(共13张PPT)
Natural Disasters
Reading and Thinking
Unit 4
Natural Disasters
tsunami
landslide
flood
Natural Disasters
hurricane
wildfire
earthquake
Tangshan earthquake
Questions & Answers:
Work in pairs: What can happen to a city during a big earthquake
自主探究--Indepent Inquiry
Please try your best to find out the main idea of each paragraph.
Paragraph 1 A. The earthquake caused unbelievable destruction to
Paragraph 2 B. The earthquake happened and caused deaths and
Paragraph 3 C. Help come soon after the quakes
Paragraph 4 D. Strange things happened, but no one paid attention to
Paragraph 5 E. Tangshan came back to life again.
Tangshan.
injuries in Tangshan.
them.
Post-reading
Tangshan Earthquake Before the earthquake The water in the village wells 1.________ and fell again and again.
Animals in the farmyards became too 2._________ to eat.
During the earthquake At 3:42 a.m. everything began to 3.____________.
And hard hills of rock became rivers of 4.___________.
Damages of the earthquake Over 400,000 people were killed or 5.___________ in the earthquake. And nearly everything was 6.__________.
The help from the whole nation Soliders dug out those who were 7.__________ and buried the dead. Medical workers came to provide medical 8.__________. Workers built 9._________for survivors.
The great success people have achieved The new city has taken on a new look, with great 10.___________ in transportation, industry, and environment.
rose
nervous
shake
dirt
injured
destoryed
trapped
care
shelters
improvements
精讲点拨
1. It seemed as if the world were coming to an end!
as if = as though “仿佛;好像”, 可用来引导表语从句。
① as if 从句用陈述语气:
从句表示的情况是真实的或极有可能发生的
Eg: Look at the clouds in the sky! It looks as if it is going to rain.
② as if 从句用虚拟语气:
与现在的事实相反,从句用一般过去时;
与过去的事实相反,从句用过去完成时;
与将来的事实相反,从句用would/could/might do形式
即学即练
1. He talks about Rome as if he _________ (be) there before.
2. They looked at me as if I _________________________.
他们看着我,就像我已经知道了真相一样。
3. The teacher treats the pupil as if he _____(be) her own child.
4. It was John who break the window. Why are you talking to me as if I _______ (do) it
were
had already known the truth
were
had done
2. Nearly one third of the whole nation felt it!
one third 表示“三分之一”。
英语中分数的表示:英语中分数由基数词和序数词构成,分子用基数词,分母用序数词。当分子大于1时,分母用复数。如:
one fifth
two thirds
three fourths
二分之一用 a half/ one half 表示;四分之一用a fourth/one fourth
3. Everywhere survivors looked, there was nothing but ruins.
everywhere 在句中作连词用,引导状语从句。如:
Everywhere they appeared, they were welcomed with applause and flowers.
尝试翻译:__________________________________________________________
他们不论在哪里出现,都会得到掌声和鲜花的欢迎。
巩固训练
1.Cheer up!The world is not coming an end!
2.He quitted such a nice job,which made us all (shock).
3.The young athlete will make every effort (win) the medal.
4.She often talked of what she had gone during the terrible disaster.
5.The earthquake left the city in (ruin);it would take a lot of money to rebuild it.
to
shocked
to win
through
ruins
Thanks for your listening!