unit4earthquake Using language

1、Using languageReview1.Is there any one here _name is Tom?2.They talked for about an hour of things and persons_ they remembered in the school3.Who _has common sense will do such a thing.4.I dont know the way _he worked out.5.The person to_ you just talked is Mr. Li.whosethatthatthat / in whichwhomCo

2、rrect mistakes for the following sentences.1. Under the big tree are 34 students, many of them come from class two.2. My mother has a good book, which cover looks terrible.3. Who are the young girls who are having dinner in the restaurant?4. She is one of the girls who is very interested in maths.5.

3、Tom is the only one of the boys who like playing football.6. Who is the girl that you talked to her just now?7. There is an old woman, that is holding a stick. _whom_whosethatare-wholikesReading and speakingRead the letter carefully and imagine that you are the student who has been invited to give s

4、peech.Page 3011. What have you won?2. What is the speaking competition about?3. How did they decide the winner of the competition?4. Can you say something about new Tangshan?5. What will the new part be opened for?6. What will they invite you to do? When?7. Can you take your family and friends along

5、 that day?Questionslthank those who worked hard to build a new city; (For example: they built new homes and offices in only seven years. The UN honoured them for their quick work.)lthank the visitors for listening to your speech.Prepare a short speech, in which you should:lthank those who worked har

6、d to rescue survivors and list some of the things the workers did to help them;2I would like to express my thanks to whoHere, I wish to express my thanks for the great effortsId also like to thankNo words are strong enough to express ourIt was terrible whenIt seemed as ifI rememberI feltNot long aft

7、er thatLuckily,Part1: express your thanks to zhangsha, the government and all the people who attend the parkpart2: how terrible the earthquake was, and how these workers helped us, they get honored by government and people.Part3: express thanks again and your best wishes.What you should write in you

8、r speech?Huge cracks cut across houses, roads and canals. fall (fell, fallen)pipecrack / burstdestroyruinsBricks covered the ground like red autumn leaves.injurearmyorganize teamsdig outtrapbury the deadbuild shelterssurvivors Good afternoon, everyone. My name is Wang Wei. First of all I would like

9、to thank Mr. Zhang Sha and the city of Tangshan for the honour of talking to you. I would also like to thank each of you for coming here today for this special occasion. Im sure all of us are sad to see thatDuring the earthquakeAfter the earthquakeListen to the tape and answer the questions.Who is s

10、peaking?Where was the person at the time?ListeningPage 311. The man was sleeping downstairs when the earthquake happened.2. Many huge buildings were shaking bricks were falling.3. A lot of people were buried under the ruins.4. Some cows were killed in the fire.5. He felt safer because he go away eas

11、ily.Listen to the tape and then tell whether they are true or false.F FT TT TF FF Fjust awakeSome cows dropped into a deep crack in Market Street.He felt safer when he was being cared for by the soldiers after he got away from the city.2Listen to the tape again and answer the following questions1. W

12、hen did the earthquake begin?2. What did the speaker do after he woke up?The earthquake began around 5 oclock in the morning.The speaker rushed outside as soon as he woke up.33. What did he see and hear outside?When he got outside he thought the world had come to an end. He heard people crying and s

13、houting. He saw people running everywhere and bricks falling down from buildings. There were big fires too.4. What happened to the man next to him?5. How did he get away from the city?6. Which of your adjectives describe the mans feelings most closely?The man next to him was killed by bricks falling

14、 from a nearby building.He got away from the city by boat.Very shocked, devastated.Have you ever read any English newspaper or chinese newspaper? What are they?Which would you prefer, English newspaper or Chinese newspaper? Why?Discussion:Discussion (3m)What kind of newspaper do you usually read? Ch

15、ina daily21 centuryNew York TimesWashington postEnglish weeklyan interesting title that tells the reader what your topic is Headline Main ideasDetailsDo you know what an outline is?outlineBrainstorming for writing (3m)Headline :Main ideasDetailsoutlineimportantThe most important news first the least

16、 important news lastWriting PartNewspaper StoryShort storyHeadlineOrganizationUse of main ideasUse of paragraphsPoint-of-viewConclusionAttract readers attentionBegins with big details and includes small details later.Begins with small details and includes big details later.ObjectiveSubjectiveHas no

17、conclusionGeneral conclusionRead the example of a newspaper story on page 31. Find the headline, main ideas and details of each paragraph.1Headline: Cyclists Ready to Go on the Road for Disaster-Hit AreasMain idea: Cyclists plan to get money for disaster-hit areasDetail 1: Their trip will be made in

18、 July in Yunnan and Tibet.Detail 2: An important meeting will be held in Beijing in early June.Detail 3: The cyclists hope to raise money to help children in disaster-hit areas.Paragraph 1Main idea: More information about the cyclists and their projectDetail 1: The team of cyclists come from many places in the world.Detail 2: The team has men and women, young