Unit高中英语必修一第四单元reading.ppt

Unit Four : Earthquakes Period One: Warming up and speaking How many natural disasters do you know? typhoon台风 tornado 龙卷风 fire火灾 flood洪灾 volcano eruption 火山喷发 Sandstorm 沙尘暴 snow slide雪崩 drought干旱 mudflow泥流 → earthquake An earthquake is the result of a sudden release of energy in the Earths crust. Earthquakes may result in disease, lack of basic necessities, loss of life, general property damage, road and bridge damage and sometimes landslides, fires, flood and even tsunamis. 二十世纪和二十一世纪的大地震 1906年4月18日，美国旧金山发生8.3级地震 1923年9月1日，日本国关东平原发生8.3级海洋型大地震 1960.5月22