1、Unit 4EarthquakeUsing language必修一必修一 Reading and speaking Look at the pictures and discuss what happened.Here is a letter of invitation.Read it carefully and answer the following questions.2.Who will receive the letter?People who have won the students high school speaking competition about new Tangs
2、hanZhang Sha.To honour those who died in the terrible disaster and those who helped the survivors.On July 28 at 11:00 am.Imagine that you are the student who has been invited to give a speech.What should you include in your speech?Maybe the following points will help you.Thank Mr Zhang Sha and the g
3、overnment for inviting you to speak.Thank those who helped the survivors and list what they did after the quake.Thank those who worked hard to build a new city.Encourage the people to be always proud of their city.Describe your feelings about the city,which is known as the“Brave City of China”.Thank
4、 the visitors for listening to your speech.I would like to express my thanks to who.;Here,I wish to express my thanks to the great efforts Id also like to thank No words are strong enough to express our;It was terrible when It seemed as if.I remember I felt Not long after that Luckily,One possible s
5、peech:Ladies and gentlemen,Good morning.Its my great honor to be given the chance to give the speech.Thank Mr Zhang and the city government for inviting me to speak.And thank all of you to attend this activity.Everybody knows that this park will be opened to honor those who died in the terrible disa
6、ster on this day 33 years ago.We should say that all of you are very lucky to have survived.But never can we forget those who helped you do the rescue work.They dug out those who had been trapped and buried the dead.They also helped build the new city.They built new homes and offices in only seven y
7、ears.For this work,many workers and soldiers lost their lives.We should show our greatest honor to them.When I first arrived in the city yesterday,I came to understand why Tangshan was called“Brave City of China”.What you have done made the whole world surprised.Look at the tall buildings and the be
8、autiful environment.How brave you are!I think you should always be proud of the city.Thank you for listening to my speech.Look at the stamps of new Tangshan and discuss what had to be done to rebuild a city after an earthquake.Sample discussion:S1:Lets look at the stamps.They seem to show new houses
9、,a new city center,new factories,schools,hospitals and a new port.S2:That shows how strong the earthquake must have been and how much damage there was if so much of Tangshan had to be replaced.S1:Yes,indeed.The people of Tangshan must have had a terrible time while the earthquake was happening.S2:Ye
10、s.I wonder how long they had to live in temporary accommodation?S1:Well,the United Nations praised the people of Tangshan for rebuilding their city so quickly.It only took seven years.S2:There must have been so much to do:clear the site of ruined buildings;design new ones that would withstand anothe
11、r earthquake;bring in new building materials,bring in the workers to build the factories,homes etc.Such a lot of work!S1:Yes,and meanwhile the people had to live in tents.They must have worried a lot about how they would pay for food and clothes.Poor things!S2:Indeed,we owe them a lot.And they made
12、everyone aware of the dangers of earthquakes and how to prepare for another one.They themselves were survivors in more ways than one!Listening 1 How would you feel if your home was suddenly destroyed without warning?In pairs make a list of useful adjectives to express your feelings.Useful adjectives
13、:very shocked,frightened,very upset,unable to understand what was happening,confused,panic-stricken.2 Listen to the tape and then tell whether they are true or false.1.The man was sleeping downstairs when the earthquake happened.2.Many huge buildings were shaking bricks were falling.FT3.A lot of peo
14、ple were buried under the ruins.4.Some cows were killed in the fire.5.He felt safer because he go away easily.TFF1.When did the earthquake begin?2.What did the speaker do after he woke up?3 Listen to the tape again and in groups discuss these questions.Around 5 oclock in the morning.He rushed outsid
15、e as soon as he woke up.3.What did he see and hear outside?When he got outside he thought the world had come to an end.He heard people crying and shouting.He saw people running everywhere and bricks falling down from buildings.There were big fires too.4.What happened to the man next to him?5.How did
16、 he get away from the city?6.Which of your adjectives describe the mans feelings most closely?He was killed by bricks falling from a nearby building.He got away from the city by boat.Very shocked,devastated.1 I asked a man standing nex(t)to me wha(t)happened.2 Some of them ha(d)broken their legs and
17、 others were climbing upon each other to get out.4 Read the sentences below and pay attention to liaison and incomplete explosion.R:What was the first thing you remember?Listening textA report is asking a man to describe his experience in the San Francisco earthquake of 1906.R=reporter M=manM:Oh,my
18、goodness.It was about 5 oclock in the morning.I remember,I woke up when I was thrown out of the bed.When I tried to walk,the floor shook so that I fell.I felt terrified and rushed downstairs.R:What did you see outside?M:Oh,I saw things I never want to see again.It seemed as if the end of the world c
19、ame.People were crying,shouting and running everywhere.bricks were falling down from some buildings while big ones were shaking Lots of people were getting buried under bricks.There were great fires around us.It was terrible!R:Did you realize what was happening?M:No.I asked a man standing next to me
20、 what happened.Before he could answer,some bricks fell on him and he was killed.R:That sounds frightening.Did you know where to find a safer place?M:Oh,no.Luckily I met a man who knew the way to a boat.R:Soyou got away easily?M:No,we didnt.It was difficult because the streets had deep cracks.As we w
21、ere carefully picking our way,some frightened cows rushed up Market Street and dropped into one of them.Ill never forget the noise they made.Some of them had broken their legs and others were climbing upon each other to get out.Horrible!R:How did you feel once youd left the city?M:Umm.I felt safer b
22、ecause we were being cared for.The soldiers saved us.They brought us water and food.Thanks to them many of us are still alive!Reading and writing You are going to write an article for a newspaper about a special event that happened in your hometown.Before you start,you should write an outline.It wil
23、l help you organize your ideas.A newspaper outline usually includes:a headline,a list of main ideas and a list of important details.An interesting title that tells the reader what your topic is.HeadlineMain ideasDetailsDo you know what an outline is?outline1.Why an outline is important?Because an ou
24、tline will prepare you to write a better story.2.What should an outline conclude?A good outline should have a headline,a list of main idea and a list of important details.Discuss with your partners the following questions.3.Why a headline is important?A headline can tell the reader what the topic is
25、,so it can attract the readers attention since the reader may not have bought the newspaper before they read the headline.4.What are the steps to finish a newspaper story?First,organize the main ideas.Next,put some details into each paragraph.5.What is the feature of the newspaper story?A newspaper
26、story gives the most important news first and the least important news last.Now write your outline.Before you write it,ask yourself these questions:What happened?When did it happen?Where?Who took part?Why?Sample China leads world in traffic deathExperts say that road traffic accidents are on the ris
27、e and China ranks first in the world in traffic death tolls.Worldwide Statistics show that the global traffic accident death toll amounted to 500,000 in 2003,with the largest share,104,000reported in China,followed by India with 86,000,the U.S.with 40,000,and Russia with 26,000,said Duan Liren,former deputy director of the Beijing Traffic Management Bureau.Road accidents are the seventh leading killer in China.
