good Unit4 Earthquakes[阅读课件]

1、Unit 4 ReadingReading l上图：四川绵竹县汉旺镇中学内，一位被埋在废墟中的女学生伸出一只求援的手不停地呼唤着“救救我”。孩子，别放弃希望，孩子，别哭！我们一定要把所有的障碍移开，让你重新看见蓝色的天空！在这苦难的一刻，所有的人都在伸出救助之手。上图：四川省北川县北川中学，一名被压在瓦砾堆中的学生在接受救治。四川汶川地震发生后，北川县北川中学六至七层高的主教学楼塌陷，当时正值上课时间，21个教个教室里师生约室里师生约1000人，除个别人，除个别逃生以外，大部分被掩埋在逃生以外，大部分被掩埋在瓦砾堆中瓦砾堆中。目前，大批武警官兵以及当地群众正在加紧救援。1000人啊！用什么能换

2、回他们的生命！今后，应该规定，任何地方政府的办公楼，不得高于学校的标准！除了把最好、最安全的建筑给孩子们，还能用什么来补偿和赎罪！上图：救护人员在汉旺镇武都小学废墟上抢救幸存的小学生。在手拉着手的那一刻，孩子，你还会无助的哭泣吗？ 满身鲜血，但挡不住医护人员的真挚救护之心。后面的大哥，一定要抱好照顾好这位兄弟啊，你们痛苦就是我们的痛苦，党和政府没有忘记你们！只要有人在，我们还会重建家园的。Unit 4 EarthquakesNatural DisastersNatural DisastersflooddroughttyphoonearthquakevolcanotsunamiTornado P

3、re-readingDo you know what would happen before an earthquake?Bright lights flash in the skyAnimals are too nervous, such as cows, pigs, horses, and snakes, etc.Imagine what might happen to all these things if there was an earthquake?Buildings will_ crack and burst The railway tracks will_ become use

4、less pieces of steel The bridge will_ fall and be not safe for travelling. Roads will_ crack There might be_ all over the city. The electricity was _for several days too.firescut offReading 1.What does the passage mainly talk about?An earthquake happened in Tangshan in 19762. Fill in the chartTime:

5、Place: What disaster: Before the disaster: Damage:Rescue:On July 28, 1976Tangshan, Hebei Province A big earthquake_happened Many strange thingsThe city lay_. More than _people were killed or injuredin ruins400,000_soldiers were sent to help.Most of the _miners were rescued.150,00010,000Sum up the ma

6、in idea of each part of the passage.(use one word to describe)Part 1: para 1Part 2: para 2&3Part 3: para 4signsdamagerecovery1. The chickens didnt eat because2. The people didnt worry because3. Such a great number of people died because4. Water was needed because5. The people did not lose hope b

7、ecauseA. the army came to help them. B. the quake happened while they were sleeping.C. they were nervous. D. dams and wells were useless.E. they didnt know what the strange events meant.Para 1 Signs before the earthquakeStrange Strange thingsthingsNo one noticed them.The water in the wellrose and fe

8、ll.The well wallshad deep cracks in them.A smelly gasThe pigs and the chickensmice and fishIn the skyThe water pipecame out of the cracks.were too nervous to eat.mice came out of fields; fish jumped out of bowls and ponds.people saw bright lights.cracked and burst.Para2-3 Damage caused by the earthq

9、uake.The cityThe peopleIt seemed It seemed as if the as if the world was world was at an end.at an end.At _ am, the _ earthquake of the 20th century began .A huge crack _ houses, roads and canals.Steam _ holes in the ground.Hard hills of the rock became rivers of _._ covered the ground like red autu

10、mn leaves. Two _ and most of the bridges fell. The railway tracks were now _pieces of _._ now filled the wells instead of water.Water, food, and _ were hard to get.3:42greatestcut acrossburst fromdirtBricksdamsuselesssteelSandelectricityThe suffering of the people was_._ of families were killed and

11、many children were _.Some of the rescue workers and doctors were _ under the ruins.extremeThousandswithout parentstrappedData(数据数据)v of the nation felt the earthquake .v A huge crack that was kilometres long and metres wide cut across houses.vIn terrible seconds a large city lay in ruins. v of the p

