高一英语（十二省区）同步课件：unit4 Earthquakes（新人教版必修一）.ppt

Earthquakes Unit 4 话题导入 (2013·黑龙江齐齐哈尔中考真题) A lot of earthquakes happen in the world every year. Why do earthquakes happen? Scientists tell us the outside of the earth is made of a number of different plates (板块). The plates move very slowly. Sometimes they stop and dont move for a long time. When some of the earths plates move suddenly, an earthquake happens. Many earthquakes happen under the sea. Sometimes they happen near mountains. In fact, earthquakes may happen anywhere on the earth. During an earthquake, the shakings make rocks rise suddenly and even break open. Houses fall. People are k