1、Talk about Natural DisastersHow many natural disasters do you know?typhoontornado,hurricaneseismic sea wave/tsunamivolcanosand stormthunderstormFireFloodFloodearthquakeUnit 4Look at the following pictures,try to describe(描述)what you have seen in the pictureSan FranciscoGolden Gate BridgeTangshanmany
2、 buildingsroadscarspeopleCan you imagine what would the city be like after the earthquake?The buildings fell down(倒下).buildingsMany things were destroyed,such as bridgerailwayThe cracks(裂缝)cut across(横断,截断)the roads.roadThe city lay in ruins after the earthquake.*Lie in ruins:变成废墟What strange things
3、 would happen before an earthquake?Bright lights flash in the Bright lights flash in the skyskyAnimals are too nervous to sleep,such as cats,dogs,chickens,horses,ducks and rabbits,etc.我国地震分布seismographTangshan,Hebei03:42:53 July 28th,1976When and where did the greatest earthquake happen in the 20th
4、century?Reading Divide the whole passage into three parts and then find out the topic sentence of each part.Try to get the main idea of each part.Structure of the news report:Clue(线索)of the story:Part 1.Beforeduringafter（Para.1）(Para.2,3)(Para.4)Strange things were happening before the earthquake,bu
5、t no one took any notice of them.The earthquake destroyed the city of Tangshan and shocked the people very much.The army came to help the survivors（生还者）,bringing hope for a new life.part 2.part 3.the earthquakeTime orderCareful readingWhat happened before the earthquake?Walls of the wells_.Chickens
6、and pigs_.Mice_.Fish_.Sound and lights_.Water pipes_.had deep crackswere too nervous to eatran out of the fields looking for places to hidejumped out of bowls and pondswere heard and seencracked and burstWhat happened during the earthquake?House,roads and canalsSteamHills of rockThe large cityhad a
7、huge crackburst from hole in the ground.became rivers of dirtlay in ruinsTrue(T)or false(F)statement:1.Two-thirds of the nation felt the earthquake.()2.All the people in Tangshan were dead or injured during the earthquake.()3.All of the citys hospitals,factories,buildings and homes were damaged in t
8、he earthquake.()4.Later that afternoon,a terrible earthquake shook Tangshan again.()5.People slept outdoors after the earthquake.()FFFTTOne-thirdTwo-thirds75%90%75%What happened after the earthquake?The army:Workers:-sent soldiers to Tangshan.organized teams to dig out those who were trapped and to
9、bury the dead.-built shelters for survivors whose homes had been destroyed.Result:The city began to breathe again.All hope was not lost.Tang shans new lookHow can we protect ourselves(自我保护)in an earthquake?AHide under the hard furniture(家具)Put out the fire and turn off the gas BNever try to use the liftCUse something hard(硬的)to protect your head D
