1、,Unit 4,Earthquakes,Sometimes it is destroyed by some natural disasters(自然灾害), so it is also dangerous.,How do you think of our world? Is it beautiful?,1.Warming-up,However, is our world always beautiful and safe? Why?,What natural disasters have you ever heard or seen?,How many natural disasters do
2、 you know?,tsunami tsunm 海啸,typhoon tafun 台风,Free talk,tornado tned 龙卷风,dzst n. 灾害,thunderstorm ndstm 雷暴雨,flood fld 洪水,snowstorm snstm 暴风雪,14:28,May12,8.0,Sichuan,guess,Warming up,Earthquake in Wenchuan on May 12th, 2008.,The whole city lay in ruins, 69,225 people died, 374,640 were injured and 1793
3、9 were missing.,Discussion: What do you think will happen before an earthquake?,There is bright light in the sky.,The animals were too nervous to sleep or eat, such as dogs , cows, pigs, horses, and chickens.,Mice run out of the fields.,Fish jump out of bowls and ponds.,There are cracks in the wells
4、.,The water in the well rises and falls.,A smelly gas comes out of the cracks.,Remember these signs before an earthquake.,We can reduce the loss of an earthquake if we get to notice these signs and take some actions before the earthquake happens.,Apart from Wenchuan Earthquake, do you know another b
5、ig earthquake happened in China?,In Tangshan, in 1976.,Buildings fall down.,After the earthquake,what will happen do you think?,Bridges are broken .,The supply of electricity and water is cut off.,A number of people are homeless.,A night the earth didnt sleep,Reading,Fast reading :,3. Underline the
6、topic sentence of each paragraph.,1.Skim the passage and think about the meaning of the title.,2. Write down the main idea of the whole text. (no more than 10 words.),Whats the meaning of the title “ A NIGHT THE EARTH DIDNT SLEEP”?,1. The title “A night the earth didnt sleep” means _. A. the earth w
7、as awake all night long B. people on the earth couldnt fall asleep that night C. the earth shook like crazy that night D. animals on the earth would not sleep that night,Time: Place: Disaster:,July 28, 1976,Tangshan, Hebei,A big earthquake,Main idea:,An earthquake happened in Tangshan on July 28, 19
8、76,2. Whats the main idea of the text? (no more than 10 words),3. Topic sentence of each paragraph.,Para. 1,Para. 2,Para. 3,Para. 4,Strange things were happening in the countryside of northeast Hebei.,Everything began to shake.,Everywhere they looked nearly everything was destroyed.,All hope was not
9、 lost.,According to the main idea of each paragraph, divide this passage into three parts.,Paragraph 1,Paragraph 2,Paragraph 3,Part 1,Part 2,Part 3,Paragraph 4,1.Sum up the main idea of each part of the passage. (use “during, before, after” to fill in the blank) 2.In what order did the writer write
10、the passage?,Part 1: Para 1,Part 2: Para 2&3,Part 3: Para 4,signs,damage,recovery,the earthquake,the earthquake,the earthquake,Before,During,After,Time,Exercise,Task2,Detailed reading,rose and fell,deep cracks, smelly gas,too nervous to eat,Part 1 Signs before the earthquake,ran out of the fields, l
11、ooking for places to hide,jumped out of the ponds,bright lights,sound of planes heard even no planes,cracked and burst,Para2-3 Damage during the earthquake.,The city The people,It seemed as if the world was at an end.,Damage during the earthquake,Para. 2-3,Fill in the blanks,3:42,greatest,Steam,dirt
12、,Bricks,Damage during the earthquake,Para. 2-3,Fill in the blanks,dams,useless,steel,Sand,electricity,Data (数据),_ of the nation felt the earthquake. A huge crack that was _ kilometres long and _ metres wide cut across houses. In _ terrible seconds a large city lay in ruins. _ of the people died or w
13、ere injured during the earthquake. The number of people who were killed or injured reached more than _. All of the citys hospitals, _ of its factories and buildings and _ of its homes were gone.,1/3,8,30,15,2/3,400,000,75%,90%,Para. 2-3,Part 2,How the army helped the people inTangshan?,1.The army _
14、teams to _ those who were trapped and to bury the _.,2.Miners _ from the coal mines.,3.Shelters _ for _ whose homes had been _.,4._ water was _(take) to the city.,organized,dig out,dead,were rescued,were built,survivors,destroyed,Fresh,taken,Part 3,Recovery after the earthquake,1).”All hope was not
15、lost.” A None of the hope was lost. B There was no hope at all. C Not all hope was lost. 2).“The city began to breathe again.”,The two sentences appear in Part _. Guess the meaning of them according to the context.,A Slowly, the wind began to blow in the city. B Slowly, the people in the city began
16、to breathe. C Slowly, the city began to come to life.,Why?,3,Summary,What have you learnt in this class?,2.,Retell the event,_ happened in Tang Shan. For a few days, water in the wells _. From the _ of wells _came out. Mice, chicken, pigs and even fish became _. At 3:00 am, everything began to _.It
17、seemed that the world was _. _ of the nation _ it. _cut across the city. The city lay _.,Strange things,rose and fell,cracks,smelly gas,nervous,shake,at an end,One-third,felt,A huge crack,in ruins,Two-thirds of the people _ or _. Then later that afternoon, another big quake _ Tang Shan. People began
18、 to wonder _. But all hope _. _ came to help those _. Slowly, the city began to _.,died,were injured,shook,how long the disaster would last,was not lost,The army,breathe again,survivors,Post-reading,Discussion (pair or group work),Discussion: What shall we do if an earthquake happens?,If in classroo
19、m,If outdoors,If in classroom: 1.Dont be nervous and keep calm.,2.When at the bottom of the building, you should leave the classroom in good order. If you are at the top of the building , dont try to run out of the classroom or jump out of the window.,3.Hide under your desk and protect your head by
20、putting your hands on your head. 4.Wait for a good time and leave the classroom right away after the shake decrease(减少，减小).,If outdoors:,Stay away from buildings, trees, signs, and power lines. Crouch down(蹲下) and cover the head.,Get away!,Tangshans new look,Be aware of earthquakes and love our life! 警惕地震， 珍爱生命,
