Welcome!WatchaflashUnit4EarthquakeReadingBy江婷Doyouknowwhatwouldhappenbeforeanearthquake?Pre-reading:WaterinwellsrisesandfallsSmellygascomesoutofwells.Animalsarenervous.There’rebrightlightsinthesky.Loudsoundcanbeheard.warningsignsbeforeanearthquake30yearsago,abigearthquakehappenedinacityofHebei.Doyouknowwhatcityitis?Question:WatchashortmovieaboutTangshanearthquake,andthentellsomethingaboutit.ReadingComprehension:ANighttheEarthDidn’tSleepFastReadingReadthispassagequickly,andthendividethispassageintothreeparts.Paragraph1Paragraph2Paragraph3Part1Part2Part3Paragraph4Beforetheearthquakestrangethingsbegantohappenbutnoonetookanynoticeofthem.TheearthquakedestroyedthecityofTangshanandshockedthepeopleverymuch.Thearmycametohelpthesurvivors,bringinghopeforanewlife.Part1Part2Part3Matcheachpartwithitsmainidea.Carefulreading•Whenandwheredidtheearthquakebegin?•Whohelpedtorescuethepeople?•What’stheresult?At3:42amonJuly28,1976inTangshan.Thearmy.Slowly,thecitybegantobreatheagain.TorFPeopleinTangshanwerewarnedoftheearthquakeanddidn’tgotobedthatnight.PeopleinBeijingalsofelttheearthquake.Two-thirdsofthepeopleinTangshandiedduringtheearthquake.Manyrescueworkersanddoctorsweretrappedundertheruinsduringtheaftershock.PeopletriedtogetfreshwaterfromunderthegroundinTangshan.FTFTFMultipleChoice1.WhichofthefollowingarethesuggestionsofanearthquakeEXCEPT______a.miceranoutlookingforhidingplacesb.strangesoundsareheardintheskylikethoseofplanesc.peoplearerestlessd.fishjumpedoutofwaterC2._____peoplewerekilledorinjured.a.150,000b.400,000c.Lessthan400,000d.Morethan400,000d3.Thispassageiswritten____.a.bygivingterribleexamplesb.inthetimeorderc.byexpressingthewriter’sfeelingsbDiscussion:Topic:(onP67ofWB)Whatwouldyoutakeifyouhavetoleaveyourhouserightawayinanearthquake?Why?Notice:Weshouldtakethemostimportantthingstolastourlife.Whichwillyoutakebeforeaquake?TipsforthedialogA:Whatwouldyoutakeifyouhavetoleaveyourhouserightawayinanearthquake?B:Iwouldliketotake---A:why?B:Because---InterviewSituation:Oneofyouactsasajournalistandtheotherasasurvivor.Thejournalistinterviewsthesurvivorwhathe/shehasexperiencedduringtheearthquake.Homework:1.Trytoretelltheevent.2.Finishexercisesin“LearningaboutLanguage”.That’sallforclass!Goodbye!
