高中英语 Unit4《Earthquakes》reading课件 新人教版必修1.ppt

How many Nature Disasters do you know? Bright lights flash in the sky * 英语课件 typhoon tornado, hurricane seismic sea wave / tsunami volcanic eruption sand storm thunderstorm drought flood fire hurricane earthquake 我国地震分布 Natural disasters volcano sandstorm drought flood fire hurricane tsunami earthquake 1) Do you know what would happen before an earthquake? 2) What can we do to keep ourselves safe from an earthquake? Animals are too nervous, such as cows, dogs, horses, and snakes, etc. Predictions of an earthquake: 1) Bright lights flash in the sky; 3) The well walls have deep cracks with smelly gas; 4) Animals are too nervous, such as cows, pigs, horses, and snakes, etc; 5) Mice run out to look for places to hide; 6) Fish jump out of the ponds. 2) The water in the well rise and fall; Tangshan, Hebei July 28th, 1976 Wenchuan Earthquake Can you describe how terrible the earthquake was? 2008.5.12 The city lay in ruins. 破败不堪 The buildings fell down. 倒塌 Roads might crack. 开裂 Many people were killed or injured. 受伤的 A great number of people lost their homes. 许多，大量 青海省玉树县2010年4月14日发生两次地震，最高震级7.1级 Reading 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? Pre-reading personal washing things a bottle of water money torch mobile phone food and sweets blanket medicine You will take: Join the correct parts of the sentences. Do a fast reading of the passage. 2 The people didn’t worry because 1 The chickens didn’t eat because C they were nervous. E they didn’t know what the strange events meant. 3 Such a great number of people died because 4 Water was needed because 5 The people did not lose hope because D dams and wells were useless. B the quake happened while they were sleeping. A the army came to help them. * * * *