1、Unit4Unit4NatureemotionalMr.（情绪化的）Natural DisastersfireHow many disasters do you know?droughtfloodtyphoon/hurricanevolcano eruptionsnow slidetornadosandstormtsunami泥石流泥石流EarthquakeNatural Disastersfireearthquaketyphoondroughtvolcano eruptionfloodmudflowsandstormThe earthquake.How much do you know ab
2、out the earthquake?What happened on 12 May,2008?Wenchuan Earthquake2008.5.12The city lay in ruins.破败不堪破败不堪The buildings fell down.倒塌倒塌Many people were killed or injured.受伤的受伤的A great number of people lost their homes.许多，大量许多，大量Tangshan,HebeiJuly 28th,1976Guess:what may happen before an earthquake?Re
3、ad the 1st paragraph to find out the answer.Para.1:What happened before the earthquake?Careful reading The water in the wells_and_.And some deep _could be seen in the well walls.A_gas came out the cracks.rosefellcrackssmellyMice ran out of the fields_places to hide.Fish _out of bows and ponds.lookin
4、g forjumpedPeople could see _lights in the sky.bright The chickens and even pigs were_nervous _eat.tooto What shall we do if an earthquake happens?Discussion Dont be nervous and keep calm.Dont try to run out of the classroom.Protect your head by putting your bag on your head.Sit down under your desk
5、.Leave the classroom after the earthquake.A NIGHT A NIGHT THE EARTH DIDNT SLEEPTHE EARTH DIDNT SLEEPReading:Time:Place:Disaster:July 28,1976Tangshan,HebeiA big earthquakeMain idea:An earthquake happened in Tangshan on July 28,1976Fast readingJust match it!Part1Part2Part3(Para.1)(Para.2&3)(Para.4)Par
6、a.Para.2-32-33:42greatestSteamdirtBricksdamsuselesssteelSandelectricityData(数据数据)v of the nation felt the earthquake.v A huge crack that was kilometers long and metres wide cut across houses.vIn terrible seconds a large city lay in ruins.v of the people died or were injured during the earthquake.v T
7、he number of people who were killed or injured reached more than .vAll of the citys hospitals,of its factories and buildings and of its homes were gone.1/3830152/3400,00075%90%Para.2-3How many soldiers did the army How many soldiers did the army send to Tangshan to help the rescue send to Tangshan t
8、o help the rescue workers?workers?Where were most of the 10,000 Where were most of the 10,000 miners rescued from the coal mines?miners rescued from the coal mines?Why did workers build shelters Why did workers build shelters for survivors?for survivors?How was fresh water taken How was fresh water
9、taken to the city?to the city?How many soldiers did the army send to Tangshan to help the rescue workers?The army sent 150,000 soldiers to Tangshan to help the rescue workers.Where were most of the 10,000 miners rescued from the coal mines?To the north of the city,most of the 10,000 miners were resc
10、ued from the coal mines.Why did workers build shelters for survivors?Because their homes had been destroyed.How was fresh water taken to the city?Fresh water was taken to the city by train,truck and plane.Filling the blanks with the first given letter:Several days before July 28,1976,many s_ things
11、happened in Tangshan.They were signs for the e_.But people in the city of Tangshan didnt think m_ of these.At 3:42am that day,the earth began to s_,which d_ the city.trangearthquakeuchhakeestroyedMany people including workers and doctors,came to r_ those t_ under the ruins.Later that afternoon anoth
12、er big earthquake struck Tangshan.More people were killed or i_ and more buildings f_ down.Soldiers were called in to help the rescue workers.Teams were organized to d_ the trapped and b_ the dead.escuerappedellurynjuredig outTang shans new lookHomework Think about why an earthquake happens.Find out the difficult phrases and sentences that you dont understand.
