Unit4
A man was trapped /caught in ruins,waiting for help.
Factories and buildings lay in ruins.
Soldiers’ break. Everyone looks painful and tired.
She is grateful to so many kind people. We have all the reasons to believe Sichuan will rise in the near future.
Mr. Nature emotional （情绪化的）
Natural Disasters
hurricane flood drought Typhoon
fire
sandstorm
mudflow 泥石流
volcano eruption 火山爆发
Earthquake
Do you know why an earthquake happens?
San Francisco Pacific plate American plate Eurasian plate India plate African plate Antarctic plate
Paragraph 4 Pacific plate North South West East American plate Earthquake Happens
Natural Disasters fire earthquake tsunami 海啸 typhoon (hurricane) drought tornado 龙卷风 volcano eruption landslide 山体滑坡 flood avalanche 雪崩 mudflow 泥石流 sandstorm
Which disaster may cause the worst damage? Discussion: What damage will an earthquake cause ?
Earthquake fall down cut off lay in ruins injure Buried in bricks burst destroy People, the buildings, the roads, water pipes( 水管 ), electricity… crack What damage? What damage?
Fall down
Crack
People, injured,buried in bricks. 受伤的
The city The city lay in ruins.
destroy
burst
What shall we do if an earthquake happens? 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.
A NIGHT THE EARTH DIDN’T SLEEP Reading : back
Imagine your home begins to shake and you must leave it right away. You have time to take only one thing. What will you take? Why? I want to take …money, books, food, water, clothes… Because … Pre-reading
water money identity card food books clothes computer map pictures of family mobile phone radio What will you take? Why?
Guess: what may happen before an earthquake?
The animals were too nervous to sleep, such as dogs, cows, pigs, horses, and chickens
Mice ran out of the fields Fish jumped out of bowls and ponds.
There were cracks on the wells. The water in the well rose and fell.
汶川地震 的前兆
What do you think may happen before an earthquake?
What do you think may happen before an earthquake? The water in the wells ____and____. And some deep ______could be seen in the well walls. A______ gas came out the cracks. rosefell cracks smelly
What do you think may happen before an earthquake? Mice ran out of the fields___________ places to hide. Fish _________out of bows and ponds. looking for jumped
What do you think may happen before an earthquake? The chickens and even pigs were______ nervous _____eat. The dog was________ loudly again and again. too to barking
What do you think may happen before an earthquake? People could see _______lights in the sky. bright
震前动物有预兆，群测群防很重要。 牛羊骡马不进圈，猪不吃食狗乱咬。 鸭不下水岸上闹，鸡乱上树高声叫。 冰天雪地蛇出洞，大猫携着小猫跑。 兔子竖耳蹦又撞，鱼跃水面惶惶跳。 蜜峰群迁闹轰轰，鸽子惊飞不回巢。 家家户户都观察，综合异常作预报。
What can we do to reduce the damage of earthquakes? Discussion
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