1、Welcome to our class秭归二中 孔多Unit 4 EarthquakesFactories and buildings lay in ruins.Many things were destroyed,such as bridgerailwayThe cracks(裂缝)cut across(横断,截断)the roads.roadA man was trapped/caught in ruins,waiting for help.Pre-readingCan you tell me what happened from these pictures?EarthquakeDis
2、cussion:What do you think will happen before an earthquake?wellfishdogspigsskymicechickens1)Bright light flash in the sky.Signs before an earthquake: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 ea
3、t.4)Fish jump out of the pond,and mice run wildly out of the fields.ReadingFast readingWhat does the passage mainly talk about?An earthquake happened in Tangshan in 1976Main idea for each part:Part 1()Part 2()Part 3()P.1P.2-3P.4Signs before the earthquake.Damage caused by the earthquake.Rescue work
4、after the earthquake.Careful readingPara 1 Signs before the earthquakeStrange thingsNo one noticed them.The water in the wellrose and fell.The well wallshad deep cracks in them.A smelly gasThe pigs and the chickensmice and fishIn the skyThe water pipecame out of the cracks.were too nervous to eat.mi
5、ce came out of fields;fish jumped out of bowls and ponds.people saw bright lights.cracked and burst.Main IdeaDetailsv At _ am,the _ earthquake of the 20th century began.v_ burst from holes in the ground.vHard hills of the rock became rivers of _.v_ covered the ground like red autumn leaves.v Two _ a
6、nd most of the bridges fell.v The railway tracks were now _pieces of _.v_ now filled the wells instead of water.vWater,food,and _ were hard to get.Damage caused byearthquakePara.2-3Read Para.2-3 and fill in the blanks3:42greatestSteamdirtBricksdamsuselesssteelSandelectricityData(数据)v of the nation f
7、elt the earthquake.v A huge crack that was kilometres long and metres wide cut across houses.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
8、its factories and buildings and of its homes were gone.1/3830152/3400,00075%90%Para.2-3 All the people wereshocked.What happened after the earthquake?The army:Workers:-sent soldiers to Tangshan.organized teams to dig out those who were trapped and to bury the dead.-built shelters for survivors whose
9、 homes had been destroyed.Para.4Result:The city began to breathe again.All hope was not lost.Suppose there would be an earthquake,what should we do to keep ourselves safe?Post-reading(Group work)l Dont be nervous and keep calm.Dont try to run out of the classroom.Protect your head by putting your bag on your head.Sit down under your desk.Leave the classroom after the earthquake.1.kick out the useful phrases by yourself.2.Preview P28-29.
