课件37张PPT。Unit 4
Earthquake
Warming upfireNatural Disastersfloodtyphoonsnow slide (雪崩)volcano (火山)mudflowsandstormTsunami (海啸)earthquake On May 12th, 2008
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A big earthquake happened
in WenChuan Sichuan !Many people believe that “it is always calm before a storm,” look carefully at the two photos. Now, imagine there has been a big earthquake. Describe what might happen to the objects in the photos. TangshanTangshan, HebeiJuly 28th, 1976San Francisco1906年, 旧金山地震后街景1906年, 地震后旧金山市区被扭曲的电车轨道 Tall buildings were destroyed.Roads were cracked.People were injured.The city was in ruins.Do you know why an
earthquake happens?San FranciscoPacific plateAmerican plateEurasian plate India plateAfrican plateAntarctic plateParagraph 4?Pacific plate NorthSouthWestEastAmerican plateEarthquake HappensHomework Surf the Internet to find more information about the Tang Shan earthquake and the San Francisco earthquake.Thank You!