Module 1

Mr. Nature emotional （情绪化的）

Natural Disasters

drought

snow slide

flood

Tsunami

fire

sandstorm

mudflow 泥石流

tornado

volcano eruption 火山爆发

earthquake

1.What is the text mainly about ? 2. The text is organized in the order of___. 3.How will you divide the text into 3 parts? Fast reading A.Soldiers in Tangshan B. Tangshan earthquake C. Love in Tangshan D. People in Tangshan A. places B. time C. events D. importance

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

What time did the earthquake happen? At about ___________ Where did the earthquake begin? _____________directly below the city How long did the earthquake last? _______ seconds. 15 3:42 am 11 kilometers Please scan Part 2 and then answer the following questions.

What damage did the earthquake cause?

A huge crack that was 8 kilometers long and 30 meters wide cut across houses, roads and canals.

The number of people who were killed or injured reached more than 400,000.

All of the city’s hospitals, 75% of its factories and buildings and 90% of its homes were gone.

Two dams and most of the bridges fell or were not safe for travelling.

Railway tracks are now useless pieces of steel.

chickens/pigs Wells Rescue workers/doctors Water,food, electricity More damage caused by the quake It seemed as if the world was at an end!!! die filled with sand trapped hard to get

1 help the rescue workers 2 dig out the people who were trapped 3 bury the dead 4 save the coal miners 5 build shelters for survivors 6 transport the water Who went into the city? rescue workers, army, soldiers, doctors, nurses, volunteers …… What did the soldiers and rescue workers do for the city? All hope was not lost.

What shall we do if an earthquake happens when you are in school ? Discussion

Don’t be nervous and keep calm. Don’t try to run out of the classroom. Protect your head by putting your bag on your head. Squat or sit down under your desk. Leave the classroom after the earthquake.

After-reading An _____________ happened in Tangshan in For a few days, water in the wells ____________. Mice, chicken, pigs and even fish became ________. And the water pipes in the buildings cracked and ________. But the people in Tangshan _______________ these events. At 3:42 am, everything began to ______. It seemed that the world was _________. A huge _____ cut across the houses and roads, then the city lay _______. Two-thirds of the people _____or were _______. Then later that afternoon, another big quake shook Tangshan. People began to wonder how long ____________________. But ________ was not lost. Soldiers came to help Tangshan people. Slowly, the city began to _________again. rose and fell earthquake nervous burst thought little of shake at an end crack in ruins diedinjured the disaster would last all hope breathe