人教新课标必修一 Unit4 Earthquakes-Reading.pptVIP

* Reading 1 2 3 4 earthquake 2 ground 1 building lay in ruins was destroyed had deep cracks 3 dam dams fell 4 railway track became useless pieces of steel earthquake 2 ground 1 building lay in ruins was destroyed had deep cracks 3 dam dams fell 4 railway track became useless pieces of steel animals people water pipes sky others Discussion: What do you think will happen before an earthquake? 1) Bright light flash in the sky. 2) The well has deep cracks in it, and the water in it rises and falls. 3) Chickens are flying and dogs are barking, and pigs and cows are too nervous to eat. 4) Fish jump out of the pond, and mice run wildly out of the fields. Signs before an earthquake: 5. The people did not lose hope because 4. Water was needed because 3. Such a great number of people died because 2. The people didn’t worry because 1. The chickens didn’t eat because E. they didn’t know what the strange events meant. D. dams and wells were useless. C. they were nervous. B. the quake happened while they were sleeping. A. the army came to help them. Scanning: Scan the passage and find out the topic sentence of each paragraph. beginning All hope was not lost. 4 beginning Everywhere they looked nearly everything was destroyed. 3 beginning Everything began to shake. It seemed as if the world was at an end. 2 beginning Strange things were happening in the countryside of northeast Hebei. 1 Position in the paragraph Topic sentence Paragraph Careful reading Find the key words to support the topic sentences. water, well walls, smelly gas, chickens and pigs, mice, fish, bright lights, the sound of planes, water pipes seem strange Signs before an earthquake the earthquake began, a huge crack, steam, hard hills, people died or injured began to shake What happened in the earthquake Careful reading Find the key words to support the topic sentences. hospitals, factories, buildings, bricks, dams, bridges, railway tracks, cows, pigs and chick