1. Life is beautiful.
We must love our lives.

2. Period One: Warming up and speaking
Unit Four :
Earthquakes
Period One: Warming up and speaking

3. What natural disasters do you know?

4. fire

5. flood

6. Tsunami

7. typhoon / Hurricane

8. tornado

9. volcano eruption

10. snow slide

11. mudflow

12. sandstorm

13. earthquake

14. volcano eruption 火山爆发
typhoon/ hurricane 台风/飓风
twister/ tornado 龙卷风
snow slide雪崩
landslide 滑坡，mudflow 泥石流
tsunami 海啸
sandstorm 沙尘暴
earthquake地震

15. After the earthquake happened in 1976, Tangshan was in ruins.

16. After the earthquake happened in 2008, Wenchuan was in ruins.

17. Never abandon, Never give up

18. Tangshan has grown a beautiful city after 30 years.

19. What may happen before an earthquake?

20. 动物界逃亡大迁徙
1976年7月25日上午，抚宁县100多只黄鼠狼，大的背着或叼着小的从古墙洞钻出，向村内大转移。26日、27日，这群黄鼠狼继续向村外转移，一片惊慌气氛。

21. 汶川地震的前兆
《华西都市报》5月10日报道，四川绵竹市西南镇檀木村出现大规模蟾蜍迁徙，数十万蟾蜍拥挤着走上了马路。面对这一异常现象，村民们普遍表示担扰，害怕可能是地震或其他自然灾害的预兆。

22. Speaking

23. What may happen before an earthquake?
The water in the wells
____and____. And some
deep ______can be seen
in the well walls. A ______
gas come out the cracks.
rises
falls
cracks
smelly

24. What do you think may happen before an earthquake? B
Mice run out of the
fields___________
places to hide.
Fish _________out
of the water.
looking for
jump

25. What do you think may happen before an earthquake? C
The chickens and
even pigs are______
nervous _____eat.
The dog is ________
loudly again and again.
too to
barking

26. What do you think may happen before an earthquake? D
People can see _______ lights in the sky.
bright

27. Animals are too nervous to sleep, such as cats, dogs, chickens, horses, ducks and rabbits, etc.

28. Signs before an earthquake:
1) Bright lights flash in the sky.
2) The well has deep cracks in it, and the water in it rises and falls.
3) Chickens are flying and dogs are barking, and pigs and cows are too nervous to eat.
4) Fish jump out of the pond, and mice run out of the fields.

29. What shall we do if an earthquake happens?
Discussion
What shall we do if an earthquake happens?
Ways on self-rescue

30. How to protect ourselves during the earthquake?

31. Some key words:
Keep away:远离 squat down:蹲下 protect :保护
hide：隐藏 in the corner of: 在角落

32. What shall we do if an earthquake happens?
Discussion
What shall we do if an earthquake happens?
Ways on self-rescue
Drop onto the ground and protect your head by putting your bag on your head.

33. Keep away from the power lines.
Keep away from the signs.

34. Keep away from the buildings.
Hide in the corner of the house.

36. If you are indoors, stay calm and take cover under a heavy object.
If you are outdoors, stay as far away from buildings as possible.
Stay away from glass or anything that could fall.
If you are in a crowded area, do not even consider running for the nearest exit.

37. bottle of water
candles
money & bankbook
identity card
bowls & chopsticks
important papers
food & chocolate bars
personal washing things
umbrella
book to read
torch light
clothes
fruit
pen & paper
shoes
knife
scissors
radio
blanket
mobile phone
map
computer
pictures of family
medicine

38. Possible items for the personal earthquake bag
Make sure that you only take essential things with you. They must last you five days.
Possible items for the personal earthquake bag

39. personal washing things
torch
food and sweets
You will
take:
money
blanket
mobile phone
a bottle of water
medicine

40. Sample We decide to take…. in case of hunger.
Now be prepared to present your list to the class and give your reasons for each choice.
Sample
We decide to take…. in case of hunger.
What’s more, we take…. so that we can…
In addition, we also take…with us in case…
At last….

41. 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.

42. Life is beautiful.
We must love our lives
Thank you