[高一英语]unit4 earthquake warmingup and reading

1、 Welcome to our classWang AiWhat natural disasters do you know? floodfiresandstormmudflow/mudslidetyphoonsnowslideMay 12, 2008at 14:28 a natural disaster in Wen Chuan?earthquake How do you feel about it Shocked Frightened Terrified Horrible Moved Whats worse, China, our motherlandsuffered another te

2、rrible earthquake on July 28, 1976. Tangshan earthquake? To know more details about Tangshan earthquake we need to be closer to the text. Unit4 Skimming Task oneRead each paragraph as quickly as possible, and then find out the topic sentence of each paragraphAfter your reading, decide the following

3、statements are true or false, try to tell the reasons if it is false.Paragraph 1Topic sentence ? strange things were happening in the countrysideof northeast Hebei.True or false:1.People in Tangshan were warned of the earthquake and did not go to bed that night. ? people in Tangshan thought little o

4、f the signs of the earthquake and went to bed as usualParagraph 2Topic sentence? Everything began to shake. It seemed as if the world was at an end! True or false:More than 400 000 people were killed in the quake. ? more than 400 000 people were killed or injured in the quake. Paragraph 3 Topic sent

5、ence? Everywhere they looked nearly everything was destroyed. True or false: Many rescue workers were trapped under the ruins during the aftershock.Paragraph 4Topic sentence?All hope was not lost.True or false:People tried to get fresh water from under the ground in Tangshan. ? Fresh water was taken

6、 to the city Tangshan by train, truck and plane.Task two: find out the main idea for each part from the right sideDivide the passage into three parts. Part one: Para 1 recovery after the earthquake Part two: Para 2 & Para 3 signs before the earthquakePart three: Para 4 damage during the earthquake F

7、ill in blanksThe general idea of the text is the mixture of thefirst sentences of each paragraph. That is, the text tells us something that happened( )The earthquake, ( ) the earthquake and ( ) the earthquake.beforeduringafterScanning Read this text paragraph by paragraph carefully.Read para 1 loudl

8、y and fill in the following forms in groups. Time What happened Before the earthquake: Wells_ rose and fellthree days before the Animals_ too nervous to eat; hideearthquake Lights and sound_ light is bright; sound of plane is heard. at about 3 am on July 28 Water pipes_ cracked and burst.Re s u ltPe

9、o ple of the city tho ught _and _.l ittle of these events ; were aslee p asus ual. Time What happened Houses and roads _ a huge crack cut across While the earthquake Hard hills of rock _ became rivers of dirt At 3:42 am The large city _ lay in ruins The people _ died or injured. Later afternoon Some

10、 rescue workers and doctors_ trapped under the ruins. More buildings_ fell down. Result _ was destroyed. Nearly everything More than _ were killed or injured. 400,000 Read para2 and 3 loudly. Then fill in the following form TimeAfter theearthquake What happenedAll hope:was not lost.The army:organize

11、d teams to dig out those who were trapped and to bury the dead.Result The city:began to breath again.Read para4 loudly, and then fill in the following blanks keep away from the buildings RGo into the house.WTips about the earthquakes cominghide in the corner of the houseRHide under the furniture WHi

12、de by the furniture RProtect your head by putting your bag on your head. RDont be nervous and keep calm. R Discussion and performance Imagine that an earthquake is coming, what will you do?SummaryThe buildings fell down(倒下) .buildingsMany things were destroyed, such as bridgerailwayThe cracks(裂缝) cut across(横断,截断 )the roads .roadThe city lay in ruins(变成废墟).The people were in danger. How terrible the earthqua