课件52张PPT。What kind of disasters do you know?firetyphoon / Hurricanesnow slidevolcano eruptionmudflowtornadosandstormfloodTsunamiearthquakeWhat has
happened?
What happened?Tall buildings were destroyed.The car was smashed.What happened?People were injured.The city was in ruins.the city after the earthquakethe city before the earthquakeUnit Four :
Earthquakes
Period One: Warming up and talkingAn earthquake is the result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth's crust.
Earthquakes may result in disease, lack of basic necessities, loss of life, general property damage, road and bridge damage and sometimes landslides, fires, flood and even tsunamis.Discussion:
What do you think will happen before an earthquake?1) Bright light flashes in the sky.
2) The well has deep cracks in it, and the water in it rises and falls.
3) Chickens are flying and dogs are barking, and pigs and cows are too nervous to eat.
4) Fish jump out of the pond, and mice run wildly out of the fields.Signs before an earthquake:唐山抗震纪念碑广场唐山大地震三十周年后的新唐山美国旧金山海湾大桥旧金山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.Say something about the two cities.
Tangshan is a beautiful city with gardens, wide roads.San Francisco is a city with tall buildings thickly standing on the earth. Step6 DiscussionSuppose the earth begins to shake what will you do to protect yourself? 1. Get under a heavy table or desk and hold on, or sit or stand against an inside wall.2. Keep away from windows. What can we do to keep ourselves safe from an earthquake?
DiscussionIf at school :
· Hide under a desk or table.?
· Face away from windows.
If at home:
· Hide under a heavy table or bed.
· Sit in a corner, away from doors, windows, ect. money
water
fruit
cakesprecious photo
certificates(证书)
gold
clothes When an earthquake happens,you are escaping from home,what will you take with you?Why? Life is beautiful.
We must love our lives.
In an earthquake
Let’s practise hidingSPEED IS LIFE.Unit Four :
Earthquake
Period Two: ReadingDisasters have no emotion,
but people do. Read the text silently and quickly and try to get the information about the following questions.An earthquake happened
in Tangshan, Hebei,
on July 28th, 1976.A the army came
to help them
B the quake
happened while
they were sleeping
C they were nervous
D dames and wells
were useless
E they didn’t know
the quake caused
the strange things1 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
because
5 The people did not lose
hope becauseRead the text aloud and join the correct parts of the sentences. SkimmingTrue or false1. 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 400,000people 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 from under the ground.FTFTFskimming
Skim the passage and find out the topic sentence of each paragraph.
Strange things were happening in the countryside of northeast Hebei. Everything began to shake.
It seemed as if the world was
at an end. Everywhere they looked nearly everything was destroyed. All hope was not lost. beginning beginning beginning beginning How many parts can this passage be divided into? Three parts
Do you know the main idea of each part?Part 1Paragragh1Part 2Paragraph 2.3Part 3Paragraph 4The main idea of each part: time orderPart 1.(Para.1)Before the earthquakePart 2.(Para.2,3)During the earthquakePart 3.(Para.4)After the earthquakeSomething strange happened in Tangshan Something happened
the destroy of the earthquake in TangshanSomething happened
the rescue of TangshanDetailed-reading signs
before the
earthquake Para.1Fill in the blanksStrangerosefellsmellynervouseatjumpedran3:00bright lightsDamage
caused by
earthquakePara. 2-3Fill in the blanks3:42greatestSteamdirtBricksdamsuselesssteelSandelectricityhope armyworkersfresh waterData of the nation felt the earthquake .
A huge crack that was kilometres long and
metres wide cut across houses.
In terrible seconds a large city lay in ruins.
of the people died or were injured during the earthquake.
The number of people who were killed or injured reached more than .
All of the city’s hospitals, _ of its factories and buildings and of its homes were gone.1/3830152/3400,00075%90%Para. 2-3conclusion:
Sum up the main idea of the passage:
____________ happened in Tangshan. For a few days, water in the wells _____________. From the ______ of wells __________came out. Mice, chicken, pigs and even fish became ________. At 3:00 am, 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 died or ___________. Then later that afternoon, another big quake ______ Tangshan. People began to wonder _____________________________. But all hope ____________. Soldiers came to help those ________. Slowly, the city began to _________________.were injuredshookhow long the disaster would lastwas not lostsurvivorsbreathe againFilling 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 injured and more buildings f________down. Soldiers were called in to help the rescue workers. T________were organized to dig out the trapped and b_____the dead.escuerappedelleamsuryTangshan’s new lookEvery day, every hour, every moment, every minute is precious.
We must love our lives.
Learn to enjoy life.
Life is beautiful.HomeworkSurf on the internet or go to the library to find more information about how to survive in an earthquake. We will share your advice and your feelings with the whole class.Bye-bye