课件22张PPT。Unit 4 Earthquakes唐山地震Lead-in
Do you remember that about one month ago we have experienced a very terrible night? At 3 or 4 o’clock in the morning.
Like this one 雷电图片Do you know any other natural disasters?volcano(火山)sandstorm (沙尘暴)drought(旱灾)tsunami (海啸)earthquake(地震)Pre-reading(Discussion)
Imagine there is an earthquake now, 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?beautiful clothesa bottle of water moneytorch
(手电筒)mobile phonefood and sweets blanket
(毯子)What will you take with you?medicineYou will
take:Will you take your grandmother with you?Before The Earthquake1、The animals were too nervous to eat3、Fish jumped out of bowls and ponds2、Mice ran out of the holes4、The water in the well rose and fell5、Bright light appeared in the skylisteningNow, let’s have a close look at this earthquake. First, listen to the tape and try to find when and where the earthquake happened and how about the damage?When
Where
The damage
Struck at 3:42a.m. on July 28, 1976Hebei China, 11km below the cityMore than 400,000 people were killed or injured.
Economic damage: about 3 billion yuan
Cause 2,200 people to become paraplegicsT or F EXERCISECheck whether the following statements are true or false,If it is false, try to correct it.
1.People in Tangshan were warned of the earthquake and didn’ t go to bed that night.
2.People in Beijing also felt the earthquake.
3.More than 400 000 people were killed in the quake.
4.Many rescue workers and doctors were trapped under the ruins during the aftershock.
5.People tried to get fresh water form under the ground in Tangshan. ( F )( F )( T )( F )( T )FAST READINGDivide the passage into three parts. Then try to find out the main idea of each part.Paragraph 1Phenomena before the earthquake.What happened during the quake and the damage.The rescue work after the earthquake.Paragraph 2-3Paragraph 4 reading Comprehension
Part 1What did people notice in the wells?
People noticed the well walls had deep cracks, and a smelly gas came out of the cracks.
What did people hear?
They heard the sound of planes outside Tangshan even when no planes were in the sky.Numbers EventsAt 3:42
One-third
Two-thirds(400,000)
75% , 90%
Tens of thousands of
Began to shake1/3 of the nation felt itDied or injuredFactories, buildings or homes were goneCows died reading Comprehension
Part 2 reading Comprehension
part3Did the survivors deny the city and go to live
in other places?
No, they did the rescue work. Slowly the city of
Tangshan began to breathe again. consolidationSeveral days before July 28,1976, many s______ things happened in Tangshan. They were signs for the e________. But people in the city of Tangshan didn’t think m___ of these. At 3:42 am that day, the earth began to s____, which destroyed the city. Many people, including workers and doctors, came to r_____ those t______ under the ruins. Later that afternoon, another big earthquake struck Tangshan. More people were killed or injured and more building f___ down. Soldiers were called in to help the rescue workers. T____ were organized to dig out the trapped and b____ the dead.arthquaketrangehakeuchrappedescueeamselluryWhat can we learn from people in Tangshan?Where there is a will, there is a way.
有志者,事竟成。
Discussion
As the text has mentioned, many children were left without parents in the earthquake. Children without parents are called orphans.
The government and a lot of kind-hearted people did all they could to bring up these poor and young orphans. Would you please discuss with your partner some ways to help the children?Homework
1.Review the reading passage and try to
remember the key information of the
passage by heart.
2.Rewrite the reading passage as
a short newspaper article.