1、 Listen and SayWhich place do you hear in this song?What do you know about it?Look and Say The location of San Francisco earthquakeAbout the author The 1906 EarthquakeOn April 18,1906,one of the strongest earthquake ever recorded in North America struck San Francisco,California.The shaking of the ea
2、rth was felt the way from southern Oregon to Los Angeles and as far east as central Nevada.The earthquake destroyed much of the city of San Francisco.An estimated 28000 buildings were lost,about half the city population was left homeless,and more than 3000 people perished.About the author Jack Londo
3、n(1876-1916)born in San Francisco,CaliforniaA famous U.S.American novelist,short-story writer and journalistWorks:The Call of the Wild(1903)White Fang,To Build a Fire etc.Look and Predict The Story of an Eyewitness by Jack LondonGlobal ReadingPara.1Para.1Para.2Para.2Para.3Para.3Para.4Para.4Para.5Par
4、a.5A city has never been so completely destroyed before in history.A fire broke out in San Francisco within an hour after the earthquake shock.The earthquake and flame caused great damage to the city.By Wednesday afternoon,half of the heart of the city was gone.By Wednesday night,the very heart of t
5、he city was gone.Para.6Para.6 Peoples behaviour on that terrible day timeClose reading1.Why was the whole city completely destroyed?1.The earthquake lasting 30 seconds destroyed the city.2.A big fire broke out after the earthquake which caused a lot of damage.Both were deadly destructive to the city
6、.2.What damage did the earthquake cause?Close readingAll the innovative creations of a twentieth-century city had been broken by the earthquake.The streets were twisted out of shape and piled with the remains of fallen walls.The steel rails were twisted into different anglesThe telephone and telegra
7、m system were cut off.The great water mains has burst.Close reading3.Where was the writer?He was an eyewitness and watched the huge fire from out on the bay.4.How do you understand the sentence“A catalog of the deeds of heroism would stock a library.A record of the dead never be made.”?The names of
8、brave people would be recorded in the history of the city,however,in this disaster there were so many people killed,whose names we would never know.Close reading5.What did the people behave during the earthquake?There was no shouting.There was no one woman who cried,not one man who was excited,no on
9、e person who was in the slightest degree panic-stricken.Everyone was calm and gracious on this terrible night.Appreciate the language1.Not in history has a modern city been so completely destroyed.2.There was no opposing the flame.3.There was no organization,no communication.4.,but there was no stop
10、ping the onrush of the flame.5.There were no crowd.There was no shouting.6.not one woman who cried,not one man who are excited.panic-stricken.7.Never in all San Franciscos history,were her people so kind as on this night of terror.Powerful but negative words are:no,not and neverrepetitionAppreciate
11、the language1.San Francisco is gone.2.The factories,warehouses,great stores,newspaper buildings and hotels,are all gone too.3.By Wednesday afternoon,half the heart of the city was gone.repetitionThe repetition of negative words and gone is used to show the city was completely destroyed by the earthq
12、uake,which emphasizes the enormous loss of property and life and gives readers an impression of desperation.What did the writer want to tell us by using these words?Appreciate the language1.A list of the buildings destroyed would be a directory of San Francisco.A list of the buildings not destroyed
13、would be a line and several addresses.A catalog of the deeds of heroism would stock a library.A record of the dead will never be made.What rhetorical device is used here?It uses parallel structure(parallelism)to show the great damage and suffering.A lot of buildings were destroyed and only a few bui
14、ldings were not destroyed.Brave people will be remembered,yet people killed in this disaster will not be mentioned.parallelismAppreciate languageno opposing the flame.no organization,no communicationno stopping no crowds no shoutingnot one womannot one man not a personcontrast How can we feel throug
15、h the contrast?hopelesshopefulAppreciate the language Never in all San Franciscos history,were her people so kind as on that terrible night.San Francisco began to breathe again.Not in history has a modern city been so completely destroyed.It seemed as if San Francisco was at an end.contrastAppreciat
16、e the languageWhat is the writing style of Jack London?There are few adjectives or adverbs of manner in the text;rather,London uses simple and direct verbs to show what is happening.From this report,it is clear to see that his writing style is brief and tough.He tries to show reality as it is.Expres
17、s your viewBased on the report,infer what were in this city before the earthquake and what kind of city it was before the earthquake.Before the earthquake there were businesses,factories,great stores,hotels,newspaper buildings,railways and great pipes for carrying water.It was a modern,busy,rich,con
18、venient,comfortable and safe city.But now everything is gone after the earthquake.Express your viewBeforeAfterExpress your viewWhat do you learn from the earthquake in San Francisco?We should learn to treasure our life and help people in trouble because we never know when the disaster comes to us.With our joint efforts and strong belief,we can overcome any difficulties and rebuild a new home.Nature is to be respected,not to be conquered.History is to be remembered,not to be buried.
