Unit 4 Earthquakes
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课件183张PPT。Unit 4 Earthquakes wish wish A NIGHT
THE EARTH DIDN’T SLEEPWarming up and Reading backWords and expressions Mr. Natureemotional
（情绪化的）When he is cheerfulNatural Disastersfireearthquake tsunamityphoon
(hurricane)droughtdragon cyclone龙卷风volcano eruptionlandslide山体滑坡floodavalanchemud-rock flow泥石流sandstormWhen he gets angryNatural DisastershurricaneflooddroughtTyphoonfiresandstormmudflow泥石流volcano eruption火山爆发EarthquakeWhich disaster may cause the worst damage? Discussion:
What damage will an earthquake cause?Roads get huge cracks.Steam bursts from holes or wells in the ground. Water pipes are destroyed.Houses fall down.
Brick buildings are destroyed.Dams and bridges fall down.
Hard hills of rock become rivers of dirt .The railway tracks become useless pieces of steel.People die or are injured. Families are killed and many children are left without parents.In a few seconds, a large city lies in ruins. Everything is destroyed. It seems the world was at an end.CompareingBefore AfterTangshan is a beautiful city with gardens, wide roads.San Francisco is a city with tall buildings thickly standing on the earth.These two cities are famous for their earthquakes during a period of calm. So one should not trust situations that seem peaceful since bad things may happen. TangshanSan FranciscoSay something about these two cities.
What will happen before an earthquake?Warming upImagine 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?I want to take …money, books, food, water, clothe … Because …Pre-readingwatermoneyidentity cardfoodbook to readclothescomputermappictures of familymobile phoneradioWhat will you take? Why?What do you think may happen before an earthquake?People can see bright lights in the sky. The sound of planes can be heard outside even when no planes are in the sky.Mice will run out of the fields looking for places to hide. Fish will jump out of the bowls or ponds.Animals will be too nervous to eat. Farmers’ wives will notice that the well walls have deep cracks in them. Smelly gas came out of the crack. The well water will rise and fall, rise and fall for a few days, steam will burst from holes or wells in the ground.唐山大地震灾难Fast reading Ⅰ--questions1.When did the earthquake begin?
2.How many people were killed or
injured in the quake?
3.Who helped to rescue the people?
It began at 3:42 am, July 28,1976 More than 400,000The armyⅠ.Before the earthquake
Ⅱ.During the earthquake
Ⅲ.After the earthquake Fast reading Ⅱ--division12&34Paragraph(s)ParagraphParagraphStrange things began to happen, but no one
took any notice of them. It destroyed the city of Tangshan and shocked the people. Army came to help the survivors, bringing hope for a new life. Sum up the main idea of each part of the passage.
(use one word to describe)Part 1: para 1Part 2: para 2&3Part 3: para 4signsdamagerecoveryFast reading What does the passage mainly talk about?An earthquake happened in Tangshan in 1976Comprehending1- -C
2- -E
3- -B
4- -D
5- -Apage 27Read the passage carefully and join the correct parts of the sentences.1Read the passage again and make a timelineFor three dayswater in the village wells rose and fell
well walls developed deep cracks
a smelly gas come out of the cracks
mice ran out of the fields
fish jumped out of their bowls and ponds2At about 3:00 am on July 28, 1976bright lights appeared in the sky
the sound of planes could be heard although there were no planes
some water pipes burstAt 3:42 am on July 28, 1976everything began to shake
huge cracks appeared in the roads
steam burst from holes i the ground
rock turned into rivers of dirt
75% buildings and 90% of homes were gone
more than 400,000 people killed or injuredAfternoon of July 28, 1976a second quake almost as strong as the first one
more damage to buildings and rescuersSoon after the quakethe army arrived
shelters built for survivors
water supplies brought inWriting a summary of each partBefore the earthquake strange things began to happen but no one paid attention to them.
The earthquake destroyed the city of Tangshan.
The people were very shocked at the destruction.
The army came to help the survivors, bringing hope for a new life.3Filling the blacks with the first given letter:Several 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 3:42am that day, the earth began to s_____, which d_______ the city. trangearthquakeuchhakeestroyedMany 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 i_______ and more buildings f__ down. Soldiers were called in to help the rescue workers. Teams were organized to ________ the trapped and b____ the dead.escuerappedellurynjureddig outTang shan’s new lookLearning about language back1 useless
3 a great number of
5 at an end
7 right away
9 shock
11 rescue
2 nation
4 dirt
6 extreme
8 steam
10 track
12 ruinAnswer keys for Ex.1 on page 28:1Answer keys for Ex.2 on page 28:Earthquakefeelingsdamageeventsrescue word2Feelings
Before
curious, anxious, surprise, amazed, puzzled, confused …
After
shocked, horrified, relieved, worried, scared, angry, distressed, sad, terrified, frightened, hopeless, hopeful, unbelievable, encouraged …Damage
Before
cracks pipes burst
After
great destruction, houses in ruins, roads destroyed, water gas and electricity hard to get, people killed or injured, cracks cut across roads and canals, hills of rock become dirt, children lost parentsEvents
Before
animals behaved strangely, lights in sky, sound of planes, well waster rose and fell
After
ruins, 2nd quake, army cameRescue work
After
calm practical, hard=working, selfless helpful, brave courageous, kind thoughtful, prepared tireless, understanding, organised, strong-willed, determinedAnswer keys for Ex. 3 on page 28: It was a frightening night .The dam cracked and then burst under the weight of the water. The water went all over the fields and destroyed quite a few villages along the river. Some buildings were in ruins and some farmers were trapped at the top of their houses. The water filled the canals and the wells. Dead bodies and injured animals were seen everywhere. People were shocked , but they had to bury the dead bodies for health reasons. It was a very sad time3Answer keys for Ex. 4 on page 28:When the earthquake came, it was as if the world was at and end.
When the houses fell down, it sounded as if_____________________________When the dam broke, it looked as if the sea had arrived suddenly on our doorstep.
When the bricks covered the ground, it was as if_____________________________a mountain had blown up.stones were flowing like water4When the coal mines fell, the ground above looked as if it would crack.
When the cows ran down the road, they looked as if_____________________________When the shock hit us, we felt as if we were going to die.
