25, 2000, a terrible fire broke out in Dongdu shopping center, which lies in Luoyang, He’nan province. And 309 people died in this fire. Do you know why so many people were killed in the fire?

 

3.     Preparation for reading:

Well today we’re going top read about a big fire in Sao Paulo, which is the biggest business center in Brazil.

Now please look at this picture. (The teacher put up the picture on the Bb).

What can you see? What are these people? What are they doing? What’s this? (The teacher collect the answers on the Bb: by-standers, firefighters, put out the fire, fire-engines, ambulance, ladder, rescue, trapped in the fire heavy smoke.)

Look at the headline, “Why were so many people killed in this fire?” Books closed, listen to the tape and try to answer this question.

1)      The building was build without any fire escape.

2)      It was impossible for the helicopters to get close enough.

3)      Firefighters could not get close to the building.

4)      The ladders were not long enough to reach people who were trapped.

 

4.     Reading:

Open your book, get the Ss to read through the whole passage quickly and answer the followings Qs.

1)      When and where did the fire break out?

2)      What do you know about the building n fire in Sao Paulo?

3)      How long did the fire last?

4)      What were the results of the fire?

5)      How many people were working in the building?

6)      How did the fire start?

7)      How many people lost their lives?

8)      How many people were trapped by the fire?

9)      Why could they not escape?

10)   Why did the helicopters find it hard to get close to the top of the building?

11)   How many people were rescued by the helicopters?

12)   What problems did the firefighters have?

13)   How many people escaped from the fire?

 

Then show some slides:

Slide 1: Sao Paulo Fire

Time: Feb, 4th, 1974.

Place: Sao Paulo, Brazil

Name of the building: the Capital Building

Floors: 25

Cause: Nobody knows

Results:

1)      The building was destroyed completely.

2)      Over 220 people were killed.

3)      Many cars were also destroyed.

 

Slide 2: Why were so many people killed in this fire?

1)      The building was built without any fire escape.

2)      The smoke was too thick for the helicopters to land on the roof.

3)      There were so many people in the street watching the fire that firefighters could not get close to the building.

4)      The firefighter’s ladders were not long enough to reach the people who were trapped..

 

Slide 3: What do these numbers mean?

Ø     220                            1974.2.4

Ø     25                             500

Ø     11                             300

Ø     70                             4

 

5.     Retelling:

Ask the Ss to prepare for a few minutes, then retell the story one by one. The last one should bring a good end to the story.

 

6.     Role-playing:

Divide the whole class into four groups. Discuss and then check before the class.

1.     Suppose you were a newspaper reporter, please interview one of the eyewitnesses of this big fire. Make up a dialogue.

2.     Suppose you were one of the workers who escaped from the fire, please describe the big fire.

3.     Suppose you were a firefighter, please tell us your story.

4.     Suppose you were president of the building what would you do to improve the preventions system after the fire?

 

7.     Consolidation:

Finish those exercises on the Wb.

 

8.     Homework

1.     Writing:

A is a newspaper reporter. B is a person who escaped from the fire. Make up dialogue between A and B.

2.     Recite the whole passage.