2015-2016高中英语 Unit4 Earthquakes comprehending and learning about language课件 新人教版必修1.pptVIP

Teaching aims: 1. Train the students’ ability to read different numbers in English. 2. Learn the usage of some difficult words and expressions. 3. Train the students’ ability to remove the difficulties while reading. Important points: 1. Train the students’ ability to read different numbers in English. 2. Train the students’ ability to cooperate with others. Difficult points: 1. The explanation of some difficult words and expressions. 2. Train the students’ ability to remove the difficulties while reading. Listen and read the passage again. This time please pay attention to the time mentioned in it. And finish part2. TIME: for three days EVENTS: Water in the village wells rose and fell Well walls developed deep cracks A smelly gas came out of the cracks Mice ran out of the fields Fish jumped out of their bowls and ponds TIME: at about 3:00 am on July 28, 1976 EVENTS: Bright lights appeared in the sky The sound of planes could be heard although there were no planes Some water pipes burst TIME: at 3:42 am on July 28, 1976 EVENTS: Everything began to shake Huge cracks appeared in the roads Steam burst from holes in the ground Rock turned into rivers of dirt 75% buildings and 90% of homes were gone More than 400,000 people killed or injured TIME: afternoon of July 28, 1976 EVENTS: A second quake almost as strong as the first one More damage to buildings and rescuers TIME: soon after the quake EVENTS: The army arrived Shelters built for survivors Water supplies brought in Discovering useful words and expressions useless nation a great number of dirt at an end extreme Can you think of some reasons why these signs were not noticed? What events probably made the disaster worse? What situations probably made the disaster worse? Could anything more have been done to help the surviors? Why or why not? Answers for part3. burst destroyed ruins trapped wells injured shocked