1. Natural Disasters Reading

2. snowstorm

3. typhoon

4. flood

5. rainstorm

6. lightning

7. earthquake

8. In a shopping centre. A big noise like thunder; then a noise like bombs below the ground. People ran in all directions. No, he didn’t. 1. Where was Timmy when the earthquake started? 2. What did Timmy hear? 3. What did people do when the earth started to shake? 4. Finally, Timmy ran to a safe place, didn’t he? Listen to the first part and answer:

9. Listen to the second part and answer: 1. How did Timmy feel when he was trapped? 3. When did Timmy begin to scream again? 2. Did anyone hear Timmy’s shout at first? 4. What did people do when they heard your scream? He felt frightened but he told himself to calm down. No, nobody heard it. When he heard some noise above him. They were in a great hurry to move away the bricks and stones.

10. Complete the story. Timmy is a teenager. He lives in T ________. He s _______ the earthquake in 1999. He first heard a big noise like t ______ in the shopping center.Then the noise became really loud. It sounded like b _____under the ground. After that, pieces of glass and b ______ fell down.Finally, the noise and s _______ ended, he was t _______and could not get out.He tried to shout for h ____.At last people m _____ away the bricks and stones and s ______ him. aiwan urvived hunder ombs ricks haking rapped elp oved aved

11. Do true or false. 1. Timmy was in a restaurant when the earthquake started. 2. Timmy heard a loud noise of thunder at first. 3. Animals ran wildly everywhere. 4. Timmy was trapped in a dark place when the earthquake stopped. 5. Timmy had nothing to eat when he was trapped under the bricks and stones. 6. People found Timmy at night. 7. Timmy didn’t try to run out to the street. 8. Timmy didn’t survive the earthquake.

12. P1. in fear 害怕 P2. in all directions eg. 鸟儿朝四面八方飞去. The birds flies away ____ ____ _________. in all directions I shut my eyes ______ ______.in fear eg. 我害怕地闭上了眼睛。 a moment of fear 片刻的恐惧 四面八方地

13. P4. be in a hurry to do sth 急于干某事 = hurry to do sth eg. People were in a great hurry to move away the bricks and stones. = People_______ ____ ______ away the bricks and stones. hurried to move P3 镇静下来 ，平静下来 calm down eg. We must calm down first,when we are in danger. 当我们面对危险时，首先必须镇静下来。

14. S1. 由于玻璃碎片和砖块的下落, 人们发疯 似的跑着. People ran wildly as pieces of glass and bricks fell down. (line 9) eg. 他由于生病，没有去上班。 He didn’t go to work ______ he was ill. as = As he was ill, he didn’t go to work.

15. S2. A moment of fear went through my mind,but I told myself to calm down since I was still alive. (line 17) 瞬间的恐惧闪过我的大脑，但我提醒 自己要冷静下来，因为我仍然活着． eg. At that moment,the happiness went ________ my mind. We shouldn’t be afraid of making mistakes ________ we are young. through since

16. Proverb If we try our best to help others,We will be happier and the world will be more and more beautiful.

17. Homework Try to retell the text fluently

18. Thank you !