1、fireNatural Disastersfloodtyphoon 台风台风 typhoonvolcano(火山火山)sandstorm 沙尘暴沙尘暴tsunami(海啸）海啸）earthquakeHow much do you know about an earthquake?Many people diedPeople lost their homes Many things were destroyed.Pacific plateAmerican plateEurasian plate Indian plateAfrican plateAntarctic plateSan Francis
2、coParagraph 4Pacific plate NorthSouthWestEastAmerican plateEarthquake Happens2.What strange things would happen before an earthquake?What strange things would happen before an earthquake?Bright lights flash in the skyAnimals are too nervous to sleep,such as cats,dogs,chickens,horses,ducks and rabbit
3、s,etc.Unit4Unit4TangshanTangshan,HebeiJuly 28th,1976Tangshan,HebeiJuly,28th,1976When did the earthquake happen?How many people were killed and injured during the quake?How many buildings were destroyed?How many soliders were sent to help the rescue workers?at about 3:00 am,July 28th,1976(Line 5)more
4、 than 400,000(Line 17)all,75%,90%(Line 19)150,000 soldiers(Line 29)(3 minutes)lParagraph_:before the quakelParagraph_:during the quakelParagraph_:after the quakeWe can divide the passage into three parts:12-34Paragraph 1:Listen to the tape.While listening,write down the things that happen before an
5、earthquake.After listening,put up your hands quickly and tell me your answers.If you can do it quickly and correctly,your group will get one point.Come on!1._ will rise and fall.2._ have cracks.3._ and _ will be too nervous to eat.4._ will run out of the fields.5._ will jump out of the bowls or pond
6、s.6._ were in the sky.Before the earthquakeWaterThe well wallsChickenspigsMiceFishBright lights(5 minutes)Paragraph 2 and Paragraph 3:Read the two paragraphs carefully,and answer the True(T)or False(F)questions.Each group should also compete with each other.1.People in Beijing also felt the earthqua
7、ke.2.Two-thirds of people died in this earthquake.3.Tens of thousands of cows would give milk again after the earthquake.4.Many rescue workers and doctors were trapped under the ruins during another quake.5.People tried to get fresh water in the wells.（T）（F）（F）（T）（F）In the earthquake(10 minutes,corr
8、ect the sentence if it is false)Paragraph 4:After the earthquakeListen to the tape and then fill in the blanks:Soldiers were sent to dig out those trapped and _ the dead;People built_ for the homeless and _ was taken to the city.to burysheltersfresh water(5 minutes)_ happened in Tang Shan.For a few
9、days,water in the wells _.Mice,chicken,pigs and even fish became _.At 3:00 am,everything began to shake.The city lay _.Two-thirds of the people _ or were_.Then later that afternoon,another big quake _ Tang Shan._ came to help the rescue workers._ were built and _ was taken to the city.Slowly,the cit
10、y began to breathe.nervous,died,injured,Strange things,rose and fell,shook,The army,Shelters,fresh water,in ruinsStrange thingsnervousin ruinsdiedinjuredshookThe armySheltersfresh waterrose and fell(3 minutes)Work in groups and then share with us your ideasHow to help the sufferers?uIf I was on the
11、spot(在现场)，I would _ uIf I was not on the spot,I would _take care of the sick people,give out the goods(物品物品)，help the doctorsdonate(捐赠捐赠)my money and some of my belongings（所有物）（所有物）such such as clothes,bags,books to help them,I will also call on(呼吁呼吁)peopleto give their help to them on the spotwe can overcome all the disasters because our country is a big one,full of love and cooperation.Let our love spreads all over china and all over the world!HomeworkUsing the information about Tangshan Earthquake,write a piece of news about it.Please add a title.
