1、1What kind of disasters do you know?23/ Hurricane45678910TsunamiTsunami1112What has happened?13What happened?Tall buildings were destroyed.The car was smashed.14What happened?People were injured.15The city was in ruins.16the city after the earthquakethe city before the earthquake17Unit Four : Earthq

2、uakes Period One: Warming up and talking18vAn earthquake is the result of a sudden release of energy in the Earths crust.vEarthquakes may result in disease, lack of basic necessities, loss of life, general property damage, road and bridge damage and sometimes landslides, fires, flood and even tsunam

3、is.19Discussion:What do you think will happen before an earthquake?201) Bright light flashes in the sky.2) The well has deep cracks in it, and the water in it rises and falls.3) Chickens are flying and dogs are barking, and pigs and cows are too nervous to eat.4) Fish jump out of the pond, and mice

4、run wildly out of the fields.Signs before an earthquake:212223美國美國海灣大橋海灣大橋24These two cities are famous for their earthquakes during a period of calm.So one should not trust situations that seem peaceful since bad things may happen.26Say something about the two cities.Tangshan is a beautiful city wi

5、th gardens, wide roads.San Francisco is a city with tall buildings thickly standing on the earth.27 Suppose the earth begins to shake what will you do to protect yourself? Discuss the following open question in group of four 281. Get under a heavy table or desk and hold on, or sit or stand against a

6、n inside wall.2. Keep away from windows. What can we do to keep ourselves safe from an earthquake?29DiscussionIf at school : Hide under a desk or table. Face away from windows. If at home: Hide under a heavy table or bed. Sit in a corner, away from doors, windows, ect. 30vmoneyvwatervfruitvcakesvpre

7、cious photovcertificates（證書）（證書）vgoldvclothes When an earthquake happens,you are escaping from home,what will you take with you?Why?31 Life is beautiful.We must love our lives.In an earthquake 32Unit Four : Earthquake Period Two: Reading33Disasters have no emotion,but people do. 34When and where did

8、 the earthquake happen?Read the text silently and quickly and try to get the information about the following questions.35An earthquake happened in Tangshan, Hebei,on July 28th, 1976.36A the army came to help themB the quake happened while they were sleepingC they were nervousD dames and wells were u

9、selessE they didnt know the quake caused the strange things1 The chickens didnt eat because2 Before the earthquake the people didnt worry because3 Such a great number of people died because4 Water was needed because5 The people did not lose hope becauseRead the text aloud and join the correct parts

10、of the sentences.37True or false1. 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 400,000people were killed in the quake.4. Many rescue workers and doctors were trapped under the ruins during the aftershock.5

11、. People tried to get fresh water from under the ground.FTFTF38skimming Skim the passage and find out the topic sentence of each paragraph.Paragraph Topic sentence Position in the paragraph12 34 Strange things were happening in the countryside of northeast Hebei. Everything began to shake. It seemed

12、 as if the world was at an end. Everywhere they looked nearly everything was destroyed. All hope was not lost. beginning beginning beginning beginning 39How many parts can this passage be divided into? Three parts Do you know the main idea of each part?Part 1Paragragh1Part 2Paragraph 2.3Part 3Paragr

13、aph 440The main idea of each part: time orderPart 1.（Para.1）Before the earthquakePart 2.(Para.2,3)During the earthquakePart 3.(Para.4)After the earthquakeSomething strange happened in Tangshan Something happenedthe destroy of the earthquake in TangshanSomething happenedthe rescue of Tangshan41Detail

14、ed-reading42Main IdeaDetails_ things were happening in the countryside in northeast Hebei.The water in the wells _ and _. A _ gas came out of the cracks.The chickens and pigs were too _ to _. Fish _out of the bowls and ponds.Mice _ out of the fields.At _ am on July 28, 1976, people saw _ _ in the sk

15、y. signs before the earthquake Para.1Fill in the blanksFill in the blanksStrangerosefellsmellynervouseatjumpedran3:00bright lights43Main IdeaDetailsAt _ am, the _ earthquake of the 20th century began ._ burst from holes in the ground.Hard hills of rock became rivers of _._ covered the ground like re

16、d autumn leaves. Two _ and most of the bridges fell. The railway tracks were now _pieces of _._ now filled the wells instead of water.Water, food and _ were hard to get.Damage caused byearthquakePara. 2-3Fill in the blanksFill in the blanks3:42greatestSteamdirtBricksdamsuselesssteelSandelectricity44

17、Mainidea EventResult after that _ not lost_sent 150,000 soldiers _built s h e l t e r s f o r survivors_taken to the city The city began to breath againhope armyworkersfresh water45 of the nation felt the earthquake . A huge crack that was kilometres long and metres wide cut across houses.In terribl

