高中英语课文讲解.doc

How many Natural Disasters do you know? earthquake Many people believe that “It is always calm before a storm.” Look carefully at the following photos. Imagine there has been a big earthquake. Describe to your partner what might happen to the objects in the photos. Tangshan San Francisco Tangshan, Hebei July 28th, 1976 San Francisco April 18th, 1906 2008. 5. 12 Wenchuan Earthquake 2010. 4. 14 Yushu Earthquake 2013年4月20日 2017. 8. 8 Jiuzhaigou Earthquake Can you describe how terrible the earthquake was? The town lay in ruins. 破败不堪 The buildings fell down. 倒塌 Roads cracked. v. 开裂 Many people were killed or injured. adj. 受伤的 A great number of people lost their homes. 许多, 大量 If there is an earthquake coming, what should we do to protect ourselves? Run out of the building as fast as you can. If you cant get out immediately, hide below your desk quickly. If youre on the playground, do not move, squat and protect your head by your hands. Stay away from the tall buildings, power lines, trees… … Work in pairs. Imagine your home begins to shake and you must leave it right away. You have time to take only one thing. What will you take? Why? personal washing things candles food and sweets torch money You will take blanket mobile phone a bottle of water medicine What do you think will happen before an earthquake? ? Bright lights flash in the sky. ? Animals are too nervous. They run around a lot. ? The water in the well rises and falls. ? Mice run out to look for places to hide. ? Fish jump out of the ponds. Read the text silently and answer the questions. 1. What does the text mainly talk about? 2. In what order was the text written? 3. How will you divide the text into 3 parts? Part Events Strange things Before the _____________ were earthquake happening both in the (Paragraph countryside and in the city of _______) Tangshan but 1 _n_o_o_n__e_n_o_t_ic_e_d_ them. destroyed During the The earthquake __________ earthquake (Paragraphs 2-3 _______) the city and ________ the sho