2015年秋高一英语(人教版)必修一教学Unit4EarthquakesReading.pptVIP

* Unit 4 Earthquakes How many Nature Disasters do you know? typhoon seismic sea wave / tsunami tornado, hurricane thunderstorm sand storm volcanic eruption drought flood hurricane fire earthquake Do you know what would happen before an earthquake? Bright lights flash in the sky. Animals are too nervous. They run around a lot. The water in the well rise and fall. Mice run out to look for places to hide. Fish jump out of the ponds. Tangshan, Hebei July 28th, 1976 2008. 5. 12 Wenchuan Earthquake 2010. 4. 14 Yushu Earthquake Can you describe how terrible the earthquake was? The town lay in ruins. 破败不堪 The buildings fell down. 倒塌 Roads cracked. v. 开裂 Many people were killed or injured. adj. 受伤的 A great number of people lost their homes. 许多，大量 Work in pairs. Imagine your home begins to shake and you must leave it right away. You have time to take only one thing. What will you take? personal washing things a bottle of water money torch mobile phone food and sweets blanket medicine You will take Read the passage and finish the sentences. 1 The chickens didn’t eat because ___________________. 2 The people didn’t worry because ___________________________________ ____________. 3 Such a great number of people died because _____________________________ ___________________________. they were nervous they didn’t know what the strange events meant the quake happened while they were sleeping. 4 Water was needed because __________________________. 5 The people did not lose hope because ____________________________. dams and wells were useless the army came to help them Structure of the text The earthquake __________ the city and _________ the people. During the earthquake (Paragraph _______) _____________ were happening both in the countryside and in the city of Tangshan but _____________ them. Before the earthquake (Paragraph _______) Events Part shocked destroyed 2-3 no one noticed Strange things 1 Soldiers were sent to d