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Module 3 The violence of nature Period 1 Introduction and Cultural corner Read the article and answer the questions. P29 1. Where was the worst Chinese earthquake? 2. What was the most dangerous thing about the California Earthquake of 1906? 3. Is it possible that there could be another earthquake there? Careful reading (Para 1-2) True or False: 1. About 500 earthquakes happen worldwide every day. ( ) 2. China is located in one of the most active earthquake regions in the world. ( ) 3. The earthquake in Shaanxi Province affected seven provinces in China. ( ) 4. The earthquake covered an area of 800 square kilometres. ( ) 5. There were 830,000 people who lost their homes. ( ) Careful reading (Para 1-2) Fill in the blanks: China is______ in one of the most active earthquake regions in the world. One of the most serious _______ in Hua County in Shaanxi Province in 1556. The earthquake _______ eight provinces in Careful reading (Para 3-5) Answer the questions: 1. Which earthquake was the worst in the US? 2. How long did it last? 3. How many buildings were destroyed by the fire which was caused by earthquake? 4. Was the damage big? How many people died in the earthquake? 5. What caused the earthquake? Fill in the blanks: The _____ earthquake in the US occurred in 1906 . It ____for a minute. It caused fires which destroyed __ ____ ___25,000 buildings. The earthquake and fires caused about 3,000______. The earthquake was caused by a _______ on the San Andreas Fault. One hundred years _____, movements on the San Andreas Fault ________ to cause problems for the whole of California. Language points of the cultural corner Phrases 1. be situated in 2. the most active earthquake regions 3. cover an area of 4. lose one’s life 5. last for 6. the worst natural disaster 7. do damage 8. make sb homeless 9. in the whole of 10. be caused by Sentences 1. About 400 earthquake occur worldwide every day, mo