whattodoinanearthquake（p6）.pptVIP

What to do in an earthquake ? (P6) 北京一零一中学 戴群 * * Curriculum focus: discovering general knowledge about earthquakes Language skills: analyzing the main idea; detailed reading Curriculum focus We all enjoy the beauty of nature. But sometimes nature can be really frightening. When nature is pleasant, it gives us clear sky, green forests and beautiful flowers. What will nature bring us if it loses its temper? Yes, it will bring us disasters. What natural disasters do you know? Have you ever experienced one? Can you describe it? Pre-reading While reading Read the passage quickly and find out what each paragraph is about. Paragraph 1 Paragraph 2 Paragraph 3 Paragraph 4 a brief introduction to earthquakes and the damage they may cause the frequency of earthquakes causes of earthquakes the reason why earthquakes happen frequently in China Which of the following is the damage made by the earthquake in Ruichang City? A. It measured 5.7 on the Richter scale. B. It broke up the rock masses. C. It destroyed people’s houses and killed some people. D. It happens more frequently than you would expect. 2. Read the passage again and finish the following exercises. 2) How many earthquakes will probably happen in one week? A. 400-500 B. 4000-5000 C. About 10,000. D. About 3000 3) What is the average number of earthquakes in China every year? A. About 500. B. About 400. C. About 300. D. About 200. 4) What does “deadly” mean in the sentence “An earthquake is one of the most deadly natural disasters in the world”? Disappearing. B. Causing death. Frightening D. Causing trouble. 5) What is the sequence of events in an earthquake? The rocks cannot bear the pressure. An earthquake happens. Rock masses are under high pressure. Rocks break. A. a, c, d, b B. c, d, a, b C. c, a, d, b D. a, d, c, b 6) What can we infer from the passage? Earthquakes hap