1. Earthquakes one kind of terrible disaster 灾难

2. Do you know what would happen before an earthquake? 地 震

3. Something unusual happen: Bright lights flash in the sky The well walls have deep cracks with smelly gas; Animals are too nervous Bright lights flash in the sky The well walls have deep cracks with smelly gas; Animals are too nervous

4. Reading A night the earth didn’t sleep 地球的一个不眠之夜

5. Before the earthquake What happened? When happening After the earthquake 这是一篇记叙文，描述一个震撼人心的故事。 按时间顺序描写

6. Before the earthquake: The water in the wells rose and fell. The well walls had deep cracks. A smelly gas came out. The chickens were too nervous to eat. Mice ran out of the fields. Fish jumped out of bowls and ponds. Bright lights could be seen in the sky. The sound of planes could be heard. The water pipes cracked and burst. People thought little of these events and went to bed as usual that night. 地 震 前 的 预 兆

7. When happening:  At 3:42 am  the greatest earthquake of the 20th century  heard in Beijing  One-third of the nation felt it.  A huge crack cut across houses, roads and canals.  Steam burst from holes in the ground.  Hard hills of rock became rivers of dirt.  In fifteen seconds … lay in ruins.  Many children were left without parents.  More than 400,000 people were killed or injured.

8. ※ The army sent soldiers to help the rescue works. ※ organized teams to dig out…. ※ 10,000 miners were rescued from the coal mines. ※ workers built shelters for survivors ※ Fresh water was taken to the city by train,truck and plane. ＊ All hope was not lost. After the earthquake:

9. Main ideas (P27Ex3) Part 1 (Para 1) Part 2 (Para 2&3) Before the earthquake strange things began to happen but no one took any notice of them. The earthquake destroyed the city of Tangshan and greatly shocked the people. Part 3 (Para 4) The army came to help the survivors, bringing hope for a new life.

10. 预习检查 (P27 E1 ＆ Ex2) 1 The chickens didn’t eat because ＿＿＿ 2 Before the earthquake the people they didn’t worry because ＿＿＿ Such a great number of people died because ＿＿＿ 4 Water was needed because ＿＿＿ 5 The people did not lose hope because ＿＿

11. The key 2 Before the earthquake the people they didn’t worry because ＿＿＿ 1 The chickens didn’t eat because ＿＿＿ C they were nervous. E they didn’t know the quake caused the strange events.

12. 3Such a great number of people died because ＿＿＿ 4 Water was needed because ＿＿＿ 5 The people did not lose hope because ＿＿ D dams and wells were useless. B the quake happened while they were sleeping. A the army came to help them.

13. ___ Brick buildings were destroyed. ___ The walls of the village wells had cracks in them. ___ Shelters were put up for those with no homes. ___ Roads got huge cracks. ___ The army helped the survivors. Number each of these things happened during the Tangshan earthquake.

14. Retell the story Retell the story ____________ happened in Tang Shan. For a few days, water in the wells _____________. From the ______ of wells __________come out. Mice, chicken, pigs and even fish became ________. At 3:00 am, everything began to ______.It seemed that the world was _________. _________ of the nation ____ it. ___________cut across the city. The city lay _______. Strange things rose and fell cracks smelly gas nervous shake at an end One-third felt A huge crack in ruins

15. Two-thirds of the people _____ or ___________. Then later that afternoon, another big quake ______ Tang Shan. People began to wonder ___________________________. But all hope ____________. _______ came to help those ________. Slowly, the city began to _____________. died were injured shook how long the disaster would last was not lostSoldiers breathe again survivors

16. He _____from his chair when the door bell rang. Her job is _______chickens. Her temperature is still______. He ________ in rank recently. １. rise vi. 上升 (rose, risen) raise vt. 举起，养殖 rose raising rising has risen

17. smelly : smell+ y = adj. smell n./v (smelt/ smelled) They were all hungry and the food ______good. I can ______something burning in the kitchen. Please throw the _______fish away. smelt smell smelly 2. A ______ gas came ___ __ the cracks. smelly outof

18. 3. … the water pipes in some buildings cracked and _____. burst burst : 爆裂 The balloon suddenly burst. burst into + n. =burst out doing 突然 …… 起来 He burst into laughter. = He burst out laughing He burst into tears. = He burst out crying.

19. 4. It seemed that the world was __ ___ ___. atanend at the end of 在 …… 尽头 by the end of 到 …… 末尾 （多跟完成时） in the end 最后，终于 1). His father will return home ___________this year. 2). He will be a scientist __________. 3). How many English words had you learned ____________ last term? at the end of in the end by the end of

20. 5. In fifteen terrible seconds a large city lay in_____. ruins be/lie (lay, lain) in ruins : severely damaged or destroyed 一片废墟 eg.The village lay in ruins after the war.

21. injure: to hurt oneself/ sb. / sth. physically 6. Two-thirds of the people died or _______ during the earthquake. 6. Two-thirds of the people died or were _______ during the earthquake. injured More than 61% of the surface of the earth ____covered by water. Seventy percent of the workers in this factory ____ young. is are

22. Their criticisms _________him deeply. Smoking will ________his health. He was slightly ________in the car accident. He got _________in the fighting. What you said _____my feeling. have hurt injured wounded hurt injure ： 损害健康、成就、容貌的伤害, 受伤 hurt ：多指心灵上的受伤 Wound: 枪伤、刀伤、刺伤等，特指战场上受伤

23. v./n. They were filled with wonder. It is no wonder (that)= No wonder (that) Not wonder that he has passed the exam. wonder 7. People began to ________how long the disaster would last.

24. 8. All hope was not lost. all…not … = not all…;some… but not all Not all the children are left. (= Only some of them left early.) Not all the children are noisy. (= Some of the children are not noisy.)  none of ….. None of us were allowed to go there. None of these reports is very helpful.

25. 9. … bury the dead. bury : 埋葬，掩埋 The dog buried the bone in the ground. I buried myself in my studies. bury oneself in= be buried in 埋头于．．．，专心于．．．

26. Using language ◆ What news did Zhangsha tell the student? ◆ Why did the city open a new park? ◆ What did the office want the student to do?

27. 2. Complete the passage with some of the words above. It was a frightening night because ________________things happened at the same time. The wall of the______ cracked, so the water went all over the fields. It filled the ______and the______. The water ______in some buildings burst. a great number of dam canals wells pipes

28. The water covered the buildings that had fallen in _____ around the dead and _______animals. People were________. They had to _____ many of them for health reasons. It was a very sad time. shocked bury ruins injured

29. 1.one million 2.two-thirds 3.one-third 4.seventy-five percent 5.ninety percent 6.ten thousand 7.one hundred and fifty thousand 8. half a million A 90% B 10,000 C 1,000,000 D 150,000 E 75% F 1/3 G 500,000 H 2/3 Match each word with the number that has the same meaning.