1、Unit 4 EarthquakesWarming up&ReadingLead-inLook at the pictures,can you name all the disasters?floodfiretyphoonVolcanic eruptionsnow stormmud-rocksand stormearthquakeLets enjoy a video and look at something about the earthquake.Then think about what will happen in an earthquake?The earth will shake;
2、The roads will be destroyed;The buildings will fall down;Many people will be killed or injured;Many children will become orphans.The deadly earthquake attacked Wenchuan county of Sichuan Province A major earthquake measuring 8.0 Richter Scale attacked Wenchuan County of Sichuan province at 14:28:04
3、on 12 May 2008.The epicenter of the quake was located 31.0 degrees north latitude and 103.4 degrees east longitude.It is believed to be the largest earthquake since 1949.Earthquake in Yushu,Qinghai The earthquake caused thousands of mainly mud brick and wooden homes to collapse in the Yushu region o
4、f Qinghai,a rugged area populated by ethnic Tibetans.An earthquake hit Haiti on January 12th,2010Unit 4Tang shan,HebeiJuly 28th,1976Tangshans new lookGuess:What may happen before an earthquake?There is bright light in the skyThere is bright light in the skyearthquakeburstmillion eventnation苦难，痛苦记者轨道
5、，足迹无用的，无效的矿，矿井minerFast-reading:Listen to the tape and answer the following question.Was the hope lost after the earthquake?And why?reading.mp3.Scan the passage and find out the topic sentence of each paragraph.ScanningPara 1Para 2Para 3Para 4Strange things were happening in the countryside of north
6、east Hebei.Everything began to shake and it seemed as if the world was at an end.Everywhere they looked nearly everything was destroyed.All hope was not lost.Question:How many parts do you think this reading text should be divided into?The Structure of the textA nightthe earthdidntsleepPart1:Before
7、the earthquake(Para1)Part2During the earthquake(Para2-Para3)Part3After the earthquake(Para4)Strange thingsthe water in the village wells the well walls the chickens and pigs mice fish rose and fell had deep cracks and a smelly gas came out were too nervous to eatran out of the fields,looking for pla
8、ces to hide.jumped out of bowls and pondsDetails1.At _ am,the _ earthquake of the 20th century began.2._ burst from holes in the ground.3.Hard hills of the rock became rivers of _.4._ covered the ground like red autumn leaves.5.Two _ and most of the bridges fell.6.The railway tracks were now _pieces
9、 of _.7._ now filled the wells instead of water.8.Water,food,and _ were hard to get.Para.2-33:42greatestSteamdirtBricksdamsuselesssteelSandelectricityData(数据)v_ of the nation felt the earthquake.v A huge crack that was_kilometres long and _ metres wide cut across houses.vIn_terrible seconds a large
10、city lay in ruins.v_ of the people died or were injured during the earthquake.v_families were killed and many children were left without parents.1/3830152/3Para.2-3Thousands ofv The number of people who were killed or injured reached more than.vAll of the citys hospitals,_of its factories and buildi
11、ngs and_ of its homes were gone.v _ cows would never give milk again.v _ pigs and _ chickens had died.75%90%Tens of thousands ofHalf a millionmillions of400,000Daily necessitywere dropped from the plane.The army went to Tangshan after the earthquake.Miners were rescued from the coal mines there.Para
12、.4All hopes were not lost.Recovery after the earthquake1.People in Tangshan were warned of the earthquake and didnt go to bed that night.2.People in Beijing also felt the earthquake.3.More than 400 000 people were killed in the quake.4.Many rescue workers and doctors were trapped under the ruins dur
13、ing the aftershock.5.People tried to get fresh water from under the ground in Tangshan.Reading test1.This passage is mainly about_.A.The people in the city didnt sleep at allB.An earthquake happened in Tangshan in 1976C.The number of people who were killed or injured in the earthquakeD.The cause of
14、the earthquake 2.What did people see at about 3:00am on July 28?A.Smelly gas come from the cracks.B.Fish jump out of their bowls and pondsC.Mice run to look for places to hideD.Bright lights in the skyBD3.Which is true according to the text?A.Before the earthquake,the chickens didnt eat because they
15、 were B.nervousB.After the quake the people in Tangshan lost hope because no one helped themC.The number of people who were killed or injured was 400000D.No one noticed anything strange happening before the earthquake4.The title A night the earth didnt sleep means_A.The earth was awake all night lon
16、g B.People in the earth couldnt fall asleep that nightC.The earth shook like crazy that nightD.Animals on the earth would not sleep that night.AcPost-reading: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 bec
17、ame _.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 thingsrose and fellcrackssmelly gasnervousshakeat an endOne-thirdfeltA huge crackin ruinsTwo-thirds of the people _ or _.Then later that afternoon,another big quake
18、 _ Tang Shan.People began to wonder _.But all hope _._ came to help those _.Slowly,the city began to _.diedwere injuredshookhow long the disaster would lastwas not lostSoldiersbreathe againsurvivorsl 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.What shall we do if an earthquake happens?Homework:Finish exercises on page27,28
