双语2015-2016学年高中英语 Unit 4 Earthquake Using language课件 新人教版必修

1、Unit 4 Earthquake Using language,Reading and speaking,Look at the pictures and discuss what happened.,Tang shans new look,Here is a letter of invitation. Read it carefully and answer the following questions.,1. Who write the letter?,2. Who will receive the letter? People who have won the students hi

2、gh school speaking competition about new Tangshan.,Zhang Sha.,3. What was the park built for? 4. When will the student speak to the park visitor?,To honour those who died in the terrible disaster and those who helped the survivors.,On July 28 at 11:00 am.,1. invitation n. 邀请,invite v.,a letter of in

3、vitation 一封邀请信,2. give a speech 作报告/演讲,3. Office of the City Government 市政府办公室,Words Here, I wish to express my thanks to the great efforts Id also like to thank No words are strong enough to express our ; It was terrible when It seemed as if I remember I felt Not long after that Luckily, ,One possi

4、ble speech: Ladies and gentlemen, Good morning. Its my great honor to be given the chance to give the speech. Thank Mr Zhang and the city government for inviting me to speak. And thank all of you to attend this activity.,Everybody knows that this park will be open to honor those who died in the terr

5、ible disaster on this day 33 years ago. We should say that all of you are very lucky to have survived. But never can we forget those who helped you do the rescue work. They dug out those who had been trapped and buried the dead.,They also helped build the new city. They built new homes and offices i

6、n only seven years. For this work, many workers and soldiers lost their lives. We should show our greatest honor to them. When I first arrived in the city yesterday, I came to understand why Tangshan was called “Brave City of China”.,What you have done made the whole world surprised. Look at the tal

7、l buildings and the beautiful environment. How brave you are! I think you should always be proud of the city. Thank you for listening to my speech.,Look at the stamps of new Tangshan and discuss what had to be done to rebuild a city after an earthquake.,Sample discussion: S1: Lets look at the stamps

8、. They seem to show new houses, a new city center, new factories, schools, hospitals and a new port. S2: That shows how strong the earthquake must have been and how much damage there was if so much of Tangshan had to be replaced.,S1: Yes, indeed. The people of Tangshan must have had a terrible time

9、while the earthquake was happening. S2: Yes. I wonder how long they had to live in temporary accommodation? S1: Well, the United Nations praised the people of Tangshan for rebuilding their city so quickly. It only took seven years.,S2: There must have been so much to do: clear the site of ruined bui

10、ldings; design new ones that would withstand another earthquake; bring in new building materials, bring in the workers to build the factories, homes etc. Such a lot of work!,S1: Yes, and meanwhile the people had to live in tents. They must have worried a lot about how they would pay for food and clo

11、thes. Poor things! S2: Indeed, we owe them a lot. And they made everyone aware of the dangers of earthquakes and how to prepare for another one. They themselves were survivors in more ways than one!,Listening,1 How would you feel if your home was suddenly destroyed without warning? In pairs make a l

12、ist of useful adjectives to express your feelings.,Useful adjectives: very shocked, frightened, very upset, unable to understand what was happening, confused, panic-stricken .,2 Listen to the tape and then tell whether they are true or false.,1. The man was sleeping downstairs when the earthquake ha

13、ppened. 2. Many huge buildings were shaking bricks were falling.,F,T,3. A lot of people were buried under the ruins. 4. Some cows were killed in the fire. 5. He felt safer because he go away easily.,T,F,F,1. When did the earthquake begin? 2. What did the speaker do after he woke up?,Listen to the ta

14、pe again and in groups discuss these questions.,Around 5 oclock in the morning.,He rushed outside as soon as he woke up.,3. What did he see and hear outside?,When he got outside he thought the world had come to an end. He heard people crying and shouting. He saw people running everywhere and bricks

15、falling down from buildings. There were big fires too.,4. What happened to the man next to him? 5. How did he get away from the city? 6. Which of your adjectives describe the mans feelings most closely?,He was killed by bricks falling from a nearby building.,He got away from the city by boat.,Very s

16、hocked, devastated.,1 I asked a man standing nex(t) to me wha(t) happened. 2 Some of them ha(d) broken their legs and others were climbing upon each other to get out.,4 Read the sentences below and pay attention to liaison and incomplete explosion.,R: What was the first thing you remember?,Listening

17、 text,A report is asking a man to describe his experience in the San Francisco earthquake of 1906. R=reporter M=man,M: Oh, my goodness. It was about 5 oclock in the morning. I remember, I woke up when I was thrown out of the bed. When I tried to walk, the floor shook so that I fell. I felt terrified

18、 and rushed downstairs. R: What did you see outside? M: Oh, I saw things I never want to see again. It seemed as if the end of the,world came. People were crying, shouting and running everywhere. bricks were falling down from some buildings while big ones were shaking Lots of people were getting bur

19、ied under bricks. There were great fires around us. It was terrible! R: Did you realize what was happening? M: No. I asked a man standing next to,me what happened. Before he could answer, some bricks fell on him and he was killed. R: That sounds frightening. Did you know where to find a safer place?

20、 M: Oh, no. Luckily I met a man who knew the way to a boat. R: Soyou got away easily?,M: No, we didnt. It was difficult because the streets had deep cracks. As we were carefully picking our way, some frightened cows rushed up Market Street and dropped into one of them. Ill never forget the noise the

21、y made. Some of them had broken their legs and others were climbing upon each other to get out. Horrible!,R: How did you feel once youd left the city? M: Umm. I felt safer because we were being cared for. The soldiers saved us. They brought us water and food. Thanks to them many of us are still aliv

22、e!,Reading and writing You are going to write an article for a newspaper about a special event that happened in your hometown. Before you start, you should write an outline. It will help you organize your ideas. A newspaper outline usually includes: a headline, a list of main ideas and a list of imp

23、ortant details.,An interesting title that tells the reader what your topic is.,Headline,Main ideas,Details,Do you know what an outline is?,outline,1. Why an outline is important? Because an outline will prepare you to write a better story. 2. What should an outline conclude? A good outline should ha

24、ve a headline, a list of main idea and a list of important details.,Discuss with your partners the following questions.,3. Why a headline is important? A headline can tell the reader what the topic is, so it can attract the readers attention since the reader may not have bought the newspaper before they read the headline.,4. What are the steps to finish a newspaper story? First, organize the main ideas. Next, put some details into each paragraph. 5. What is the feature of the newspaper story? A newspaper story gives the most important news first and the leas