课件68张PPT。 Unit 4
Earthquake 1.move quickly from side to side or up and down
2.a deep place to store water to drink
3.structure built to give protection from rain wind or attack
4.save or bring away from danger
5.cause to break violently open or apart shakewellshelterrescuebreak6.the part of a building left after the rest has been damaged
7.damage so badly that it no longer exits or works
8.event that causes great harm or damage
9.channel cut through land or boats or ships to travel along,or carry water for irrigationruinsdestroydisastercanal10.sudden violent movement of the earth’s surface
11.gas that hot water gives out
12.violent blow or shake;worried or frightened
13.new or different;newly made, produced
14.source of pride and pleasureearthquakesteamshockfreshhonour15.a special wall that keeps water behind it
16.black material found underground used for burning to supply heat
17.baked or dried clay used for building
18.having a bad smelldamcoalbricksmellyTyphoon/hurricanenatural disasterTask 1 Do you know any other natural
disasters?
What will happen during the disasters?TornadoesFloodsDroughtVolcano eruptionEarthquakenatural disastersfloodsdroughthurricanestornadoesvolcano
eruptionearthquakeWhat has happened?EarthquakeHow much do you know about an earthquake?Warming up:(buildings,fell down, destroyed ,brick, lay in ruins )(injured , lost one’s life) (rescue workers, dig out, injured , survivor, bury the dead, sad) (railway, useless, steel, road ,got cracks)Discussion: Do you know what would happen before an earthquake?
Animals are too nervous, such asThe water in the well rise and fall; The well walls have deep cracks with smelly gas
Predictions (预兆)of an earthquake:
1) Bright lights flash in the sky;
2) Animals are too nervous, such as cows, pigs, horses, and snakes, etc;
3) The water in the well rise and fall;
4) The well walls have deep cracks with smelly gas;
5) Mice run out to look for places to hide;Bright lights flash in the skyImagine your home begins to shake and you must leave it right away.
imagine: form a mental picture
imagine + n. /pron
imagine sb. to be
shake : cause to move to and froLanguage pointsright away : at once ; in no time ; immediately
right now : at this very moment
Make up your mind___________.
I’ll return the book___________.right nowright awayTHE EARTH DIDN’T SLEEPA NIGHT Reading Tangshan, HebeiJuly 28, 1976Do you know when and where the greatest earthquake of the 20th century happened?Step 1: Fast reading What does the passage mainly talk about?An earthquake happened in Tangshan
in 1976Reading:Please listen to the tape and divide the passage into three parts ,then get the main idea of each part.
(Ex 3 on P27)
Paragraph 1Paragraph 2Paragraph 3Part 1Part 2Before the earthquake strange things began to happen but no one took any notice of them.The earthquake destroyed the city of Tangshan and shocked the people very much.Part 3Paragraph 4The army came to help the survivors, bringing hope for a new life.Step 2: Careful reading
Read the passage carefully and aloud, then do Ex 1 in comprehending on P27.1 The chickens didn’t eat because
2 Before the earthquake
the people they didn’t
worry because
C they were
nervous.E they didn’t
know the quake
caused the
strange events.
3 Such a great
number of people
4 Water was needed
because
5 The people did not lose hope becauseB the quake
happened while
they were sleeping.D dams and wells
were useless.
A the army came to help them.___Brick buildings were destroyed.
___ The walls of the village wells had cracks in them.
___ Shelters were put up for those with no homes.
___ Roads got huge cracks.
___ The army helped the survivors.
Ex 2 on P27
31524 Detail reading What strange events happened before the earthquake in Tang Shan? well water, cracks ,smelly gas chickens, pigs , mice , fish bright light ,the sound of planeswater pipes nervous to eat, run out to hide ,jump cracked and burst rose and fell, came out ofWhat do all the numbers referred to in the 2nd passage? What do you feel? began to shakebelow the city, under groundthe greatest earthquake of …heard away from Beijing1/3 nation felt this earthquake the crack was this long the crack was this widethe earthquake only last so shortfamilies killed ,left without…people were killed or injuredThe numbers in para 3Chickens diedThe factories and buildings were gone.The homes were gone.Dams fell . Pigs died
The cows never give milk again.At 3:42 a.m. on July 28, 1976, the greatest___________ of the 20th century happened in Tangshan, Hebei Province,
China. In fifteen terrible seconds, a large city lay in ______ . The number of people who
were killed or injured ________ more than 400,000. Nearly everything was __________ , including hospitals, factories, building, ______railway tracks, etc. ruinsreacheddestroyedearthquakeFill the blanks and retell the text.damsWater, food and electricity were hard to get. People wondered how long the________ would last. But_____ all hope was lost.The army sent 150,000 soldiers to Tangshan to help the rescue workers. Slowly the city began to _______ again. From then on, every year on July 28, we would ______ those who died in the terrible disaster and those who helped the _________.
disaster
Not
breathe
honour
survivor
Do you know why an earthquake happens?DiscussionSan FranciscoPacific plateAmerican plateEurasian plate India plateAfrican plateAntarctic plateParagraph 4?Pacific plate NorthSouthWestEastAmerican plateEarthquake Happens What should we do if an earthquake happens?Discussion1.Don’t be nervous and keep calm.
