Reading第四单元

1、人教课标 高一 必修 1 Unit 4Unit 4 EarthquakesWarming upHow many Nature Disasters do you know? typhoonseismic sea wave / tsunami tornado, hurricanethunderstormsand stormvolcanic eruptiondroughtflood hurricanefireearthquake我 国 地 震 分 布1) Do you know what would happen before an earthquake?2) What can we do to k

2、eep ourselves safe from an earthquake?DiscussionBright lights flash in the skyAnimals are too nervous, such as cows, dogs, horses, and snakes, etc.Predictions of an earthquake:1) Bright lights flash in the sky; 3) The well walls have deep cracks with smelly gas;4) Animals are too nervous, such as co

3、ws, pigs, horses, and snakes, etc; 5) Mice run out to look for places to hide; 6) Fish jump out of the ponds.2) The water in the well rise and fall;Tangshan, HebeiJuly 28th, 1976Can you describe how terrible the earthquake was?2008. 5. 12Wenchuan EarthquakeThe town lay in ruins.破败不堪The buildings fel

4、l down.倒塌 Roads cracked.开裂Many people were killed or injured.受伤的A great number of people lost their homes.许多，大量Pre-readingImagine your home begins to shake and you must leave it right away. You have time to take only one thing. What will you take?a bottle of water moneymobile phonefood and sweets me

5、dicineYou will takeThe Earth Didnt SleepA NightReading裂缝、开裂蒸汽废墟爆裂、爆发污垢损害、伤害震惊灾难NEW WORDSrecoveryCrack steam ruin burst dirt injureshockdisaster陷入困境营救、救援掩蔽处损失、损害埋葬、掩埋破坏、毁坏运河、水道NEW WORDStrap rescue shelter damagebury destroycanal Fast reading What does the passage mainly talk about?Time: Place: Disast

6、er: July 28, 1976Tangshan, HebeiA big earthquakeMain idea: An earthquake happened in Tangshan on July 28, 1976 SkimmingB. Strange things were happening before the earthquakeC. The disaster happened and caused a lot of lossA. Helps came to Tangshan. All hope was not lostJust match it !Part1Part2Part3

7、(Para.1)(Para.2&3)(Para.4)ThingsWhat happenedwater in the wellwell wallschickens and pigsrose and fellhad deep cracks, smelly gastoo nervous to eatPart 1Signs before the earthquakeThingsWhat happenedmicefishskysoundwater pipesran out of the fields , looking for places to hidejumped outbright lightss

8、ound of planes could be heard even no planescracked and burstPara2-3 Damage caused by the earthquake.The cityThe peopleIt seemed as if the world was at an end.Part 2Data (数据) _ of the nation felt the earthquake. A huge crack that was _ kilometres long and _ metres wide cut across houses.In _ terribl

9、e seconds a large city lay in ruins. _ of the people died or were injured during the earthquake. The number of people who were killed or injured reached more than _.All of the citys hospitals, _ of its factories and buildings and _ of its homes were gone.1/3830152/3400,00075%90%Para. 2-3These number

10、s show the destructive effects(破坏性）of earthquake is verystrong.Part 2Para 4 Rescue after the earthquakeArmy; 150, 000 soldiersDig out; buryWorkers; sheltersFresh waterAll the hope was not lost.Not all hope was lost.Part 3How the army helped the people in Tangshan?The army organized teams to dig out

11、those who were trapped and to bury the dead.Miners were rescued from the coal mines.Shelters were built for survivors whose homes had been destroyed.Fresh water was taken to the city.Rescue of the earthquakePart 3Sum up the main idea of each part of the passage. (use one word to describe)Part 1: par

12、a 1Part 2: para 2&3Part 3: para 4signsdamagerescueFilling the blacks with the first given letter:Several days before July 28,1976,many s_ things happened in Tangshan. They were signs for the e_. But people in the city of Tangshan didnt think m_ of these. At 3:42am that day, the earth began to s_, wh

13、ich d_ the city. trangearthquakeuchhakeestroyedMany people including workers and doctors, came to r_ those t_ under the ruins. Later that afternoon another big earthquake struck Tangshan. More people were killed or i_ and more buildings f_ down. Soldiers were called in to help the rescue workers. Te

14、ams were organized to _ the trapped and b_ the dead.escuerappedellurynjureddig outJoin the correct parts of the sentences.2 The people didnt worry because 1 The chickens didnt eat because C they were nervous. E they didnt know what the strange events meant.3 Such a great number of people died becaus

15、e4 Water was needed because5 The people did not lose hope becauseD dams and wells were useless.B the quake happened while they were sleeping.A the army came to help them. Retell the story._ happened in Tangshan. For a few days, water in the wells _. From the _ of wells _ come out. Mice, chicken, pigs and even fish became _. At 3:00 am, everythingStrange thingsrose and fellcrackssmelly gasnervousbegan to _. It seemed that the world was _. _ of the nation _ it. _ cut across the city. The city lay _. shakeat an endOne-thirdfeltA huge crackin ruinsTwo-thirds of the people _