2013-2014学年高一英语课件： Unit4 Earthquakes- Reading （新人教版必修1）.pptVIP

* 2nd Period Revision Reading Comprehending Practice Do you know what would happen before an earthquake? What can we do to keep ourselves safe from an earthquake? Why the title is A NIGHT THE EARTH DIDN’T SLEEP? Why were so many people killed or injured? What does the sentence “ Slowly, the city began to breathe again” mean? 1. What natural signs of a coming disaster were there? 2. Can you think of some reasons why these signs weren’t noticed? 3. What events probably made the disaster worse? 4. What situations probably made the disaster worse? 5. How were the survivors helped? Paragraph 1 Paragraph 2 Paragraph 3 Paragraph 4 Look at the each part and write down its main idea. Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Before the earthquake strange things began to happen but no one took any notice of them. The earthquake destroyed the city of Tangshan and shocked the people very much. The army came to help the survivors, bringing hope for a new life. Language points Imagine your home begins to shake and you must leave it right away. imagine: form a mental picture imagine + n. /pron./ G./ cl. imagine sb. to be shake : cause to move to and fro right away : at once ; in no time ; immediately right now : at this very moment Make up your mind___________. I’ll return the book___________. right now right away The walls had deep _______ in it. cracks 2. The water in the village well ______ ______ _______. rose and fell He ______from his chair when the door bell rang. Her job is _________chickens. Her temperature is still________. He ______________in rank recently. Compare: rise raise rose raising rising has risen smelly : having a noticeable, usually unpleasant odor smell+ y = adj. smell n./v (smelt/ smelled) They were all hungry and the food ______good. I can ______something burning in the kitchen. Please throw the _______fish away. The house ____