课件16张PPT。 Earthquakesfloodtyphoonearthquakefirevolcanic eruptionSnow stormthunderstormSand storm
Mud-rockavalanche
Drought
干旱
flood
洪水
Typhoon
台风
avalanche
雪崩mud-rock
Flow
泥石流Tsunami
海啸
volcanic-
eruption
火山喷发sandstorm
沙尘暴earthquake地震Natural disastersTangshan, HebeiJuly 28th, 1976San Francisco
In 1906It is always calm before a storm.Tang ShanSan Francisco Describe what will happen to Tan Shan and San Francisco after a big earthquake.
(make a detailed description to your partner.)
Crack, fall down, lay in ruins, destroy,
power failure, the electricity is cut off,
death and injure, factories and schools paralyzedTHE EARTH DIDN’T SLEEPA NIGHT Reading Divide the passage into 3 parts and find out the
main idea for each partPart 1 (Para. 1). Before the earthquake --the natural signs of a coming earthquake.
Part 2 (Para2-3). During the earthquake—what happened during the earthquake and the damage
Part 3 (Para 4). After the earthquake– the rescue work after the earthquake. Scanning What happened when rescue work was going on?
How did the army help to rescue survivors?
Discussion
Imagine your home begins to shake and you must leave it right away. You have time to take only one thing? What will you take? Why?
What can we do to reduce the damage of earthquakes?
How can we protect ourselves and help others in the earthquake?
3. Four students in a group.
Suppose one of them is a survivor of the
Tang Shan earthquake. Thirty years has passed,
but the experiences are still fresh in your
mind. Now the other three group members try
to interview him or her.
For example:
What did you do when the earth became to
shake?
What was your feeling at that time?Homework:
Read the new words and the reading text.
Recite para1.
Students time: unit1-3.B4, B and Aim for perfection