1. Unit4 Earthquake

2. Check homework

3. Translate the following into English . E. 2 (page 63)
1. She was too nervous to eat anything the evening before.
2. When the second quake was felt, people ran out their
houses right away.
3.  After that terrible disaster, 60% of homeless
children were sent to live in other safe cities.
4. They used candles al the time instead of electricity.
5.  A little girl was dug out the ruins to the north of
the factory.
6.  We were very proud of the soldiers who rescued the
boys from the rushing water.
7.  We need to honour those who organized the rescue
work.

4. Listening
Speaking

5. Listening

6. Listen to the tape and tell whether they are true of false.
Inside the earth there are a number of plates.
These plates move all the time.
If they stop moving there is an earthquake.
If they jump there is an earthquake.
China is in an earthquake area.
The Pacific plate is pushing on China from the east.
The Himalayan mountains were caused by the
movement of plates.
8. Human beings have the power to stoop earthquakes. F F F T T T T F

7. Listen to the tape again and them complete the following table
Cause of earthquakes
Moving speed of the Pacific plate
In 1906 the Pacific plate suddenly jumped
The Pacific plate pushes on
The Indian plate pushes on
Ways of reducing losses from earthquakes
Earth plates jump and produce shock
waves
Moving at 5.3 cm a year
Earth plates jump and produce shock
waves
China from the east to the west.
China from the southwest to northeast.
Not building where plates meet;
building on rock; building strong
houses

8. My Earthquake Plan I must drop to the floor and
1st thing I must do______________________________
__________________________________________.
2nd thing I must do_____________________________
____________________________________________
3rd thing I must do ___________________________
__________________________________________
________________________________.
I must drop to the floor and
cover my head and neck with my arms .
Make sure I hide under
something like a table to protect myself from
things falling on top of me.
I must hold onto the
furniture so it doesn’t move away form
me during the earthquake.

9. Any other advice you think useful.
If you are outside, you________________________
__________________________________________.
If you are in the living room, you_________________
____________________________________________
If you are in the house alone , you _______________
__________________________________________
_________________________________.
should keep away
from power lies, trees, signs, cars and buildings.
should keep
away from power lies, trees, signs, cars and
buildings.
should ring
a family friend tell them where you are and
collect your personal earthquake.

10. Speaking

11. Possible items for the personal earthquake bag
Make sure that you only take essential things with you.
They must last you five days.
medicine
pictures of family
computer
map
Mobile phone
blanket
radio
scissors
knife
shoes
pen and paper
fruit
clothes
torch light
book to read
umbrella
personal washing things
food and sweets
important papers
bowls and chopsticks
identity card
money
candles
bottle of water
Possible items for the personal earthquake bag

12. The bag will contain My personal earthquake bag will contain
personal washing things
food and sweets
torch
The bag will
contain
blanket
money
mobile phone
a bottle of water
medicine

13. Possible sample We decide to take bottles of water and some
fruit to keep alive; we will take a torchlight,
a mobile phone and a radio to get in touch
with the outside world, if we are buried in
the ruins; we will take some clothes and a
blanket to keep warm; and we will take our
identity cards with us, In case we are killed.
If that happens. people can at least know
who we are.

14. Talk with your classmates and consider what you
have learned about quakes.
Homework