When the nation turned to help us in our need, it seemed as if____________________________they were driven by an unseen hand.all China was thinking of us and was coming to our aid.Answer keys for Ex. 1 on page 63:as usual,
pipes,
disaster,
were trapped,
quakes,
destroyed,
a great number ofUsing words and expressions1Answer keys for Ex. 2 on page 63:裁判把奖金颁给赢得比赛的自行车选手，并向他祝贺。（judge; congratulation; cyclist）那本书的标题是：“葬身海底的船只”。
（title; bury; bottom）The judge gave a prize and his congratulations to the cyclist who won the competition.The title of that book is The Ship Buried at the Bottom of the Sea.2被困在煤矿里两天的矿工们最后得到了营救。（mine; miner; rescue）记者意识到女孩很害怕，而且尽力回避问题。（reporter; frightened）The miners who had been trapped in the mine for two days were finally rescued.The reporter realized that the girl who was so frightened was trying to avoid the question.大火摧毁了离这儿四个街区的两个商店。
（destroy; block）气球突然爆炸，我们大吃一惊。
（burst; shock）The fire destroyed two shops which are about four blocks from here.The balloon burst suddenly and we were shocked by it.我无法表达我现在的感觉。（express）他拒绝谈起那场灾难带给他的痛苦。
（suffering; disaster）每天早上起床，他都会快速浏览一下报纸上的新闻标题。（wake up; headline）I can’t express how I fell/ I am feeling at the moment.He refused to talk about the sufferings he had during the disaster.When he wakes up every morning, he will read the headlines in the newspaper very quickly.Answer keys for Ex. 3 on page 63:find out the answer;
hand out homework;
try out ideas;
keep out the cold;
put out the fire;
take out the rubbish;
work out an outline;
dig out potatoes3Grammar定语从句 The Attributive Clause Titanic is the ship that sank after hitting an iceberg.Rose and Jack are the lovers who met on the ship.Rosethe lady/meet Jack on TitanicRose is
met Jack on TitanicJackthe young man /want to save Rosethe man /want to kill JackCalJack is
wanted to save RoseCal is wanted to kill Jack.the lady whothe young man whothe man whothe ship/sink into the oceanthe ship/is the most beautiful
in the world at that time Titanic is
sank into the ocean.Titanic is
was the most beautiful in the word at that time.the ship thatthe ship thatthe Heart of Oceanthe diamond/is worn by RoseThe Heart of Ocean is
was worn by Rose.the diamond/is dropped
into the ocean by RoseThe Heart of Ocean is
was dropped into the ocean by Rose the diamond
thatthe diamond that
引导定语从句关系代词的用法： that which who whom whose 1.that在从句中作主语或宾语，指人和物 1)A plane is a machine that can fly.（ 主语）2)The noodles that I looked were delicious.（宾语）3)Let’s ask the man that is reading the book over there.（主语）4)The girl that we saw yesterday is Jim’sister.（宾语） 2. Which 在从句中作主语或宾语，指物1) They planted the trees which didn’t need much water. (主语 )3. who whom 在从句中分别作主语和宾语 (口语中who也可作宾语)1) The foreigner who visited our school yesterday is from Canada.（主语）2) The fish which we bought were not fresh. （宾语）2) The boy who broke the window is called Michael.（主语） 4) Mr. Read is the professor to whom you should write . （宾语）3) The person to whom you just talked is Mr. Li. （宾语） 3) This is the book whose cover is blue.4. whose 在从句中作定语，指人或物1) Miss Flower is the teacher whose house caught fire last week.2) This is the boy whose composition the teacher talked of .The boss in whose company my father worked is a very kind person.关系代词whose还可以在从句中与它所修饰的词一起作介词宾语NOTE that和which在指物的情况下一般都可以互换, 但在下列情况下, 一般用that而不用which。I am sure she has something (that) you can borrow.I’ve read all the books that are not mine. This is the first book (that) he has read.This is the very book that belongs to him.(1) 先行词为all, everything, nothing, something,
anything, little, much 等不定代词时。(2)先行词被all, every, no, some, any, little, much等
修饰时。(3)先行词被序数词或最高级修饰时。(4)先行词被the only, the very, the same, the last修饰时。NOTEAre you clear now? OK . Let’s do some exercise!Function-I----practice (3m)1. But the one million people of the city, who thought little of these events, went to bed as usual that night.
2. It was felt in Beijing, which is more than two hundred kilomeres away.
3. A huge crack that was eight kilometres long and thirty metres wide cut across houses.Find the sentences with attributive clauses from the reading passage.4. The number of people who were killed or injured reached more than 400,000 .
5. The army organized teams to dig out those who were trapped and to bury the dead.
6. Workers built shelters for survivors whose homes had been destroyed. 3. The house ____________ they built in 1987 stayed up in the earthquake. Fill in the blanks with who, whom, that, which or whose1. The earthquake___________ hit the city in 1906 was the biggest in American history.2. We don’t know the number of people ________ lost their homes in 1906 earthquakethat / which that / who which /that 6. Harry is the boy ________ mother is our maths teacher .4. A house ____________ is built on sand may fall down in a earthquake. 5. Luckily none of the people ______________ I know were killed in the earthquake .which / thatwho/whom/thatwhoseAnswer keys for “Discovering useful structures” Ex. 2 on Page 291 whose
2 that/who
3 which/that
4 which/ that
5 whose
6 whose
7 who/ that
8 whoseFunction-II----practice (2m)It’s necessary for the people whose homes are in an earthquake area to prepare carefully before the earthquake comes.
Never buy a house which is not earthquake safe.Answer keys for “Discovering useful structures” Ex. 1 on Page 643.Make sure that all pipes are fixed to walls
that are thick and strong.
4.It is important to have a house which has
bolts underneath and no broken windows.
5.Televisions, computers and lamps which
are not tied or stuck to tables could cause
an accident during an earthquake.
Anyone who stands close to windows will be hurt in an earthquake if the window glass breaks.
Those for whom this advice is written should read it carefully.1.The famous basketball star, _______ tried to make a comeback, attracted a lot of attention.
A、where B、when C、which D、who
答案 D
真题解析：本题考察定语从句关联词的选择，从句意可知先行词the famous basketball star（著名的篮球明星）是人，所以应用表示人的关联词who。高考链接2.The film brought the hours back to me _____ I was taken good care of in that far-away village.
A、until B、that C、when D、where
答案 C
真题解析：本题考察定语从句的连接词，主句中的先行词the hours被其它成分分割，只要考生能够认清真正的先行词，就不难得出答案，the hours表示时间，所以应该选择一个表示时间的关系副词，即when。高考链接3._____ is known to everybody, the moon travels around the earth once every month. A、It B、As C、That D、what
答案 B
真题解析：本题考察as引导非限定性定语从句。as引导从句的意思是“正如……..”，引导的非限定性定语从句修饰整个句子，当as在从句中充当主语时，常用下面的结构：as is know，as is said，as is reported 等，所以本题的答案是B。高考链接Homework1.Surf the internet to find more information about the attributive clause and sum up the rules of it.
2.Play the games on page 64 with you partner. backPeriod3 Reading IIbackReview
1.Is there any one here ______name is Tom?
2.They talked for about an hour of things and
persons_____ they remembered in the school
3.Who ______has common sense will do such a thing.
4.I don’t know the way _____________he worked out.
5.The person to______ you just talked is Mr. Li.whosethatthatthat / in whichwhomCorrect mistakes for the following sentences.1. Under the big tree are 34 students, many of them come from class two.
2. My mother has a good book, which cover looks terrible.
3. Who are the young girls who are having dinner in the restaurant?
4. She is one of the girls who is very interested in maths.
5.Tom is the only one of the boys who like playing football.
6. Who is the girl that you talked to her just now?
7. There is an old woman, that is holding a stick. _____whom_____whosethatare-----wholikesReading and speakingRead the letter carefully and imagine that you are the student who has been invited to give speech.Page 301What have you won?
