Unit 4 Earthquakes

How do you understand the real meaning of the idiom “It is always calm before a storm”? A. It is unusually quiet before a thunderstorm or hurricane hit. B. One should not trust situations that seem peaceful since bad things may happen. C. The weather is fine before a storm comes. D. You should stay calm before a storm. A

natural disasters tsunami

drought flood

mudslide mud-rock flow

hurricane

sandstorm

snowstorm

volcano

Tangshan

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Watch what happened to Tangshan?

What happens in an earthquake? The land ______________. Pipes and roads________. Electricity ______________. Buildings ______________. Things in the building _____ People are _______________. The quake causes a lot of deaths.

How do people feel in an earthquake? panicky / scared/ frightened helpless desperate shocked confused worried/ anxious

Why do earthquakes break out?

Plates movement Push against each other moving plate moving plate

Can we prevent the earthquake from breaking out? Can we predict / forecast the outbreak of earthquakes? seismic detector; seismograph; the earthquake radar; the satellites

What else can we do about earthquakes? Pay attention to some natural events which are unusual. They can be signs of earthquakes.

Bright lights _________ in the sky. flash

The water in the wells ____and____. And some deep ________can be seen in the well walls. rises falls cracks

even pigs are______ nervous _____eat. too The dog ________ The chickens and even pigs are______ nervous _____eat. The dog ________ loudly again and again. too to barks

Fish jump out of the pond, and mice run wildly out of the fields.

For example: build houses on rock rather than on sand. build houses which are earthquake safe so that the houses won’t fall down in the quakes For example: build houses on rock rather than on sand.

It is necessary for people _________________________ to prepare carefully before an earthquake comes. 2) Never buy a house ___________________________. 3) Make sure that all the pipes are fixed to walls ___________________________ whose homes are in an earthquake area which is not earthquake safe which are thick and strong.

4) It is important to have a house ______________________. 5) Televisions, computers and lamps __________________________ could cause an accident during an earthquake. which has bolts underneath and no broken windows. which are not tied or stuck to tables

7) Those for ____________________________should read it carefully. 6) Anyone _____________________ will be hurt in an earthquake if the window glass breaks. 7) Those for ____________________________should read it carefully. who stands close to windows. whom this advice is written

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● What can we do if an earthquake hits/________/ __________ the area where we live? ● What can we do if an earthquake_________ in the area where we live? strikes shakes happens

out off Hide under the hard furniture Put ______ the fire B A out Hide under the hard furniture ( 家具 ). Put ______ the fire and turn ______ the gas. off

hard to protect your head. Use something hard to protect your head. D Never try to use the lift.

Life is so beautiful. We must love our lives. In an earthquake SPEED IS LIFE.

It is necessary for people _________________________ to prepare carefully before an earthquake comes. 2) Never buy a house ___________________________. 3) Make sure that all the pipes are fixed to walls ___________________________ whose homes are in an earthquake area which is not earthquake safe which are thick and strong.

4) It is important to have a house ______________________. 5) Televisions, computers and lamps __________________________ could cause an accident during an earthquake. which has bolts underneath and no broken windows. which are not tied or stuck to tables

7) Those for ____________________________should read it carefully. 6) Anyone _____________________ will be hurt in an earthquake if the window glass breaks. 7) Those for ____________________________should read it carefully. who stands close to windows. whom this advice is written

Imagine your home begins to shake and you must leave right away Imagine your home begins to shake and you must leave right away. You have time to take only one thing. What will you take? Why?

Reading A NIGHT THE EARTH DIDN’T SLEEP

Read the passage and find out the topic sentence of each paragraph. 1 2 3 4 Strange things were happening in the countryside of northeast Hebei. Everything began to shake. It seemed as if the world was at an end. Everywhere they looked nearly everything was destroyed. All hope was not lost.

How many parts can this passage be divided into How many parts can this passage be divided into? Use your own words to summarize the main idea of each part.

The main idea of each part (Para.1) Part 1. Something strange happened in Tangshan Before the earthquake Part 2. (Para.2&3) The destruction of the earthquake in Tangshan During the earthquake (Para.4) Part 3. The rescue of Tangshan After the earthquake

Read the text carefully and answer these questions. What is the passage mainly about? An earthquake that happened in Tangshan in 1976.

Explain in your own words what the writer means by the title “A night the earth didn’t sleep. In pairs, suggest another title for the text.

Read the passage carefully and do exercise 1 on page27 . Join the correct parts of the sentences

Join the correct parts of the sentences. 1 The chickens didn’t eat because C they were nervous. 2 The people didn’t worry because E they didn’t know what the strange events meant.

3 Such a great number of people died because 4 Water was needed because 5 The people did not lose hope because B the quake happened while they were sleeping. D dams and wells were useless. A the army came to help them.

