人教版高中英语必修一Unit4EARTHQUAKES

人教版高中英语必修一Unit4EARTHQUAKES

What had happened? Unit 4 Earthquakes fire Natural Disasters Natural Disasters flood typhoon volcano ( 火山 ) mudflow sandstorm Tsunami ( 海啸） Earthquakes 1. Imagine your home begins to shake and you must leave it right away. You have time to take only one thing. What will you take? Discussion personal washing things a bottle of water money torch mobile phone food and sweets blanket medicine You will take: 2. What strange things would happen before an earthquake? Listening Task · Listen and fill in the blanks. Strange things were happening in the countryside of Hebei. For the water in the village wells rose and fell, rose and fell. Farmers that the well walls had deep cracks in them. came out of the cracks. In the farmyards, the chickens and even the pigs were . Mice ran out of the fields places to hide. Fish out of their bowls and ponds. At about on , , some people saw in the sky. The sound of planes could be heard outside the city of even when no planes were in the sky. In the city, the water pipes in some buildings cracked and burst. But the people of the city, who thought little of these events, were asleep that night. What do you think may happen before an earthquake? The water in the wells ____and____. And some deep ______could be seen in the well walls. A ______ gas came out the cracks. A rose fell cracks smelly What do you think may happen before an earthquake? B Mice ran out of the fields___________ places to hide. Fish _________out of bows and ponds. looking for jumped What do you think may happen before an earthquake? C The chickens and even pigs were______ nervous _____eat. The dog was ________ loudly again and again. too to barking D What do you think may happen before an earthquake? People could see _______ lights in the sky. bright Discussion Imagine your home begins to shake and you must leave it right away. You have time to take only one thing. What will you take? Why? money, water, food, gold, books, clothes… Discussion: What do you think will happen before an earthquake? 1) 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 run wildly out of the fields. Signs before an earthquake: A Night the Earth Didn't Sleep It mainly talks about _______________________________. an earthquake in Tangshan, Hebei 唐山抗震纪念碑广场 Skim the passage and find out the topic sentence of each paragraph. Para. Topic sentence Position in the paragraph 1 2 3 4 Strange things were happening in the countryside of northeast Hebei. Everything began to shake. It seemed as if the world was at an end. Everywhere they looked nearly everything was destroyed. All hope was not lost. beginning beginning beginning beginning How many parts can this passage be divided into? Three parts Do you know the main idea of each part? Part 1 Paragragh1 Part 2 Paragraph 2.3 Part 3 Paragraph 4 The main idea of each part: time order Part 1. （ Para.1 ） Before the earthquake Part 2. (Para.2,3) During the earthquake Part 3. (Para.4) After the earthquake Something strange happened in Tangshan Something happened: the destroy of the earthquake in Tangshan Something happened: the rescue of Tangshan A the army came to help them B the quake happened while they were sleeping C they were nervous D dames and wells were useless E they didn’t know the quake caused the strange things 1 The chickens didn’t eat because 2 Before the earthquake the people didn’t worry because 3 Such a great number of people died because 4 Water was needed because 5 The people did not lose hope because Read the text and join the correct parts of the sentences. 《 金 》P46 Task 2 、 3