What is the speaking competition about?
How did they decide the winner of the competition?
Can you say something about new Tangshan?
What will the new part be opened for?
What will they invite you to do? When?
Can you take your family and friends along that day?Questionsthank those who worked hard to build a new city; (For example: they built new homes and offices in only seven years. The UN honoured them for their quick work.)thank the visitors for listening to your speech.Prepare a short speech, in which you should:thank those who worked hard to rescue survivors and list some of the things the workers did to help them;2I would like to express my thanks to… who…
Here, I wish to express my thanks for the great efforts…
I’d also like to thank…
No words are strong enough to express our…
It was terrible when…
It seemed as if…
I remember…
I felt…
Not long after that…
Luckily,…Part1: express your thanks to zhangsha, the government and all the people who attend the parkpart2: how terrible the earthquake was, and how these workers helped us, they get honored by government and people.Part3: express thanks again and your best wishes.What you should write in your speech?During the earthquakeHuge cracks cut across houses, roads and canals. During the earthquakefall (fell, fallen)pipecrack / burstdestroyDuring the earthquakeruinsBricks covered the ground like red autumn leaves.injureAfter the earthquakearmyorganize teamsdig outtrapbury the deadbuild shelterssurvivors Good afternoon, everyone. My name is Wang Wei. First of all I would like to thank Mr. Zhang Sha and the city of Tangshan for the honour of talking to you. I would also like to thank each of you for coming here today for this special occasion. I’m sure all of us are sad to see that……During the earthquake……
After the earthquake……The story of an eyewitnessReading taskby Jack LondonPage 65Background5:13 a.m. April 18th,1906fire around the Call BuildingDreadful earthquake damage
in Chinatownthe destroyed churchdamaged warehouserefugees fleeing along the StreetThe Army later provided tents for refugees.poorly- built sheltersRead the passage and finish the following exercises.1.Write an adjective to describe how the author felt about the earthquake and what it did.
Why did you choose this word?
Reading I----scanning (2m)Shocked. London is both greatly surprised and frightened by what he sees, so shocked is a good word to describe his feelings.12.Write an adjective to describe how the author felt about the people of during the earthquake.
Why did you choose these word?
Sad.London knows that many families lost their loved ones and all their possessions.Read the first paragraph in this passage. Then go back and read again the first paragraph of the passage on page 26. Compare the ways both writers give you details about the earthquakes.Reading II----detailed reading (3m)2signs that showed an earthquake was comingdescription of the devastation caused by the earthquakebuild up of tension by description of signs
events described chronologicallyemotive description of the destruction
use of repetition to build tensionsomething very bad about to happenworst earthquake over use of exaggeration to add tensionunaware of implications of the signs--- in ignorancenot given How do you know?1.Which writer shows more feeling about the earthquake?
A. The writer of the Tangshan quake in 1976
B. The writer of the San Francisco in 1906B. The writer of the San Francisco in 1906Because he is an eyewitness. He is also writing a personal report, not a history lesson.2. Both writers give similar details about_________________________
and_____________________.the people hurt by the quakethe things it destroyed3.Which one of the following statements is true?
A. Both writers give details of big events before little events.
B Both writers give details of little events before big events.
C Neither writer gives details of big events before little events.C Neither writer gives details of big events before little events.3.Which one of the following statements is not true?
Both writers saw the earthquake he wrote about.
B. Only one writer saw the earthquake he wrote about.
C. Neither writer saw the earthquake he wrote about.B. Only one writer saw the earthquake he wrote about.Do you believe the writer’s description? Give your reasons.Yes, I believe the writer’s description, because …No, I don’t believe …3Listen to the tape and practise reading the third paragraph with feeling.4Homework1. Review what you have studied.
2. Preview listening backListeningbackListen to the tape and answer the questions.Who is speaking?
Where was the person at the time?ListeningPage 31The man was sleeping downstairs when the
earthquake happened.
2. Many huge buildings were shaking –
bricks were falling.
3. A lot of people were buried under the ruins.
4. Some cows were killed in the fire.
5. He felt safer because he go away easily.Listen to the tape and then tell whether they are true or false.FTTFFjust awakeSome cows dropped into a deep crack in Market Street.He felt safer when he was being cared for by the soldiers after he got away from the city.2Listen to the tape again and answer the following questionsWhen did the earthquake begin?
What did the speaker do after he woke up?
The earthquake began around 5 o’clock in the morning.The speaker rushed outside as soon as he woke up.33. What did he see and hear outside?When he got outside he thought the world had come to an end. He heard people crying and shouting. He saw people running everywhere and bricks falling down from buildings. There were big fires too.What happened to the man next to him?
How did he get away from the city?
Which of your adjectives describe the man’s feelings most closely?The man next to him was killed by bricks falling from a nearby building.He got away from the city by boat.Very shocked, devastated.ListeningPage 62Read the statements and then listen to the whole text. Decide whether the statements are true or false. Give your reasons.Part 1Part 21It is believed that on the surface of the earth are a number of plates.
The plates are always moving.
If the plates stop moving, there is an earthquake.
If the plates move, there is an earthquake.
Wherever you live, you are in an earthquake area.
China has two plates pushing on her and they make mountains and earthquakes.TTTFFFListen to the text and answer these questions.Why do earthquakes happen?
Why do California, China and Japan have a lot of earthquakes?Earthquakes happen when two moving plates jump and push against each other.California, Japan and China have a lot of earthquakes because they are placed in areas where different plates meet.Part 1:2Pacific plateAmerican
plateEurasian plate India plateAfrican
plateAntarctic plate?Pacific
plate
NorthSouthWestEast↖American platePart 2:Do not build houses along a line where two plates meet.
Make sure you build houses on rock rather than on sand.
You must make the houses as strong as possible .
Weak buildings will fall down and strong ones may stay up.Discuss this question in small groups:
Why do some earthquakes kill more people than others?Some earthquakes are stronger.
Some houses are not built strongly enough to withstand earthquakes.
More people die if they do not know what to do when there is an earthquake.
…………..3Listening taskEver since the San Francisco earthquake, all children in California have been taught what to do during an earthquake. Look at the pictures and discuss what they might have learned.Page 661You are going to listen to a dialogue between a teacher and her students. Write down the three key words that they mentioned.drop
cover
holdPart 1Part 22Listen to Part 1 again. Write down the three things to do to keep safe if there is an earthquake.1st thing I must do :I must drop to the floor and cover my head and neck with my arms.32nd thing I must do isMake sure I hide under something like a table to protect myself from things falling on top of me.3rd thing I must do:I must hold onto the furniture so it doesn’t move away from me during the earthquake.Listen to Part 2 again. Write down any other advice that you think is useful.If you are outside, you should:keep away from power lines, trees, signs, cars and buildings.If you are in the living room, you shouldmake sure that the bookcases are fastened to the wall and the TV set is tied to a table so that they can’t move.4If you are in the house alone, you shouldring a family friend to tell them where you are and collect your personal earthquake bag.HomeworkRemember what you should do during an earthquake.
