1、Unit 4 EarthquakesVocabularyAims1.掌握四会词汇: strike/ hit, burst, useless, trap, destroy, ruin, injure, shock, rescue ,dig out, bury, a great number of.2.掌握以下单词中文意思: earthquake, pipe, track, miner, mine, nation, crack, brick ,dam ,shelter.3.在不同的语境当中使用新单词。(Step 3: Part I to Part III).4.通过复述汶川地震，提高学生的口语表达
2、能力。News ReportWatch a videoI. Read the BBC news carefully and find out the words or phrases related to the questions.On the afternoon 14：28 of May 12, 2008, an earthquake measuring 8.0 on the Richter scale hit Sichuan Province. The damage was great and a great number of people were affected by the e
3、arthquake.The number of people who died in the earthquake reached 69,000, with many more buried and injured. Nearly 2,000 of the dead were students and teachers who were trapped in schools that fell down. Fortunately, the rescue workers had dug out more than 5500 earthquake survivors from the ruins.
4、 Elsewhere more than 50000 people had been rescued from Wenchuan and shelters had been put up for the homeless. (BBC news). 1 . What happened to Wenchuan on May 12th,2008? (2 related words) 2.What damage has been caused by the earthquake? (7 related words or phrases ) 3.Whats peoples reaction to the
5、 earthquake? (3 related words or phrases ) hitdamagea great number of the number oftrapburyinjureruinrescueshelterdig out1.What happened to Wenchuan on May 12th,2008?On May12,2008,a terrible earthquake happened in Wenchuan. hit/ struck Wenchuan.broke out occurred hit (hit, hit)strike ( struck,strike
6、n)2. What damage has been caused by the earthquake?The water pipes burst, making the drinking water hard to get.burstburst into laughter =burst out laughing 突然大笑突然大笑burst into tears =burst out crying 突然大哭突然大哭(burst,burst)The railway tracks became useless.联想词汇：use vt.usage n.useful adj.Buildings were
7、 falling down. The whole city was destroyed and became ruins.vt. 破坏；毁坏破坏；毁坏n. 废墟废墟in ruins (建筑物）毁坏了建筑物）毁坏了The castle now lies in ruins.trapA man was trapped under the ruins.vt.使陷入困境，困住使陷入困境，困住A great number of people were seriously injured during the earthquake.injurevt.使使受伤，伤害受伤，伤害 a great number o
8、f 大量，许多the number of .的数量The number of people who died in the earthquake reaches 10,000. 3. Whats peoples reaction to the earthquake?The nation were shocked to hear that shocking news.vi.(使)震惊，震动The rescue workers tried their best to rescue the injured .n. & vt. 援救；营救援救；营救Unfortuantely, some people
9、died druing the earthquake. Their relatives dug out the bodies and buried the dead.vt.埋葬，掩埋埋葬，掩埋掘出，发现掘出，发现dig( dug,dug)bury (buried)More new words.shelterscracksbricksmineminersdamsput up sheltersPart III. Words game- Magic box1234567892 points1.He _(拯救)the man from drowning.2.The dog_(埋藏) the bone
10、in the ground.rescuedburiedQuestion1-23. The enemys bombs_(destroy) the whole city last year.4. Twenty miners were _(trap) underground after the fire.2 pointsdestroyedtrappedQuestion 3- 410. 按字母按字母和数字和数字提示，写出本节课所学的提示，写出本节课所学的8个单词：个单词：8456tdts71eatukeapcekk2rn3dsyQuestion 104 points1.earthquake2.ruin
11、s3.destroy4.dam5.trap6.shock7.useless8.trackYou are so lucky!You get 2 points for free!Look at the picture and make a sentence.trap3 pointsQuestion 5连词成句： to damage May 12th earthquake on great the caused Sichuan Province a .Keys: On May 12th,the earthquake caused a great damage to Sichuan Province.
12、3 pointsQuestion 6Make up a sentence.rescueinjure4 pointsQuestion 7根据提示填单词：8.After the quake, everything you could see was in r_.2 pointsuinsQuestion 8Sentence Translation: 3 points Nearly 2,000 of the dead were students and teachers who were trapped in schools that fell down. 2000个死亡人员中几乎都是被困在坍个死亡人
13、员中几乎都是被困在坍塌的校舍里面的学生和老师。塌的校舍里面的学生和老师。Question 9Part III. 翻译句子。翻译句子。1.消防员没有多考虑个人的安危，像平常一样将困在大火中的人员援救出来。1.The firefighters thought little of their personal safety and as usual _the people who _ _in the fire.2. 听完他的话，那个可怜的女孩泪水夺眶而出，冲出门外。After hearing his words, the poor girl _ _ _and rushed out of the ro
14、om.3. 2008年5月12日约下午两点半，距离成都159公里的汶川发生了一次强烈地震。At about 2:30 pm on May 12, 2008, _ _ _ struck Wenchuan, which is 159 kilometres away from Chengdu.rescuedwere burst into a strong trappedtearsearthquake4. 城市一片废墟，上百万的人无家可归。The city lay _ _and millions of people had no place to live in.5. 市政府为孤儿搭起避难处。The
15、city government _ _ _ _for the children without parents.in ruinsput up a shelterPart IV. 以下是关于唐山地震的介绍。请根据首字母或中文提示，用本节课所学的单词的合适形式填空： At 3:42 am on July 28, 1976, the earth began to shake. In a few seconds the whole city was 1.d_. People were 2. s_ to see the terrible scene. Huge 3._(裂缝）裂缝） could be s
16、een on the walls and in the roads. Red 4._（砖块）（砖块）covered the ground. The railway 5.t_and highways became useless. Many water 6.p_in the buildings 7._（爆裂）. As a result, drinking water was hard to get. estroyedhockedcracksbricksracksipesburst People suffered a lot. Over 240,000 people were killed and
17、 160,000 were 8.i_. Soon after the quakes, many people, including workers and doctors, came to 9._(救援) those who were 10.t_ under the 11._(废墟). Very soon the army sent a lot of soldiers to help, and teams were organized to dig out the trapped and 12.b_ the dead. 13._（避难所）（避难所） were built for survivo
18、rs whose homes had been destroyed. Gradually things improved. People began to have hope again and they were determined to rebuild a new Tangshan.njuredrescuerappedruinsuryShelters【Step 4 】ConsolidationRetelling：Try to retell Wenchuan earthquake. You should use at least 10 words you have learned in t
19、his lesson.用今天所学的单词复述汶川地震，至少要用到10个所学单词。Tips: 请参考课堂做笔记部分。1 . What happened to Wenchuan on May 12th,2008? (2 related words)earthquake, strike/ hit. 2.What damage has been caused by the earthquake? (7 related words or phrases ) damage,a great number of, the number of, trap, bury, injure, ruins3.Whats peoples reaction to the earthquake? (3 related words or phrases ) resuce, shelter, dig out
