(共27张PPT)
Unit 4
Earthquakes
Reading
徐帆
张静初
李晨
陈道明
earthquake
well
pipe
burst
million
event
nation
n. 地震
n. 井
n. 管;导管
vi. 爆裂;爆发
n. 突然破裂;爆发
n. 百万
n. 事件;大事
n. 民族;国家;国民
canal
steam
dirt
ruin
suffering
extreme
injure
n. 运河; 水道
n. 蒸汽;水汽
n. 污垢;泥土
n. 废墟;毁灭
vt. 毁灭;使破产
n. 苦难;痛苦
adj. 极度的
vt. 损害;伤害
destroy
brick
dam
track
useless
shock
rescue
vt. 破坏;毁坏;消灭
n. 砖;砖块
n. 水坝;堰堤
n. 轨道;足迹;痕迹
adj. 无用的;无效的
vt. & vi. (使)震惊;震动
n. 休克;打击;震惊
n. & vt. 援救;营救
trap
electricity
disaster
bury
mine
miner
shelter
vt. 使陷入困境
n. 陷阱;困境
n. 电;电流;电学
n. 灾难;灾祸
vt. 埋葬;掩埋;隐藏
n. 矿;矿山;矿井
n. 矿工
n. 掩蔽;掩蔽处;避身处
right away
as if
at an end
in ruins
dig out
立刻;马上
仿佛;好象
结束;终结
严重受损;破败不堪
掘出
Skimming
to get
general ideas
Skimming
Reading Comprehension I
The passage mainly talks about a/an
___________ that happened in
_________ in ______.
earthquake
Tangshan
1976
Skimming
Reading Comprehension II
1. The earthquake began at ________.
A. 3:00 am, June 28, 1976
B. 3:00 am, July 28, 1976
C. 3:42 am, July 28, 1976
2. _________ people were killed or
injured in the quake.
A. Less than 400,000
B. More than 400,000
C. More than 150,000
Main idea of the text
Clue ( 线索 ) of the story:
Part 1: para 1
Before the earthquake strange things began to happen but no one paid attention to them.
Part 2: paras 2&3
The earthquake destroyed the city of Tangshan. The people were very shocked at the destruction.
Part 3: para 4
The army came to help the survivors, bringing hope for a new life.
time order
Scanning
to get
detail information
rose and fell
had deep cracks and a smelly gas came out
were too nervous to eat
ran out of the fields , looking for places to hide.
jumped out of bowls and ponds
Strange things
the water in the village wells
the well walls
the chickens and pigs
mice
fish
Para. 2-3
3:42
greatest
Steam
dirt
Bricks
dams
useless
steel
Sand
electricity
Details
1.At _____ am, the __________ earthquake of the 20th century began .
2._______ burst from holes in the ground.
3.Hard hills of the rock became rivers of ____.
4.________ covered the ground like red autumn leaves.
5.Two _______ and most of the bridges fell.
6.The railway tracks were now ________pieces of _______.
7.______ now filled the wells instead of water.
8.Water,food,and __________ were hard to get.
How the army helped the people in Tangshan?
The army organized teams to dig out those who were trapped and to bury those who were trapped.
Miners were rescued from the coal mines.
Shelters were built for survivors whose homes had been destroyed.
Fresh water was taken to the city.
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 3:42 am, everything began to ______.It seemed that the world was _________. _________ of the nation ____ it. ___________cut across the city. The city lay _______.
Strange things
rose and fell
cracks
smelly gas
nervous
shake
at an end
One-third
felt
A huge crack
in ruins
Two-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 _____________.
died
were injured
shook
how long the disaster would last
was not lost
Soldiers
survivors
breathe again
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 from under the ground in Tangshan.
Discussion
What shall we do if an earthquake happens?
Ways on self-rescue
Drop onto the ground and protect your head by putting your bag on your head.
Keep away from the power lines.
Keep away from the signs.
Keep away from the buildings.
Hide in the corner of the house.
Don’t hide under the furniture, but by the furniture.
Remember
Life is beautiful.
We must love our lives.
In an earthquake
SPEED IS LIFE.
难点探究 difficult language points:
1. For three days the water in the village wells rose and fell.
三天来,村里的井水升升降降,起起伏伏。
rise vi.上升,上涨
Flood waters are still rising.
raise vt. 抬高;提高
I raised my hand to get her attention.
2. But the one million people of the city, who thought little of these events, were asleep as uaual that night.
think little of these events 没当回事,对这些情况几乎没有考虑
类似的用法还有:
think nothing of 认为没什么
She thinks nothing of walking thirty miles a day.
3.The beautiful is not always the best.
美丽的事物并不总是最好的。
The rich are not always happy.
有钱人并不一定幸福。
总结:the+a.表一类,指物时句中的谓语动词用单数,指人时句中的谓语动词用复数。
Homework
Talk about a big earthquake that happened in the world with your partner.
List out the measures that people can take when an earthquake happens.