EarthquakesaroundthePacifictheCaliforniaEarthquakeReadthearticleandanswerthequestions.1.WherewastheworstChineseearthquake?ItwasinHuaCountyinShaanxiProvince.2.WhatwasthemostdangerousthingabouttheCaliforniaEarthquake?Thefirescausedbytheearthquake.Findtheusefulwordsandphrasesusedtodescribetheearthquakes.HuaCountyCaliforniaterribleearthquakesoccuraffectcoverbekilledinallloseone’slifetheworstearthquakethefiresburndestroybekilledbemadehomelesscause…deaths1.activeadj.活跃的;(思想上)充满活力的;积极的e.g.Mr.Brownwasactiveatthepartyyesterday.布朗先生在昨天的聚会上很活跃。Mybrotherhasaveryactiveimagination.我弟弟想象力十分丰富。Studentsshouldtakeanactivepartinschoolactivities.学生应该积极参加学校的活动。【链接】activelyadv.积极地;活跃地activityn.活动activistn.积极分子2.TheCaliforniaEarthquakeofthe18thofApril1906istheworstearthquakethathaseverhappenedintheUnitedStates.【点拨】本句是一个复合句。…thathaseverhappenedintheUnitedStates为定语从句修饰先行词earthquake,由于先行词被【句意】【句意】(发生于)1906年4月18日的加利福尼亚大地震是在美国发生过的最强烈的一场地震。形容词最高级修饰,所以关系代词用that;ofthe18thofApril1906为介词短语做后置定语修饰TheCaliforniaEarthquake。AllofyouhavewitnessedtheearthquakeinYaan.Nowdiscussthefollowingquestionswithyourpartner.Whatshouldyoudoifthereisanearthquakeinyourtown?Whatshouldyoudoifthereisanearthquakeinyourtown?Readtheeye-witnessaccountofaviolentnaturaleventonPage28andanswerthequestions.1)Wheredidthishappen?2)Whathappenedtothetrees?3)Wheredidthepersonhavetostay?4)Howlongdiditlastfor?Nearthebeach.Begintomovefromsidetoside.Intheirrooms.Abouttwodays.Writeashortpassageaboutanaturaldisasteryouhaveexperienced.Suggestions:1)Giveadescriptionofthedisaster.2)Writedownyourfeelingaboutthat.•beinruins•inaflash•asaresult•becomehomeless•what’sworse•loseone’slife•takeaction变成废墟顷刻间结果无家可归更糟糕的是丧生采取行动•donatemoney•raise/collectmoney•callonsb.todo•sharepainsandsorrowswith...•inashorttime•makecontributionsto捐钱筹集资金号召某人做与……分担痛苦与伤悲在短时间里为……做出贡献•Theycallonpeopletodoanythingintheirpowertohelpthoseinneed.•Manypeoplearedoingtheirparttohelppoorpeopleout.•Whatwecandowillmakemuchdifferencetooursociety.•Iamfirmlyconvincedthattheywillovercometheirdifficultyandbuildanewfuturewiththehelpofus.
