1、Unit 4 EarthquakesWelcome to our English class!1. Warming-upWhat may happen if you hear this sound?Earthquake warning broadcast1. Warming-up1. Warming-upYibin Earthquake June 17th, 2021What do you think the earthquakes will cause?1. Warming-up1. Warming-upThe town lies in ruins.1. Warming-upBuilding
2、s fall down.Roads crack.（/krk/ vt. & vi. (使使)开裂开裂, 破裂破裂）1. Warming-upMany people are killed or injured.2. Pre-readingReadingThe NIGHT THE EARTH DIDNT SLEEPWhen?Where?What?3. SkimmingMain idea and structure Skim the passage and think about these questions.1. What is the passage mainly about? 2. In wh
3、at order is the passage written?3. How many parts will you divide the passage into?1.When and where what happened? At 3:42，A severe earthquake happened in Tangshan.Video of Video of Tangshan EarthquakeTangshan EarthquakeParagraph Topic sentence 12345Strange things were happening in the countryside o
4、f northeast Hebei. Everything began to shake. It seemed as if the world was at an end. Everywhere survivors looked nearly everything was destroyed. But hope was not lost. 1.Skim to find out the topic sentences:pay attention to the first ,second or last sentence.3. SkimmingTangshan started to revive
5、itself and .feet. 2. In what order is the passage written?A. Space B. Time C. Logic3. Skimming3. Skimming3. How many parts will you divide the passage into? Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 A. Timely rescue after the earthquake B. Strange signs before the earthquake.C. Serious damage during the earthquake.para
6、1para2-3para 4-5Read Part 1, answer the following question and fill in the blanks:4. ScanningWhat signs happened before the earthquake?Detailed information of each partA. The ground: _ in the village wells rose and fell. Some deep _ could be seen in the well walls. Some _ gas came out the cracks. Wa
7、tersmellycracksPart 1 4. ScanningB. Animals: The _ and _ were too nervous to eat. _ ran out of the fields looking for places to hide. _ jumped out of bowls and ponds.chickensMicePart 1 pigsFish4. ScanningC. The sky: People could see bright _ in the sky.lightsPart 1 4. ScanningRead through Part 2 and
8、 pay attention to the numbers.How serious the damage of the earthquake was?v _ of the nation felt the earthquake.v In less than one minute _v 2/3 of the people _v The number of people who were killed or injured reached more than _.v All of the citys hospitals, _ of its factories and buildings and _
9、of its homes were gone.1/3a large city lay in rainswere dead or were injured400,00075%90%data4. Scanning4. ScanningConsolidationHow does the author describe the damage to Tangshan?A. By asking questions B. By listing the data C. By making comparisonsD. By making definition(定义定义)Read through Part 3 a
10、nd fill in the forms:Why does the author say “All hope was not lost”?The rescue150, 000 1. _ were sent to Tangshan. The 2. _ dug out the trapped and buried the dead.Most of the 10,000 3. _ came to save people.Workers built 4._ for survivors.5._ were brought into the city. soldiersarmydoctors and nur
11、sesshelters Water and food4. Scanning5. SummaryConsolidation Summarize the passage.How?Key words5. Summaryword cloud5. SummaryOn _, a terrible _ happened in _. _ the earthquake, some strange _appeared but were ignored. _ the earthquake, the city was seriously _ and people were shocked. However, _ th
12、en, the _ and workers came to _ timely and finally the city was _. July 28th, 1976earthquakeBeforesignsDuringdamagedafterarmyrescuerecoveringWhy did people think little of these signs?The earthquake happened at midnight.People were asleep.People didnt know what the strange events meant.People lacked
13、 the knowledge of earthquakes.6. DiscussionHow can we protect ourselves in an earthquake ? 6. DiscussionDiscuss with your group members and draw a mind map.If we are indoors If we are outside If we are driving If we are in a crowded public place How can we protect ourselves in an earthquake ? 6. Dis
14、cussionHow to protect?Hide under the hard furniture.Put out the fire and turn off the gas.6. DiscussionNever try to use the lift.Use something hard to protect your head. 6. Discussion6. DiscussionvIf youre indoors, stay and hide under a desk or table, or stand against a wall. The kitchen is a partic
15、ularly dangerous spot. If youre in an office building, stay away from windows and outside walls and do not use the elevator.vIf youre outside, go to the empty place. Stay away from buildings, power lines or anything else that could fall on you.6. DiscussionvIf youre driving, move the car out of traf
16、fic and stop. Avoid parking under or on bridges or overpasses. Try to get away from trees, light posts, signs and power lines.vIf youre in a crowded public place, avoid panicking and do not rush for the exit. Stay low and cover your head and neck with your hands or something hard .7. HomeworkImagine you were Li Hua, a chairman of Students Union. You want to give a speech on how to protect ourselves during the earthquake to students in your school. Use 120 words to write your passage.
