1、Welcome Unit 4 Earthquakes-Warming up&Reading-Warming up&ReadingMay12,2008July28,1976 What adjectives can you think of to describe the earthquake?Can you imagine what would the city be like after the earthquake?The city was 一一片废墟片废墟.in ruins BeforeAfterTall buildings fell down Roads werecrackedThe c
2、rack cut across the roadThe railway tracks weredestroyed People wereinjured/diedReading Which night?Where?Why?Time:Place:Disaster:July 28,1976Tangshan,HebeiA big earthquake Which night?Where?Why?Fast readingRead the text quickly,and divide the whole passage into three parts,according to the three wo
3、rds.rescuesigndamage征兆,前兆征兆,前兆Part 1(Para 1)Part 2(Para2&3)Part 3(Para 4)Before the earthquakeDuring the earthquakeAfter the earthquakesigndamagerescue WhathappenedbeforetheearthquakehitTangshan?Signsbeforetheearthquakecareful readingWhatstrangethingshappenedbeforetheearthquake?Thewaterinthewells_an
4、d_.Andsome_couldbeseeninthewellwalls.A_cameoutofthecracks.rosefelldeep crackssmellygasThechickensandevenpigswere_nervous_eat.tootoMiceranoutofthefields_placesto_.Fish_outofbowlsandponds.lookingforjumpedhidePeoplecouldsee_inthesky.brightlightsWhatstrangethingshappenedbeforetheearthquake?Part 2The dam
5、ages caused during the earthquake.v ofthenationfelttheearthquake.vAhugecrackthatwas kilometreslongandmetreswidecut acrosshouses.vInterriblesecondsalargecitylay in ruins.vofthepeoplediedorwereinjuredduringtheearthquake.vThenumberofpeoplewhowerekilledorinjuredreachedmorethan.vAllofthecityshospitals,of
6、itsfactoriesandbuildingsandofitshomesweregone.1/3830152/3400,00075%90%Data(数据数据)True or False questions:1.The parents of many children died.2.People were shocked.3.There was only one quake shook Tangshan.4.The railway tracks became useless pieces of i steel.5.Bricks and red autumn leaves covered the
7、 i ground.TTTFFRescue work after the earthquake.Part 3Whathappenedaftertheearthquake?The army:Workers:sentsoldierstoTangshan.organizedteamstodigoutthosewhoweretrappedandtoburythedead.builtsheltersforsurvivorswhosehomeshadbeendestroyed.Result:Thecitybegantobreatheagain.Allhopewasnotlost.Severaldaysbe
8、foreJuly28,1976,manys_thingshappenedinTangshan.Wellwallsc_,waterpipesbrokeandb_,andanimalsweretoonervoustoeat.Theyweresignsforthee_.ButpeopleinthecityofTangshanthoughtlittleofthese.At3:42a.m.thatday,theearthbegantoshake,whichd_thecity.Laterthatafternoon,anotherbigearthquakeshookTangshan.Morepeoplewe
9、rekilledori_andmorebuildingsf_down.Thewholecitylayinr_.Soldiersweresenttohelpther_workers.Teamswereorganizedtodigoutthosewhoweret_andb_thedead.SummaryFillintheblanks:trangerackedurstarthquakeestroyednjuredelluinsescuerappeduryTangshans new lookGodhelpthosewhohelpthemselves.Suppose there would be an
10、earthquake,what should we do to keep ourselves safe?(Group work)Post-readingIfweareIthinkwemust 1.Atschool2.Athome3.Ontheroad4.InabuildingIfatschool:Hideunderadeskortable.keepawayfromwindows.Followteachersadvice Ifathome:Hideunderaheavytableorbed.Standawayfromdoors,windows,ect.Ifonaroad:1.Usesomethi
11、nghard(硬的硬的)toprotectyourhead.2.Avoidthebuildingsandbridges.Dontrushoutwithoutorder.Nevertrytousethelift.Stay calm!IfinahighbuildingHomework:1.Read the text for three times,and try to retell it.2.Do Exercise 1&2 on P27 ComprehendingThank you for your attending!When one place is hit by a disaster,hel
12、p streams in from all over the country.(一方有难,八方支援一方有难,八方支援)As a middle school student,what can you do to help the people in disaster-hit areas,for example,Wenchuan?Tall buildings fell downRoads werecracked/destroyedThe crack cut across the roadMany things were _ and became _bridgerailwaydestroyeduse
13、lessPeople were injured/diedMainIdeaDetailsAt_am,the_earthquakeofthe20thcenturybegan._burstfromholesintheground.Hardhillsoftherockbecameriversof_._coveredthegroundlikeredautumnleaves.Two_andmostofthebridgesfell.Therailwaytrackswerenow_piecesof_._nowfilledthewellsinsteadofwater.Water,food,and_werehar
14、dtoget.DamagecausedbyearthquakeFill in the blanks3:42greatestSteamdirtBricksdamsuselesssteelSandelectricity True or False questions:(para.2-3)1.2/3 of the people living in Tangshan were injured including the dead.2.The parents of many children died.3.There was only one quake shook Tangshan.4.The railway stopped working.5.Brick and red autumn leaves covered the ground.TTTFFWhatmetaphor(比喻比喻)dothewriterusetosaythequakeisGREAT?Hardhillsofrockbecameriversofdirt.Brickscoveredthegroundlikeredautumnleaves.Nowind,however,couldblowthemaway.