系列Earthquakes-完整版课件

第1课时ReadingandComprehensionEarthquakes

1．Whatmayhappenbeforeanearthquake?Generallyspeaking,somethingstrangewillhappenbeforeanearthquake.2.Doyouknowsomebigearthquakesinhistory?(1)Tangshan,ChinaJuly28,1976Magnitude：7.5Officialcasualtyfigureis255,000deaths.Estimateddeathtollashighas655,000.799,000injuredandextensivedamageintheTang­Shanarea.(2)southernChileMay22,1960Magnitude：9.51,655killed,3,000injured,2,000,000homeless,and$550milliondamage.3．Howtosurviveanearthquake?(3)SanFrancisco,CAApril18,1906Magnitude：8.25Deaths：700to2,500peopleYoucanstayindoorsuntiltheshakingstopsandyou'resureit'ssafetoexit.Task1

快速阅读课文ANighttheEarthDidn'tSleep,用大约30词写出课文的概要。温馨提示：本文属记叙文。写记叙文的概要时要紧扣人物、事件、结果等要素。ThepassagetellsusaboutthepowerfulTangshanEarthquakein1976whichcausedmorethan400,000peopletobekilledorinjured.Yet,thewholecitybegantobreathewiththehelpofthesoldiers.Task2仔细阅读课文ANighttheEarthDidn’tSleep，根据课文内容选择最佳答案。()1．Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?A．Theearthdidnotsleepthatnight.B．AnearthquakehappenedtoTangshan.C．Theanimalscouldnotsleepatnight.D．Earthquakehappensnowandthen.B2．Beforetheearthquake，thefollowinghappenedEXCEPT________.()A．thewaterinthewellroseandfellB．thewellwallshadcracksC．theanimalsweretoonervoustoeatD．peopleallknewthematter3．Whydidnotthepeoplefindoutthesignoftheearthquake?()A．Becausetherewerealwaysplanesflying.B．Becausethewaterpipscrackedoften.C．Becausetherewerebrightlightsinthesky.D．Becausepeopledidnotthinkoftheseevents.DD4．Whichofthefollowingdidn’thappenduringtheearthquake?()A．Therewasahugecrack.B．Steamburstoutoftheground.C．Manychildrenwereleftwithoutparents.D．Rescueteamsweresentthere.5．Wecaninferfromthepassagethat____.()A．therescuecamesoonaftertheearthquakeB．thepeopleweresoafraidthattheyallranawayC．TangshanwasonlyshakenbytheearthquakeonceD．allthehousesinthecityfelldownDATask3再次阅读课文ANighttheEarthDidn’tSleep，完成下列表格。TimeorderWhathappendEventsBeforetheearthquakeThewaterinthewell1.________.Fish2.________bowlsandponds.Peoplethought5.________oftheevents，and6.________asusual.Atabout3∶00amonJuly28,1976The3.________ofplaneswasheard，butthere’snoplaneinthesky.Thewaterpipscrackedand4.________.At3∶42am.Everythingbegantoshake.Ahugecrack7._____houses，roadsandcanals.8.________ofthepeoplewerekilledorinjured.AftertheearthquakeThearmysentsoldierstohelpthepeople.9._____werebuiltforsurvivors.Thecitybeganto10.____again.1．roseandfell

2.jumpedoutof

3.sound

4.burst

5.little

6.wenttobed

7.destroyed8.Two­thirds

9.shelters

10.breatheTask4根据课文ANighttheEarthDidn’tSleep，在下文空格中填上恰当的词语，使其连贯完整。StrangethingshappenedinTangshan.For3dayswaterinthewellskept__1__(rise)andfalling.__2__(smell)gascameoutfromthecracksofwells.Animalsbecame__3__(nerve)．Therewereothersignsof__4__earthquakebutthepeoplethoughtlittleoftheseevents.At3∶42am，everythingbegantoshake.Theworldseemed__5__(be)atanend.One­thirdofthenationfeltthe__6__(great)earthquake.Infifteensecondsthecitylayin__7__.Two­thirdsofthepeoplediedor__8_(injure)．Thousandsoffamilieswerekilledandmanychildrenwereleft__9__parents.Thenlaterthatafternoon,__10__bigquakeshookTangshan.Peoplebegantowonderhowlongthedisasterwouldlast,butallhopewasnotlost.Soldierscametohelptherescuework.Slowly,thecitybegantobreatheagain.1．rising

2.Smelly

3.nervous

4.an

5.tobe6．greatest

7.ruins

8.wereinjured

9.without10．another一、请将课文ANighttheEarthDidn’tSleep翻译成汉语，然后对照“译文助读”自主勘误。译文助读：地球的一个不眠之夜河北省东北部的农村不断有怪事发生。三天来，村子里的井水升升降降，起起伏伏。农民们注意到，水井的井壁上有深深的裂缝，裂缝里冒出臭气。农家大院里的小鸡，甚至连猪都紧张得不吃任何东西。老鼠跑出田地找地方躲藏，鱼缸和池塘里的鱼都往外跳。1976年7月28日凌晨3点左右，一些人看到天上有明亮的光。即使天上没有飞机，在唐山城外也能听到飞机声。在市内，有些建筑物的水管爆裂开来。但唐山市的一百万居民几乎都没把这些情况当回事儿，当天晚上照常上床睡觉了。凌晨3点42分，一切都开始摇晃起来。世界似乎到了末日！20世纪最大的地震之一就在唐山市正下方11千米处发生了。200多千米以外的北京都感到了地震，全国三分之一的地方都有震感。一条8千米长、30米宽的巨大裂缝横穿房屋、公路和水渠。地上一些洞穴冒出了蒸汽，石头山变成了泥沙河。在可怕的15秒内，一座大城市就成为一片废墟。人们遭受了极大的痛苦。他们当中三分之二的人在地震中或死或伤。成千上万的家庭被毁灭，许许多多的孩子变成了孤儿，伤亡人数超过了40万。可幸存的人们又怎么能相信这是自然现象呢？他们看到的一切几乎都被毁了。市内所有的医院、75%的工厂和建筑物、90%的家园都消失了。残砖就像秋天的红叶般覆盖着大地。不过，风是刮不起它们的。两座大坝垮了，多数桥梁不是塌了，就是无法安全通行了。铁轨如今成了一条条废钢。数以万计的奶牛再也挤不出奶来了，50万头猪和几百万只鸡全都死了。井里满是沙子，而不是水。人们惊呆了。接着，当天下午晚些时候，同第一次一样强烈的地震再次震撼着唐山。一些救援人员和医生被困在了废墟下。更多的房屋倒塌了。水、食物和电都很难弄到。人们开始纳闷，这场灾难还会持续多久。并不是所有的希望都破灭了。地震后不久，部队派遣了15万名战士到唐山来协助救援人员，数十万的人得到了援助。救援部队组成了小分队，将受困的人们挖出来，并将死者掩埋。在唐山市的北边，万名矿工中大多数人是从矿井中被救出来的。援救人员为那些家园被毁的幸存者们盖起了避难所，火车、卡车和飞机都向市内运来了干净的水。慢慢地，这座城市又开始出现了生机。二、将下列单词或词组译成英语，然后参阅Unit4的词汇表自主勘误。1.地震n.

________2．爆裂，爆发v.________3.民族，国家，国民n.________4．废墟，毁灭，使破产n.&v.________1．earthquake

2.burst

3.nation

4.ruin5.破坏，毁灭，消灭v.________6.救援，营救n.&v.________7.破败不堪，严重受损