Earthquakes课件15.pptVIP

Unit 4 Earthquake Reading 1. How do you understand the real meaning of the idiom “It is always calm before a storm”? A. It is unusually quiet before a thunderstorm or hurricane hit. B. One should not trust situations that seem peaceful since bad things may happen. C. The weather is fine before a storm comes. D. You should stay calm before a storm. 3. Which of the following is the main reason for the heavy loss of life in the quake? A. The earthquake happened in the deep night when people were sleeping deeply. B. There weren’t enough rescue workers. C. The building were poorly constructed and most of them were destroyed in the quake. D. People were not careful enough to notice some natural signs before the earthquake. Homework * * 高一人教新课标版必修一 Imagine your home begins to shake and you must leave it right away. You have time to take only one thing. What will you take? Pre-reading personal washing things a bottle of water money torch mobile phone food and sweets blanket medicine You will take: What do you think will happen before an earthquake? Bright light flash in the sky. The well has deep cracks in it, and the water in it rises and falls. Chickens are flying and dogs are barking, and pigs and cows are too nervous to eat. Fish jump out of the pond, and mice run wildly out of the fields. The water will rise and fall. A smelly gas will come out. A NIGHT THE EARTH DIDN’T SLEEP Reading 1. The earthquake began 10 kilometres directly bellow the city. 2. Workers rescued most of the 10,000 coal miners to the south of the city. 3. The number of people who were killed reached more than 40,000. Task 1 True or False F F F 4. Water burst from holes in the ground. Hard hills of rock became rivers of dirt. 5. Water was hard to get because dams and wells were useless. 6. All of the city’s hospitals, 90% of its factories and buildings and 75% of its homes were gone. F T F 7. Not only the people but also the animals were shocked greatly. 8. Many rescue