1、人教课标高一 必修 1 Unit 4Unit4How many Nature Disasters do you know?typhoonseismic sea wave/tsunamitornado,hurricanethunderstormsand stormvolcanic eruptiondroughtflood hurricanefireearthquakeGuess:what may happen before an earthquake?Bright lights flash in the skyAnimals are too nervous,such as cows,dogs,h
2、orses,and snakes,etc.Predictions of an earthquake:1)Bright lights flash in the sky;3)The well walls have deep cracks with smelly gas;4)Animals are too nervous,such as cows,pigs,horses,and snakes,etc;5)Mice run out to look for places to hide;6)Fish jump out of the ponds.2)The water in the well rise a
3、nd fall;Tangshan,HebeiJuly 28th,1976Can you describe how terrible the earthquake was?2008.5.12Wenchuan EarthquakeThe town lay in ruins.破败不堪The buildings fell down.倒塌 Roads cracked.开裂Many people were killed or injured.受伤的A great number of people lost their homes.许多，大量Imagine your home begins to shake
4、 and you must leave it right away.You have time to take only one thing.What will you take?personal washing thingsa bottle of watermoneytorchmobile phonefood and sweetsblanketmedicineYou will takeReading1)When and where did the earthquake happen?2)How many people were killed or injured in the earthqu
5、ake？Read the text and answer the questions below.Structure of the textPartEventsBefore the earthquake(Paragraph _)_ were happening both in the countryside and in the city of Tangshan but _ them.During the earthquake(Paragraph _)The earthquake _ the city and _ the people.shockeddestroyed2-3no one not
6、icedStrange things1PartEventsAfter the earthquake(Paragraph _)Soldiers were sent to dig out those trapped and _ the dead;_ were built for the homeless and _ was taken to the city.fresh watersheltersto bury4ThingsWhat happenedwater in the wellwell wallschickens and pigsrose and felldeep cracks,smelly
7、 gastoo nervous to eatThingsWhat happenedmicefishskysoundwater pipesran out of,looking for places to hidejumped outbright lightssound of planes heard even no planescracked and burstData(数据)v _ of the nation felt the earthquake.v A huge crack that was _ kilometres long and _ metres wide cut across ho
8、uses.vIn _ terrible seconds a large city lay in ruins.v _ of the people died or were injured during the earthquake.v The number of people who were killed or injured reached more than _.vAll of the citys hospitals,_ of its factories and buildings and _ of its homes were gone.1/3830152/3400,00075%90%P
9、ara.2-3These numbers show the destructive effects of earthquake directly to students which can help student gain more information about the earthquake.Join the correct parts of the sentences.2 The people didnt worry because1 The chickens didnt eat becauseC they were nervous.E they didnt know what th
10、e strange events meant.1.3 Such a great number of 2.people died because4 Water was needed because5 The people did not lose hope becauseB the quake happened while they were sleeping.D dams and wells were useless.A the army came to help them.Make a timelineTime EventsFor three daysAt 3:00 am on July28
11、,1976At 3:40 am1)the water in the well rose and fell.2)the well walls had deep cracks.3)Mice,chicken,pigs and even fish became nervous.1)some people saw bright lights in the sky.2)the water pipe cracked and burst.Everything began to shakeLater that afternoonAfter the quakesAnother big quake shook Ta
12、ngshanThe soldiers came to help the rescue workers.Slowly,the city began to breathe again.Retell the story._ happened in Tangshan.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,everythingStrange thingsrose and fellcrackssmelly g
13、asnervousbegan to _.It seemed that the world was _._ of the nation _ it._ cut across the city.The city lay _.shakeat an endOne-thirdfeltA huge crackin ruinsTwo-thirds of the people _ or _.Then later that afternoon,another big quake _ Tangshan.People began to wonderdiedwere injuredshook_.But all hope
14、 _._ came to help those _.Slowly,the city began to _.how long the disaster would lastwas not lostSoldiersbreathe againsurvivors3)What should we do to protect ourselves if an earthquake happened?1)What can you know from the video?2)Why are the dead in China much more than those in Japan?Tang shans new look1.Practice reading the whole text.2.Finish off the exercise.Learning about language.
