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Unit 4
Warming up and reading
Fire
Typhoon
Flood
earthquake
In Tangshan, in 1976.
Do you know when and where the biggest earthquake happened in China in the 20th century
Quiz
Before the earthquake, strange things began to happen, but no one took any notice of them. Paragraph(s)
The army came to help the survivors, bringing hope for a new life.Paragraph(s)
The earquake destroyed the city of Tangshan and shocked the people very much. Paragraph(s)
Read the text quickly to find out which paragraph(s) the following sentences are about.
Before the earthquake, strange things began to happen, but no one took any notice of them. Paragraph 1
The army came to help the survivors, bringing hope for a new life.Paragraph(s)
The earquake destroyed the city of Tangshan and shocked the people very much. Paragraph(s)
Read the text quickly to find out which paragraph(s) the following sentences are about.
Before the earthquake, strange things began to happen, but no one took any notice of them. Paragraph 1
The army came to help the survivors, bringing hope for a new life.Paragraph 4
The earquake destroyed the city of Tangshan and shocked the people very much. Paragraph(s)
Read the text quickly to find out which paragraph(s) the following sentences are about.
Before the earthquake, strange things began to happen, but no one took any notice of them. Paragraph 1
The army came to help the survivors, bringing hope for a new life.Paragraph 4
The earquake destroyed the city of Tangshan and shocked the people very much. Paragraph(s) 2&3
Read the text quickly to find out which paragraph(s) the following sentences are about.
True or false questions:
The chickens didn’t eat because they were full.
One third of the people died or were injured during the earthquake.
Such a great number of people died because the quake happened while they were working.
Rescue workers built brick houses for survivors whose homes had been destroyed.
Water was needed because dams and wells were useless.
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What strange things happened before Tangshan Earthquake
Things What happened
water in the well
well walls
chickens and pigs
mice
fish
sky
sound
water pipes
rose and fell
deep cracks, smelly gas
ran out of, looking for places to hide
too nervous to eat
jumped out
bright lights
sound of planes heard even no planes
cracked and burst
How many people were killed or injured in the earthquake Why
Do you think it was difficult to travel after the earthquake Why
Could people get water to drink after the earthquake Why
What did the soldiers do to help the survivors
injured
bury
pipe
rise
rescue
ruins
well
shocked
a thin metal piece that carries water
worried or frightened
hurt
a deep place to store water to drink
the part of a building left after the rest has been damaged
put something under the earth
go up
help to get someone out of danger
The sun rises in the east and sets in the west
Heavy rains raised the river stage.
We were greatly shocked at her arrival.
The failure was a great shock to him.
Suppose there would be an earthquake, what should we do to keep ourselves safe
Strange things before an earthquake
destroyed nearly everything
rescue the survivors
Homework
Write a story about the Tangshan Earthquake according to the reading.
Discover some useful expressions and structures.