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课件网) UNIT 4 NATURAL DISASTERS To read news report about Tangshan earthquake. To use context to understand new words and expressions, predicting before reading, summarizing the main idea of each paragraph. To describe and talk about a natural disaster. Name the following natural disasters based on the pictures. earthquake tornado wildfire drought landslide tsunami flood volcanic eruption Natural disasters typhoon/ hurricane (台风) tsunami (海啸) tornado (龙卷风) flood (洪水) fire earthquake earthquake In the village wells In the farmyard In the sky water ( ) walls ( ) chickens, pigs ( ) dogs ( to go inside) mice (_____) fish (_____) in the sky loud noises rose and fell, rose and fell deep cracks strange things （before） too nervous to eat bright lights refused _____ jumped out of the water ran out to look for places to hide How did people feel unaware/unprepared asleep as usual Activity 3:Read for details warning signs Read para.1. Para. 1 Read para.2--3. 2. _____ of the nation felt the earthquake. 1.At _____, everything began to shake. 3.In less than___ minute, a large city . 4.A huge crack ,___ kilometres long and___ metres wide，appeared. 5. 2/3 of the people died or . 6.The number of people who were killed or badly injured was more than _____. Thousands of children were left . 3:42 a.m. Nearly1/3 1 8 30 were injured 400,000 deadly damage （during） 7.Buildings,factories,homes and hospitals . 8.Bridges and tracks_____ 9.Cows,pigs and chickens . 10.Water,food and electricity . lay in ruins without parents were gone were destroyed. were dead were hard to get How did people feel hopeless shocked in panic para 1 para 2 para 3 para 4 para 5 A. The happening of the earthquake B. The rescue work C. The destructive effects D. The revival of the city E. Strange signs before the earthquake How is this passage developed Time order 2mins:Careful reading:Part 1: quick ask & quick answer Part1. (1) warning signs before the earthquake see smell hear water, deep crack, chickens, pigs, dogs, fish, mice, lights smelly gas loud noise unaware Establish disaster awareness Part 1.--people’s reaction 3minutes： Careful reading:Part 2 True or False. Correct the false statements. 1. It caused a huge crack of 150 kilometers long and 30 metres deep. 2. Over 40,000 people were killed or badly injured as well as thousands of animals. 3. One third of the factories and all its hospitals fall into ruins. 4. Most bridges and railway tracks were destroyed and became useless. 5. The earthquake was one of the most deadly earthquakes in the 20th century. F F F T T 8 wide 400,000 75 % ruins: the state or process of being destroyed or severely damaged. Part 2.-- great damage reduce Make buildings stronger. Part 1 (para. ___) Part 2 (paras. ___) Part 3 (paras. ___) 1 2-3 4-5 Revival after the earthquake Signs before the earthquake Damage during the earthquake Skim the passage and match the main idea of each part. Skim and ... ...
