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welcome to the unit & Reading 1
he unit
Natural disasters
What is the writing type of the two articles
Novel
News report
Essay
Expository writing
Structure/feature of a news report
Structure: Inverted pyramid (金字塔)
The lead
The body
The tail
(optional)
the most important information
detailed information
background or supporting information
where, when, who, what, why and how
B3U2 Reading
Pupils’ lives spared during Falmont earthquake
17 March
Fast-reading
The Lead
The Body
The Tail
escaped an earthquake
They practise earthquake safety
procedures twice a year and
kept calm.
Detailed-reading
1. How many deaths and injuries did the earthquake cause in Falmont
It caused 7 deaths and over 200 injuries.
2. Why did Miss Brown quickly open the classroom door
She did this in case it became damaged during this shaking and could not open.
Further thinking
Through this video, what should we do during the earthquake
shake
S:__________ under their desks, __________ the legs of the desks
T:__________ the classroom door
T:___________to her students to exit in an orderly line __________their heads with hands
S: _________still, ______ calmly and quietly
S:went down the stairs and _________ to the playground
opened
signalled
covering
moved
held on to
remained
waited
rushed
Detailed-reading
safe and sound
What personalities did Miss Brown and her students show in the disasters Why
Miss Brown was thoughtful. She was calm enough to sense the best time to escape.
Students are finely trained because they are calm enough to react quick and correct.
What did the teacher and students do during the earthquake
B3U2 Reading
Girls saves 100 from tsunami
Goldshore Beach
saved around 100 people
on the beach from a terrible tsunami.
The beach was rapidly cleared of people.
Fast-reading
The Lead
The Body
Detailed-reading
1. What did Sabrina notice about the sea water
She noticed that the water was like the bubbles on the top of a beer and that it was just coming in and in and in.
2. What was her parents’ first reaction when Sabrina warned
them of the approaching tsunami
They thought she was joking.
Reading
FAlMONT-on 17 March ,476 students and 36 teachers at Falmont Primary School escaped an earthquake that hit the county at 2:27 p.m.
3月17日下午2点27分,一场地震袭击了弗尔蒙特县,弗尔蒙特小学发生地震,476名学生和36名教师成功逃脱。
escape 逃跑;逃脱
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Only 5 students suffered slight injuries, despite the current figures of 7 killed and over 200 injured in the disaster area at large.
尽管目前整个灾区有7人死亡,200多人受伤,(弗尔蒙特小学)却只有5名学生受轻伤。
slight轻微的
figure数字
n. injury
adj. injured
vt. injure
Ambulances(救护车) took the ________ to a nearby hospital.
This could seriously _______ the company’s reputation.
A number of bombs have exploded, seriously ________ at least five people.
She has failed to shake off(摆脱) her stomach _______.
injured
injure
injuring
injury
Reading
Alice Brown, head teacher at Falmont Primary school, was teaching when the floor began to shake.
弗尔蒙特小学的校长爱丽丝·布朗当时正在授课,这时突然地面开始晃动。
head teacher 校长
连词when “这时...”
be doing...when... 正在做…这时…
be about to do...when... 刚要做…这时…
=be on the point of doing...when... 刚要做…这时…
begin to do /doing sth 开始做某事
Reading
Her students’ reaction was quick and correct-they moved under their desk, head first and held on to the legs of the desks.
她的学生们的反应迅速而正确——他们头朝里,钻到课桌下面,并紧紧抓住桌腿。
react to 作出反应:根据某事作出特定的反应。
hold on to 紧紧抓住
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At the same time, Miss Brown quickly opened the classroom door, in case it became damaged during the shaking and could not open.
与此同时,布朗女士迅速打开教室门,以防门在摇晃中损坏而打不开。
at the same time与此同时
in case以防
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There were loud crashes of glass breaking and things falling to the ground, but the students remained still and waited calmly and quietly.
尽管玻璃破碎、东西倒地发出阵阵巨响,但是学生们仍然一动不动,沉着冷静地等待着。
crash破碎
fall to the ground掉到地上
remain保持
still静止的
Reading
The moment the shaking stopped, Miss Brown sensed it was the best time for the class to make their escape.
震动一停止,布朗小姐就意识到这是全班同学逃生的最佳时机。
The moment …, …“一…就…”(引导时间状语从句)
the best time to do sth 做某事的最佳时机
make one's escape成功逃脱
Reading
She signalled to her students to exit the classroom in an orderly line covering their head with their hands.
