人教版高中英语 必修一 Unit4 Earthquake Warming up andReading 课件 共31张.ppt

Unit 4 Earthquakes Tornado Earthquake Flood Task 1: Brainstorm: what disasters do you know? Drought Sandstorm Typhoon/Hurricane Tsunami Fire Volcano eruption Snow slide mudflow Task 2: ① What natural disasters are mentioned ? Flood Tornado Earthquake J: Have you ever been in an____________? M: Yes, I experienced one when I was in Tokyo once. The tremors ( 微震 ) only lasted ____________________though and then it was over. J: Do you know where it measured on the Richter scale （里氏震级） ? M: I don't remember, but it wasn't very serious. Have you ever been in an earthquake? J: No, but I was in quite a few tornadoes( 龙卷风 ) when I was younger. M: where are you from? J: I'm from the __________of the Midwest. It's a prime ( 主要的 ) location for tornadoes. M: Did your house ever ________________from the winds? J: Most of the time we were lucky, but once a tree from our front yard was ripped ( 突然拉开 ) out by its roots and _____________in our living room. M: Wow, that must have really been scary. J: Actually, some of my fondest ______________of my childhood were of spending time with my family in the basement waiting for the tornados to pass. M: Have you ever experienced a flood( 洪水） ? J: No, but my father's car was _____________in a flood once. It actually happened the day after he bought the car! M: That sure didn't last long! Task 2: ② Listen and fill in the blanks. earthquake a few seconds get damaged ended up destroyed plains memories Pacific plate American plate Eurasian plate India plate African plate Antarctic plate Task 3: ① List the six plates on the earth. Click here Task 3: ② Paragraph 4 ? India plate North South West East Eurasian plate The Earthquake happened Why did Wenchuan Earthquake happen? Task 3: ③ why an earthquake happens? 地震原因 ? click here 1. An earthquake may last quite a long time. 2. Where the different plates on the earth meet, earthquakes happen frequently. 3. Exactly when the rock masses reach the breaking point is known to the experts.