(共13张PPT)
Unit 4 Earthquake
人教版必修一Unit4
Reading
1.know the meaning of the key words by analyzing the context, such as burst, injure, bury;
2.learn how to describe the earthquake of Tangshan;
3. talk about how to protect ourselves from the disaster.
Free talk:
Have you ever experienced any natural disasters
Can you tell some kind of natural disasters
volcano(火山)
volcanic eruption (火山爆发)
sandstorm (沙尘暴)
drought(干旱)
tsunami (海啸)
earthquake
(地震)
Tangshan
It is always calm before a storm.
San Francisco
Discussion: What are the signs before an earthquake
Find the key words and sentences in the first paragraph.
What happened When and where did it happen
A strong earthquake hit the city of Tangshan on July 28, 1976.
Skim the text and choose the topic sentences of each paragraph and then divide the whole text into three parts.
Para. 1
Para. 2
Para. 3
Para. 4
Strange things were happening in the countryside
Everything began to shake. It seemed as if the world was at an end.
Everywhere they looked nearly everything was destroyed
All hope was not lost.
General idea of each part:
p.1 rescue work after the earthquake
p.2 great damages during the earthquake
p.3 strange things before the earthquake
Things What happened
water in the well
well walls
chickens and pigs
mice
fish
sky
sound
water pipes
rose and fell
deep cracks, smelly gas
ran out of, looking for places to hide
too nervous to eat
jumped out
bright lights
sound of planes heard even no planes
cracked and burst
Part 1: Before the earthquake
Data and Loss
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 of people who were killed or injured reached more than .
All of the city’s hospitals, of its factories and buildings and of its homes were gone.
1/3
8
30
15
2/3
Part 2
400,000
75%
90%
How the army helped the people in Tangshan
The army organized teams to dig out those who were trapped and to bury those who were trapped.
Miners were rescued from the coal mines.
Shelters were built for survivors whose homes had been destroyed.
Fresh water was taken to the city.
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Part 3:After the earthquake
Suppose there would be an earthquake, what should we do to keep ourselves safe
What have we learned this period
Homework
Find some information about the earthquake happened in Wenchuan in 2008.