Unit 4 Earthquakes

课件107张PPT。Earthquakes课时分配What do you think of when talking about earthquakes?earthquakedestroydisasterdamagesteamshakeburstinjureruinsurviveRescueThis is a short video about an earthquake. Guess where it happened and tell me your feelings. feelingshopelesssurprisedterribleworriedscaredfrightenedhopefulunbelievableListen to an interview of a survivor of the great San Francisco earthquake of 1906. Read the following statements and mark whether they are true or false.1.The man was sleeping downstairs when the earthquake happened. 2. Many huge buildings were shaking –bricks were falling. 3. A lot of people were buried under the ruins. 4. Some cows were killed in the fires. 5. He felt safer because he got away easily. FTTFFFollowing the tape, try to fill in the blanks.R: What was the first thing you remember? M: Oh, my goodness. It was about 5 o’clock in the morning. _____, I woke up when I was thrown out of the bed. When I tried to walk, the floor shook so that I fell. ____ terrified and rushed downstairs. R: What did you see outside? M: Oh, I saw things I never want to see again. _____the end of the world came. People were crying, shouting and running everywhere. Bricks were falling shaking…Lots of people were getting buried under bricks. There were great fires around us._____! R: Did you realize what was happening? M: No, I asked a man standing next to me what happened. _____he could answer, some bricks fell on him and he was killed.I rememberI feltIt seemed as ifIt was terribleBeforeR: That sounds frightening. Did you know where to find a safer place? M: Oh, no. _____I met a man who knew the way to a boat. R: So…you got away easily? M: No, we didn’t. _____because the streets had deep cracks. As we were carefully picking our way, some frightened cows rushed up Market Street and dropped into one of them. _____the noise they made. Some of them had broken their legs and others were climbing upon each other to get out. Horrible! R: How did you feel once you’d left the city? M: Umm. I felt safer because we were being cared for. The soldiers saved us. They brought us water and food. Thanks to them many of us are still alive!I’ll never forgetLuckilyIt was difficultI remember… I felt… It seemed as if… It was terrible! Before… Luckily… It was difficult… I’ll never forget…I felt… It seemed as if… Before… I remembered… Luckily… It was difficult… I could say a word, he left. I was saved. upset, for I didn’t pass the exam. he got a full-mark in the exam. because it was raining heavily. he was angry. Work in groups of five Imagine one student is a reporter, and the others are survivors in Wenchuan. The reporter need ask each survivor at least one question and all the students should try to use the given expressions as many as possible .AssessmentThe voice is loud and clear The meaning is clear As many sentences as possible (at least four) The given expressions are used correctly (at least two)Reading A NIGHT THE EARTH DIDN’T SLEEPW ... ...