Unit 4

PERIOD 1Warming-up and

Reading1

三维目标₫ 1. Knowledge:

(1) Get a general idea of earthquakes and some other natural disasters.

(2) Know the cause of an earthquake.₫ 2. Ability:

(1)Train the students’ speaking ability by describing, talking and discussion.

(2)Train the students’ listening ability. (on page62)

(3)Train the students’ ability to cooperate with others.₫ 3. Emotion:

Know the damage that the earthquake and other natural disasters could bring about.

教学重点 Train the students’ speaking ability by

describing, talking and discussion.

教学难点 Training the students’ speaking ability.

Talk about the following questions with your desk mate .Do you know what happened in the Indian Ocean at the end of the year before last year?

Do you know any other natural disasters?

tsunami

drought

volcano

Fire

hurricane

flood

natural disasters

fire

earthquakes

floods

drought

hurricane

volcanic eruptions

sand stormssnow storms

thunderstorms land slidesdiseases --- Sars

火山爆发

滑坡

City after earthquakes

The whole city was in ruins.

became useless pieces of steel.

The railway tracks

Huge crack cut across houses,roads,and canals.

Do you know what an earthquake is ?

The earthquake is a disaster. It causes great damages.

Can we foretell （预言） an earthquake so

that we can reduce the damages?

What can we see before an earthquake?

find out the answers to the following questions:

1.When did the earthquake happen?

2. How many people died or injured in this disaster?

400,000

On July28, 1976

SkimmingNumber each of these things during the Tangshan earthquake. Give a “1” to the first thing that happened and a “5” to the last thing that happened.

___Brick buildings were destroyed.

___ The walls of the village wells had

cracks in them.

___ Shelters were put up for those with no

homes.

___Road got huge cracks.

___ The army helped the survivors.

1

2

3

4

5

1. People in Tangshan were warned of the earthquake and didn’t go to bed. ( )

2.People in Beijing also felt the earthquake . ( ) 3. More than 400000 people were killed in the quake.

( ) 4. Many rescue workers and doctors were trapped

under the ruins during the aftershock. ( ) 5.People tried to get fresh water from under the

ground in Tangshan. ( )

TT

F

F

TT

F

What strange things had happened before the earthquake?

1.Water in the wells

2.The well walls

3.Chickens and pigs

4.Mice

5.Fish

6.Bright lights and the sound of planes

7.The water pipes

rose and fell

had deep cracks

too nervous to eat

ran , looking for

jumped

could be seen and heard

cracked and burst

1.How do you think the earthquake was? Why?

2.What was the city like after the earthquake?

3.How did people do to help the city?

Careful reading:

Details Main ideaIn Beijing

One-third of the nation

A huge crack

Steam

Hard hills of rock

The city

Two-thirds of the people

Thousands of families

Many children

Could be heardfelt

Cut across

burst

became

Lay in ruin

died and injuredwere killedwere left

It was the biggest earthquake of the world

back

Details Main idea

All the hospitals and most of the factories and buildings and homes

Bricks

Two dams and most of the bridges

The railway tracks

cows

Pigs and chickens

The wells

Water, food and electricity

were lost

covered

fell

useless steelNever give milkdied

Were filled with sandwere hard to get

Everything in the city was destroyed

back

Details Main idea

Soldiers

The army

Workers

Fresh water

were sent to

Organized to dig out and bury

built shelters

was taken to the city

All hope was not lost. Slowly, the city began to breathe again.

Discussion:1.Why do we say it was “A Night the Earth Didn’t Sleep”?

2.What does the sentence “The city began to breathe again” mean?

Unit 4 Earthquake

Period 2

Summary and Language points for Reading1