1、Unit 4 Unit 4 EarthquakesEarthquakesWarming Warming Up,Pre-reading Up,Pre-reading and and ReadingReading Mr.Natureemotional（情绪化的）Natural DisastersNatural DisastersNatural DisastershurricanehurricanefloodflooddroughtdroughtTyphoonTyphoonfirefiresandstorm泥石流泥石流火山爆发火山爆发earthquake What will happen befor
2、e an earthquake?What do you think may happen before an earthquake?The water in the wells _and_.And some deep _could be seen in the well walls.A_gas came out the cracks.rosefellcrackssmellyWhat do you think may happen before an earthquake?The chickens and even pigs were_nervous _ eat.The dog was_loud
3、ly again and again.tootobarkingWhat do you think may happen before an earthquake?Mice ran out of the fields_places to hide.Fish _out of bows and ponds.looking forjumpedWhat do you think may happen before an earthquake?People could see _lights in the sky.bright How to protect ourselves in school if a
4、n 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.Squat(蹲）蹲）or sit down under your desk.Leave the classroom after the earthquake.A A NIGHT NIGHT THE THE EARTH EARTH DIDNT SLEEPDIDNT SLEEPFast readingF
5、ast reading What does the passage mainly talk about?An earthquake happened in Tangshan in 1976.No.3 on P27 Para.1:Before the earthquake,strange things began to happen but no one paid attention to them.Para.2:The earthquake destroyed the city of Tangshan.Para.3:The earthquake shocked the people very
6、much.Para.4:The army came to help the survivors,bringing hope for a new life.Sum up the main idea of each paragraph.(use one word to describe it)signsdamagesrecoveryPara1Para 2&3Para 4Detailed readingMain IdeaDetails _ things were happening in the countryside of northeast Hebei.The water in the well
7、s _ 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 _ _ in the sky.Signs before the earthquake Para.1Listen to the tape and fill in the blanksStrangerosefellsmellynervouseatjumpedr
8、an3:00bright lightsMain IdeaDetails At _ am,the _ earthquake of the20th century began._ burst from holes in the ground.Hard hills of the rock became rivers of _._ covered the ground like red autumn leaves.Two _ and most of the bridges fell.The railway tracks were now _pieces of _._ now filled the we
9、lls instead of water.Water,food,and _ were hard to get.Damage caused byearthquakePara.2-33:42greatestSteamdirtBricksdamsuselesssteelSandelectricityData(数据数据)of the nation felt the earthquake.A huge crack that was kilometres long and _ metres wide cut across houses.In terrible seconds a large city la
10、y 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.2-3 _ happened in Tangshan.For a few days,water in
11、the wells _.From the _ of wells _ come out.Mice,chickens,pigs and even fish became _.At 3a.m,everything began to _.It seemed that the world was _._ of the nation _ it._cut across the city.The city lay _.Strange thingsrose and fellcracksa smelly gasnervousshakeat an endOne-thirdfeltA huge crackin ruinsTwo-thirds of the people _ or _.Then later that afternoon,another big quake _ Tangshan.People began to wonder _.But all hope _._ came to help those _.Slowly,the city began to _.diedwere injuredshookhow long the disaster would lastwas not lostSoldierssurvivorsbreathe again