Preview Writing on page 31, Speaking task and Writing task on page 67.backSpeaking and WritingbackHave you ever read any English newspaper or chinese newspaper? What are they?
Which would you prefer, English newspaper or Chinese newspaper? Why?Discussion:Discussion (3m)
What kind of
newspaper
do you usually read?
China daily21 centuryNew York TimesWashington postEnglish weekly……an interesting title that
tells the reader what your topic is
Headline
Main ideasDetailsDo you know what an outline is?outlineBrainstorming for writing (3m)
Headline :
Main ideasDetailsoutline
importantThe most important news first
the least important news lastAttract readers’ attentionBegins with big details and includes small details later.Begins with small details and includes big details later.ObjectiveSubjectiveHas no conclusionGeneral conclusionRead the example of a newspaper story on page 31. Find the headline, main ideas and details of each paragraph.1Headline: Cyclists Ready to Go on the Road for Disaster-Hit AreasMain idea: Cyclists plan to get money for disaster-hit areas
Detail 1: Their trip will be made in July in Yunnan and Tibet.
Detail 2: An important meeting will be held in Beijing in early June.
Detail 3: The cyclists hope to raise money to help children in disaster-hit areas.Paragraph 1Main idea: More information about the cyclists and their project
Detail 1: The team of cyclists come from many places in the world.
Detail 2: The team has men and women, young and old.
Detail 3: The team hopes to collect 1 million yuan for the schools in disaster-hit areas.Paragraph 2Write your outline. Before you write it, ask yourself these questions: What happened? When did it happen? Where? Who took part? Why? Then write your article based on the outline.2Speaking taskChoose eight things from the list below to put into your personal earthquake bag. Remember these may be the only things you have, so make sure that you only take essential things with you. They must last you five days.Page 67bottle of watercandlesmoneyidentity cardbowls and chopsticksimportant papersfood and chocolate barspersonal washing thingsumbrellabook to readtorch lightclothesfruitpen and papershoesknifescissorsradioblanketmobile phonemapcomputerpictures of familymedicinePresent your list to the class and give your reasons for each choice.My personal earthquake bag will contain: …….
Because……..Writing taskWrite a poster to explain to people what they should collect in a personal earthquake bag and why. Give a list of the items chosen and give reasons for the choice. You must also explain why other things should not be chosen.Divide your poster into three partsWhat the poster is about and why.
The items and why they are chosen.
What should be avoided and why.HomeworkFinish the Writing task on page 67.
Review the language points in this unit.
Preview the new lesson .backLanguage points for readingbackPhrases in the text rise and fall smelly gas come out of
jump out of crack and burst fall down
think little of one-third/two thirds
cut across in ruins at an end
be injured thousands of
be left without parents blow away
useless pieces of steel give milk
tens of thousands of instead of
hundreds of thousands of rescue workers
coal mines dig out fresh water
Language points分数表达法: 分子用基数（one, two…)，分母用序数词 ( first, second…)，当分子超过1时，分母的词尾加s.1/3: one third
2/3: two thirds
1/4: one fourth (a/one quarter)
1/5: one fifth
3/5: three fifths
2 4/5: two and four fifths
1/2: a half 或 one half (例外)百分数表达法： 百分数 + 单n + 单谓；百分数+复n +复谓75%： seventy-five percent
90%: ninety percent
▲More than 70% of the surface of the earth is covered by water.
▲40% of the students in our school are girls.数词 + 量词 + 形容词 two hundred kilometers away 两百公里远
eight kilometers long 八公里长
thirty meters wide 三十米宽
四米深
four meters deep
五米高
five meters high
六米厚
six meters thick
The train is seven minutes late.
My watch is eight minutes fast. (adj 快的)Imagine 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 froright away : at once ; in no time ; immediately
right now : at this very moment
Make up your mind___________.
I’ll return the book___________.right nowright awayHe _____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 as if 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 ofas if 好像；似乎；仿佛。She was sitting there as if nothing had happened.6. 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.damageslie 与lay的区别口诀:规则的“撒谎”，不规则的“躺”，躺过就“下蛋”。 (lie当“说谎”用，它的过去式和过去分词都为lied，而当“躺”用时，它的过去式为“下蛋”即lay) injure: to hurt oneself/ sb. / sth. physically7. Two-thirds of the them 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 8. People were shocked.
shock: v 震惊、打击
I was shocked by his rudeness.
▲be shocked at 对…感到吃惊
We were shocked at the bad news.
▲be shocked to do sth 因做某事而吃惊
I was shocked to learn that he had failed in the exam.
▲be shocked that …
I was shocked that he had failed in the exam.shock ：n. 打击；震惊， 震动
The news of his wife’s death was a terrible shock to him.
shocking : adj. 使人震惊的
His failure in the exam was shocking to his parents.9. Some of the rescue workers and doctors were trapped under the ruins:n 救援、救助
a rescue team 营救队
▲ come/go to sb’s rescue 营救某人
v 援救、营救
▲ rescue…from…
The firemen rescued a boy from the fire.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)wonder10. People began to ________how long the disaster would last.disastern 灾难、灾祸
① Too much water can cause disaster.
引起灾难、惹祸
② Disasters always come in three.
祸不单行---Tom often works deep into the night
every day.
---No wonder he always gets first in the
examinations.10. 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.11. … 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 to选用单词的适当形式填空1. The flood d________ a lot of houses and many people became homeless.
2. After e_______ was cut off, the lights went out.
3. D______ always come suddenly and cause a lot of damage.
4. The f________ girl was speechless after she saw the terrible scene.
5. A car accident happened with two people killed and one seriously i______. injured estroyedlectricityisastersrightened6. St. Petersburg was almost in r____ after it was under attack for 900 days by the Germans.
7. The rescue workers put up a lot of tents so that the homeless survivors could be s______.
8. The river b______ its banks and flooded the village.
9. They were badly s______ by the news of her death shakenuinshelteredursthocked选择题3. The death of his wife was a terrible ____ to him.
A. knock B. shock C. surprising D. experience 2. He _____ his voice so that everyone could hear him.
A. lifted B. rose C. held D. raised The work must be done______.
A. right away B. right now
C. at once D. all the above _____of people came to the meeting from
all over the country.
A. Many B. A number
C. The number D. A plenty of 5. They tried to prevent their cows from ____ .
injury B. injuring C. being injured D. hurting 4. _____ for the worst, and you won’t feel too sad if you fail.
Preparing B. Prepare
C. To prepare D. Prepared 8. There was a strange man at the gate ____ something to the little girl.
A. said B. says C. to say D. sayingI will go shopping with her _____my mother. instead of B. instead
C. in fact D. instead with 9.____ seen the film, so everybody wants to
see it.All the students haven’t
Any students haven’t
C. As nobody has D. None of us has10. Do you want to go biking with me?
-----Yes .I’d love to-. _____my bike is broken
A. But B. And C. Sorry D. However
11. _____ were sent to hospital and the ____
were buried.
