[高中英语]高一英语《unit4 earthquakeslistening》课件

1、Unit 4 Listening Some famous earthquakes Tangshan July 28,1976 San Francisco October,17,1989 Yushu April,14,2010 Q: if your home is suddenly destroyed without warning, how would you feel? Frightened sad sorry hopeless frustrated angry shocked Earthquake happened in San Francisco, 1906. 1906年旧金山大地震，发

2、生于年旧金山大地震，发生于1906年年4月月 18日清晨日清晨5点点12分左右，芮氏规模为分左右，芮氏规模为7.8， 震中位于接近旧金山的圣安地列斯断层震中位于接近旧金山的圣安地列斯断层 上。上。1自奥勒冈州到加州洛杉矶，甚至自奥勒冈州到加州洛杉矶，甚至 是位于内陆的内华达州都能感受到地震是位于内陆的内华达州都能感受到地震 的威力。这场地震及随之而来的大火，的威力。这场地震及随之而来的大火， 对旧金山造成了严重的破坏，可以说是对旧金山造成了严重的破坏，可以说是 美国历史上主要城市所遭受最严重的自美国历史上主要城市所遭受最严重的自 然灾害之一然灾害之一 。 The listening text

3、is an interview of a survivor of the great San Francisco earthquake of 1906. Listen to the tape and write down the main idea. You may think about: Who is speaking? Where was the person at the time? What did the person do? A reporter is asking a man to describe his experience in the San Francisco ear

4、thquake of 1906. R = reporter M = man Listen again and fill in the blanks. R: What was the first thing you _? M: Oh, my goodness. It was about _ oclock in the morning. I remember, remember 5 I woke up when I was _ out of the bed. When I tried to _, the floor shook so that I fell. I felt _ and rushed

5、 downstairs. R: What did you see _? M: Oh, I saw things I never want to see again. It seemed _ _ the end of the world came. People were crying, _ and _ everywhere. _ were falling down from some buildings while big ones were shaking thrown walk terrified outside as if shouting Bricks running Lots of

6、people were getting _ under bricks. There were great _ around us. It was terrible! R: Did you realize what was happening? M: No. I asked a man standing _ to me what happened. Before he could _, some bricks fell on him and he was _. R: That sounds frightening. Did you know where to find a _ place? bu

7、ried fires next killed answer safer M: Oh, no. _ I met a man who knew the way to a boat. R: So you got away _? M: No, we didnt. It was difficult _ the streets had deep _. As we were carefully _ our way, some frightened cows _ up Market Street and dropped into one of them. Ill never forget the _ they

8、 made. Some of them had broken their _ Luckily easily because cracks picking rushed noise legs and others were climbing _ each other to get out. Horrible! R: How did you feel _ youd left the city? M: Umm. I felt safer because we were being _ for. The soldiers saved us. They brought us _ and _. Thank

9、s to them many of us are still _! upon once cared alive waterfood Listen to the tape and then tell whether they are true or false. 1. The man was sleeping downstairs when the earthquake happened. 2. Many huge buildings were shaking bricks were falling. F T 3. A lot of people were buried under the ru

10、ins. 4. Some cows were killed in the fire. 5. He felt safer because he got away easily. T F F Listen to the tape again and in groups discuss these questions. 1. When did the earthquake begin? The earthquake began around 5 oclock in the morning. 2. What did the speaker do after he woke up? The speaker rushed outside as he woke up. 4. What happened to the man next to him? The man next to him was killed by bricks falling from a nearby building. 5.