Natural disasters 8A Unit 6 Checkout & Project (A) by Bao Feng Wuxi Big Bridge Experimental High School

Natural disasters What words of natural disasters can you find? windysnowy thunder rainy screambomb

Tangshan earthquake On which day did the earthquake hit Tangshan? Was it in early morning or late in the afternoon? How many people died in the earthquake?

Tangshan earthquake What did Millie find in the library? Millie a book a newspaper a magazine a video

Simon: Hi Millie! I saw you in the library yesterday. (1) _______ you ________(look) for books there? Millie: No, I (2) _______. I (3) __________(look) for a video about earthquakes. Simon: Did you find anything? Millie: Yes, I did. I found one about the earthquake in Tangshan in 1976 and watched it last night. Simon: Can you tell me something about it? Millie: Sure. The video shows the terrible situation after the earthquake. Soldiers (4) ___________(help) people get out from under all the stones and bricks. People who survived (5) ___________(stay) together in an old house. Many social workers went there to help too. Simon: What (6) _____ the social workers _____(do) there? Millie: Some (7) ___________(look) after the people in need while others (8) __________(give) out food and clean drinking water to the local people. Werelooking wasn’t was looking Tangshan earthquake were helping were staying weredoing were looking were giving

Terrible situation Mr. Zhang Mr. Li Soldiers …. Social workers …. People who survived …. A: Good afternoon! I’m … from …. B: Good afternoon! …. …. Do you know how Mr. Zhang survived? He hid under a strong table. Interview the survivor

How to protect ourselves? earthquake typhoon flood sandstorm

No!!! We can surely do something! The better we protect nature, the less often natural disasters will hit us. Is it the only thing we can do to hide? Are we really helpless in front of natural disasters?

How to protect nature? Discuss with your classmates how to protect nature. Give as many ideas as you can.

Design a web page Earthquake How to survive the earthquake 1.Don’t rush wildly in street. 2.Don’t jump off the window. 3.Hide under a strong table. Earthquake photos How to tell an earthquake 1.A loud noise like thunder. 2.A wild shaking. 3.Glass and bricks falling down. Big earthquakes in history , Tangshan, China , LA, USA. How to survive the earthquake 1.Don’t rush wildly in street. 2.Don’t jump off the window. 3.Hide under a strong table. Flood How to survive the flood 1. Don ’ t swim in the water to get help. 2. Wait at a higher place around the house. 3. Find some food and clean drinking water. Flood photos How to help us have fewer floods 1. Plant more trees. 2. Stop cutting down forests. 3. Change less forests into farmland. Big floods in history , China , USA.

Choose your topic

Homework 1. Finish designing the REAL web page on natural disasters. Send it to me via if possible. My address is 2. Review the whole unit and get ready for the test.

Present for the winners A free tour to Wuxi. Just call me on Welcome to Wuxi!

Earthquake 1. Can we run wildly in the street during an earthquake? Yes. No.

Earthquake 2. Which of the following actions is right during an earthquake? A. To jump off the window. B. To stay in bed. C. To hide under a strong table.

Sandstorm 1. Shall we drive fast during a sandstorm? Yes. No.

Sandstorm 2. What can help make the sandstorm come less often? A. To build more houses. B. To plant more trees. C. To change more forests into farmland.

Typhoon 1. Which of the following actions is right during a typhoon? A. To close all the doors. B. To hide under a big tree. C. To stay on the top floor.

Typhoon 2. Shall we stay away from the windows during a typhoon? Yes. No.

Flood 1. Which of the following actions is better during a flood? A. To swim in the water and find someone to help you. B. To find a higher place around the house and wait for help.

Flood 2. What can help us have fewer floods? A. To protect the forests. B. To kill more wild animals. C. To cut down forests.

How to survive the disasters? Is it right to run wildly in the street? hide under a strong table or desk? scream for help all the time? jump off from the window? rush to the door at once? stay in bed if it is in the night? hide under a big tree? stay away from the window? close all the doors in your house? stay on the top floor? rush out at once when it is over? keep listening to the radio for news? Is it right to earthquake typhoon

On this beautiful planet, natural disasters may happen at any time ….

Natural disasters What natural disasters can you see? earthquake (quake) hurricane /5hQrik ein/ (typhoon) flood earthquake (quake) hurricane (typhoon) flood

Tangshan earthquake On which day did the earthquake hit Tangshan? Was it in early morning or late in the afternoon? How many people died in the earthquake?

Earthquake 3. What would you do if you are having a lesson when an earthquake starts?

Typhoon 3. What would you do if you are on the way back home when a typhoon comes?

Before dawn on July 28th, 1976, an earthquake hit Tangshan. More than 250,000 people died and another 800,000 were hurt in the earthquake, and several million were made homeless. Mr. Zhang Mr. Li

Tangshan earthquake I can still remember everything after so many years. I was eighteen years old then. I was sleeping in bed when the earthquake started. I felt that my bed was shaking. I woke up my brother and we looked at each other in fear. We heard that people were screaming outside. Our parents rushed in and pulled us out of bed and then hid us under a strong table in the corner. They were looking for some clothes for us while pieces of glass and bricks were falling down. That was the last time I saw my parents. My brother and I were holding each other to keep warm when people found us the next day. We survived. (hold, sleep, rush, scream, shake, find, look, fall)