Unit4Warmingup,Pre-reading&Listening(Wb)floodtyphoonearthquakevolcanodroughtnaturaldisastersfiresandstormHaveyougonethroughanynaturaldisaster
Whatdamagediditcause
Howserious
typhoon,drought,earthquake,volcano,flood…Soitmaycausegreatdamagetoacitywhichsufferfromnaturaldisaster
TangshanandSanFrancisco,Discussion:Whatmighthappeniftherehasbeenabigearthquakeinthesetwocities
broadroadsbeautifulgardenstallbuildingslargepopulationPeoplelosetheirhomes
Manybuildingsaredestroyed
Roadsgethugecracks
Thebridgesfalldown
Steamburstfromholesintheground
Waterpipesaredestroyed
Therailwaytracksareuselesspiecesofsteel
Thewholecityliesinruins
Canweavoid(避免)orreduce(减少)thedamage
Wecanforetell(预测)earthquakes
Howtoforetellanearthquake
Whatmayhappenbeforeanearthquake
Let’slookatsomesigns(前兆)
signs(前兆)