12、eople died or were injured during the earthquake.v The number of people who were killed or injured reached more than .vAll of the citys hospitals, _ of its factories and buildings and of its homes were gone.1/3830152/3400,00075%90%Para. 2-3 All the people were shocked.The large city lay in ruins aft

13、er the earthquake.Daily necessity were dropped from the plane.The army went to Tangshan after the earthquake. Miners were rescued from the coal mines there.Para. 4All hopes were not lost.Recovery after the earthquake What shall we do if an earthquake happens?DiscussionDiscussionDiscussion (3m) Sugge

14、sted answersDont be nervous and keep calm. Dont try to run out of the classroom. Protect your head by putting your bag on your head. Squat or sit down under your desk. Leave the classroom after the earthquake.Tang shan was in earthquakeTang shans new look AfterthoughtsWhat can we learn from the text

15、?Where there is a will , there is a way.Help is everywhere.One should always keep on his belief .Life is hope.1.Try to retell the text.2.Get more information from the internet about the earthquake. http:/ _ happened in Tang Shan. For a few days, water in the wells _. From t

16、he _ of wells _come out. Mice, chicken, pigs and even fish became _. At 3:00 am, everything began to _.It seemed that the world was _. _ of the nation _ it. _cut across the city. The city lay _. Strange thingsrose and fellcrackssmelly gasnervousshakeat an endOne-thirdfeltA huge crackin ruinsTwo-thir

17、ds of the people _ or _. Then later that afternoon, another big quake _ Tang Shan. People began to wonder _. But all hope _. _ came to help those _. Slowly, the city began to _.diedwere injuredshookhow long the disaster would lastwas not lostSoldiersbreathe againsurvivors Imagine your home begins to

18、 shake and you must leave it right away. imagine: 料想，设想，想象料想，设想，想象 imagine + n. /prondoing imagine+sb.sbs doing imagine sb. as(to be) imagine +thatifwho Language points你能想象出你孤身一人在荒岛上的情景吗？Can you _ _ _ _ on an deserted island?在孩提时代，他从未想象能成为一位作家。He didnt _ _a writer in his childhood.我想不出谁会关心我的所作所为。I c

19、ant imagine _ anyone _ _ what I do.imagine yourself tobeimaginebecomingthatcares aboutright away : at once ; in no time ; immediatelyright now : at this very momentMake up your mind_.Ill return the book_.right nowright away 1.For three days the water in the village wells rose and fell, rose and fell

20、.*rise- - 上升，升起，上涨roserisenrise against反抗They all rose against the king.*rise和和raise的区别：的区别：rise vi. 指继续上升，常用于日，月，云，雾，烟， 物价，温度，河水，潮水及人的职位等。raise vt. 表示举起，提出，提升，提高（例如水平 等级，程度等）种植，饲养，用作“举起” 时，往往有使物体达到应有的高度的含义 可用于具体或抽象的事物。e.g. 1）Everyone knows the sun _in the east.2) The peoples living standard has gre

21、atly been_.3) They can _ rice here.4) Her temperature is still_.5) He _a family in that village.6) The builders _the ceiling by six inches. 建筑工人把天花板升高了六英寸Fill the blank with “raise” or “rise”risesraisedraiserisingraises2.2 The price of bread hasrisen. raised Well adv. 好，令人满意地好，令人满意地 e.g. She sings w

22、ell. 她歌唱得很好。她歌唱得很好。 n. 井，水井井，水井 e.g. The old well in the village had a wall around it . 村里的古井有井栏围绕。村里的古井有井栏围绕。smelly : smell+ y = adj. smell n./v (smelt/ smelled)They were all hungry and the food _good.I can _something burning in the kitchen.Please throw the _fish away.smeltsmellsmelly3. A _ gas cam

