Unit 4

Fire

Typhoon

Flood

earthquake

Unit4

Guess: what may happen before an earthquake?

There is bright light in the sky

The animals were too nervous to sleep, such as dog, cows, pigs, horses, and chickens

Mice ran out of the fields Fish jumped out of bowls and ponds.

There were cracks on the wells. The water in the well rose and fell.

In Tangshan, in Do you know when and where the biggest earthquake happened in China in the 20 th century?

1.Before the earthquake, strange things began to happen, but no one took any notice of them. Paragraph(s) 2.The army came to help the survivors, bringing hope for a new life.Paragraph(s) 3.The earquake destroyed the city of Tangshan and shocked the people very much. Paragraph(s) Read the text quickly to find out which paragraph(s) the following sentences are about.

1.Before the earthquake, strange things began to happen, but no one took any notice of them. Paragraph 1 2.The army came to help the survivors, bringing hope for a new life.Paragraph(s) 3.The earquake destroyed the city of Tangshan and shocked the people very much. Paragraph(s) Read the text quickly to find out which paragraph(s) the following sentences are about.

1.Before the earthquake, strange things began to happen, but no one took any notice of them. Paragraph 1 2.The army came to help the survivors, bringing hope for a new life.Paragraph 4 3.The earquake destroyed the city of Tangshan and shocked the people very much. Paragraph(s) Read the text quickly to find out which paragraph(s) the following sentences are about.

1.Before the earthquake, strange things began to happen, but no one took any notice of them. Paragraph 1 2.The army came to help the survivors, bringing hope for a new life.Paragraph 4 3.The earquake destroyed the city of Tangshan and shocked the people very much. Paragraph(s) 2&3 Read the text quickly to find out which paragraph(s) the following sentences are about.

True or false questions: 1.The chickens didn’t eat because they were full. 2.One third of the people died or were injured during the earthquake. 3.Such a great number of people died because the quake happened while they were working. 4.Rescue workers built brick houses for survivors whose homes had been destroyed. 5.Water was needed because dams and wells were useless. F F F F T

What strange things happened before Tangshan Earthquake?

ThingsWhat happened water in the well well walls chickens and pigs mice fish sky sound water pipes rose and fell deep cracks, smelly gas ran out of, looking for places to hide too nervous to eat jumped out bright lights sound of planes heard even no planes cracked and burst

1.How many people were killed or injured in the earthquake? Why? 2.Do you think it was difficult to travel after the earthquake? Why? 3.Could people get water to drink after the earthquake? Why? 4.What did the soldiers do to help the survivors?

injured bury pipe rise rescue ruins well shocked a thin metal piece that carries water worried or frightened hurt a deep place to store water to drink the part of a building left after the rest has been damaged put something under the earth go up help to get someone out of danger 1.The sun rises in the east and sets in the west 2.Heavy rains raised the river stage. 1.We were greatly shocked at her arrival. 2.The failure was a great shock to him.

Suppose there would be an earthquake, what should we do to keep ourselves safe?

Tang shan’s new look

Homework: Finish exercises on page 27,28 and page 63