Unit 8 Natural disasters Reading 1： An earthquake 课件（31张PPT，无音频）

Unit 8 Natural disasters
Reading I
storm
fog
thunder and lightning
flood
car accident
What happens when an earthquake comes?
earthquake
Brainstorm
ground
building
people
What happens when an earthquake comes?
earthquake
ground
[b?m]
[ ?eik ]
The earth starts to shake.
The noise is like bombs under the ground.
What happens when an earthquake comes?
earthquake
[ fi? ]
[d? ' rek?n ]
people
People scream in fear.
People run in all directions.
What happens when an earthquake comes?
earthquake
building
bricks
[ br?k ]
Pieces of glass and bricks fall down.
The walls began to come down too.
in 1999
The Taiwan earthquake
The Taiwan earthquake
Situation:
1. 12,000 buildings fell down.
2. 100,000 people became
homeless.(无家可归)
3. Over 1700 people died.
Timmy
Time: 1999
Fast-reading

Can you give us another title (题目) for the story?
My experience (经历) in Taiwan earthquake
How to protect ourselves in Taiwan earthquake
Read the whole article quickly and choose the right answers
Read the whole article and think about the main ideas of the paragraphs.
para.1
para.2
para.3-4
para.5
After the earthquake (trapped)
Before the earthquake
After the earthquake (saved)
During the earthquake
At first
When it was
What he did
What he heard
How he felt
About two o’clock in the early
morning.
He was sleeping.
He heard a loud noise like thunder.
He felt a slight shake.
Complete the table.
Read paragraph 1
Careful reading
feel
hear
see
do
The earth started to 1.________
Some people screamed in 3._______
The real noise came,like 2.________
People were running 4.___ ___ ___________
Pieces of glass and 5.______ were falling down
The walls began to 6.______ _______
He tried his best to 7._____ _____
Task2. Read paragraph.2 and complete the table
shake
bombs
fear
in all directions
come down
run out
bricks
Read para.1-2 carefully and think about the things they did. (True or false)
1. Timmy was sleeping when the earthquake started.
2. When the earth started to shake, people screamed in surprise.
3. Timmy ran out quickly with others.
4. People ran in the same direction in the
street.
T
F
in fear.
F
tried his best to run out but he couldn’t.
F
in all directions
Careful reading
I tried my best to run out too, but I could not. (line 5-6)
What can we know from this sentence?
Timmy was trapped .
Thinking
[tr?pt]
He was kept in a place and couldn’t leave.
B. He lost his life.
What’s the meaning of ‘trapped’?
Timmy wanted to go out, but failed.
He was trapped.
1. Timmy _____ after the noise and shaking ended.

2. He could see ______.
screamed B. calmed down
C. ran wildly D. cried
Anything B. someone around him
C. nothing D. the bright daylight
B
C
Read paragraph 3
Choose the best answer.
How did he feel after he was trapped?
1 It was dark and silent around me. I could not see anything. (line 9)
2 “I was trapped,” I said to myself.(line11)
3 I told myself to calm down since I was still alive. (line12)
A hopeful B sad C afraid
A. happy B. nervous C. excited
A. hopeful B. nothing C. helpless
Careful reading
Answer some questions.
1. What did Timmy feel when he was trapped?
2. Did he shout for help? Then what happened?
He felt nervous and a moment of fear went through his mind.
Yes, he shouted for help. But no one came.
Read paragraph 3-4
1 When he heard some noise above him, what did he do?
2 How did people save him?
He screamed, “Help! Please help! I’m here!”
They quickly moved away the bricks.
Read para.5 and answer two questions.
Careful reading
Finally, the noise and shaking ended. It was dark and silent around me. I could not hear anything at all. And I did not know if anyone else was near me. I felt nervous and my heart was beating fast. “I’m trapped” I said to myself. A moment of fear went through my mind, but I told myself to calm down since I was still alive.
I shouted for help, but no one came. I started to pull myself slowly through the dark. Luckily, there was just enough space for me to move.
Hours later, as I was trying to find my way out, I suddenly heard some noise above me. I screamed,” Help! Please help! I’m here!” then I heard shouts from excited people. They quickly moved away the bricks. At last, I saw the bright daylight. I was safe.
What did he do to save himself
Circle the key verbs(para.3-para.5)
How did Timmy get out?
cleverness
bravery
others’ help
+
bright daylight
Show & Feedback
I screamed for help.
I was trapped.
Some people ran out of the building.
The walls came down.
The earth started to shake.
1
6
2
5
3
4
I saw the bright daylight.
Sandy’s diary

When the earthquake hit Taiwan in 1999, Timmy was ________. He heard a loud noise like________. Then the noise became louder, like bombs under the ground. People screamed in ________. Then pieces of glass and __________ fell down.
When the noise and shaking stopped, Timmy was ________ and could not get out. He felt _________ and his heart was__________. A moment of fear went through his _____. Then he tried to ____ down and _________ himself slowly through the dark. Finally, people came and heard his cry for help. They moved away the bricks and ____ him. Timmy was ______ at last.
sleeping
pulled
safe
fear
bricks
trapped
nervous
beating
mind
calm
saved
thunder
What are the right ways to protect yourselves if you are in an earthquake?
Discussion
hide ourselves under the furniture
try to stay in the corner of the room
try to stay in the open air but not stand beside trees
What can you do to protect yourself when there is an earthquake?
2. You can hide under the desk.
3.You can stay in the corner.
1.You can run to the street quickly.
Remember : the most important thing
is to protect your head.

If you are trapped in the earthquake:
Calm down.
Try to find your way out.
Shout for help.
Don’t eat your things quickly if you have.
No matter what terrible disasters you are facing
Don’t give up easily!
Thank you for attention!
Enjoy the beauty of nature!
Cherish our life!