她示意学生们用双手护着头,排好队,有序离开教室。
signal sb. to do sth.示意某人做某事
covering 伴随
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Within one minute and twenty seconds, the whole class went down the stairs and rushed to the playground.
1分20秒内,全班都跑下楼梯,冲向操场。
rush to 冲到
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Soon students from other classes arrived too.
很快,其他班的学生也来了。
After a roll call confirmed that all were safe and sound, they relaxed, laughing, crying and hugging each other.
点名确认所有人都安然无恙后,他们放松下来,笑着,哭着,互相拥抱。
roll call 点名:点名的行为或实例,通常用于检查出勤。
safe and sound 安然无恙
Reading
“We practise earthquake safety procedures twice a year,” said Miss Brown, “so the kids were calm enough to protect themselves during the earthquake.”
布朗老师说:“我们每年进行两次地震安全程序(演练),所以孩子们在地震中能够足够冷静地保护自己。”
practise doing sth 练习/训练做某事
adj+enough +to do sth
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NEWDALE-on 30 December, a series of huge waves caused by an undersea earthquake raced across the ocean near Goldshore and left thousands dead.
纽代尔——12月30日,一场海底地震引发的一系列巨浪席卷了金海岸附近的海洋,造成数千人死亡。
a series of 一系列
race快速移动
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Goldshore Beach was the only local beach to survive the disaster without any loss of life.
金岸海滩是当地唯一一个没有人员伤亡的海滩。
survive the disaster 从灾难中幸存
loss损失
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A 10-year-old girl, Sabrina Andron, helped around 100 people escape danger with her knowldge of tsunamis.
一个10岁的女孩,Sabrina Andron,利用她对海啸的了解帮助了大约100人逃离危险。
tsunamis n.海啸;津波(tsunami 的复数)/tsu nɑ mi/
Reading
The day began like any other on Goldshore Beach.
在金海岸海滩,这一天与往常一样开始了。/那天刚开始,金海岸海滩上与往常一样。
like像
any other 任何其他的
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People were walking, running, or simply sitting on the sandy beach, enjoying the warm sea air and the soft wind that brushed their hair.
人们在散步、晨跑或者就是坐在沙滩上,享受着温暖的海风和拂过发际的微风。
enjoy doing sth.享受做某事
brush:掠过,拂过
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Sabrina was one of the happy tourists until she noticed something odd.
塞布丽娜是其中一个快乐的游客,直到她注意到一些奇怪的事情。
notice 注意到
odd奇怪的
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“The water was like the bubbles on the top of a beer,” She later explained. “It wasn’t clam and it wasn’t going in and then out. It was just coming in and in and in.”
“海水就像啤酒表面的泡泡,”她后来解释说,“不平静,也没有涌过来,涌过去。海水只是一个劲儿地涌过来,涌过来,再涌过来。”
on the top of ...在...的顶部
Reading
Sabrina had just learnt about tsunamis in a Geography lesson. It immediately occurred to her that these were signs of an approaching tsunami.
塞布丽娜刚在一节地理课上了解了海啸。她立刻意识到这是海啸即将来临的征兆。
immediately立即
It occurred to sb +that从句 某人突然想到…
approaching即将到来的
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Sabrina was frightened, but she soon kept her head.
塞布丽娜很害怕,但很快就镇定了下来。
frightened 害怕的
keep one’s head 保持头脑清醒
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She warned her parents of the danger, though at first they just thought she was joking.
她警告她的父母有危险,虽然起初他们以为她只是在开玩笑。
warn sb. of sth.:警告某人某事,提醒某人注意某事
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However, Sabrina was certain that a terrible disaster was on its way and kept asking her parents to talk to a safety officer.
然而,塞布丽娜确信一场可怕的灾难即将来临,她一直要求她的父母和安全员谈谈。
keep doing sth 一直做某事
ask sb to do sth 叫某人做某事
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To her great relief, the officer immediately realized the coming danger. The beach was rapidly cleared of people, just before the huge waves crashed into the coast.
令她大为宽慰的是,安全员立刻意识到即将来临的危险。就在巨浪冲击海岸之前,海滩上的人很快就被疏散了。
To one’s relief:另某人宽慰的是
reaction procedure crash keep one’s head
confirm exit safe and sound at large
B1
crashed
at large
procedures
reaction
keep your head
exit
to confirm
safe and sound