1、Unit Four:Earthquakes Period One:Warming up and speakingHow many natural disasters do you know?typhoon台风台风沙尘暴沙尘暴drought干旱干旱earthquakeDiscussion:What do you think will happen before an earthquake?Bright light flashes in the skyThe well has deep cracks in it,and the water in it rises and fallsChickens
2、 and dogs,and pigs were too nervous to eat.Fish jump out of the pond,and mice run out of the fields to hideWhat is the result after an earthquake?People were injured.The city was in ruins.Roads might crack.The buildings fell downUnit Four:Earthquake Period Two:ReadingRead the text silently and quick
3、ly and try to get the information about the following questions.1.When and where did the earthquake happen?2.How many people died or injured in this earthquake?3.What was the damage in this earthquake?Q1:An earthquake happened in Tangshan,Hebei,on July 28th,1976.Q2:the number of people who were kill
4、ed or seriously injured reached about 400,000vQ3:paragraph three nearly everything was destroyedHow many parts can this passage be divided into?Three parts Do you know the main idea of each part?Part 1Paragragh1Part 2Paragraph 2.3Part 3Paragraph 4The main idea of each part:time orderPart 1.（Para.1）B
5、efore the earthquakePart 2.(Para.2,3)During the earthquakePart 3.(Para.4)After the earthquakeSomething strange happened in Tangshan Something happenedthe destroy of the earthquake in TangshanSomething happenedthe rescue of Tangshanskimming Skim the passage and find out the topic sentence of each par
6、agraph.Paragraph Topic sentence Position in the paragraph12 34 Strange things were happening in the countryside of northeast Hebei.Everything began to shake.It seemed as if the world was at an end.Everywhere they looked nearly everything was destroyed.All hope was not lost.beginning beginning beginn
7、ing beginning Detailed-readingMain IdeaDetails_ things were happening in the countryside in northeast Hebei.The water in the wells _ and _.A _ gas came out of the cracks.The chickens and pigs were too _ to _.Fish _out of the bowls and ponds.Mice _ out of the fields.At _ am on July 28,1976,people saw
8、 _ _ in the sky.signs before the earthquake Para.1Fill in the blanksFill in the blanksStrangerosefellsmellynervouseatjumpedran3:00bright lightsMain IdeaDetailsAt _ am,the _ earthquake of the 20th century began._ burst from holes in the ground.Hard hills of rock became rivers of _._ covered the groun
9、d like red autumn leaves.Two _ and most of the bridges fell.The railway tracks were now _pieces of _._ now filled the wells instead of water.Water,food and _ were hard to get.Damage caused byearthquakePara.2-3Fill in the blanksFill in the blanks3:42greatestSteamdirtBricksdamsuselesssteelSandelectric
10、ityMainidea EventResult after that _ not lost_sent 150,000 soldiers _built s h e l t e r s f o r survivors_taken to the city The city began to breath againhope armyworkersfresh water of the nation felt the earthquake.A huge crack that was kilometres long and metres wide cut across houses.In terrible
11、 seconds a large city lay in ruins.of the people died or were injured during the earthquake.The number of people who were killed or injured reached more than .All of the citys hospitals,_ of its factories and buildings and of its homes were gone.1/3830152/3400,00075%90%Para.2-3A the army came to hel
12、p themB the quake happened while they were sleepingC they were nervousD dames and wells were uselessE they didnt know the quake caused the strange things1 The chickens didnt eat because2 Before the earthquake the people didnt worry because3 Such a great number of people died because4 Water was neede
13、d because5 The people did not lose hope becauseRead the text aloud and join the correct parts of the sentences.True or false1.People in Tangshan were warned of the earthquake and didnt go to bed that night.2.People in Beijing also felt the earthquake.3.More than 400,000people were killed in the quak
14、e.4.Many rescue workers and doctors were trapped under the ruins during the aftershock.5.People tried to get fresh water from under the ground.FTFTFconclusion:Sum up the main idea of the passage:_ happened in Tangshan.For a few days,water in the wells _.From the _ of wells _came out.Mice,chicken,pig
15、s and even fish became _.At 3:00 am,everything began to _.It seemed that the world was _._ of the nation _ it._ cut across the city.The city lay _.Strange thingsrose and fellcrackssmelly gasnervousshakeat an endOne-thirdfeltA huge crackin ruinsTwo-thirds of the people died or _.Then later that after
16、noon,another big quake _ Tangshan.People began to wonder _.But all hope _.Soldiers came to help those _.Slowly,the city began to _.were injuredshookhow long the disaster would lastwas not lostsurvivorsbreathe againFilling the blacks with the first given letter:Several days before July 28,1976,many s
17、_things 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,a
18、nother big earthquake struck Tangshan.More people were killed or injured and more buildings f_down.Soldiers were called in to help the rescue workers.T_were organized to dig out the trapped and b_the dead.escuerappedelleamsuryWhat shall we do if an earthquake happens?Some tips for youvDont be nervou
19、s and keep calm.vDont try to run out of the classroom.vProtect your head by putting your bag on your head.vSquat or sit down under your desk.vLeave the classroom after the earthquake.watermoneyidentity cardfoodclothesmappictures of familymobile phoneWhat will you take?Why?flashlightwhistleTangshans
20、new lookvAn earthquake is the result of a sudden release of energy in the Earths crust.vEarthquakes may result in disease,lack of basic necessities,loss of life,general property damage,road and bridge damage and sometimes landslides,fires,flood and even tsunamis.vLearn the useful words and expressions by heart.vRecite the 2nd para.
