广东省惠州市惠东县惠东荣超中学高中英语 Unit4 第 1 学时 Warming up and reading 学案 新人教版必修 1【单元导航】The Tangshan Earthquake and The California Earthquake
At 3:42 a
on July 28, 1976, a magnitude 7
8 earthquake hit the sleeping city of Tangshan, in northeastern China
The very large earthquake, striking an area where it was totally unexpected, wiped out the city of Tangshan and killed over 240,000 people - making it the deadliest earthquake of the twentieth century
The California earthquake of April 18, 1906 is one of the most significant earthquakes of all time
Deaths: > 3,000 Injuries: ~225,000 Property Damage: $ 400,000,000 in 1906 $$$Period 1 Warming Up and ReadingStep 1
Warming-upTask 1:Talking about disasters(Group-work activity)1
What disasters do you know
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