课件70张PPT。Unit 4Earthquakes
How many kinds of disasters are there in the world?Warming up tornado,
hurricanetsunamivolcanic eruptionsand stormthunderstormfiretyphoondroughtfloodSARS
(Spring 2003 ) The World Trade Center was destroyed
(2001.9.11)EarthquakeWhich disaster may cause the worst damage? earthquake 1) What do you think will happen
before an earthquake?DiscussionHow much do you know about an earthquake?Pre-readingBright lights will flash in the sky.Animals, such as cows, dogs, horses and snakes, will be very nervous and upset.Predictions of an earthquake:1) Bright lights flash in the sky. 3) The well walls have deep cracks with smelly gas.4) Animals, such as cows, pigs, horses and snakes are very nervous and upset. 5) Mice run out to look for places to hide. 6) Fish jump out of the ponds.2) The water in the well rise and fall.Discuss No. 1 in Pre-reading on P25.How much more do you know about an earthquake?
What may happen in an earthquake?
Many people may be killed……People may lose their homes…. Many things may be destroyed…..Pre-readingVideoTangshan,
HebeiJuly 28th, 1976The earthquake destroyed almost all the city. Many people were hurt. Hundreds of thousands of people died. Most of the buildings in the city fell down. 5.12 Wenchuan EarthquakeTangshan earthquakeReadingA NIGHT
THE EARTH
DIDN’T SLEEP
Fast-reading :Divide the whole passage into three parts and then find out the main idea of each part.
Structure of the text :Clue ( 线索 ) of the story: Part 1. Before~during~after(Para.1)(Para.2,3)(Para.4)Strange things were happening before the earthquake, but no one took any notice of them.The earthquake destroyed the city of Tangshan, caused a lot of loss and shocked
the people very much.The army came to help the survivors, bringing hope for a new life.part 2.part 3.the earthquakeTime orderCareful readingPara.1What strange things happened before an earthquake? The water in the wells
rose and fell. And the well
walls had deep cracks in
them.
A smelly gas came out of the cracks.AB The chickens, cows,
dogs and pigs were too
nervous to eat.
Mice ran out of the
Fields looking for
places to hide.
Fish jumped out
of bowls and ponds.CDPeople could see bright lights in the sky.
The sound of planes could be heard even when no planes were in the sky.
E
The water pipes in some buildings cracked and burst.FWhat happened
during the earthquake?
The buildings fell down.Many things were destroyed, such as …bridgerailwayThe cracks cut across the roads .roadThe city lay in ruins after the earthquake .Data 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.
1/3830152/3400,00075%90%Para. 2-3_________________ families were killed and many children were left without parents.
______________ cows would never give milk again.
___________ pigs and _________ chickens were dead.Thousands ofTens of thousands ofHalf a million millions of 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.4Result:The city began to breathe again.
All hope was not lost.Tangshan’s new lookDiscussionWhat shall we do if an earthquake happensHide under the hard furniture Put out the fire and turn off the gas Never try to use the liftUse something hard to protect your head Homework:
1. Find more information about earthquake on magazines or internet.
2.Write a short passage about your feelings after learning Tangshan earthquake.fall into ruin成为废墟
bring ruin to oneself自取灭亡
be/lie in ruins呈一片废墟1.ruin vt.毁坏,毁灭,使毁坏 n.废墟,破产⑴ People built shelters among the _____ (ruin) of the city.
⑵ After the war, many buildings_________ . (成为废墟)
⑶ The temple______________.(成为一片废墟)运用:根据提示完成句子。 ruinsfell into ruinis/lies in ruins辨析:
ruin 指长时间的侵蚀而毁坏;把某事弄糟。
damage指部分损坏,指价值或用途降低。
destroy 指彻底毁坏,摧毁,毁坏(名誉、计划、希望等)。burst in 闯进来;突然插嘴
burst into sth.突然
burst out doing sth.突然
burst into laughter=burst out laughing放声大笑
burst into tears=burst out crying放声大哭2.burst vi.& vt.爆裂;爆发n.爆发⑴ The audience burst ____ cheers.
