(共24张PPT)
Yin Jiang Middle School
Wang Huaying
Unit Four
Earthquakes
Mr. Nature
emotional
(情绪化的)
volcano eruption ,tornado
flood, fire, tsunami ,snow slide
drought, sandstorm, hurricane
earthquake …
typhoon
natural
disasters
Listen to the tape and answer questions:
1.When did the earthquake happen
2.How many people died or injured in this disaster
3.In what order did the writer write the passage
A. in order of importance B. in order of place
C. in order of time D. in order of position
before the earthquake
during the earthquake
after the earthquake
At 3:42 am on July 28,1976.
More than 400,000.
Main idea for each part:
Part 1( )
Part 2( )
Part 3( )
P.1
P.2-3
P.4
Strange things were happening in the countryside in northeast Hebei.
It seemed that the world was at an end. Everywhere nearly everything
was destroyed.
All hope was not lost.
Q: What strange things happened before the earthquake
the water in the wells
the well walls
a smelly gas
chickens & pigs
Part 1:
mice
fish
the sky
the sound
the water pipes
Signs before the earthquake.
1.What happened to the following during the
earthquake
2.Pay attention to the numbers mentioned in
the text.
15, 2/3, 400,000, 75%, 90%...
houses, roads and canals
the ground
hard hills of rock
dams
bridges
the railway tracks
Part 2:
Damage caused by the earthquake.
1.Which one is not true
A: The army sent 150,000 soldiers to help the
rescue workers.
B: The army organized the team to dig out trapped
people and to bury the dead.
C: Workers built shelters for survivors.Fresh water
was not taken to the city.
D: All hope was not lost; the city began to breathe
again.
Part 3
2.”All hope was not lost.”
A None of the hope was lost.
B There was no hope at all.
C Not all hope was lost.
3.“The city began to breathe again.”
come to life,
have a new life
Rescue work after the earthquake.
Find the topic sentence.
Use some key words or phrases.
Part 1.Signs before the earthquake.
Part 2.Damage caused by the earthquake.
Part 3.Rescue work after the earthquake.
Main idea for each part:
Tang shan’s new look
Discussion:
What can we learn from Tang Shan people
Use one sentence to express your idea.
Group work:
Suppose you are a survivor of the earthquake and now works as a teacher, tell your students how to protect themselves when an earthquake happens, especially the dos and don’ts in the following situations.
Situations Dos Don’ts
A. if we are at home
B. if we are in a high building
C. if we are in public places
D. if we are having a class
Situations Dos Don’ts
if we are
at home Hide under something hard… Don’t forget to put out the fire.
B. if we are in a high building Open the door when it began to shake… Never try to use the lift.
…
C. if we are in public places Get away from trees, poles, buildings … Don’t rush out without order.
…
D. if we are having a class Listen to your teacher… Don’t rush out without order.
Homework:
Write an article for an English newspaper, telling people the dos and don’ts during an earthquake.
Thank you