微格试讲叶鹏Earthquakes.ppt

Suppose one of you was a newspaper reporter, and the other was a witness of the 1976 Tangshan Earthquake. Now the newspaper reporter is asking the witness some questions. Reporter: Good afternoon Mr/Mrs…. I’m so glad that you can come here. Did you notice anything strange before the earthquake? Survivor: There were some strange things…. * A NIGHT THE EARTH DIDN’T SLEEP Reading : Imagine your home begins to shake and you must leave it right away(立刻；马上）. You have time to take only one thing. What will you take? Why? I want to take …money, books, food, water, clothes… Because … Pre-reading disaster n. 灾难；灾祸earthquake n. 地震right away 立刻；马上well n. 井 burst vi. (burst, burst) 爆裂；爆发? n. 突然破裂；爆发 trap vt. 使陷入困境 n. 陷阱；困境 rescue n. vt. 援救；营救 ruin n. 废墟；毁灭vt. 毁灭；使破产? in ruins 严重受损；破败不堪 injure vt. 损害；伤害destroy vt. 破坏；毁坏；消灭shock vt. vi. （使）震惊；震动????? n. 休克；打击；震惊 Words and Expressions Look at the passage and listen to the tape, then answer this question: What does the passage mainly tell us ? And try to get the main idea of each paragraph. Earthquake in Tangshan Check whether the following statements are true or false. If it is false, try to correct it. Two-thirds of the nation felt the earthquake. ( ) 2. All the people in Tangshan died or were injured during the earthquake. ( ) All of the city’s hospitals, factories, buildings and homes were damaged in the earthquake.( ) 4. Later that afternoon, a terrible earthquake shook Tangshan again. ( ) 5. After the second earthquake, everyone including the rescue workers and doctors died. ( ) 6. People slept outdoors after the earthquake. ( ) F F F T F T 1.What happened before the earthquake? Read the first paragraph aloud, then answer the following questions. For three days in the village wells…cracked and burst. 2.What were people doing when the earthquake happened? Most of them were sleeping that night. What happened during the e