1、Unit 4ListeningListeningSome famous earthquakesTangshan July 28,1976San Francisco October,17,1989YushuApril,14,2010Q:if your home is suddenly destroyed without warning,how would you feel?Frightened sad sorry hopeless frustrated angry shocked Earthquake happened in San Francisco,1906.1906年旧金山大地震，发生于1
2、906年4月18日清晨5点12分左右，芮氏规模为7.8，震中位于接近旧金山的圣安地列斯断层上。1自奥勒冈州到加州洛杉矶，甚至是位于内陆的内华达州都能感受到地震的威力。这场地震及随之而来的大火，对旧金山造成了严重的破坏，可以说是美国历史上主要城市所遭受最严重的自然灾害之一。The listening text is an interview of a survivor of the great San Francisco earthquake of 1906.Listen to the tape and write down the main idea.You may think about:W
3、ho is speaking?Where was the person at the time?What did the person do?A reporter is asking a man to describe his experience in the San Francisco earthquake of 1906.R=reporterM=manListen again and fill in the blanks.R:What was the first thing you _?M:Oh,my goodness.It was about _ oclock in the morni
4、ng.I remember,remember5I woke up when I was _ out of the bed.When I tried to _,the floor shook so that I fell.I felt _ and rushed downstairs.R:What did you see _?M:Oh,I saw things I never want to see again.It seemed _ _ the end of the world came.People were crying,_ and _ everywhere._ were falling d
5、own from some buildings while big ones were shaking thrownwalkterrifiedoutsideas ifshoutingBricksrunningLots of people were getting _ under bricks.There were great _ around us.It was terrible!R:Did you realize what was happening?M:No.I asked a man standing _ to me what happened.Before he could _,som
6、e bricks fell on him and he was _.R:That sounds frightening.Did you know where to find a _ place?buriedfiresnextkilledanswersaferM:Oh,no._ I met a man who knew the way to a boat.R:So you got away _?M:No,we didnt.It was difficult _ the streets had deep _.As we were carefully _ our way,some frightened
7、 cows _ up Market Street and dropped into one of them.Ill never forget the _ they made.Some of them had broken their _Luckilyeasilybecausecrackspickingrushednoiselegsand others were climbing _ each other to get out.Horrible!R:How did you feel _ youd left the city?M:Umm.I felt safer because we were b
8、eing _ for.The soldiers saved us.They brought us _ and _.Thanks to them many of us are still _!upononcecaredalivewaterfoodListen to the tape and then tell whether they are true or false.1.The man was sleeping downstairs when the earthquake happened.2.Many huge buildings were shaking bricks were fall
9、ing.FT3.A lot of people were buried under the ruins.4.Some cows were killed in the fire.5.He felt safer because he got away easily.TFFListen to the tape again and in groups discuss these questions.1.When did the earthquake begin?The earthquake began around 5 oclock in the morning.2.What did the spea
10、ker do after he woke up?The speaker rushed outside as he woke up.4.What happened to the man next to him?The man next to him was killed by bricks falling from a nearby building.5.How did he get away from the city?He got away from the city by boat.6.Which of your adjectives describe the mans feelings most closely?Very shocked,devastated.
