Unit 4 Earthquakes

How many natural disasters do you know? typhoon drought fire

floodtsunamitornado volcano mudflow

earthquake

How many several terrible earthquakes do you know in China? Sichuan wenchuan earthquake Yushu earthquake yaan earthquake Hebei Tangshan earthquake -- July 28 th, 1976 (about 240,000 people died ）

A short movie  What had happened before the disaster?  What had happened during the disaster?

what may happen before an earthquake?

Roads, railways, bridges and buildings were destroyed. What happened? Everything was in ruins. The army was sent to rescue the people. Reading A night –the earth didn’t sleep

Fast reading Ⅰ - -questions 1.When did the earthquake begin? 2.How many people were killed or injured in the quake? 3.Who helped to rescue the people? It began at 3:42 am, July 28,1976 More than 400,000 The army

Ⅰ.Before the earthquake Ⅱ. During the earthquake Ⅲ.After the earthquake Fast reading Ⅱ -- division 1 2&3 4 Paragraph(s) Paragraph

Match the main idea of each part.  1) Army came to help the survivors, bringing hope for a new life.  2) Strange things began to happen, but no one took any notice of them.  3) It destroyed the city of Tangshan and shocked the people. Para.2-3 Para.1 Para.4

Water in wells _____and fell. ______gas came out of wells. Animals are _________. There were bright ______in the sky. Loud________ can be heard. warning signs before an earthquake rose Smelly nervous sound lights Detail reading—part I (para1) Chickens and pigs________________. Mice____________________________. Fish____________________________. jumped out of the ponds were too nervous to eat ran out of field

Details 1.At _____ am, the __________ earthquake of the 20 th century began. 2._______ burst from holes in the ground. 3.Hard hills of the rock became rivers of ____. 4.________ covered the ground like red autumn leaves. 5.Two _______ and most of the bridges fell. 6.The railway tracks were now ________pieces of _______. 7.______ now filled the wells instead of water. 8.Water,food,and __________ were hard to get. Para :42greatest Steam dirt Bricks dams useless steel Sand electricity Part Ⅱ (para2-3)

What happened after the earthquake? The army: Workers volunteers: ---sent soldiers to Tangshan. organized teams to dig out those who were trapped and to bury the dead. ---built shelters for survivors whose homes had been destroyed. Result:The city began to breathe again. All hope was not lost. Part Ⅲ (para4)

Summary (use one word to describe) Before the earthquake, During the earthquake, After the earthquake, Signs damage recovery

Suppose the earth begins to shake, what will you do to protect yourself? Discuss the following open question in group

A Hide under the hard furniture ( 家 具 ) Put out the fire and turn off the gas B

Never try to use the lift C Use something hard ( 硬 的 ) to protect your head D

Homework  Write a small passage about the signs before the earthquake.