Unit 4 Earthquakes Reading

NEW WORDS Crack steam ruin burst dirt injure shock disaster 裂缝、开裂 蒸汽 废墟 爆裂、爆发 污垢 损害、伤害 震惊 灾难 recovery steam ruin burst dirt injure shock disaster

NEW WORDS 陷入困境 营救、救援 掩蔽处 损失、损害 埋葬、掩埋 破坏、毁坏 运河、水道 trap rescue shelter damage bury destroy canal

What does the passage mainly talk about? Fast reading What does the passage mainly talk about?

Time: Place: Disaster: July 28, 1976 Tangshan, Hebei A big earthquake Skimming July 28, 1976 Time: Place: Disaster: Tangshan, Hebei A big earthquake An earthquake happened in Tangshan on July 28, 1976 Main idea:

July 28th, 1976 Tangshan, Hebei

Part1 Part2 Part3 (Para.1) (Para.2&3) (Para.4) Just match it ! A. Helps came to Tangshan. All hope was not lost (Para.1) B. Strange things were happening before the earthquake Part2 (Para.2&3) C. The disaster happened and caused a lot of loss Part3 (Para.4)

No one noticed them. Strange things Para 1 Signs before the earthquake The water in the well rose and fell. had deep cracks in them. well walls came out of the cracks. A smelly gas Strange things The pigs and the chickens were too nervous to eat. mice came out of fields; fish jumped out of bowls and ponds. mice and fish In the sky people saw bright lights. cracked and burst. The water pipe No one noticed them.

It seemed as if the world was at an end. Para2-3 Damage caused by the earthquake. It seemed as if the world was at an end. The city The people

Details Fill in the blanks Main Idea At _____ am, the __________ earthquake of the 20th century began . _______ burst from holes in the ground. Hard hills of the rock became rivers of ____. ________ covered the ground like red autumn leaves. 3:42 greatest Damage caused by earthquake Steam dirt Para. 2-3 Bricks

Details Fill in the blanks Main Idea Two _______ and most of the bridges fell. The railway tracks were now _________pieces of _______. ______ now filled the wells instead of water. Water,food,and ___________ were hard to get. dams Damage caused by earthquake useless steel Sand Para. 2-3 electricity

Data(数据) 1/3 8 30 15 2/3 Para. 2-3 of the nation felt the earthquake . A huge crack that was kilometres long and meters wide cut across houses. In terrible seconds a large city lay in ruins. of the people died or were injured during the earthquake. 8 30 15 2/3

Para. 2-3 Data(数据) The number of people who were killed or injured reached more than . All of the city’s hospitals, _ of its factories and buildings and of its homes were gone. 400,000 75% 90%

All the hope was not lost. Para 4 Recovery after the earthquake Army; 150, 000 soldiers All the hope was not lost. Not all hope was lost. Dig out; bury Workers; shelters Fresh water

☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ Part3 How the army helped the people in Tangshan? The army organized teams to dig out those who were trapped and to bury those who were trapped. ☆ Miners were rescued from the coal mines. Shelters were built for survivors whose homes had been destroyed. ☆ ☆ Fresh water was taken to the city.

Sum up the main idea of each part of the passage Sum up the main idea of each part of the passage. (use one word to describe) signs Part 1: para 1 Part 2: para 2&3 damage Part 3: para 4 recovery

Summary of each part Before the earthquake strange things began to happen but no one paid attention to them. The earthquake destroyed the city of Tangshan. The people were very shocked at the destruction. The army came to help the survivors, bringing hope for a new life.

During the earthquake Huge cracks cut across houses, roads and canals.

During the earthquake fall (fell, fallen) pipe destroy crack / burst

During the earthquake ruins injure Bricks covered the ground like red autumn leaves. back

After the earthquake army dig out bury the dead build shelters organize teams trap survivors

Filling the blacks with the first given letter: Several days before July 28,1976,many s______ things happened in Tangshan. They were signs for the e_________. But people in the city of Tangshan didn’t think m____ of these. At 3:42am that day, the earth began to s_____, which d_______ the city. trange arthquake uch hake estroyed

Many people including workers and doctors, came to r_____ those t______ under the ruins. Later that afternoon another big earthquake struck Tangshan. More people were killed or i_______ and more buildings f__ down. Soldiers were called in to help the rescue workers. Teams were organized to ________ the trapped and b____ the dead. escue rapped njured ell dig out ury

What impresses you most? What the quake makes you think about? What did they suffer and feel? What for rebuilt How to help the suffers? Self-rescue ...

What did they suffer and feel? Chang Qing (left), 71, and Wang Shubin, 54, hold a picture taken by Chang 30 years ago, when Wang was rescued after being buried in debris for eight days following the Tangshan earthquake.

How to help?

Tang shan’s new look

Kick out the useful phrases by yourself. Homework Kick out the useful phrases by yourself. Preview P 30.

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