1、Earthquakes 词汇课词汇课Unit 4 EarthquakesvocabularyObjectivesBy the end of the class,you will be able too get the Chinese meaning of the wordso use the words in different contextso write a passage about an earthquake oGuess the meaning of the following nouns from the pictures1.pipewater pipegas pipe2.tra
2、ckrailway trackrunning track3.They are miners.4.They are working in a mine.5.crack6.shelter7.ruin(s)8.brick1.pipe2.track3.miner4.mine5.crack6.shelter7.ruin(s)8.bricka)n.矿井b)n.废墟c)n.裂缝d)n.管道e)n.砖f)n.矿工g)n.轨道h)n.避难所,遮蔽处oGuess the meaning of the verbs from the pictures and sentences.The boy was badly i
3、njured.The mans head was seriously injured.1.injurevt.使使受伤，伤害受伤，伤害2.trapThe villagers were trapped in the house by the flood.The elephant was trapped in a hole on the ground.vt.使陷入困境，困住使陷入困境，困住The boy was buried under the ruins.Some people died and their relatives were burying the dead.3.buryvt.埋葬，掩
4、埋埋葬，掩埋People were shocked at the sudden death of the Polish president.Everyone was shocked to hear that some children were killed.4.shockvt.使使震惊震惊The balloon will burst if you blow it up any more.The water pipe burst and water came out.5.burstvi.爆裂爆裂1.injure 2.trap3.bury4.shock5.burstvt.使受伤；伤害vt.使陷入
5、困境vt.埋葬；掩埋vt.使震惊vi.爆裂Guess the meaning of the verbs from the context.1.rescue2.destroy3.dig out4.survive survivorvt.援救；营救vt.破坏；毁坏phr.挖出，掘出v.幸存n.幸存者burst,bury,destroy,dig out,injure,rescue,shock,survivor,trapFill in the blanks with the proper form of the following words.At 3:42 am on July 28,1976,the
6、 earth began to shake.In a few seconds the whole city was _.People were _ to see the terrible scene.Huge cracks could be seen on the walls and in the roads.Red bricks covered the ground.The railway tracks and highways became useless.Many water pipes in the buildings _.As a result,drinking water was
7、hard to get.destroyedshockedburstPeople suffered a lot.Over 240,000 people were killed and 160,000 were _.Soon after the quakes,many people,including workers and doctors,came to _ those who were _ under the ruins.Very soon the army sent a lot of soldiers to help,and teams were organized to _ the tra
8、pped and _ the dead.injuredrescuetrappeddig outbury Shelters were built for _ whose homes had been destroyed.Gradually things improved.People began to have hope again and they were determined to rebuild a new Tangshan.survivorsLook at the pictures and make up sentences with the new words.Some surviv
9、ors were cooking in the ruins.The school building was destroyed in the earthquake.The girls mother was badly injured.The man was trapped under the ruins.Fan Deng was shocked when she woke up and looked around.Some soldiers were digging out the survivors.A miner was rescued from the fallen mine.Writi
10、ng:Suppose youre a survivor of the Wenchuan Earthquake.Write a short passage about what happened on that terrible day.Note:You must use at least 5 of the words learnt today.ExcellentGoodJust so-soNot good1.Handwriting2.Logic(逻辑)3.New words4.Spelling5.GrammarEvaluation Form谢谢观看！谢谢观看！HomeworkoEvaluate your partners writing,and polish your writing.
