1、Natural disasters Brainstorm: 1. What natural disasters do you know about? Earthquake, flood , tusnami, drought, wildfire, hurricane, landslide, sandslide, tornado, thunderstorm, disease. Brainstorm: 2.What would you do in an earthquake? When indoors, stay there and wait until the shaking stops. Fin
2、d a safte space, under a strong table, use the stairs and not the lift to get outside. If you are outdoors , stay away from any building or large objects. Pupils lives spared during Falmont earthquake Question Why could the teacher and students at Falmont Primary school avoid being injured or killed
3、. When shaking happened: students: quick and correct reaction remain calm and quiet move under desks, hold onto the legs of the desks Teacher: Open the door in case it became damaged What can we learn from the teacher and the students? Question Why could the teacher and students at Falmont Primary s
4、chool avoid being injured or killed. When shaking stopped: Teacher: sensed it was the best time to escape signalled to her students exit the classrooom in orderly line covering their heads with their hands Students: went down the stairs and rushed to the playground What can we learn from the teacher
5、 and the students? Practising earthquake safety procedures is necessary and essential. Students should stay calm and quiet and obey to teachers order and command Teachers should be calm enough ,quick-thinking and thoughtful . What can we learn from the teacher and the students? DosDos 1. Stay in a s
6、mall room, such as kitchen or bathroom. 2. Hide under the table or bed. If you havent time to escape, you may stand close to the inside wall with some things covering on the head. 3. If you stay in the open air, keep off the tall building and go to the fields without trees. Donts Donts 1. Be close t
7、o the outside wall. 2. Stay on the balcony. 3. Jump out of the tall buildings. 4. Use the lift. Girl saves 100 from tsunami Question What were signs of an approaching tsunami according to Sabrina Andron? The water was like the bubbles on the tip if a beer It wasnt calm and it wasnt going in and then
8、 out. It was just coming in and in . Whats the girl like ? Knowledgable, calm, brave, insistent , firm , observant, watchful 1. To arm ourselves with more knowledge about disasters. 2. Stay calm/orderly/quick-thinking/thoughtful 3. Obey the command 4. Practise safety procedures What can we learn fro
9、m the two articles to avoid suffering in natural disasters? Pay attention to the headline and the first paragragh. The lead (who, what, where, when, why and how) Important facts Less important facts Reading strategy How to read a news report? Discussion After learning the two artlcle ,what can we do to protect ourselves from natural disasters
