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What can we do to reduce the damage of earthquakes? How can we protect ourselves and help others in the earthquake? * keys 1. Build houses along the lines where two of the earth’s plates join together; 2. Build the houses on rock than on sand. 3. Make the houses as strong as possible, weak buildings will fall down in an earthquake. * 1. Practice reading the whole text. 2. Finish off the exercise. Learning about language. * * Unit 4 Earthquake 人教版高中英语模块一 * How many Natural Disasters do you know? typhoon tornado, hurricane seismic sea wave / tsunami * volcanic eruption sand storm thunderstorm * fire * flood * Which disaster may cause the worst damage? earthquake Warming up-II----sharing (1m) * Earthquake How much do you know about an earthquake? Many people died…… People lost their homes…. Many things were destroyed….. Pre-reading----discussion (2m) * Tangshan, Hebei July 28th, 1976 * Tang shan’s new look * Discussion: What do you think will happen before an earthquake? * * Animals are too nervous, such as cows, dogs, horses, and snakes, etc. * 1) Bright light flash in the sky. 2) The well has deep cracks in it, and the water in it rises and falls. 3) Chickens are flying and dogs are barking, and pigs and cows are too nervous to eat. 4) Fish jump out of the pond, and mice run wildly out of the fields. Signs before an earthquake: * A NIGHT THE EARTH DIDN’T SLEEP Fast reading What does the passage mainly talk about? An earthquake happened in Tangshan in 1976 Reading-I----fast reading (4m) * 1. The chickens didn’t eat because 2. The people didn’t worry because 3. Such a great number of people died because 4. Water was needed because 5. The people did not lose hope because A. the army came to help them. B. the quake happened while they were sleeping. C. they were nervous. D. dams and wells were useless. E. they didn’t know what the strange events meant. * Scanning: Scan the passage and find out the topic sente