新视野大学英语读写教程第6单元sectionA参考课件.pptVIP

Section A How to Prepare for Earthquakes main idea the text tells mainly about how to prepare for an earthquake, namely, the prediction, prevention and preparation of earthquakes. structure analysis the way to develop the text: structure analysis Ways of Development 1 2 3-6 7 Para. 1 Ideally, people would like to know when an earthquake is going to happen and how bad it will be. In both Japan and China, people have long believed that earthquakes can be forecast. In Japan, scientists have wired the Earth and sea to detect movements. The Chinese have traditionally watched animals and plants for warning signs of earthquakes.For example, the Chinese have noted that before an earthquake, hens’ behavior changes—they refuse to enter their cages at night. They have also noticed that snakes come out of the ground to freeze to death and that dogs bark a lot, even normally quiet dogs. Before the Hanshin earthquake in Japan, there were reports of large schools of fish swimming near the surface of the water.Certain birds, like pigeons, also seemed to be especially noisy and were reported to be flying in unusual patterns before the earthquake. Perhaps most interesting, and most easily measured, is a chemical change in ground water before a quake. Experimental data seem to indicate that the amount of radon (Rn) in the water under the surface of the Earth waxes before an earthquake. Para. 1 1.How can we know about warning signs of earthquakes? tips: (1) Wire the earth and sea … (2) Watch animals and plants … (3) The amount of radon waxes … Para. 1 2. What animals show what signs of earthquakes? tips:(1) hens—cages (2) snakes—freeze (3) dogs—bark a lot (4) fish—surface (5) birds—noisy— fly unusually The end Thank you * * ①main idea ③ the first part catalogue ②structure analysis To prevent the great destruction of property