23、e _ _ the cracks.smellyout ofsmelly adj. 有臭味的 smelly socks 臭袜子smell vi. 1) 闻，嗅 I smell gas. 我闻到了煤味。 2）发出臭气 The meat had started to smell. 这块肉已开始发臭。 n. 1) 气味 (of) C There was a smell of burning. 有一股烧焦的气味。 2）臭味，臭气 C The new air freshener gets rid of smells fast.Smelly(adj.)= smell(n.)+ysmelled smelled

24、 / smelt smeltout of 从什么里出来He seems to be out of paitence. 失去，欠缺He lives two miles out of the city.The basket is made out of bamboo.The question is out of my knowledge.Out of anxiety, he did that.在范围之外由 作成由于 原因在 之外In the farmyards, the chickens and even the pigs were too nervous to eat.1.He is too y

25、oung to join the army.2.The light is too high for him to reach.3.The book is too easy to understand.4.He was too anxious to leave. too+easy/ ready/ happy/willing/ eager+ to do 表肯定意思表肯定意思, 太愿意去做太愿意去做4. the water pipes in some buildings cracked and _.burstburst : 爆裂，爆发爆裂，爆发The balloon suddenly burst.b

26、urst into + n. 闯入，闯入，突然突然.起来起来Some robbers burst into that house.burst out + doing 迸发，突然迸发，突然.起来起来They burst out laughing.He burst into laughter.= He burst out laughingHe burst into tears.= He burst out crying.burst into+ n.burst out + doingat an endat the end of 用于表示具体事物或场所用于表示具体事物或场所的场合，它也可以用来表示比喻

27、意的场合，它也可以用来表示比喻意; by the end of 用于表示时间的场合到用于表示时间的场合到结束的时候，用语过去完成时态结束的时候，用语过去完成时态; in the end 意思意思“最后、终于最后、终于”。 Compare: at the end of by the end of in the end1) . His father will return home _this year.2) . He will be a scientist _.3) . How many English words had you learned _ last term?at the end o

28、fin the endby the end oflie (lay, lain): to be, remain or be kept in a certain statein ruins : severely damaged or destroyedCompare: ruin ; destroy ; damagedamage指部分指部分“损坏损坏”、“损害损害”、“破坏破坏”或指使用价值有所降低。它可以用或指使用价值有所降低。它可以用作动词作动词,也可以用作名词也可以用作名词,用作名词时常与用作名词时常与to something 连用。连用。The accident did a lot of d

29、amage to his car. destroy 只能用作动词只能用作动词,指彻底破坏指彻底破坏,以致以致不可能修复不可能修复,常作常作“破坏破坏”、“毁灭毁灭”解解,也也可以指希望、计划等打破。可以指希望、计划等打破。The earthquake destroyed almost the whole town. ruin则表示破坏严重则表示破坏严重,以致不能修复以致不能修复,但这但这种破坏不像种破坏不像destroy那样毁灭某物那样毁灭某物,而是强调而是强调致使该物的使用价值发生了问题。用作动词致使该物的使用价值发生了问题。用作动词时时,它作它作 “使毁灭使毁灭”、 “使崩溃使崩溃”、 “

30、弄糟弄糟”解解;用作名词时用作名词时,它表示它表示 “毁灭毁灭”、 “瓦解瓦解”、 “废废墟墟”等抽象概念。等抽象概念。ruin也有借喻的用法。也有借喻的用法。The fire ruined the castle. The house has fallen into ruin. The company is facing ruin. The village _in ruins after the war.These machines have _idle since the factory closed.An earthquake left the whole town_.His career

31、 is_.laylainin ruinsin ruinsEverywhere they looked nearly everything was_. destroyedHe _ his girl friends prospectsruinedSoft wood _easily.damages3.It was heard in Beijing, which is one hundred kilometers away.*主句是过去时，表示过去动作，而从句用一般现在时，表示到现在还一直存在的事实。在表示普遍真理时，也是用一般现在时。(1)Youre drinking too much . -Onl

32、y at home. No one _ me but you. A. is seeing B. had seen C. sees D. saw(2)People in ancient times didnt know that the earth _ around the sun. A. turn B. turned C. is turning D. had turned*但是，若某一事实只是过去存在，现在不一定存在，则用过去时。如：I didnt know you lived in this city. *away表示空间上的隔开，也可以表示时间上的距离。e.g. (1)再有四天就到她的生日

