高中英语人教版必修一Unit4 Using language and listening

1、Unit 4,1. Here is a letter of invitation. Read it carefully and imagine that you are the student who has been invited to give a speech.,give a speech 作报告/演讲,1. invitation n. 邀请,invite v.,a letter of invitation 一封邀请信,Words thank those who worked hard to build a new city; (For example: they built new

2、homes and offices in only seven years. The UN honoured them for their quick work.) thank the visitors for listening to your speech.,I would like to express my thanks to who Here, I wish to express my thanks for the great efforts Id also like to thank No words are strong enough to express our It was

3、terrible when ,Here are useful sentence patters for you:,It seemed as if I remember I felt Not long after that Luckily, ,Now in pairs prepare a short speech.,Sample 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 g

4、overnment 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 terrible 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 he

5、lped 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 in only seven years. For this work, many workers and soldiers lost their lives. We should show our greatest honor to them. When I first arri

6、ved 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 tall 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

7、speech.,Homework,1. Bear the words and expressions learned in mind. 2. Write a short speech about giving thanks to someone for something.,Listening,1 How would you feel if your home was suddenly destroyed without warning? In pairs make a list of useful adjectives to express your feelings.,Useful adj

8、ectives: very shocked, frightened, very upset, unable to understand what was happening, confused, panic-stricken .,Earthquake happened in San Francisco, 1906.,San Francisco San Francisco lies in northern California and is surrounded on three sides by water. At 5:13 on the morning of April 18th, 1906

9、, the city was shaken by a terrible earthquake. A great part of the city was destroyed and a large,number of buildings were burnt. The number of people who lost homes reached as many as 250,000. About 700 people died in the earthquake.,The text is an interview of a survivor of the great San Francisc

10、o earthquake of 1906.,Listen to the tape and write down the main idea.,You may think about: Who is speaking? Where was the person at the time? What did the person do?,A man who just woke up described his experience in the San Francisco earthquake of 1906.,Listen to the tape and then tell whether the

11、y are true or false.,1. The man was sleeping downstairs when the earthquake happened. 2. Many huge buildings were shaking bricks were falling.,3. A lot of people were buried under the ruins. 4. Some cows were killed in the fires. 5. He felt safer because he got away easily.,Listen to the tape again

12、and in groups discuss these questions.,1. When did the earthquake begin? The earthquake began around 5 oclock in the morning. 2. What did the speaker do after he woke up? The speaker rushed outside as soon as he woke up.,3. What did he see and hear outside? When he got outside he thought the world h

13、ad come to an end. He heard people crying and shouting. He saw people running everywhere and bricks falling down from buildings. There were big fires too.,4. What happened to the man next to him? The man next to him was killed by bricks falling from a nearby building. 5. How did he get away from the

14、 city? He got away from the city by boat. 6. Which of your adjectives describe the mans feelings most closely? Very shocked, devastated.,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 f

15、ell. I felt terrified 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 pe

16、ople were getting buried 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 t

17、o find a safer place? 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 they 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 ma