⑵ When we were chatting in the room,he burst____ .
⑶ As she was talking,the old man burst ____ crying with excitement.
⑷ Don’t burst ___ when I am speaking.运用:用适当的介词或副词填空。 intoin outinrescue sb./sth. from 抢救;援救;营救
go/come to one’s rescue去/来援救或营救某人
rescue team/workers救援队/人员3.rescue n.& vt.援救或营救派生:rescuer救援者⑴ He jumped into the icy water to rescue the child _____ drowning.
⑵ The child who fell into the river would have died if the young man ___________
_____________ (没有来营救他).运用:用适当的词填空或完成句子。from hadn’t come
to his rescue⑴ The workers _____________ (trap) in the coal mine.
⑵ 我掉入了他的陷阱。
___________________________.4.trap vt.使陷入困境 n. 陷阱;困境运用:用所给词的适当形式填空或翻译句子。I fell into his trap were trapped⑴ Our government is taking effective measures __________ (rescue) those _________ (trap) and _________(bury) underground.
⑵ 看,他们正埋头于工作。
They __________________________________ in their work.5.bury vt.埋葬,掩埋,隐藏;使专心于bury oneself in=be buried in埋头于;专心于运用:用所给词的适当形式填空或完成句子。are burying themselves/are buriedto rescuetrappedburied翻译:他病了,你应该立即请大夫来。
He is ill;you should ____________________.1.right away 立刻;马上(美国英语)说明:语气稍弱于at once,强调动作迅速。call in the doctor right awayat the end of ... 在……的尽头/末端(指时间,地点等)
by the end of ...在……末之前(指时间,常与完成时连用)
in the end=finally=at last=eventually 最后;终于
put an end to...结束……(vt.)
come to an end ……结束(vi.)2.at an end=finished 结束,终结;在……末尾⑴ The First World War was __ an end in 1918.
⑵ My friend is waiting for me ___ the end of the road.
⑶ ____ the end of last month we had completed the work.
⑷ ____ the end,we got to the top of the mountain.运用:用适当的介词填空。atatByIn说明:其后从句中的动词要根据情况用虚拟语气。3.as if=as though仿佛;好像比较:even if/even though 即使;纵然 ⑴ 老师对待我们像对待自己的孩子一样。
The teacher treats us as if we ______ (be) their children.
⑵ 即使天黑了,农民们仍在田里干活。
________________,the farmers are still working in the field.运用:根据中文完成英文句子。Even if it is darkwere注意:“a number of + 复数名词”作主语时,谓语动词用复数;“the number of + 复数名词”作主语时,谓语动词用单数。4.a(great/large)number of(+复数名词)许多
the number of(+复数名词)……的数字/数目⑴ The number of the people invited to the party ______ (be)50 last night,but a number of them ______ (be) absent for different reasons.
⑵ ____________________ (许多人)lost their lives in the accident yesterday.运用:用所给词的适当形式填空或完成句子。A number of peoplewaswere⑴ 在青海玉树地震中,解放军尽力挖出更多的被埋在地下的人们。
The PLA men were trying their best _________
_____________ buried under the ground during Yu Shu earthquake in Qinghai Province.5.dig out 掘出;挖出;发现运用:根据中文意思完成英文句子。more people to dig out ⑵ 警察希望发现更多的关于那场交通事故的细节。
The policemen hope_________________ about that traffic accident.to dig out more details拓展:
be/feel proud to do sth.因做某事而感到骄傲
be proud that 从句
with pride 自豪地,骄傲地6.be proud of=take pride in以……为自豪⑴ 他为她的成功而感到自豪。
He _________________________ her success.
⑵ 她自豪地望着自己的孩子。
She looked at her child _____________.运用:根据中文意思完成英文句子。with pridetakes pride in/is proud of ⑶ 能成为你的朋友我感到自豪。
I ________________ be your friend.
⑷ 他因被选上班长而感到自豪。
He ____________ that he was elected monitor.
was proudam/feel proud toThank you