1、Look at the photo and the questions below. Answer the questions below. 1. What may this passage talk about? 2. What kind of disasters do you know? It may talk about some disasters（灾难） Earthquakes, storms, aircraft crashes（空难） , oil spill, nuclear（核） disaster, terrorist attack（袭击） , virus (eg. H1N9)
2、Which two events does the writer mention? Location: Manhattan, New York Date: September 11, 2001 Target: World Trade Center The Pentagon How much do you know about September 11 attacks? Death: 2996 Non-fatal injuries: 6000+ Date: February 2011 Magnitude: 6.3 ML Epicenter: near Lyttelton, Canterbury,
3、 New Zealand How much do you know about 2011 Christchurch Earthquake? Casualties: 185 deaths 1500-2000 injuries, 164 serious Read the passage again, design some questions ,show them on the blackboard. 3a While reading, pay more attention to some key words. Dates ,events, names, places Find out the n
4、ew phrases: 响起 前一天 着火的建筑 到达 即将要做 排队等候 盯着 难以置信地 醒来 在 之前 第二天 转变成 arrive at/ get to be about to wait in line stare at in disbelief burning building wake up go off by the time the next day the day before turn into Incident Date Place How did writer end up missing the event? The world Trade Center was hi
5、t by a plane 2001.9.11 In New York She decided to get a coffee first from a coffee place two blocks away. Earthquake 2011.2.21 In New Zealand She missed her plane to New Zealand. Read the passage again and fill in the blanks. : Was the writer lucky or unlucky? why? The plane _ _(hit)her office build
6、ing before she _(go) up. By the time she _(get) to the airport, her plane _already _(take) off. Everything has two sides and life is not always perfect. We should look at things with an active heart. had hit went got taken Retell one of the events to your partner. Use these words and phrases to help you. stare in disbelief take off unexpected burn above alive till/until arrive at be about to even though 3c P91 e.g. On September 11, 2001, I arrived at my