A. The injury, the death
B. The injuring, the dying
C. The injured, the dead
D. The injured, the died
12. About ____ of the workers in that steel works
____ young people.
A. third fifths, are B. three fifths, are
C. three fifths, is D. three fifth, areback
THE EARTH DIDN’T SLEEPWarming up and Reading backWords and expressions Mr. Natureemotional
（情绪化的）When he is cheerfulNatural Disastersfireearthquake tsunamityphoon
(hurricane)droughtdragon cyclone龙卷风volcano eruptionlandslide山体滑坡floodavalanchemud-rock flow泥石流sandstormWhen he gets angryNatural DisastershurricaneflooddroughtTyphoonfiresandstormmudflow泥石流volcano eruption火山爆发EarthquakeWhich disaster may cause the worst damage? Discussion:
What damage will an earthquake cause?Roads get huge cracks.Steam bursts from holes or wells in the ground. Water pipes are destroyed.Houses fall down.
Brick buildings are destroyed.Dams and bridges fall down.
Hard hills of rock become rivers of dirt .The railway tracks become useless pieces of steel.People die or are injured. Families are killed and many children are left without parents.In a few seconds, a large city lies in ruins. Everything is destroyed. It seems the world was at an end.CompareingBefore AfterTangshan is a beautiful city with gardens, wide roads.San Francisco is a city with tall buildings thickly standing on the earth.These two cities are famous for their earthquakes during a period of calm. So one should not trust situations that seem peaceful since bad things may happen. TangshanSan FranciscoSay something about these two cities.
What will happen before an earthquake?Warming upImagine 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?I want to take …money, books, food, water, clothe … Because …Pre-readingwatermoneyidentity cardfoodbook to readclothescomputermappictures of familymobile phoneradioWhat will you take? Why?What do you think may happen before an earthquake?People can see bright lights in the sky. The sound of planes can be heard outside even when no planes are in the sky.Mice will run out of the fields looking for places to hide. Fish will jump out of the bowls or ponds.Animals will be too nervous to eat. Farmers’ wives will notice that the well walls have deep cracks in them. Smelly gas came out of the crack. The well water will rise and fall, rise and fall for a few days, steam will burst from holes or wells in the ground.唐山大地震灾难Fast reading Ⅰ--questions1.When did the earthquake begin?
2.How many people were killed or
injured in the quake?
3.Who helped to rescue the people?
It began at 3:42 am, July 28,1976 More than 400,000The armyⅠ.Before the earthquake
Ⅱ.During the earthquake
Ⅲ.After the earthquake Fast reading Ⅱ--division12&34Paragraph(s)ParagraphParagraphStrange things began to happen, but no one
took any notice of them. It destroyed the city of Tangshan and shocked the people. Army came to help the survivors, bringing hope for a new life. Sum up the main idea of each part of the passage.
(use one word to describe)Part 1: para 1Part 2: para 2&3Part 3: para 4signsdamagerecoveryFast reading What does the passage mainly talk about?An earthquake happened in Tangshan in 1976Comprehending1- -C
2- -E
3- -B
4- -D
5- -Apage 27Read the passage carefully and join the correct parts of the sentences.1Read the passage again and make a timelineFor three dayswater in the village wells rose and fell
well walls developed deep cracks
a smelly gas come out of the cracks
mice ran out of the fields
fish jumped out of their bowls and ponds2At about 3:00 am on July 28, 1976bright lights appeared in the sky
the sound of planes could be heard although there were no planes
some water pipes burstAt 3:42 am on July 28, 1976everything began to shake
huge cracks appeared in the roads
steam burst from holes i the ground
rock turned into rivers of dirt
75% buildings and 90% of homes were gone
more than 400,000 people killed or injuredAfternoon of July 28, 1976a second quake almost as strong as the first one
more damage to buildings and rescuersSoon after the quakethe army arrived
shelters built for survivors
water supplies brought inWriting a summary of each partBefore the earthquake strange things began to happen but no one paid attention to them.
The earthquake destroyed the city of Tangshan.
The people were very shocked at the destruction.
The army came to help the survivors, bringing hope for a new life.3Filling the blacks with the first given letter:Several 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 3:42am that day, the earth began to s_____, which d_______ the city. trangearthquakeuchhakeestroyedMany 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 i_______ and more buildings f__ down. Soldiers were called in to help the rescue workers. Teams were organized to ________ the trapped and b____ the dead.escuerappedellurynjureddig outTang shan’s new lookLearning about language back1 useless
3 a great number of
5 at an end
7 right away
9 shock
11 rescue
2 nation
4 dirt
6 extreme
8 steam
10 track
12 ruinAnswer keys for Ex.1 on page 28:1Answer keys for Ex.2 on page 28:Earthquakefeelingsdamageeventsrescue word2Feelings
Before
curious, anxious, surprise, amazed, puzzled, confused …
After
shocked, horrified, relieved, worried, scared, angry, distressed, sad, terrified, frightened, hopeless, hopeful, unbelievable, encouraged …Damage
Before
cracks pipes burst
After
great destruction, houses in ruins, roads destroyed, water gas and electricity hard to get, people killed or injured, cracks cut across roads and canals, hills of rock become dirt, children lost parentsEvents
Before
animals behaved strangely, lights in sky, sound of planes, well waster rose and fell
After
ruins, 2nd quake, army cameRescue work
After
calm practical, hard=working, selfless helpful, brave courageous, kind thoughtful, prepared tireless, understanding, organised, strong-willed, determinedAnswer keys for Ex. 3 on page 28: It was a frightening night .The dam cracked and then burst under the weight of the water. The water went all over the fields and destroyed quite a few villages along the river. Some buildings were in ruins and some farmers were trapped at the top of their houses. The water filled the canals and the wells. Dead bodies and injured animals were seen everywhere. People were shocked , but they had to bury the dead bodies for health reasons. It was a very sad time3Answer keys for Ex. 4 on page 28:When the earthquake came, it was as if the world was at and end.
When the houses fell down, it sounded as if_____________________________When the dam broke, it looked as if the sea had arrived suddenly on our doorstep.
When the bricks covered the ground, it was as if_____________________________a mountain had blown up.stones were flowing like water4When the coal mines fell, the ground above looked as if it would crack.
When the cows ran down the road, they looked as if_____________________________When the shock hit us, we felt as if we were going to die.
