Unit 4 Earthquake reading [上学期]

课件29张PPT。Unit 4:Earthquakes!Pre-reading:What natural disasters do you know?earthquakefloodtyphoonfirevolcanosnow slidemudflowtornadosandstormearthquakefiretyphoonsnow slidemudflowvolcanosandstormtornadofloodNow, imagine there has been a big earthquake. Describe to your partner what might happen to all the things in the photos.The Earthquake1. Have you ever experienced a natural disaster? 2. Can you describe what it was like and how you felt?Questions:What would you do in the following situations First, Next, Then, FinallyTyphoonon the roadFirst, ride your bike as fast as you can to the opposite direction of typhoon.
Next, go and find a strong place to hide yourself in. Or you may tie yourself to a strong and big tree if you cannot escape it.
Finally, wait for it to disappear.Earthquakein your bedroomFirst, get up and wake up the others.
Next, run out of the house.
Then, stay in the open air and hold each other firmly.
Finally, just wait for the earthquake to end.Firein the supermarketFirst, stop shopping and sound the fire alarm.
Next, run out of the supermarket quickly.
Then, call 119 for help.
Finally, wait outside for the firefighters to
come or leave the place.First, tell all the students.
Next, ran out of the classroom.
Then, climb to the roof of the school building or a higher place.
Finally, just wait for help.in the classroomFlood1. If 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?
2. Do you believe that “It is always calm before a storm”? Then what might happen to all the things when there has been a big earthquake? Look at the pictures.
Discussion:A night the Earth didn’t sleepReading:Can you describe the strange things that happened before the earthquake?rose and felldeep cracks in themcame out of the cracksran out of the fields jumped out of bowls
and ponds
too nervous to eatcracked and burstPage 27 Ex. 2:First,Next,Then,
the walls of the village wells had cracks in them.roads got huge cracks.brick buildings were destroyed.Next,the army helped the survivors.Finally,
shelters were put up for those with
no homes.correct number: 3-1-5-2-4. Answer questions:
1. What natural signs of a coming disaster were
there? 2. How did the earthquake destroy the city of
Tangshan? 3. What did the army do to help the survivors? 4. Why does the writer say “The whole city
began to breathe again”?5. What can we do to keep ourselves safe from
an earthquake?Part 1: Paragraph 1Main idea: Before the earthquake strange
things began to happen but no one took
any notice of them.Part 2: Paragraph 2-3Page 27 Ex. 3:Main idea: The earthquake destroyed the
city Tangshan and shocked the people
very much.
Part 3: Paragraph 4
Main idea: The army came to help the
survivors, bringing hope for a new life.Comprehending:1.The chickens didn’t eat because 2.Before the earthquake the people didn’t worry because 3.Such a great number of people died because 4.Water was needed because5.The people did not lose hope because A.the army came to help them.B.the quake happened while they were sleeping.C.they were nervous.D.dams and wells were useless.E.they didn’t know the quake caused the strange events.True or False1.Not all the hope was lost.
2.15,000 soldier were sent to rescue the survivors.
3.The army organized teams to dig out the dead.
4.Shelters were built for the homeless.
5.Fresh water and a large number of food were taken to the city.TFFFT