英语必修一_Unit4_Earthquakes-reading[课件]（共44张PPT）.ppt

1、Step One :Guessing (15分),1.right away _ ；2. wells _ pipes_； 4.burst _ ； 5. million _ ；6. event _ ； as if _ ；8. at an end _ ； nation _； 10. canals _； 11. steam _ ；12. dirt _ ； 13. in ruins _ ；14. suffering _ ；15.extreme_,16.injured _； 17.destroy _ ；18. brick _ ；19. dam _； 20. track _ ；21. useless _ ；

2、22. shock_ ；23. quake _ ；24. rescue_ ；25.trap _ ；26.electricity _； 27. disaster _ ；28.dig out _； 29. bury _ ； 30. shelter _,Step two:Translate the sentences (10分),1. In the farmyards , the chickens and even the pigs were too nervous to eat . 2. Mice ran out of the fields looking for places to hide .

3、 3. But the one million people of the city , who thought little of these events , were asleep as usual that night . 4. It seemed as if the world was at the end !,5. It was felt in Beijing , which is more than two hundred kilometers away . 6. A huge crack that was eight kilometers long and thirty met

4、ers wide cut across houses , roads and canals . 7.The number of people who were killed or injured reached more than 400,000 .,8. Then later that afternoon , another big quake which was almost as strong as the first one shook Tangshan . 9. The army organized teams to dig out those who were trapped an

5、d to bury the dead . 10. Workers built shelters for survivors whose homes had been destroyed .,Structure of the news report :,Clue ( 线索 ) of the story:,Part 1.,Beforeduringafter,（Para.1）,(Para.2,3),(Para.4),Strange things were happening before the earthquake, but no one took any notice of them.,The

6、earthquake destroyed the city of Tangshan and shocked the people very much.,The army came to help the survivors（生还者）,bringing hope for a new life.,part 2.,part 3.,the earthquake,Time order,What strange things happened before Tangshan Earthquake?,Careful reading,Para.1,well,fish,dogs,pigs,sky,mice,ch

7、ickens,The water in The village wells _ and _; the well walls had deep _; A _ gas came out of them.,rose,fell,cracks,smelly,too,The chickens and even the pigs were _ nervous _ to eat.,to,Mice ran out of the fields _,Looking for places to hide,Fish jumped out of bowls and ponds.,Some people saw _ in

8、the sky. And _ could be heard outside of the city of Tangshan.,bright light,the sound of planes,Careful reading,What happened before the earthquake?,Walls of the wells_. Chickens and pigs_. Mice_. Fish_. Sound and lights_. Water pipes_.,had deep cracks,were too nervous to eat,ran out of the fields l

9、ooking for places to hide,jumped out of bowls and ponds,were heard and seen,cracked and burst,Para.1,The buildings fell down(倒下) .,buildings,Many things were destroyed, such as ,bridge,railway,The cracks(裂缝) cut across(横断,截断 )the roads .,road,Tangshan, Hebei,03:42:53 July 28th, 1976,When and where d

10、id the greatest earthquake happen in the 20th century?,What happened during the earthquake?,House,roads and canals,Steam,Hills of rock,The large city,had a huge crack,burst from hole in the ground.,became rivers of dirt,lay in ruins,Para.2.3,Damage caused by earthquake,Para. 2-3,Fill in the blanks,3

11、:42,greatest,Steam,dirt,Bricks,dams,useless,steel,Sand,electricity,Data(数据),of the nation felt the earthquake . A huge crack that was kilometres long and metres wide cut across houses. In terrible seconds a large city lay in ruins. of the people died or were injured during the earthquake. The number

12、 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.,1/3,8,30,15,2/3,400,000,75%,90%,Para. 2-3,Part 3:Topic sentence: the first sentence.,Main idea: The army came to help the survivors（生还者） bringing hope fo

13、r a new life.,What happened after the earthquake?,The army:,Workers:,-sent soldiers to Tangshan. organized teams to dig out those who were trapped and to bury the dead.,-built shelters for survivors whose homes had been destroyed.,Para.4,Result:,The city began to breathe again. All hope was not lost

14、.,There was a big _ in Tangshan in 1976. Before the earthquake, the water in the village wells _ and fell. The animals were too _ to eat. But the people didnt know about it. At 3:42 am, everything began to shake. In fifteen terrible seconds, the large city lay in_. More than _ people were killed or

15、injured. Then later that afternoon, _big earthquake shook Tangshan . But all hope was not _,because soldiers came to help those_.,Consolidation,Fill in the blank with proper words,earthquake,rose,ruins,survivors,400,000,another,lost,nervous,How many natural disasters do you know?,typhoon,tornado, hu

16、rricane,seismic sea wave / tsunami,volcano,sand storm,thunderstorm,Fire,Flood,Can you imagine what would the city be like after the earthquake?,What strange things would happen before an earthquake?,Bright lights flash in the sky,Animals are too nervous to sleep, such as cats, dogs, chickens, horses

17、, ducks and rabbits, etc.,Mice ran out of the fields,Fish jumped out of bowls and ponds.,There were cracks on the wells. The water in the well rose and fell.,THE EARTH DIDNT SLEEP,A NIGHT,Reading,Divide the whole passage into three parts and then find out the topic sentence of each part. Try to get

18、the main idea of each part.,Fast-reading :,True ( T )or false( F ) statement :,1. Two-thirds of the nation felt the earthquake. ( ) 2. All the people in Tangshan were dead or injured during the earthquake. ( ) 3. All of the citys hospitals, factories, buildings and homes were damaged in the earthqua

19、ke.( ) 4. Later that afternoon, a terrible earthquake shook Tangshan again. ( ) 5. People slept outdoors after the earthquake.( ),F,F,F,T,T,One-third,Two-thirds,75%,90%,75%,Choose the best answer.,(1)What is the mood of this passage? A.Sad. B.Serious. C.Serious and a bit sad. D.Calm,(2)What can be i

20、nferred form the passage? A.If mice run out of the fields looking for places to hide,there must be an earthquake. B.If some natural signs had not been ignored,all the people in Tangshan city might have had a chance to survive. C.There wouldnt have been such a great earthquake,if people had paid enou

21、gh atten-tion to some natural signs. D.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 the main reasons for the heavy loss of life in Tangshan earthquake? A.The earthquake happened in the deep night and people were sleeping in bed at the very movement. B.There werent enough rescue workers. C.The buildings were poorly constructed and most of them were destroyed in the earth-quake. D.People were not careful enough to notice