When the nation turned to help us in our need, it seemed as if____________________________they were driven by an unseen hand.all China was thinking of us and was coming to our aid.Answer keys for Ex. 1 on page 63:as usual,
pipes,
disaster,
were trapped,
quakes,
destroyed,
a great number ofUsing words and expressions1Answer keys for Ex. 2 on page 63:裁判把奖金颁给赢得比赛的自行车选手，并向他祝贺。（judge; congratulation; cyclist）那本书的标题是：“葬身海底的船只”。
（title; bury; bottom）The judge gave a prize and his congratulations to the cyclist who won the competition.The title of that book is The Ship Buried at the Bottom of the Sea.2被困在煤矿里两天的矿工们最后得到了营救。（mine; miner; rescue）记者意识到女孩很害怕，而且尽力回避问题。（reporter; frightened）The miners who had been trapped in the mine for two days were finally rescued.The reporter realized that the girl who was so frightened was trying to avoid the question.大火摧毁了离这儿四个街区的两个商店。
（destroy; block）气球突然爆炸，我们大吃一惊。
（burst; shock）The fire destroyed two shops which are about four blocks from here.The balloon burst suddenly and we were shocked by it.我无法表达我现在的感觉。（express）他拒绝谈起那场灾难带给他的痛苦。
（suffering; disaster）每天早上起床，他都会快速浏览一下报纸上的新闻标题。（wake up; headline）I can’t express how I fell/ I am feeling at the moment.He refused to talk about the sufferings he had during the disaster.When he wakes up every morning, he will read the headlines in the newspaper very quickly.Answer keys for Ex. 3 on page 63:find out the answer;
hand out homework;
try out ideas;
keep out the cold;
put out the fire;
take out the rubbish;
work out an outline;
dig out potatoes3Grammar定语从句 The Attributive Clause Titanic is the ship that sank after hitting an iceberg.Rose and Jack are the lovers who met on the ship.Rosethe lady/meet Jack on TitanicRose is
met Jack on TitanicJackthe young man /want to save Rosethe man /want to kill JackCalJack is
wanted to save RoseCal is wanted to kill Jack.the lady whothe young man whothe man whothe ship/sink into the oceanthe ship/is the most beautiful
in the world at that time Titanic is
sank into the ocean.Titanic is
was the most beautiful in the word at that time.the ship thatthe ship thatthe Heart of Oceanthe diamond/is worn by RoseThe Heart of Ocean is
was worn by Rose.the diamond/is dropped
into the ocean by RoseThe Heart of Ocean is
was dropped into the ocean by Rose the diamond
thatthe diamond that
引导定语从句关系代词的用法： that which who whom whose 1.that在从句中作主语或宾语，指人和物 1)A plane is a machine that can fly.（ 主语）2)The noodles that I looked were delicious.（宾语）3)Let’s ask the man that is reading the book over there.（主语）4)The girl that we saw yesterday is Jim’sister.（宾语） 2. Which 在从句中作主语或宾语，指物1) They planted the trees which didn’t need much water. (主语 )3. who whom 在从句中分别作主语和宾语 (口语中who也可作宾语)1) The foreigner who visited our school yesterday is from Canada.（主语）2) The fish which we bought were not fresh. （宾语）2) The boy who broke the window is called Michael.（主语） 4) Mr. Read is the professor to whom you should write . （宾语）3) The person to whom you just talked is Mr. Li. （宾语） 3) This is the book whose cover is blue.4. whose 在从句中作定语，指人或物1) Miss Flower is the teacher whose house caught fire last week.2) This is the boy whose composition the teacher talked of .The boss in whose company my father worked is a very kind person.关系代词whose还可以在从句中与它所修饰的词一起作介词宾语NOTE that和which在指物的情况下一般都可以互换, 但在下列情况下, 一般用that而不用which。I am sure she has something (that) you can borrow.I’ve read all the books that are not mine. This is the first book (that) he has read.This is the very book that belongs to him.(1) 先行词为all, everything, nothing, something,
anything, little, much 等不定代词时。(2)先行词被all, every, no, some, any, little, much等
修饰时。(3)先行词被序数词或最高级修饰时。(4)先行词被the only, the very, the same, the last修饰时。NOTEAre you clear now? OK . Let’s do some exercise!Function-I----practice (3m)1. But the one million people of the city, who thought little of these events, went to bed as usual that night.
2. It was felt in Beijing, which is more than two hundred kilomeres away.
3. A huge crack that was eight kilometres long and thirty metres wide cut across houses.Find the sentences with attributive clauses from the reading passage.4. The number of people who were killed or injured reached more than 400,000 .
5. The army organized teams to dig out those who were trapped and to bury the dead.
6. Workers built shelters for survivors whose homes had been destroyed. 3. The house ____________ they built in 1987 stayed up in the earthquake. Fill in the blanks with who, whom, that, which or whose1. The earthquake___________ hit the city in 1906 was the biggest in American history.2. We don’t know the number of people ________ lost their homes in 1906 earthquakethat / which that / who which /that 6. Harry is the boy ________ mother is our maths teacher .4. A house ____________ is built on sand may fall down in a earthquake. 5. Luckily none of the people ______________ I know were killed in the earthquake .which / thatwho/whom/thatwhoseAnswer keys for “Discovering useful structures” Ex. 2 on Page 291 whose
2 that/who
3 which/that
4 which/ that
5 whose
6 whose
7 who/ that
8 whoseFunction-II----practice (2m)It’s necessary for the people whose homes are in an earthquake area to prepare carefully before the earthquake comes.
Never buy a house which is not earthquake safe.Answer keys for “Discovering useful structures” Ex. 1 on Page 643.Make sure that all pipes are fixed to walls
that are thick and strong.
4.It is important to have a house which has
bolts underneath and no broken windows.
5.Televisions, computers and lamps which
are not tied or stuck to tables could cause
an accident during an earthquake.
Anyone who stands close to windows will be hurt in an earthquake if the window glass breaks.
Those for whom this advice is written should read it carefully.1.The famous basketball star, _______ tried to make a comeback, attracted a lot of attention.
A、where B、when C、which D、who
答案 D
真题解析：本题考察定语从句关联词的选择，从句意可知先行词the famous basketball star（著名的篮球明星）是人，所以应用表示人的关联词who。高考链接2.The film brought the hours back to me _____ I was taken good care of in that far-away village.
A、until B、that C、when D、where
答案 C
真题解析：本题考察定语从句的连接词，主句中的先行词the hours被其它成分分割，只要考生能够认清真正的先行词，就不难得出答案，the hours表示时间，所以应该选择一个表示时间的关系副词，即when。高考链接3._____ is known to everybody, the moon travels around the earth once every month. A、It B、As C、That D、what
答案 B
真题解析：本题考察as引导非限定性定语从句。as引导从句的意思是“正如……..”，引导的非限定性定语从句修饰整个句子，当as在从句中充当主语时，常用下面的结构：as is know，as is said，as is reported 等，所以本题的答案是B。高考链接Homework1.Surf the internet to find more information about the attributive clause and sum up the rules of it.
2.Play the games on page 64 with you partner. backPeriod3 Reading IIbackReview
1.Is there any one here ______name is Tom?
2.They talked for about an hour of things and
persons_____ they remembered in the school
3.Who ______has common sense will do such a thing.
4.I don’t know the way _____________he worked out.
5.The person to______ you just talked is Mr. Li.whosethatthatthat / in whichwhomCorrect mistakes for the following sentences.1. Under the big tree are 34 students, many of them come from class two.
2. My mother has a good book, which cover looks terrible.
3. Who are the young girls who are having dinner in the restaurant?
4. She is one of the girls who is very interested in maths.
5.Tom is the only one of the boys who like playing football.
6. Who is the girl that you talked to her just now?
7. There is an old woman, that is holding a stick. _____whom_____whosethatare-----wholikesReading and speakingRead the letter carefully and imagine that you are the student who has been invited to give speech.Page 301What have you won?
What is the speaking competition about?