2.Don’t try to run out of the classroom.
3.Protect your head by putting your bag on your head.
4.Sit down under your desk.
5.Leave the classroom after the earthquake.Homework
Try to retell the passage in your own words.
Retell the story with the following expressionsStrange thingsrose and fellcrackssmelly gasnervousshakeat an endOne-thirdfeltA huge crackin ruinsdiedwere injuredshookhow long the disaster would lastwas not lostSoldiersbreathe againsurvivors Retell the story ____________ happened in Tang Shan. For a few days, water in the wells _____________. From the _______ of wells ___________come out. Mice, chicken, pigs and even fish became ________. At 3a.m, everything began to ______.It seemed that the world was __________. __________ of the nation
_____ it. ___________cut across the city.
The city lay _______. Strange thingsrose and fellcrackssmelly gasnervousshakeat an endOne-thirdfeltA huge crackin ruinsTwo-thirds of the people _____ or
___________. Then later that
afternoon, another big quake _______
Tang Shan. People began to wonder
____________________________. But
all hope ____________. _______ came
to help those ________. Slowly, the city
began to ______________.diedwere injuredshookhow long the disaster would lastwas not lostSoldiersbreathe againsurvivorsHe _____from his chair when the door
bell rang.
Her job is _______chickens.
Her temperature is still______.
He ________ in rank recently.2. rise vi. & raise vt.roseraisingrisinghas risensmelly : smell+ y = adj.
smell n./v (smelt/ smelled)
They were all hungry and the food ______good.
I can ______something burning in the kitchen.
Please throw the _______fish away.smeltsmellsmelly3. A ______ gas came ___ __ the cracks.smellyout of4. … the water pipes in some buildings cracked and _____.burstburst : to come open or fly apart suddenly
The balloon suddenly burst.
burst into + n.
Some robbers burst into that house.
burst out
burst out + doing
They burst out laughing.
He burst into laughter.
= He burst out laughing
He burst into tears.
= He burst out crying.
burst into+ n.
burst out + doing……5. It seemed that the world was __ ___ ___.atanendat the end of 用于表示具体事物或场所的场合,它也可以用来表示比喻意; by the end of 用于表示时间的场合到……结束的时候,用语过去完成时态; in the end 意思“最后、终于”。 Compare: at the end of
by the end of
in the end1) . His father will return home ___________this year.
2) . He will be a scientist __________.
3) . How many English words had you learned ____________ last term?at the end ofin the endby the end of6. In fifteen terrible seconds a large city lay in_____.ruinslie (lay, lain): to be, remain or be kept in a certain state
in ruins : severely damaged or
destroyedCompare: ruin ;
destroy ;
damage ①damage指部分“损坏”、“损害”、“破坏”或指使用价值有所降低。它可以用作动词,也可以用作名词,用作名词时常与to something 连用。
The accident did a lot of damage to his car.
②destroy 只能用作动词,指彻底破坏,以致不可能修复,常作“破坏”、“毁灭”解,也可以指希望、计划等打破。
The earthquake destroyed almost the whole town. ③ruin则表示破坏严重,以致不能修复,但这种破坏不像destroy那样毁灭某物,而是强调致使该物的使用价值发生了问题。用作动词时,它作 “使毁灭”、 “使崩溃”、 “弄糟”解;用作名词时,它表示 “毁灭”、 “瓦解”、 “废墟”等抽象概念。ruin也有借喻的用法。
The fire ruined the castle.
The house has fallen into ruin.
The company is facing ruin. The village ___in ruins after the war.
These machines have ____idle since the
factory closed.
An earthquake left the whole town
_______.
His career is________.laylainin ruinsin ruinsEverywhere they looked nearly everything was_________. destroyedHe ______ his girl friend’s prospectsruinedSoft wood ________easily.damages injure: to hurt oneself/ sb. / sth. physically7. Two-thirds of the people died or were _______ during the earthquake.injuredMore than 61% of the surface of the earth ____covered by water.
Seventy percent of the workers in this factory ____ young.isareTheir criticisms _________him deeply.
Smoking will ________his health.
He was slightly ________in the car accident.
He got _________in the fighting.
What you said _____my feeling.have hurtinjuredinjuredwoundedhurtCompare: injure ;
hurt ;
wound wonder : v.
A. to have a feeling of surprise.
B. to be filled with curiosity or doubt.
n. one that arouses astonishment,
surprise ; admiration
It is no wonder (that)= No wonder (that)wonder8. People began to ________how long the disaster would last.---Tom often works deep into the night every day.
---No wonder he always gets first in the examinations.9. All hope was not lost.
all…not … = not all…;some… but not all
Not all the children are left.
(= Only some of them left early.)
Not all the children are noisy.
(= Some of the children are not noisy.)
? none of …..
None of us were allowed to go there.
None of these reports is very helpful.10. … bury the dead.
bury : A. to place in the ground
B. to occupy (oneself) with deep
concentration; absorb
The dog buried the bone in the ground.
I buried myself in my studies.
bury oneself in= be buried in
devote oneself to= be devoted tosheltern.庇护所,避难所,遮蔽物
a shelter for the homeless
In the storm I took shelter under a tree .
v. 庇护,掩蔽,保护
The plants must be sheltered from direct sunlight.