八年级上册Unit6 Natural disasters--Reading.ppt

《华西都市报》5月10日报道，四川绵竹市西南镇檀木村出现大规模蟾蜍迁徙，数十万蟾蜍拥挤着走上了马路。面对这一异常现象，村民们普遍表示担扰，害怕可能是地震或其他自然灾害的预兆。 国家地震局赈灾应急救援司司长 黄建发在新闻发布会上表示， 目前地震的准确预测仍是一个世 界性的难题，此次地震没有提前 预测到。 据新华社华盛顿5月21日电 在中国 以及世界其他一些国家，都有不少民 间的地震预测说法，比如动物的异常 行为、奇特天象出现等。美国专家琼 斯说，这些说法到目前为止都还没有 真正的科学依据。世界各国的很多科 学家曾不止一次地试图证实这些预测 的科学性，但到现在也没有找到十分 确凿的证据。 　　琼斯说，从另外的角度说，即便 这些异常可以作为预报地震的参考数 据，地震监测人员也不能仅仅依靠某 一个单独的异常现象作出地震预报， 因为这类异常可能只对应极小的地震 几率，假如误报了地震，直接和间接 损失往往也是相当严重的。　　 3.我正在努力找出路时，这时突然听到我的上方有声音。 I was trying to find my way out, when I suddenly heard some noise above me. 4.我听到了兴奋的人们的呼喊声。 I heard shouts from excited people. /html/index.jsp /hot/tsddz/ /z/ynfswdjdz/ * There was an earthquake in Taiwan in 1999. Many people lost their lives in the earthquake, but a boy called Timmy survived. Let’s listen to the story to see what happened to him. An earthquake survivor’s home page True or false Timmy was in the street when the earthquake started. Timmy heard a thunder at first. Animals ran wildly everywhere. Timmy was trapped in a dark place after the earthquake stopped. Timmy had nothing to eat when he was trapped under the bricks and stones. People found Timmy at night. What was Timmy doing when the earthquake started? 2. What happened in the shopping centre? He was doing some shopping. There was a big noise. People became frightened. Some people screamed. Questions 3. What happened to the building? 4. Where was Timmy when the shaking stopped? Pieces of glass and bricks fell down. Then the walls began to come down. It was dark around him and he didn’t know where he was. He was trapped. 5. How did Timmy feel? 6. What did Timmy do while he was waiting for help? When he found that he was trapped, a moment of fear went through his mind but he told himself to calm down. He shouted for help. He ate some chocolate. 7. How was he saved? People moved away the bricks and stones and saved him. Sandy’s diary Match the words on the left with the meanings on the right. thunder screamed come down calmed dow