18、e seconds a large city lay in ruins. of the people died or were injured during the earthquake. The number of people who were killed or injured reached more than .All of the citys hospitals, _ of its factories and buildings and of its homes were gone.1/3830152/3400,00075%90%Para. 2-346conclusion:Sum

19、up the main idea of the passage: _ happened in Tangshan. For a few days, water in the wells _. From the _ of wells _came out. Mice, chicken, pigs and even fish became _. At 3:00 am, everything began to _.It seemed that the world was _. _ of the nation _ it. _ cut across the city. The city lay _. Str

20、ange thingsrose and fellcrackssmelly gasnervousshakeat an endOne-thirdfeltA huge crackin ruins47Two-thirds of the people died or _. Then later that afternoon, another big quake _ Tangshan. People began to wonder _. But all hope _. Soldiers came to help those _. Slowly, the city began to _.were injur

21、edshookhow long the disaster would lastwas not lostsurvivorsbreathe again48Filling the blacks with the first given letter:Several days before July 28, 1976, many s_things happened in Tangshan. They were signs for the e_. But people in the city of Tangshan didnt think m_of these. At 3:42am that day,t

22、he earth began to s_,which d_the city. trangearthquakeuchhakeestroyed49Many people,including workers and doctors,came to r_those t_under the ruins. Later that afternoon,another big earthquake struck Tangshan. More people were killed or injured and more buildings f_down. Soldiers were called in to he

23、lp the rescue workers. T_were organized to dig out the trapped and b_the dead.escuerappedelleamsury50Tangshans new look5152HomeworkSurf on the internet or go to the library to find more information about how to survive in an earthquake. We will share your advice and your feelings with the whole clas

24、s.5354v1.升升降降v2.立刻，馬上v3.在農(nóng)家大院v4.突然大哭v5.毫不在意,不重視v6.水管v7.結(jié)束，終結(jié)v8.一個(gè)巨大的裂縫v9.仿佛；好像v10.沉淪在廢墟中1.rise and fall2.right away3.in the farmyard4.burst into tears5.think little of .6.water pipes7.be at an end8. a huge crack9. as if10. lie/ be in ruins5511.thousands of .12.tens of thousands of13.blow away14.fall

25、 down15.be trapped16.be shocked17.the rescue workers18.dig out19.bury the dead20.coal minersv11.成千上萬v12.數(shù)以萬計(jì)v13.吹走v14.倒塌，下落v15.受困v16.受震撼v17.救援人員v18.挖出v19.掩埋死者v20.煤礦工人561.too+adj./adv.to do 太太而不能而不能.（表否定概念）（表否定概念） eg. He is too young to go to school. too+adj.(glad,happy, surprised,eager)+to do (表肯定概念

26、）表肯定概念） eg.Im too glad to meet you here. 很高興在這遇見你。很高興在這遇見你。 can not /can never be too +adj.越越.越好越好/再再也也不過分不過分 eg.You can not /can never be too careful when you cross the road. 當(dāng)你過馬路時(shí)越小心越好當(dāng)你過馬路時(shí)越小心越好.571）The problem was _difficult for us_solve. A.too ; that B.so ; that C.too; to D.so; too2)You can ne

27、ver be _careful in the street. A.much B.very C.so D.too582.burst vi 爆裂；爆發(fā)爆裂；爆發(fā) n.突然爆裂；爆發(fā)突然爆裂；爆發(fā) burst into +n.=burst out doing 突然突然 burst into tears/laughter 突然哭起來突然哭起來/笑起來笑起來 burst out crying/laughting591).When she heard the news,she _. A.burst into laughing B.burst out into laughing C.burst out la

28、ughter D.burst into laughter 2).Every time _he thought of his past ,he couldt help bursting_. A.when;out tears B.that ;into crying C.which;into crying D./;out crying603.think little /nothing of 認(rèn)為沒什么認(rèn)為沒什么 think highly of 高度評(píng)價(jià)高度評(píng)價(jià) think of 想出；記起想出；記起 think badly/ ill of 對(duì)對(duì)評(píng)價(jià)很失望評(píng)價(jià)很失望 think about 考慮考慮

29、think over 仔細(xì)考慮仔細(xì)考慮 We think _Dr. Yang because he cares for China very much. A.highly B.high of C.well D.highly of614.event （重要的，不同尋常的）大事件重要的，不同尋常的）大事件 situation 狀況；形勢；處境狀況；形勢；處境 accident 事故；意外的事事故；意外的事 incident 附帶的小事件附帶的小事件The most important _ of this month is the largest storm that we have seen in

