【优选】英语人教必修1Unit4earthquakeswarmingupandreading课件(共35张)详解.pptx

Earthquakes 高一英语Book 1 Unit 4 第一节 Warming up and reading Yushu Earthquake The Great East Japan Earthquake Earthquakes are usually caused when rock underground suddenly breaks along a fault. This sudden release of energy causes the seismic waves that make the ground shake. Did you hear about Tangshan Earthquake? When did it happen? The Tangshan Earthquake was a natural disaster that occurred on July 28, 1976. It is believed to be the largest earthquake of the 20th century by death toll. The number of deaths was around 240,000 to 255,000. A further 164,000 people were recorded as being severely injured. Aftershock Can you tell anything about San Francisco? the fourth most populous city in California and the 13th most populous city in the U.S.A Can you imagine what the city of San Francisco was like after the earthquake? It happened on April 18, 1906. The earthquake and resulting fire are remembered as one of the worst natural disasters in the history of the United States. What does the sentence “It’s always quiet before a storm” mean? What do you think will happen before an earthquake? 1) Bright light flashes in the sky. 2) The well has deep cracks in it, and the water in it rises and falls. 3) Chickens are flying and dogs are barking, and pigs and cows are too nervous to eat. 4) Fish jump out of the pond, and mice run wildly out of the fields. Signs before an earthquake Imagine you have time to take only one thing before an earthquake, what will you take? Why? Fast reading Read the text and find answers to the following questions. 1. When and where were the strange things happening? What were they? 2. Why did the text say the world seemed to be at an end? 3. How was the city destroyed after the quake? 4. When did the second quake hit the city? What was the result of that? 5. Who came to help Tangshan first? And how? Read the passage and find out the topic sentence of each paragraph. Paragraph Topic sentence 1 2 3 4 Strange things were h