33、了。_ (2) His village is five miles _from here.A. far B. away C. far away D. farther Her birthday is four days away. injure: to hurt oneself/ sb. / sth. physicallyinjuredMore than 61% of the surface of the earth _covered by water.Seventy percent of the workers in this factory _ young.isareTheir critic

34、isms _him deeply.Smoking will _his health.He was slightly _in the car accident.He got _in the fighting.What you said _my feeling.have hurtinjuredinjuredwoundedhurtCompare: injure ; hurt ; wound wonder : v. A. to have a feeling of surprise.B. to be filled with curiosity or doubt. n. one that arouses

35、astonishment, surprise ; admirationIt is no wonder (that)= No wonder (that)wonder8. People began to _how long the disaster would last.-Tom often works deep into the night every day.-No wonder he always gets first in the examinations.9. All hope was not lost.allnot = not all;some but not all Not all

36、the children are left. (= Only some of them left early.)Not all the children are noisy.(= Some of the children are not noisy.) none of . None of us were allowed to go there.None of these reports is very helpful.10. bury the dead.bury : A. to place in the ground B. to occupy (oneself) with deep conce

37、ntration; absorbThe dog buried the bone in the ground.I buried myself in my studies.bury oneself in= be buried in devote oneself to= be devoted to What can we do to reduce the damage of earthquakes? How can we protect ourselves and help others in the earthquake?keys1. Build the houses on rock than o

38、n sand.2. Make the houses as strong as possible, weak buildings will fall down in an earthquake.Unit Four : Earthquake Reading Task P.65 What has happened to this building? ( shake, fall down, destroy ,brick, lie in ruin ) What has happened to this building? ( shake, fall down, destroy ,brick, lie i

39、n ruin ) Whats the matter? (bury, organize, dig out, rescue, injure ,trap, survivor, disaster shock) (steel, damage, crack, cut across, useless) Part 2 Reading: P.65The story of an eyewitness - By Jack London 1.Write an adjective to describe how the author feels about the earth quake and what it did

40、?_. Why?_ Shocked London is both greatly surprised and frightened by what he see, so “shocked” is a good word to describe his feeling. 2. Write an adjective to describe how the author feels about the people of San Francisco. sad Why did you choose this word ? London knows that many families lost the

41、ir loved ones and all their possessions. Answer to Ex.2 (P.66) 1. B Because he is an eyewitness. He is also writing a personal report, not a history lesson. 2. the people hurt by quake and the things it destroyed. 3. C 4. B 1. Practice reading the whole text.2. Finish off the exercise. Learning abou

42、t language.Skim the passage and find out the topic sentence of each paragraph.Fast readingPara 1Para 2Para 3Para 4Strange things were happening in the countryside of northeast Hebei.Everything began to shake and it seemed as if the world was at an end.Everywhere they looked nearly everything was des

43、troyed.All hope was not lost.Answer the questions: Q1:In what order was the passage written? The text is written in time order. Q2:What is the general idea of the passage? The general idea is the mixture of the first sentences of each paragraph, that is, the text tells us something that happened bef

44、ore the earthquake, during the earthquake, after the earthquake.For three daysSoon after the quakeAfternoon of July 28, 1976At about 3:00am on July 28, 1976At 3:42am on July 28, 1976The order of the passageThe order of the passage(Para 1)(Para 2&3)(Para 4)Before the earthquakeDuring the earthqua

45、keAfter the earthquakeSum up the main idea of each part of the passage.(use one word to describe)Part 1: para 1Part 2: para 2&3Part 3: para 4signsdamagerecoverySkiming_ Brick buildings were destroyed. _ The walls of the village wells had cracks in them._ Shelters were put up for those with no homes._ Roads got huge cracks._ The army helped the survivors.Listen to the passage and number each of these things happened during the Tangshan earthquake.Paragraph 1Paragraph 2Paragraph 3Look at the each part and write down its main