1、Nature Disasters大自然灾难Flood（洪水）v 中国98长江洪水typhoonmudflowsandstormtornado龙卷风Hurricane（飓风）snow slideearthquakev上图：四川绵竹县汉旺镇中学内，一位被埋在废墟中的女学生伸出一只求援的手不停地呼唤着“救救我”。孩子，别放弃希望，孩子，别哭！我们一定要把所有的障碍移开，让你重新看见蓝色的天空！在这苦难的一刻，所有的人都在伸出救助之手。上图：四川省北川县北川中学，一名被压在瓦砾堆中的学生在接受救治。四川汶川地震发生后，北川县北川中学六至七层高的主教学楼塌陷，当时正值上课时间，21个教室里师生约1000
2、人，除个别逃生以外，大部分被掩埋在瓦砾堆中。目前，大批武警官兵以及当地群众正在加紧救援。1000人啊！用什么能换回他们的生命！今后，应该规定，任何地方政府的办公楼，不得高于学校的标准！除了把最好、最安全的建筑给孩子们，还能用什么来补偿和赎罪！上图：救护人员在汉旺镇武都小学废墟上抢救幸存的小学生。在手拉着手的那一刻，孩子，你还会无助的哭泣吗？Unit 4 EarthquakesSkimming to get general ideasThe passage mainly talks about a/an _ that happened in _ in _.Reading Comprehensio
3、n IearthquakeTangshan1976Scanning Divide the whole passage into 3 parts and sum up the main idea of each part of the passage(use one word to describe).Part 1Part 2Part 3(Para.1)(Para.2&3)(Para.4)signsdamagerecoveryPart 1:para 1Part 2:paras 2&3Part 3:para 4signsdamagerecoveryMain idea of the textBefo
4、re the earthquake strange things began to happen but no one paid attention to them.The earthquake destroyed the city of Tangshan.The people were very shocked at the destruction.The army came to help the survivors,bringing hope for a new life.Clue(线索)of the story:time order1.The earthquake began at _
5、.A.3:00 am,June 28,1976 B.3:00 am,July 28,1976 C.3:42 am,July 28,1976 2._ people were killed or injured in the quake.A.Less than 400,000 B.More than 400,000 C.More than 150,000Reading Comprehension II 1.People in Tangshan were warned of the earthquake and didnt go to bed.()2.People in Beijing also f
6、elt the earthquake.()3.More than 400000 people were killed in the quake.()4.Many rescue workers and doctors were trapped under the ruins during the aftershock.()5.People tried to get fresh water from under the ground in Tangshan.()TTFFTTFWhat strange things happened before Tangshan Earthquake?Carefu
7、l readingPara.1wellfishdogspigsskymicechickensThe water in The village wells _ and _;the well walls had deep _;A _ gas came out of them.rosefellcrackssmellytoo The chickens and even the pigs were _ nervous _ to eat.to Mice ran out of the fields _Looking for places to hideFish jumped out of bowls and
8、 ponds.Some people saw _ in the sky.And _ could be heard outside of the city of Tangshan.bright lightthe sound of planesMain IdeaDetails.At 3:42 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 a
9、utumn leaves.v Two _ and 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.during theearthquakePara.2-3Read Para.2-3 and fill in the blanksgreatestSteamdirtBricksdamsuselesssteelSandelectricityDamageData(数据
10、)v of the nation felt the earthquake.v A huge crack that was kilometers long and meters 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 cit
11、ys hospitals,_ of its factories and buildings and of its homes were gone.1/3830152/3400,00075%90%Para.2-3Para 4:Topic sentence:the first sentence.Main idea:The army came to help the survivors（生还者）bringing hope for a new life.What happened after the earthquake?The army:Workers:-sent soldiers to Tangs
12、han.organized teams to dig out those who were trapped and to bury the dead.-built shelters for survivors whose homes had been destroyed.Para.4Result:The city began to breathe again.All hope was not lost.How 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