C Listen to paragraph 1 and answer the following questions. All the following unusual things happened before the quake except that ____.   A. the water in the village wells rose and fell   B. the chickens and even the pigs were too nervous to eat   C. tens of thousands of cows would never give milk again   D. fish jumped out of bowls and ponds

A 2. What can we infer from the first paragraph? A. More people could have survived the earthquake if they had understood the usual natural events. B. People thought it was easy to experience an earthquake C. They thought sleeping was the most important thing whatever would happen D. The sound of planes could be heard outside the city of Tangshan all night long. A

______________ （连续三天）the water in the village wells___________,____________.（升升降降，起起伏伏） For three days rose and fell rose and fell rise—rose—risen (go up/ get up/ stand up) Sth rises/ sb rises raise sth/ sth is raised

2. A ________ gas came out of the cracks 2. A ________ gas came out of the cracks. The pigs were ____________________（紧张得不想吃食）. Mice ran out of the fields _______________________（寻找地方藏身）. smelly too nervous to eat looking for places to hide on 3. ____ about 3:00 am ____ July 28,1976, some people saw bright lights _____________. At in the sky

4. The sound of planes _________________outside the city of Tangshan ____________no planes were in the sky. could be heard even when 5. Farmers watched/ noticed that the well walls had deep _______ in them. In the city, the water pipes in some buildings_________ and __________. cracks cracked burst

6. But one million people of the city, ______________________________ （他们几乎没把这些情况当回事）, were asleep __________ that night. who thought little of these events as usual

1.think little of=think nothing of sb/sth 2.think much/a lot/a great deal of sb/sth 3.think highly /well of 4. think badly of

Listen and fill in the blanks with numbers.

2. A huge crack that was ____ kilometres long and ____ metres wide cut across houses. 3. In ____ terrible seconds a large city lay in ruins. 4. The number of people who were killed or injured reached more than _______. 1. At _______am everything began to shake. 3:42 8 30 15 400,000

F More than 400,000 people were killed in the quake.

What was the world like at that time? It seemed as if the world was___________（结束、到头）! at an end

which 1. It was felt in Beijing, ________ is more than two hundred kilometers far away.

2. A huge crack _____ was eight kilometers long and thirty kilometers wide __________ houses, roads and __________. that cut across canals

3. Steam _________ from holes in the ground 3.Steam _________ from holes in the ground. Hard hills of rock became rivers of ______. ____ fifteen terrible seconds a large city ______ in ruins. The_____________ of the people was extreme. burst In dirt lay suffering lie—lay—lain—lying lie—lied—lied--lying

thirds 4) Two___________(三分之二) of them died or _____________(受伤) during the earthquake. were injured

5. ___________ （上千的）families were killed and many children were left without families. ____________________ （人数）who were killed or _______ injured ________ more than 400,000. Thousands of The number of people seriously reached

A large number of 1.__________________/ __________________students in our school are admitted to key universities this year. 2.____________ the students is 720. 3._____________ the students who are admitted to key university is 720. Large numbers of The number of The number of

Read P3 and choose the best answer. 1. What does “them” in the sentence “No wind, however, could blow them away.” (in Paragraph 3) refer to? A. Red autumn leaves. B. Bricks on the ground. C. Bodies of dead animals. D. Sand in the wells. B

1. __________ they looked nearly everything was destroyed 1. __________ they looked nearly everything was destroyed. All of the city’s hospitals, 75% of ______ factories and buildings and 90% of _________ homes _________. Everywhere its its were gone

2. Bricks _______ the ground _____red autumn leaves 2. Bricks _______ the ground _____red autumn leaves. No wind, however, could _____ them ______.(what does covered like blow away

3. The railway _______ were now ________ pieces of steel 3. The railway _______ were now ________ pieces of steel. ___________________ （成千上万）cows would never _____ milk 产奶again. tracks useless Tens of thousands of give Half a 4. ________ million（五十万头） pigs and __________ （上百万只）chickens were dead. millions of

filled 5. Sand now _________ the wells _______________ water. The wells were ____________ sand instead of water. instead of full of filled with

When he heard the news, tears began to _________ his eyes. flow B. fill C. burst D. come B

6.People were _________. Then, _________that afternoon, _______ big quake _____ was almost as strong as the first one _______ Tangshan. shocked later which another shook hit /struck rocked earthquake-hit areas

the rescue workers were trapped fell down 7. Some of _________________ （救援人员）and doctors ____________ were trapped fell down 8. More buildings_________（倒塌）. Water, food, and electricity were __________（难得到）. People began to ________ how long the disaster would _________. hard to get wonder last

Read paragraph 4 carefully People tried to get fresh water from under the ground. T or F F

all, both, everyone, everybody, everything, every + N 1. All hope____________. was not lost =Not all hope________. was lost 表全部肯定的词与not连用表示部分否定 all, both, everyone, everybody, everything, every + N

1. Not all of them smoke. =All of them don’t smoke. 2 1.Not all of them smoke.=All of them don’t smoke. 2.While I agree with most of what you said, I don’t agree with ____. A. something B. anything C. everything D. nothing C

2. The army______ 150,000 soldiers to Tangshan _______the rescue workers._______________________ （数十万）people were helped. sent to help Hundreds of thousands of

3. The army organized teams ____________ （掘出）those _________were trapped and ________（埋葬）__________. to dig out who the dead to bury

After the earthquake, he tried to __________ the ruins in the hope of rescuing his son. A. dig out B. dig through C. dig D. dig into B

4. To the north of the city, __________the miners were rescued ________ the local mines there. most of from

5.Workers build _________ for survivors __________ homes _________________. shelters whose had been destroyed survive the earthquake

5. ________, the city began to ______ again. Slowly breathe

What events or situations probably made the disaster worse? 1) One reason is probably that the buildings were not strong enough.

2) A second reason is that the people of Tangshan City had not been prepared for what to do if and when such an earthquake occurred..

3)A third reason is that the earthquake struck at night when most people were in bed.

4)The last reason is that it was an extremely powerful earthquake.

What is the mood of this passage? A. Exciting B. Serious C. Lighthearted D. Hopeless E. A little sad How is this mood created?

How is this mood created? The mood is serious and a bit sad, but not hopeless. The mood is created by giving details of how many people and animals were killed or injured and how many buildings were destroyed.

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