Violent quake rocks Japan. violent (adj) : powerful and terrible

Module 3 period I Introduction, function Cultural Corner and Speaking

the violence of natureviolence tornado typhoon floodearthquake

Act. I Match the words with their definitions. P a lot of water in an area which is usually dry 2. a very strong wind or storm 3. a lot of rain falling quickly, with loud noises and flashes of light flood hurricane lightning thunderstorm tornado ___________ ______________ flood hurricane thunderstorm

Match the words with their definitions. flood hurricane lightning thunderstorm tornado 4.the flash of light which happens during a thunderstorm 5.a column of air that turns very quickly ___________ lightning tornado

Function Please give a definition of a flood, a lightning and a tornado, each using one sentence. 1) A flood is__________________________________ _______________. 2) A lightning is _____________________________ ______________________. 3) A tornado is __________________________________. Giving a definition (P27) a lot of water in an area the flash of light usually dry during a thunderstorm a column of air which is which happens that turns very quickly Sentence Structure

4) An earthquake is_______________________________ _________________________________________. the sudden and violent shake of the earth that often causes great damage

5) A plane crash is ____________________________ _________________________. a plane falls from the sky a violent accident in which

6) A tsunami is _____________________________ _______________________________________. a large wave in the sea usually caused by an earthquake or a storm that is tsunami [C] /tsu’n ɑ :mi/

Cultural Corner(P29) Asia America the Pacific Ocean Earthquakes Around the Pacific

1. Read the passage and answer the 3 questions in Activity 1. (1) Where was the worst Chinese earthquake? (2) What was the most dangerous thing about the California Earthquake of 1906? (3) Is it possible that there would be another earthquake in California? 2. Read and listen: Underline some important words and phrases. It was in Hua County in Shaanxi Province. The fires that were caused by the earthquake. Yes, it is. It continues to cause problems. 华县 Hua County California

Smart Expressions Para1: 在世界范围内发生 Para2: 坐落在其中一个最活 跃的地震带上 影响华中八个省 占据 … 面积 在有的地区 总共 失去生命 Para3 ： 发生在早上 5:15 持续仅一分钟 Para1: occur worldwide Para2: be situated/located in one of the most active earthquake regions affect eight provinces in Central China cover an area of… in some communities in all/ in total / altogether lose one’s life Para3: take place/happen at 5:15 last for only one minute /in the world

Smart Expressions 造成这个国家历史上最严 重的自然灾难 Para 4 and 5: 由加州地震引起的大火 造成最大的破坏 毁掉了共 座建筑 25 万人变得无家可归 在整个加州 导致 3000 人死亡 由圣安德烈亚斯断层的运 动造成 cause the worst natural disaster in the nation’s history fires (that were) caused by the California Earthquake do/cause the most damage destroy a total of…. be made homeless in the whole of California cause about 3000 deaths be caused by a movement on the San Andreas Fault

Speaking (P27) Brainstorm: words about the earthquake the Wen Chuan Earthquake occur at 2:28 pm shake/ fall down destroy/ damage/ block( 堵塞） bury/injure/ scared die/ be killed/ lose one’s life/ death cry/sad

Speaking (P27) Think out: words about the earthquake the Wen Chuan Earthquake homeless government/help save/ rescue donate money / blood

occur at 2:28 shake/ fall down destroy/ damage/block( 堵塞） bury/ injure/ scared be killed/ die/ death/ lose one’s life cry/sad homeless government/help save/ rescue (rescue workers) donate money / blood the words we may use

Speaking (P27) Suppose you are the victim ( 灾民 ) of the Wen Chuan earthquake, but were saved by others. And make a speech about your experiences in the earthquake. You may make a speech according to the following questions: Work in pairs and practice making a speech.

What did you hear and see? Where were you when it happened? What were you doing? Who saved you? And how were you saved? What did you feel? What help did you get after the earthquake?

Words: occur at 2:28 last for cause damage/deaths/injuries shake / fall down destroy/ damage/block( 堵塞 ) bury/ injure/ scared be killed/ die/ death/ lose one’s life cry/sad be made homeless government/help save/ rescue (rescue workers) donate money / blood survive (survivor) the words and questions that you may use: Questions: Where were you when it happened? What were you doing? What did you feel? What did you hear and see? Who saved you? How were you saved? What help did you get after the quake?

Homework Writing: Write a passage about the earthquake. Organize your composition into 3 paragraphs: Para1: Some information about the earthquake (the time, the place and the damage) Para2: What help did the victims ( 灾民 ) get? Para3: What did you and your classmates do? About 120 words is ok. Try to use the expressions in this module, but never copy them. Pay attention to the tense of your passage.

occur ； shake ； last for ； cause ； fall down ； destroy/ damage/ be blocked( 阻断 ) ； (electricity)cut off ； bury ； be killed/die/lose one’s life ； cry ； suffer ； help/comfort ； save ； donate money(blood) ； (government)take many measures; survive ； Use as many words as possible: Sadly; Fortunately; Luckily; Thankfully; inhabitants ； victim( 灾民 ) ； death ； society ； volunteers ； rescue team ; surprised ； terrified/ scared ； injured ； sad ； helpless ； hopeless ； homeless ； moved

earthquake donate blood/money 捐款 be blocked 堵塞 an earthquake of 八级地震 8.0 on the Richter Scale What words will you need to describe an earthquake? fall down cut off bury strike/hit/ shake/destroy lose one’s life/home be killed/hurt stay up fall off the injured rescue damage/ destroy survive