UXEarthquakes高中一 年级英语.pptVIP

THANK YOU VERY MUCH! * * * * Tangshan, Hebei July 28th, 1976 Earthquakes Lesson 26 Book 1 制作： 曹阳 NATURAL DISASTER 2 4 0 0 0 0 Victims of the earthquake: ? The United States San Francisco TRUE OR FALSE 1. A terrible earthquake hit San Francisco on the evening of April 18,1906. （ ） 2. A large number of buildings were burnt and about 700 people were killed . （ ） 3. The 1989 earthquake in San Francisco was the strongest one in America. （ ） 4. A bridge fell down onto another bridge below. （ ） F F F T 5. The 1989 earthquake happened in the center of the town, so many new buildings were destroyed. ( ) 7. At San Francisco the Pacific plate moving northwest meets the South American plate. ( ) 8. The pacific plate is moving fast ---at 53 kilometers a year. ( ) 6. The electricity was cut off several days. ( ) TRUE OR FALSE F F F T 10. When the 1906 earthquake happened , the Pacific plate jumped 5-6 meters to the north. ( ) 9. West America near the sea is a bad place for earthquakes. ( ) TRUE OR FALSE T T Paragraph 1 At 5:13 on the morning of April 18th, 1906, the city of San Francisco was shaken by a terrible earthquake. A great part of 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 and the fires. Main Idea Details It happened on ________________________ . ______________________ was destroyed. ___________________________ were burnt. ______________ people lost their homes. _______________ people died. the morning of April 18. A great part of the city The 1906 Earthquake A large number of buildings 250,000 700 Para.1 Fill in form Paragraph 2 Another earthquake shook San Francisco on October 17th, 1989. It was America’s second strongest earthquake and about 100 people were killed