必修一Unit4Earthquakes.ppt

1、Unit 4,Earthquakes,主讲人：林小海 学 校：儋州市思源高级中学,A night the earth didnt sleep,Reading:,Guess:,what may happen before an earthquake?,Pre-reading,There is bright light in the sky,The animals were too nervous to sleep, such as dog , cows, pigs, horses, and chickens,Mice ran out of the fields,Fish jumped out o

2、f bowls and ponds.,There were cracks on the wells. The water in the well rose and fell.,Time: Place: Disaster:,July 28, 1976,Tangshan, Hebei,A big earthquake,Main idea:,An earthquake happened in Tangshan on July 28, 1976,Skimming,Para 1 Signs before the earthquake,Strange things,No one noticed them.

3、,The water in the well,rose and fell.,The well walls,had deep cracks in them.,A smelly gas,The pigs and the chickens,mice and fish,In the sky,The water pipe,came out of the cracks.,were too nervous to eat.,mice came out of fields; fish jumped out of bowls and ponds.,people saw bright lights.,cracked

4、 and burst.,Skimming,Para2-3 Damage caused by the earthquake.,The city The people,It seemed as if the world was at an end.,At _ am, the _ earthquake of the 20th century began . A huge crack _ houses, roads and canals. Steam _ holes in the ground. Hard hills of the rock became rivers of _. _ covered

5、the ground like red autumn leaves. Two _ and most of the bridges fell. The railway tracks were now _pieces of _. _ now filled the wells instead of water. Water, food, and _ were hard to get.,3:42,greatest,cut across,burst from,dirt,Bricks,dams,useless,steel,Sand,electricity,The suffering of the peop

6、le was_. _ of families were killed and many children were _. Some of the rescue workers and doctors were _ under the ruins.,extreme,Thousands,without parents,trapped,How the army helped the people in Tangshan?,1.The army _ teams to _ those who were trapped and to bury those who_.,2.Miners _ from the

7、 coal mines.,3.Shelters _ for survivors _ homes had been _.,4._ water was _(take) to the city.,Para 4,recovery（恢复),Helps came to Tangshan.All hope was not lost,organized,dig out,were killed,were rescued,were built,whose,destroyed,Fresh,taken,Scanning,1.What is the mood of this passage? Sad B. Seriou

8、s C. Serious and a bit sad D. Calm 2.What can be inferred from the text? If mice run out of the fields looking for places to hide, there must be an earthquake. If some natural signs had not been ignored, all the people in Tangshan city might have had a chance to survive. There wouldnt have been such

9、 a great earthquake, if people had paid enough attention to some natural signs. If some natural signs had not been ignored, more people might have had a chance to survive.,3. Which of the following statements can NOT be part of main reasons for the heavy loss of life in Tangshan earthquake? The eart

10、hquake happened in the deep night and people were sleeping in bed at the very moment. There werent enough rescue workers. The building were poorly constructed and most of them were destroyed in the earthquake. People were not careful enough to notice some natural signs before the earthquake. 4. How

11、do you understand the real meaning of the idiom “It is always calm before a storm”? It is unusually quiet before a thunderstorm or hurricane hit. One should not trust situations that seem peaceful since had things may happen. The weather is fine before a storm comes. You should stay calm before a st

12、orm.,Post-reading: Retell the story,_ happened in Tang Shan. 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, everything began to _. It seemed that the world was _. _ of the nation _ it. _ cut across the city. The city lay _

13、.,Strange things,rose and fell,cracks,smelly gas,nervous,shake,at an end,One-third,felt,A huge crack,in ruins,Two-thirds of the people _ or _. Then later that afternoon, another big quake _ Tang Shan. People began to wonder _. But all hope _. _ came to help those _. Slowly, the city began to _.,died

14、,were injured,shook,how long the disaster would last,was not lost,Soldiers,breathe again,survivors,What shall we do if an earthquake happens?,Discussion,Suggested answers,Dont be nervous and keep calm. Dont try to run out of the classroom. Protect your head by putting your bag on your head. Squat or sit down under your desk. Leave the classroom after the earthquake.,Afterthoughts,What can we learn from the