How did they decide the winner of the competition?
Can you say something about new Tangshan?
What will the new part be opened for?
What will they invite you to do? When?
Can you take your family and friends along that day?Questionsthank those who worked hard to build a new city; (For example: they built new homes and offices in only seven years. The UN honoured them for their quick work.)thank the visitors for listening to your speech.Prepare a short speech, in which you should:thank those who worked hard to rescue survivors and list some of the things the workers did to help them;2I would like to express my thanks to… who…
Here, I wish to express my thanks for the great efforts…
I’d also like to thank…
No words are strong enough to express our…
It was terrible when…
It seemed as if…
I remember…
I felt…
Not long after that…
Luckily,…Part1: express your thanks to zhangsha, the government and all the people who attend the parkpart2: how terrible the earthquake was, and how these workers helped us, they get honored by government and people.Part3: express thanks again and your best wishes.What you should write in your speech?During the earthquakeHuge cracks cut across houses, roads and canals. During the earthquakefall (fell, fallen)pipecrack / burstdestroyDuring the earthquakeruinsBricks covered the ground like red autumn leaves.injureAfter the earthquakearmyorganize teamsdig outtrapbury the deadbuild shelterssurvivors Good afternoon, everyone. My name is Wang Wei. First of all I would like to thank Mr. Zhang Sha and the city of Tangshan for the honour of talking to you. I would also like to thank each of you for coming here today for this special occasion. I’m sure all of us are sad to see that……During the earthquake……
After the earthquake……The story of an eyewitnessReading taskby Jack LondonPage 65Background5:13 a.m. April 18th,1906fire around the Call BuildingDreadful earthquake damage
in Chinatownthe destroyed churchdamaged warehouserefugees fleeing along the StreetThe Army later provided tents for refugees.poorly- built sheltersRead the passage and finish the following exercises.1.Write an adjective to describe how the author felt about the earthquake and what it did.
Why did you choose this word?
Reading I----scanning (2m)Shocked. London is both greatly surprised and frightened by what he sees, so shocked is a good word to describe his feelings.12.Write an adjective to describe how the author felt about the people of during the earthquake.
Why did you choose these word?
Sad.London knows that many families lost their loved ones and all their possessions.Read the first paragraph in this passage. Then go back and read again the first paragraph of the passage on page 26. Compare the ways both writers give you details about the earthquakes.Reading II----detailed reading (3m)2signs that showed an earthquake was comingdescription of the devastation caused by the earthquakebuild up of tension by description of signs
events described chronologicallyemotive description of the destruction
use of repetition to build tensionsomething very bad about to happenworst earthquake over use of exaggeration to add tensionunaware of implications of the signs--- in ignorancenot given How do you know?1.Which writer shows more feeling about the earthquake?
A. The writer of the Tangshan quake in 1976
B. The writer of the San Francisco in 1906B. The writer of the San Francisco in 1906Because he is an eyewitness. He is also writing a personal report, not a history lesson.2. Both writers give similar details about_________________________
and_____________________.the people hurt by the quakethe things it destroyed3.Which one of the following statements is true?
A. Both writers give details of big events before little events.
B Both writers give details of little events before big events.
C Neither writer gives details of big events before little events.C Neither writer gives details of big events before little events.3.Which one of the following statements is not true?
Both writers saw the earthquake he wrote about.
B. Only one writer saw the earthquake he wrote about.
C. Neither writer saw the earthquake he wrote about.B. Only one writer saw the earthquake he wrote about.Do you believe the writer’s description? Give your reasons.Yes, I believe the writer’s description, because …No, I don’t believe …3Listen to the tape and practise reading the third paragraph with feeling.4Homework1. Review what you have studied.
2. Preview listening backListeningbackListen to the tape and answer the questions.Who is speaking?
Where was the person at the time?ListeningPage 31The man was sleeping downstairs when the
earthquake happened.
2. Many huge buildings were shaking –
bricks were falling.
3. A lot of people were buried under the ruins.
4. Some cows were killed in the fire.
5. He felt safer because he go away easily.Listen to the tape and then tell whether they are true or false.FTTFFjust awakeSome cows dropped into a deep crack in Market Street.He felt safer when he was being cared for by the soldiers after he got away from the city.2Listen to the tape again and answer the following questionsWhen did the earthquake begin?
What did the speaker do after he woke up?
The earthquake began around 5 o’clock in the morning.The speaker rushed outside as soon as he woke up.33. What did he see and hear outside?When he got outside he thought the world had come to an end. He heard people crying and shouting. He saw people running everywhere and bricks falling down from buildings. There were big fires too.What happened to the man next to him?
How did he get away from the city?
Which of your adjectives describe the man’s feelings most closely?The man next to him was killed by bricks falling from a nearby building.He got away from the city by boat.Very shocked, devastated.ListeningPage 62Read the statements and then listen to the whole text. Decide whether the statements are true or false. Give your reasons.Part 1Part 21It is believed that on the surface of the earth are a number of plates.
The plates are always moving.
If the plates stop moving, there is an earthquake.
If the plates move, there is an earthquake.
Wherever you live, you are in an earthquake area.
China has two plates pushing on her and they make mountains and earthquakes.TTTFFFListen to the text and answer these questions.Why do earthquakes happen?
Why do California, China and Japan have a lot of earthquakes?Earthquakes happen when two moving plates jump and push against each other.California, Japan and China have a lot of earthquakes because they are placed in areas where different plates meet.Part 1:2Pacific plateAmerican
plateEurasian plate India plateAfrican
plateAntarctic plate?Pacific
plate
NorthSouthWestEast↖American platePart 2:Do not build houses along a line where two plates meet.
Make sure you build houses on rock rather than on sand.
You must make the houses as strong as possible .
Weak buildings will fall down and strong ones may stay up.Discuss this question in small groups:
Why do some earthquakes kill more people than others?Some earthquakes are stronger.
Some houses are not built strongly enough to withstand earthquakes.
More people die if they do not know what to do when there is an earthquake.
…………..3Listening taskEver since the San Francisco earthquake, all children in California have been taught what to do during an earthquake. Look at the pictures and discuss what they might have learned.Page 661You are going to listen to a dialogue between a teacher and her students. Write down the three key words that they mentioned.drop
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holdPart 1Part 22Listen to Part 1 again. Write down the three things to do to keep safe if there is an earthquake.1st thing I must do :I must drop to the floor and cover my head and neck with my arms.32nd thing I must do isMake sure I hide under something like a table to protect myself from things falling on top of me.3rd thing I must do:I must hold onto the furniture so it doesn’t move away from me during the earthquake.Listen to Part 2 again. Write down any other advice that you think is useful.If you are outside, you should:keep away from power lines, trees, signs, cars and buildings.If you are in the living room, you shouldmake sure that the bookcases are fastened to the wall and the TV set is tied to a table so that they can’t move.4If you are in the house alone, you shouldring a family friend to tell them where you are and collect your personal earthquake bag.HomeworkRemember what you should do during an earthquake.
Preview Writing on page 31, Speaking task and Writing task on page 67.backSpeaking and WritingbackHave you ever read any English newspaper or chinese newspaper? What are they?
