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1、Unit 4 EarthquakesBy Jiang Xueguan,San Francisco,April 18 at 5:15AM, 1906,8.2 on the Richter scale (里氏）,Over 250,000 people homeless and the dead between 450 and 700,Damage estimates( 估计）topped $350,000,000.,e,Tangshan,July 28 at 3:42 AM，1976,7.8 on the Richter scale,Over 240,000 people died and mor

2、e than 160,000 people were severely injured,1. Imagine your home begins to shake and you must leave it right away. You have time to take only one thing. What will you take? Why?,Pre-reading,2. What do you think will happen before an earthquake?,Animals are too nervous to sleep, such as cats, dogs, c

3、hickens, horses, ducks and rabbits, etc.,Mice ran out of the fields,Fish jumped out of bowls and ponds.,There were cracks on the wells. The water in the well rose and fell.,A NIGHT THE EARTH DIDNT SLEEP,Reading,Listen to the tape then fill in the blanks,Strange things were happening in the countrysi

4、de of Hebei. For days the water rose and fell. In the farmyards, the chickens and pigs were too nervous to eat. At about on July 28, 1976. Some people saw bright lights in the sky. But the people of the city, who thought little of these events, were asleep as usual that night.,northeast,3,3:am,one m

5、illion,Before the earthquake, strange things began to happen, but no one took any notice of them. Paragraph(s) The army came to help the survivors, bringing hope for a new life.Paragraph(s) The earthquake destroyed the city of Tangshan and shocked the people very much. Paragraph(s),Read the text qui

6、ckly to find out which paragraph(s) the following sentences are about.,1,4,2&3,rose and fell,had deep cracks and a smelly gas came out,were too nervous to eat,ran out of the fields , looking for places to hide.,jumped out of bowls and ponds,Part1,Para. 2-3,3:42,greatest,Steam,dirt,Bricks,dams,useles

7、s,steel,Sand,electricity,Part 2,Data(数据),of the nation felt the earthquake . A huge crack that was kilometres long and metres wide cut across houses. In terrible seconds a large city lay in ruins. of the people died or were injured during the earthquake. The number of people who were killed or injur

8、ed reached more than . All of the citys hospitals, _ of its factories and buildings and of its homes were gone.,1/3,8,30,15,2/3,400,000,75%,90%,Para. 2-3,The army,Workers,Result,Sent soldiers to Tangshan. organized teams to dig out those who were trapped and to bury the dead.,Built shelters for surv

9、ivors whose homes had been destroyed.,The city began to breathe again.,Part 3,Soon after the quakes,True ( T )or false( F )?,Two-thirds of the nation felt the earthquake. ( ) 2. All the people in Tangshan were dead or injured during the earthquake. ( ) 3. All of the citys hospitals, factories, build

10、ings and homes were damaged in the earthquake. ( ),F,F,F,One-third,Two-thirds,75%,90%,75%,4. Later that afternoon, a terrible earthquake shook Tangshan again. ( ) 5. People slept outdoors after the earthquake. ( ),T,T,Choose the best answer.,1. How did the writer describe the earthquake in part 2? A

11、. By giving some figures(数据) B. By comparison(比较） C. By using the time order D. By using the place order,A,2. How long did the earthquake last? A. Ten seconds B. Fifteen seconds C. Twenty seconds D. Half a minute 3. Which of the following is TRUE of the Tangshan earthquake? A. The people in Beijing

12、didnt feel the earthquake. B. The number of people were killed was over 400,000. C. Half a million hens were killed in the earthquake. D. The railway tracks became useless.,B,D,Tangshan, Hebei,July 28th, 1976,Tangshans new look,How can we protect ourselves (自我保护)in an earthquake?,Discussion,A,Hide under the hard furniture ( 家具 ).,Put out the fire and turn off the gas.,B,Never try to use the lift.,C,Use something hard (硬的) to protect your head.,Life