Unit 8 Natural disasters Reading 1： An earthquake 课件27张

Reading I
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What natural disasters
do you know ?
Free talk
fire
snowstorm
rainstorm
football match
car accident
lightning
illness
earthquake
flood
Which are natural disasters ?
Free talk
typhoon
Have a guess !
earthquake
It is the bad son of nature
It likes shaking like a dancer
When it is angry,
It makes a sound like a thunder
You may hear it in Wenchuan in 2008
a little poem
Lead-in
What happens when an earthquake comes?
Earthquake
bomb
scream in fear
run in all directions
shout for help
pieces of glass and bricks
砖头
fall down
loud noise
shake
talk about the earthquake
Pre-reading
1 shake
2 scream
3 come down
4 silent
5 at last
6 safe
a finally
b fall to the ground
c give a loud high cry
d not in danger
e move quickly from side to side, up and down, etc.
f quiet
B1 Match the words on the left with the meanings on the right.
in 1999
An earthquake happened in Taiwan
Timmy is a survivor（幸存者）
Read Timmy’s story and find out what happened to him
1. 12,000 buildings fell down.
2. 100,000 people became
homeless.(无家可归)
3. Over 1700 people died.
1
3
2
5
4
match the main ideas with the paragraphs
A. How Timmy was finally saved
B. What Timmy was doing when the earthquake started
C. What happened to Timmy after the earthquake
D. What Timmy did to save himself
E. What the earthquake was like
Para1_____
Para2_____
Para3_____
Para4_____
Para5_____



A
D
C
E
B
While-reading
Tip: Read quickly and catch the key words,
especially the first sentence of each paragraph
Reading skills !
Task One Skimming
started
finally
The noise and shaking ended
Para(s) ___ : During the earthquake

The Taiwan earth-quake
Para(s) ___ : The earthquake began.

Para(s) ___ : after the earthquake.
How can we divide(划分) the passage ?
1
2
3-5
Task Two Scanning
1
5
4
3
2
beginning
during
after
Be saved
Be trapped
Liten to the tape and finish B3
True or False.
Task Three Listening
Timmy was asleep when the earthquake started.
At first, Timmy heard a loud noise like thunder.
People ran in the same direction in the street.
Tell whether the statements are true or false.
felt a slight shake
in all directions
4. Timmy was trapped in a dark
place after the earthquake stopped.
5. There was not enough space for
Timmy to pull himself through.
6. People found Timmy soon after he
was trapped.
just
hours
Read Paragraph1
A slight shake
A loud noise like thunder
About two o’clock in the morning
He was sleeping
Task Four Read para.1
felt
heard
saw
did
The earth started to __________
a loud noise like _______under the ground
People______________
people run _____________
people _________the building
pieces of glass and_____ falling down
the walls begin to__________
tried his best to __________

screamed in fear
bombs
bricks
shake
people
buildings
in all directions
run out of
come down
run out
During the earthquake
When the earthquake came,what did Timmy feel/hear/see/do?
Task Five Read para.2
Could Timmy run out?
No, he couldn’t.
After the earthquake he was trapped
He told himself to calm down.
He shouted for help.
He started to pull himself slowly through the dark.
He screamed when he heard some noise above him.
He tried to find his way out.
What did Timmy do to save himself after he was trapped?
+
others’
help
＝
bright
daylight
日光
Read Para3-5 and underline the sentences
bravery
cleverness
+
Why couldTimmy finally saved himself ?
calm
+
Task Six
Tip: Use some verbs to describe his actions
If an earthquake happens, what should we do?
Discussion
Post-reading
If we are at school:
If we are at home:
If we are on a road:
If we are in a high building:
If an earthquake just happens around us, what should we do?
Discussion
1. Try to calm down.
2. Hide under a desk or a table.?
3. Follow teachers’ advice.
At school
1. Try to calm down.
2. Hide under a heavy table or bed.
3. Go to the washroom.
At home
1. Try to calm down.
2. Use something hard to protect
our heads.
3. Avoid（避免） the buildings.
On a road
In a high building
1. Try to calm down.
2. Go out in order(按序).
3. Never try to use the lift.
a little poem
When there’s an earthquake,
Calm down,calm down and calm down Never give up, never give up,
Try to be brave and smart,
Hope in your mind,
You will finally be saved!
Thanks for listening!
1.Try to talk about the Taiwan earthquake with your friends.
2.Write a letter to Timmy in the name of our class to admire him for his bravery.