新人教必修一-Unit4-arthquakes-Warming-up.pptVIP

Do you know some other serious earthquakes that happened in China before? 震前动物有预兆，群测群防很重要。?? 牛羊骡马不进圈，猪不吃食狗乱咬。?? 鸭不下水岸上闹，鸡乱上树高声叫。?? 冰天雪地蛇出洞，大猫携着小猫跑。?? 兔子竖耳蹦又撞，鱼跃水面惶惶跳。?? 蜜峰群迁闹轰轰，鸽子惊飞不回巢。?? 家家户户都观察，综合异常作预报。?? 4. Only supply of water and electricity was cut off. 5. Almost everything in Tangshan was destroyed. 6. Before the earthquake there wasn’t anything strange happening. 7. Workers rescued most of the 10,000 coal miners to the south of the city. * Unit 4 Earthquakes fire Look at the pictures below and name these disasters if you know. typhoon / hurricane flood volcano eruption snow slide sandstorm mud-rock flow landslide tornado tsunami earthquake Which disaster may cause the worst damage? The earthquake. How much do you know about the earthquake? What is an earthquake? An earthquake is what happens when two plates (板块) of the earth suddenly slip past one another. More people are left homeless. What happened on 12 May, 2008? A terrible earthquake struck Sichuan, China on May 12, 2008. More than 60,000 people lost their lives. Tangshan What strange things do you think may happen before an earthquake? well mice pond --- There is often a great sound. --- Animals are too nervous to eat. --- There are bright lights in the sky. --- A smelly gas may come out of the well. --- Water pipes may crack or burst. Strange things before an earthquake 下面这首民谣是群众在长期预测 地震中的总结，细读一下，对观察地震是有极大好处的。?? Reading Skimming for general idea The passage mainly talks about a/an ___________ that happened in _________ in ______. earthquake Tangshan 1976 Main idea of the passage The army came to help the survivors, bringing hope for a new life. Part 1: para 1 Part 2: paras 2 3 Part 3: para 4 signs damage recovery Main idea of the text Before the earthquake strange things began to happen but no one paid attention to them. The earthquake destroyed the city of Tangshan. The people were very shocked at the destruction. Clue (线索) of the story: time order Scannin