Which would you prefer, English newspaper or Chinese newspaper? Why?Discussion:Discussion (3m)
What kind of
newspaper
do you usually read?
China daily21 centuryNew York TimesWashington postEnglish weekly……an interesting title that
tells the reader what your topic is
Headline
Main ideasDetailsDo you know what an outline is?outlineBrainstorming for writing (3m)
Headline :
Main ideasDetailsoutline
importantThe most important news first
the least important news lastAttract readers’ attentionBegins with big details and includes small details later.Begins with small details and includes big details later.ObjectiveSubjectiveHas no conclusionGeneral conclusionRead the example of a newspaper story on page 31. Find the headline, main ideas and details of each paragraph.1Headline: Cyclists Ready to Go on the Road for Disaster-Hit AreasMain idea: Cyclists plan to get money for disaster-hit areas
Detail 1: Their trip will be made in July in Yunnan and Tibet.
Detail 2: An important meeting will be held in Beijing in early June.
Detail 3: The cyclists hope to raise money to help children in disaster-hit areas.Paragraph 1Main idea: More information about the cyclists and their project
Detail 1: The team of cyclists come from many places in the world.
Detail 2: The team has men and women, young and old.
Detail 3: The team hopes to collect 1 million yuan for the schools in disaster-hit areas.Paragraph 2Write your outline. Before you write it, ask yourself these questions: What happened? When did it happen? Where? Who took part? Why? Then write your article based on the outline.2Speaking taskChoose eight things from the list below to put into your personal earthquake bag. Remember these may be the only things you have, so make sure that you only take essential things with you. They must last you five days.Page 67bottle of watercandlesmoneyidentity cardbowls and chopsticksimportant papersfood and chocolate barspersonal washing thingsumbrellabook to readtorch lightclothesfruitpen and papershoesknifescissorsradioblanketmobile phonemapcomputerpictures of familymedicinePresent your list to the class and give your reasons for each choice.My personal earthquake bag will contain: …….
Because……..Writing taskWrite a poster to explain to people what they should collect in a personal earthquake bag and why. Give a list of the items chosen and give reasons for the choice. You must also explain why other things should not be chosen.Divide your poster into three partsWhat the poster is about and why.
The items and why they are chosen.
What should be avoided and why.HomeworkFinish the Writing task on page 67.
Review the language points in this unit.
Preview the new lesson .backLanguage points for readingbackPhrases in the text rise and fall smelly gas come out of
jump out of crack and burst fall down
think little of one-third/two thirds
cut across in ruins at an end
be injured thousands of
be left without parents blow away
useless pieces of steel give milk
tens of thousands of instead of
hundreds of thousands of rescue workers
coal mines dig out fresh water
Language points分数表达法: 分子用基数（one, two…)，分母用序数词 ( first, second…)，当分子超过1时，分母的词尾加s.1/3: one third
2/3: two thirds
1/4: one fourth (a/one quarter)
1/5: one fifth
3/5: three fifths
2 4/5: two and four fifths
1/2: a half 或 one half (例外)百分数表达法： 百分数 + 单n + 单谓；百分数+复n +复谓75%： seventy-five percent
90%: ninety percent
▲More than 70% of the surface of the earth is covered by water.
▲40% of the students in our school are girls.数词 + 量词 + 形容词 two hundred kilometers away 两百公里远
eight kilometers long 八公里长
thirty meters wide 三十米宽
四米深
four meters deep
五米高
five meters high
六米厚
six meters thick
The train is seven minutes late.
My watch is eight minutes fast. (adj 快的)Imagine 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 froright away : at once ; in no time ; immediately
right now : at this very moment
Make up your mind___________.
I’ll return the book___________.right nowright awayHe _____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 as if 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 ofas if 好像；似乎；仿佛。She was sitting there as if nothing had happened.6. 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.damageslie 与lay的区别口诀:规则的“撒谎”，不规则的“躺”，躺过就“下蛋”。 (lie当“说谎”用，它的过去式和过去分词都为lied，而当“躺”用时，它的过去式为“下蛋”即lay) injure: to hurt oneself/ sb. / sth. physically7. Two-thirds of the them 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 8. People were shocked.
shock: v 震惊、打击
I was shocked by his rudeness.
▲be shocked at 对…感到吃惊
We were shocked at the bad news.
▲be shocked to do sth 因做某事而吃惊
I was shocked to learn that he had failed in the exam.
▲be shocked that …
I was shocked that he had failed in the exam.shock ：n. 打击；震惊， 震动
The news of his wife’s death was a terrible shock to him.
shocking : adj. 使人震惊的
His failure in the exam was shocking to his parents.9. Some of the rescue workers and doctors were trapped under the ruins:n 救援、救助
a rescue team 营救队
▲ come/go to sb’s rescue 营救某人
v 援救、营救
▲ rescue…from…
The firemen rescued a boy from the fire.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)wonder10. People began to ________how long the disaster would last.disastern 灾难、灾祸
① Too much water can cause disaster.
引起灾难、惹祸
② Disasters always come in three.
祸不单行---Tom often works deep into the night
every day.
---No wonder he always gets first in the
examinations.10. 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.11. … 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 to选用单词的适当形式填空1. The flood d________ a lot of houses and many people became homeless.
2. After e_______ was cut off, the lights went out.
3. D______ always come suddenly and cause a lot of damage.
4. The f________ girl was speechless after she saw the terrible scene.
5. A car accident happened with two people killed and one seriously i______. injured estroyedlectricityisastersrightened6. St. Petersburg was almost in r____ after it was under attack for 900 days by the Germans.
7. The rescue workers put up a lot of tents so that the homeless survivors could be s______.
8. The river b______ its banks and flooded the village.
9. They were badly s______ by the news of her death shakenuinshelteredursthocked选择题3. The death of his wife was a terrible ____ to him.
A. knock B. shock C. surprising D. experience 2. He _____ his voice so that everyone could hear him.
A. lifted B. rose C. held D. raised The work must be done______.
A. right away B. right now
C. at once D. all the above _____of people came to the meeting from
all over the country.
A. Many B. A number
C. The number D. A plenty of 5. They tried to prevent their cows from ____ .
injury B. injuring C. being injured D. hurting 4. _____ for the worst, and you won’t feel too sad if you fail.
Preparing B. Prepare
C. To prepare D. Prepared 8. There was a strange man at the gate ____ something to the little girl.
A. said B. says C. to say D. sayingI will go shopping with her _____my mother. instead of B. instead
C. in fact D. instead with 9.____ seen the film, so everybody wants to
see it.All the students haven’t
Any students haven’t
C. As nobody has D. None of us has10. Do you want to go biking with me?
-----Yes .I’d love to-. _____my bike is broken
A. But B. And C. Sorry D. However
11. _____ were sent to hospital and the ____
were buried.
A. The injury, the death
B. The injuring, the dying
C. The injured, the dead
D. The injured, the died
12. About ____ of the workers in that steel works
____ young people.
A. third fifths, are B. three fifths, are
C. three fifths, is D. three fifth, areback