4. Question? What strange things happened before the earthquake?

5. 1.The animals were too nervous to eat 2.Mice ran out of the fields 3.Fish jumped out of bowls and ponds 4.The water in the well rose and fell 5.Bright light appeared in the sky

6. At 3:42 One-third Two-thirds 400,000 75%, 90% Tens of thousands of 150,000 Most of 10,000 Began to shake 1/3 of the nation felt it Died or injured The number of people who died or injured Factories, buildings or homes were gone Cows died The soldiers who the army sent to help the rescue workers The miners who were rescued from the coal mines

7. Paragraph 1 Find out the main ideas of each paragraph in two words The signs The damage Rescue work Paragraph 2-3 Paragraph 4

8. Further information about Tangshan earthquake When Where Degree The damage Struck at 3:42a.m. on July 28, 1976 Hebei China, 11km below the city 7.8 magnitude 242,419 people killed(12.8% of Tangshan’s population) Economic damage: about 3 billion yuan Cause 2,200 people to become paraplegics

9. If you notice the signs of the earthquake When the earthquake comes After the earthquake

10. Assignment Find some information about the earthquake happened in San Francisco in 1906. Compare with these two earthquakes and find something in common.