课件57张PPT。Unit 4Unit 4 EarthquakesTo get some information about earthquake and talk about the earthquakes.
To talk about ways to protect yourselves in an earthquake.
To summarize the main idea and retell the passage.How many Natural Disasters do you know? typhoonseismic sea wave / tsunami tornado, hurricanethunderstormsand stormvolcanic eruptiondroughtflood hurricanefireearthquaketornadoa column of air that turns very quicklyLet’s see more.flooda lot of water in an area which is usually drya very strong wind or stormhurricanevolcanic eruption the sudden occurrence of a violent discharge of steam and volcanic materialthunderstorma lot of rain falling quickly, with loud noises and flashes of lightthe flash of light which happens during a thunderstormlightningMany people believe that “It is always calm before a storm.” Look carefully at the following photos. Imagine there has been a big earthquake. Describe to your partner what might happen to the objects in the photos.TangshanSan FranciscoTangshan, HebeiJuly 28th, 1976San Francisco April 18th, 19062008. 5. 12Wenchuan Earthquake2010. 4. 14 Yushu Earthquake2017. 8. 8 Jiuzhaigou EarthquakeThe town lay in ruins.破败不堪Can you describe how terrible the earthquake was?The buildings fell down.倒塌 Roads cracked.v. 开裂Many people were killed or injured.adj. 受伤的A great number of people lost their homes.许多, 大量What would you do if a big earthquake hit your city?Don’t panic or run in such a hurry. Just calm down and… Hide in a corner of the house.Turn off the gas. Keep away from the power lines, the signs and buildings.Use something hard to protect your head. Never try to use the lift.Run out of the building as fast as you can.
If you can't get out immediately, hide below your desk quickly.
If you're on the playground, do not move, squat and protect your head by your hands.
Stay away from the tall buildings, power lines, trees…
…Work in pairs. Imagine 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?personal washing thingsa bottle of water moneymobile phonefood and sweets blanketmedicineYou will
takecandlestorchdeep cracksfish jump out of the pondsPigs were too nervous to eat; mice run out of the fields.bright lights Can we predict earthquakes?
What strange phenomena do you think may appear before an earthquake? Bright lights flash in the sky. Animals are too nervous. They
run around a lot. The water in the well rises and falls. Mice run out to look for places to
hide. Fish jump out of the ponds.Skim the passage and find out the topic sentences.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. water in the wellschickens and pigsmicefishwater pipesBefore the earthquakeStrange things were happening in the countryside of northeast Hebei.Strange things ？well wallssmelly gasbright lightsthe sound of planessigns before an earthquakeFind the key words Scan the passage.a huge crackpeople died or injuredDuring the earthquakeEverything began to shake. It seemed as if the world was at an end!What happened?steamhard hillscity laid in ruinsThe earthquake had begun.Find the key words hospitalsbricksAfter the earthquakeEverywhere they looked nearly everything was destroyed.factoriesbuildingsdams？bridgescowsrailwaytrackspigs and chickensthe army sent…The rescueAll hope was not lost. The army organized teams to dig out …Why？Miners were rescued…Workers built shelters…Fresh water was taken to …The city began to breathe again.shockeddestroyed2-3no one noticedStrange things1fresh watersheltersto bury4rose and felldeep cracks, smelly gastoo nervous to eatRead paragraph 1 and fill in the blanks. Part 1ran out of the field to hidejumped out of the bowls and pondsbright lightscould be heard even though there were no planescracked and burstData (数据) _____ 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. 2-3Part 2Read Paragraph 3 and fill in the blanks in the chart. Try to tell your partners about the damage the earthquake caused. leavessafesteelmilkdeadwellsruinsAfter the earthquakePart 3Read Paragraph 4 and fill in the blanks. Try to understand what people did after the earthquake happened.soldiersdead10,000 minersshelterswaterComplete the blanks.Several days before July 28, 1976, many strange things happened in Tangshan. The water in the village wells rose _______ fell. In the city, the water pipes in some buildings cracked and burst. They were _______ (sign) for the earthquake. But people in the city didn’t think much _____ these events. At 3:42 am that day, the earth began to shake, ________ destroyed the city. andwhichsignsof Many people, ____________ (include) rescue workers and doctors, came to rescue those ________ (trap) under the ruins. _______ (late) that afternoon, another big quake struck Tangshan. More people ______________ (kill) or injured and ________(many) buildings fell down. Soldiers were called in to help the rescue workers. Teams were organized to dig out the trapped and to ________ (bury) the dead.were killed Latertrappedincludingmorebury1. Work in pairs. Explain in your words what the writer means by the title “A night the earth didn’t sleep” to your partners.
2. Suppose you are a survivor of Tangshan earthquake. Try to tell your partner the strangest things that happened before the earthquake. Choose a task from the three and finish it with the help of your group members.3. Suppose you are a volunteer in the Tangshan earthquake rescue team. Describe to your partners what you saw and heard. earthquake
quake
right away
crack
smelly
pipe
burst
million
event
a (great) number ofas if
at an end
canal
steam
dirt
ruin
in ruins
suffer
extremeinjure
survivor
destroy
brick
track
useless
shock
rescue
trap
electricitydisaster
dig out
bury
mine
miner
shelter
title
reporterWhat should we do to protect ourselves if an earthquake happened? Write down your answers.
2. Try to retell the text by using the key
words below:
who; where; how; when ( for three days)
