Unit1Furtherreading.ppt

1、Unit 1,Man and Natural Disasters,Further reading,Yushu Earthquake,The Great East Japan Earthquake,Earthquakes are usually caused when rock underground suddenly breaks along a fault. This sudden release of energy causes the seismic waves that make the ground shake.,Some big earthquakes in recent year

2、s,The big earthquake in Pakistan and India in 2005.,The big earthquake in Wenchuan, Sichuan Province in 2008.,The Haiti Earthquake happened in January 2010.,The Yushu Earthquake in Qinhai Province in April 2010.,The Great East Japan Earthquake occurred on 11 March 2011.,Seismic belts in the world,th

3、e crust 地壳 fault 断层 friction摩擦 seismology 地震学 seismograph 地震仪 seismographer 地震学家 aftershock 余震 smaller tremors 小地震 epicenter 震中 magnitude 震级 the Richter Scale 里氏地震级 earthquake monitoring 地震监控 tsunami 海啸 rock and mud slides 泥石流,Expressions about earthquake,Describe the pictures below after an earthqu

4、ake.,Read the text and complete the main idea of each part.,Part Paragraph,Main idea,Part 1 (Para.1-Para.3),A description of an earthquake in Japan,Part 2 ( Para. 4),The definition of an earthquake,Part 3 ( Para. 5),The cause of an earthquake,Part Paragraph,Main idea,Part 4 ( Para. 6),Part 5 ( Para.

5、 7),The regions of massive earthquakes and the reasons of uneven distribution,The reporting of earthquakes made by serious stations,Read Para. 4 again and do Ex. 2 on Page 14.,movement of faults,moving breadthwise,shifting lengthwise,rubbing with great force,release of a lot of energy,vibration,tsun

6、ami,landslide,volcanic activity,Give a brief description of how an earthquake occurs.,Can we stop earthquakes?,We cant stop earthquakes, but we can try to reduce the losses caused by earthquakes.,What can we do after earthquakes?,To build houses as strong as possible.,To build houses on rock rather

7、than on sand.,Try to rescue people.,Try to rebuild families.,Try to forget sad experiences and live with strong belief.,On January 12, 2010, a massive earthquake struck the nation of Haiti, causing catastrophic damage inside and around the capital city of Port-au-Prince,Japan Earthquake, Tsunami and Nuclear Crisis on March 11, 2011,Free talk,Talk about a natural disa