Unit4Earthquake公开课

1、Welcome Unit 4 Earthquakes-Warming up & Reading-Warming up & Reading What adjectives can you think of to describe the earthquake?Can you imagine what would the city be like after the earthquake? The city was 一片废墟一片废墟.in ruins Before AfterTall buildings fell down Roads werecrackedThe crack cut across

2、 the roadThe railway tracks weredestroyed People wereinjured/diedReadingWhich night? Where? Why?Time: Place: Disaster: July 28, 1976Tangshan, HebeiA big earthquakeWhich night? Where? Why?Fast readingRead the text quickly, and divide the whole passage into three parts, according to the three words.re

3、scuesigndamage征兆，前兆征兆，前兆Part 1 (Para 1)Part 2 (Para2&3)Part 3 (Para 4)Before the earthquakeDuring the earthquakeAfter the earthquakesigndamagerescue What happened before the earthquake hit Tangshan? Signs before the earthquake careful readingWhat strange things happened before the earthquake? The wa

4、ter in the wells _and _. And some _ _could be seen in the well walls. A_ came out of the cracks.rosefelldeep crackssmellygas The chickens and even pigs were_ nervous _eat.tootoMice ran out of the fields _ places to _. Fish _ out of bowls and ponds.looking forjumpedhidePeople could see _ _ in the sky

5、.bright lightsWhat strange things happened before the earthquake?Part 2The damages caused during the earthquake.v of the nation felt the earthquake .v A huge crack that was kilometres long and metres wide cut across houses.vIn terrible seconds a large city lay in ruins. v of the people died or were

6、injured during the earthquake.v The number of people who were killed or injured reached more than .vAll of the citys hospitals, of its factories and buildings and of its homes were gone.1/3830152/3400,00075%90%Data (数据数据) True or False questions: 1.The parents of many children died. 2. People were s

7、hocked. 3. There was only one quake shook Tangshan. 4. The railway tracks became useless pieces of i steel. 5. Bricks and red autumn leaves covered the i ground. TTTFFPart 3What happened after the earthquake?The army:Workers:sent soldiers to Tangshan. organized teams to dig out those who were trappe

8、d and to bury the dead.built shelters for survivors whose homes had been destroyed.Result: The city began to breathe again. All hope was not lost. Several days before July 28, 1976, many s_ things happened in Tangshan. Well walls c_, water pipes broke and b_, and animals were too nervous to eat. The

9、y were signs for the e_. But people in the city of Tangshan thought little of these. At 3:42 a.m. that day, the earth began to shake, which d_ the city. Later that afternoon, another big earthquake shook Tangshan. More people were killed or i_and more buildings f_down. The whole city lay in r_. Sold

10、iers were sent to help the r_ workers. Teams were organized to dig out those who were t_ and b_ the dead.SummaryFill in the blanks:trangerackedurstarthquakeestroyednjuredelluinsescuerappeduryTangshans new lookGod help those who help themselves. Suppose there would be an earthquake, what should we do

11、 to keep ourselves safe?(Group work)Post-readingIf we areI think we must 1.At school2.At home3.On the road4.In a building If at school: Hide under a desk or table. keep away from windows. Follow teachers advice If at home: Hide under a heavy table or bed. Stand away from doors, windows, ect. If on a

12、 road:1.Use something hard (硬的硬的) to protect your head.2.Avoid the buildings and bridges. Dont rush out without order.Never try to use the lift.Stay calm!If in a high buildingHomework:1.Read the text for three times, and try to retell it.2.Do Exercise 1 & 2 on P27 ComprehendingThank you for your att

13、ending!When one place is hit by a disaster, help streams in from all over the country. . ( (一方有难，八方支援一方有难，八方支援) ) As a middle school student,what can you do to help the people in disaster-hit areas,for example,Wenchuan? Tall buildings fell downRoads werecracked/destroyedThe crack cut across the road

14、Many things were _ and became _bridgerailwaydestroyeduselessPeople were injured/diedMain IdeaDetails At _ am, the _ earthquake of the 20th century began ._ burst from holes in the ground.Hard hills of the rock became rivers of _._ covered the ground like red autumn leaves. Two _ and most of the brid

15、ges fell. The railway tracks were now _pieces of _._ now filled the wells instead of water.Water,food,and _ were hard to get.Damage caused byearthquakeFill in the blanksFill in the blanks3:42greatestSteamdirtBricksdamsuselesssteelSandelectricity True or False questions:(para. 2-3) 1. 2/3 of the people living in Tangshan were injured including the dead. 2. The parents of many children died. 3. There was only one quake shook Tangshan. 4. The railway stopped working. 5. Bri