课标人教实验版 高一 Module 1 Unit 4 Listening

Listen to the tape and then tell whether they are true or false. 1. The writer was sleeping downstairs when the earthquake broke out. 2. The writer threw away his clothes and rushed out. 3. Many huge buildings were shaking – rocks and bricks were falling. F F T page30

4. A lot of people were buried under the ruins. 5. Some cows were killed in the fire. 6. The writer remembers clearly how he got into the boat. T F F

Listen to the tape again and then complete the following questions. 1 When did the man talk about the earthquake? How do you know? 2 Is the man clam as he talks about the earthquake? Why or why not? After the earthquake had happed, the last sentence gives information about the next day. Yes, the man is clam because he is writing about something a long time after it happened.

4 Where was the man going? 5 Have you got any ideas to help this man during the earthquake? 3 What was the biggest danger for the man: fires, sows or falling buildings? Why? The falling buildings were his biggest danger and he didn’t know when one might fall on him. He could at least see the fires and cows coming towards him. He was going to the bay to get on a boat. Answers will vary but should demonstrate an understanding of the listening text.

I awoke as I was thrown from my bed. When I tried to walk, the floor _______ so that I fell. I grabbed my clothing and hurried downstairs. Suddenly the lights went out, and everyone _______ for the door. Outside I saw things I never want to see again. It was daytime. The air ______________ falling rocks. People around me were getting _______under buildings that were crashing down. Other huge buildings were shaking. Every moment there were ______ sounds. I asked a man standing next to me rushed was filled with buried shook terrible Listen and fill in the blanks.

what happened. Before he could answer, hundreds of bricks _______him and he was killed. All around me were great fires. As I ran people everywhere were crying and______________. I thought the end of the world had come! Then I met a man who knew the way to a boat, and we ran in its direction. Men, women and children were trying to dig themselves out of the _____. Thousands of people,crazy with worry, were running down the street and every minute someone was hit by falling bricks.In some places,the streets had ______and opened.Huge holes were all around me.I saw many fell on calling for help ruins cracks

__________cows rush up Market Street and drop into a great crack in the earth. How I _________the boat I cannot say. Some people even tore the clothes from the backs of others as they tried to get into the boat.Later,the survivors __________water they could drink.People slept on the streets and hills away from the fires,which made the night bright as day.Soldiers kept water from the crowds to give to the _______workers. The next day the soldiers found more water and some bread to give to those still alive. frightened reached searched for rescue

Listening on Page 62 Listen to the tape and tell whether they are true of false. 1 Inside the earth there are a number of plates. 2 These plates move all the time. 3 If they stop moving there is an earthquake. 4 If they jump there is an earthquake. F F F T

5 China is in an earthquake area. 6 The Pacific plate is pushing on China from the east. 7 The Himalayan mountains were caused by the movement of plates. 8 Human beings have the power to stoop earthquakes. T T T F

Cause of earthquakes Moving speed of the Pacific plate In 1906 the Pacific plate suddenly jumped The Pacific plate pushes on The Indian plate pushed on Ways of reducing losses from earthquake Earth plates jump and produce shock waves. Moving at 5.3 cm a year 5-6 meters to the north. China from the east to the west. China from the southwest to the northwest. Not building where plates meet; building on rock; building strong houses.

Why do earthquakes happen? Scientists explain that the outside of the earth __________a number of different plates. At San Francisco,the Pacific plate which is ______towards the northeast meets the North American plate. The Pacific plate is moving very slowly-at___ centimeters a year. Then suddenly,they jump and an earthquake is felt. ____________the movement of these plates.California has always had a lot of earthquakes. When the 1906 earthquake happened, the Pacific plate jumped 5-6metres to the_____.China also has an unlucky place on the earth. The Pacific plate moves west. 34 moving 5.3 As a result of north is made of

Likewise,the Indian plate is pushing on China from the ________as that plat moves northwest. The same power that produced the great Himalayan Mountains now causes earthquakes in China. We cannot stop earthquake,but we can do things to make sure they do not ________whole cities.First,it is not a good idea to build the houses ______the lines where two of the earth’s plates join together. Second, if you think there may be an earthquake, it is better to build houses _________than on sand. Third, you must make the houses as strong as possible. Weak buildings will ________in an earthquake,but strong ones may_________. southwest destroy along on rock fall down stay up

Listening test PRACTISE AND PREPARE Since the San Francisco earthquake, all children in California have been taught what to do during an earthquake.Teachers:Now,students,do you remember what you have to do before the earthquake comes? S1: Yes. We must make an ___________plan. T: Good and What’s that? S2: It’s a list of things you should do if an earthquake comes.It should tell us what to do,where to be safe and who to________. earthquake contact page66

T: Right. So what are these things? S1: What we must do when the earthquake comes is “__________________” T: What dose that mean? S2: We must drop to the floor and protect our head and neck with our arms. Then we must _______ ourselves by hiding under some furniture like a table. That will protect us from things falling on top of us. Finally we must hold onto the furniture so it doesn’t _______________us during the earthquake. drop,cover and hold cover move away from

T: Well done.That’s fine. You’ll be safe in the classroom but what if you’re outside? S1:To be safe,you must move to____________.Keep away from power lines, trees,_________ and buildings. T : Excellent. You’ve remembered well.Now where can you be safe if you are in the living room where books and the television are kept? S2: If you are careful you’ll already __________ the bookcases to the wall.You should also have toed the television to a table so it can’t move.Nobody wants to be killed by their own furniture. an open space signs, cars have fastened

T: Quite right. What must we remember to do if we are in the house alone when the earthquake starts? S2: I know. We must _________________to tell them where we are.We must also _______our personal earthquake bag and go to the __________________if there is one near our house. T: Ok. So for your homework I want you to think about what you might put into the bag.We’ll discuss tomorrow. ring a family friend collect emergency shelter