30、 the past ten years. A.accident B.event C.incident D.situation62類似短語類似短語 in the end 最后最后 by the end of. 到到.為止為止 at the end of. 在在.盡頭盡頭 end in 以以.告終告終 come to an end 結(jié)束結(jié)束63When I got there ,the meeting was _(結(jié)束結(jié)束)I was attracted (吸引吸引)by books. By the end Be the end of that summer, I _ over twenty no

31、vels A. will have read B. have read1) C. had read D. has read64eg. An earthquake left the whole town in ruins. ruin n.廢墟（常用復(fù)數(shù)形式）廢墟（常用復(fù)數(shù)形式）vt. 毀滅毀滅eg. The storm ruined the crops. 暴風(fēng)雨毀壞了莊稼65eg. The whole area has lain waste for many years.整個(gè)地區(qū)多年來一直荒蕪在那里。destroy 指徹底毀壞以至難以修復(fù)指徹底毀壞以至難以修復(fù)damage 指部分損壞還可以修復(fù)指

32、部分損壞還可以修復(fù)ruin 多用于借喻中，多用于借喻中， 泛指一般的泛指一般的“弄壞弄壞了了 ”66lie-lay-lain-lying lai 躺，位于lie-lied-lied-lying v.說謊 n.謊言lay-laid-laid-layinglei 產(chǎn)卵，下蛋，放置67The village _ after the war. A. lay in ruins B. lay at ruins C. lay in ruin D. lied in ruinsThe car which was _ in the accident is being repaired in the garage.

33、1. A. hurt B. ruined C. damaged D. destroyed688. injure vt. 損害損害 injured adj. 受傷的受傷的 injury n. 傷害；傷害； 損害損害 69Their criticisms _him deeply.Smoking will _his health.He was slightly _in the car accident.He got _in the fighting.What you said _my feeling.have hurtinjuredinjuredwoundedhurt70eg.The boy had

34、 his leg badly _ in the last football game.A. injure B. injured C. injuring D. to injure719.shock vt./vi （使）震驚；震動(dòng)（使）震驚；震動(dòng) n. 休克；打擊；震驚休克；打擊；震驚 shocked adj. （某人）感到震驚的（某人）感到震驚的 shocking adj （某事（某事 ）令人震驚的）令人震驚的 be shocked at 對(duì)對(duì).感到震驚感到震驚eg. I was shocked to hear that he had died. The news of his death ca

35、me as a shock to me . 他的死訊傳來，我感到很震驚。72 單句改錯(cuò) 1.We know Bob had cancer ,but it still came as shock when he died.2.All of the people present felt _at the _news. A.shocking ,shocked B.shocked;shocking C.shocking, shocking D.shocked,shocked B7310. rescue n./vt . 援救，營救援救，營救 rescue team 營救隊(duì)營救隊(duì) rescue sb. f

36、rom 從從中營救某人中營救某人 eg.We rescued him from the enemys camp. 我們把他從敵營中救了出來。 單句改錯(cuò) You rescued me in a difficult situation. from7411.trap vt. 使陷入困境使陷入困境 /n.陷阱陷阱.困境困境 eg.Many people were trapped in the big fire. 許多人被困在大火中。許多人被困在大火中。 fall/get into a trapped 陷入困境陷入困境 The thief_ a trap at last. A.fell B.got in

37、to C.walked D.got in7512.All hope was not lost.不是所有的希望都不是所有的希望都破滅了。破滅了。 all.not =not all 并非并非.都都 eg.All that glitters is not gold.發(fā)光的東西并不一定都是金子。 Everyone doesnt like this book.同義句轉(zhuǎn)換_ _ _this book.7613.bury vt.埋藏，掩藏，隱藏 be burid in=bury oneself in 埋頭于/專心于John is _in the research of the bird language.

38、A.devoted B.concentrated C. burid D.spared 771.The work must be done_. A. right away B. right now C. at once D. all the above2. He _ his voice so that everyone could hear him. A. lifted B. rose C. held D. raised783. The death of his wife was a terrible _ to him. A. knock B. shock C. surprising D. ex

39、perience4. _ for the worst, and you wont feel too sad if you fail. A. Preparing B. Prepare C. To prepare D. Prepared795. They tried to prevent their cows from _. A. injury B. injuring C. being injured D. hurting6. _of people came to the meeting from all over the country. A. Many B. A number C. The n

40、umber D. A plenty of 807. -Do you want to go biking with me? -Yes .Id love to. _my bike is brokenA. But B. And C. Sorry D. However8. About _ of the workers in that steel works _ young people. A. third fifths, are B. three fifths, are C. three fifths, is D. three fifth, are819. _ were sent to hospita

41、l and the _ were buried. A. The injury, the death B. The injuring, the dying C. The injured, the dead D. The injured, the died82vLearn the useful words and expressions by heart.vRecite the 2nd para.83From the reading passage, find the correct word or expression for each of the following meanings.v_ a thin metal piece that carries water