人教版高二英语上册UNIT4theearthquake

人教版高二英语上册UNIT4theearthquake

Unit4 Can you describe how terrible an earthquake is? The buildings will fall down . 倒塌 Roads might crack . 开裂 Many people will be killed or injured. 受伤的 A great number of people lost their homes . 许多，大量 What may happen before an earthquake? There are bright lights in the sky Chickens are flying and dogs are barking, and pigs and cows are too nervous to eat. Mice r u n out of the fields Fish jump out of bowls and ponds. The well has deep cracks in it. The water in the well r i se s and f al l s . Tangshan, Hebei July 28th, 1976 Fast Reading Read the passage quickly and find the topic sentences of each paragraph. 找重点词、关键句理解文章大致内容 如何找主题句或关键句 ? (1) 顺承式段落多在第一句； (2) 转折式段落常是第二句带有 however, but 的句子。 Paragraph 1 Paragraph 2 Paragraph 3 Paragraph 4 Strange things were happening in the countryside of northeast Hebei. Everything began to shake and it seemed as if the world was at an end. Everywhere they looked nearly everything was destroyed. All hope was not lost. Second reading: Structure of the text Part Events Before the earthquake (Paragraph _______) _____________ were happening both in the countryside and in the city of Tangshan but ______________ them. During the earthquake (Paragraph _______) The earthquake ________ the city and _______ the people. shocked destroyed 2-3 no one noticed Strange things 1 Part Events After the earthquake (Paragraph _______) Soldiers were sent to dig out those trapped and _______ the dead; _______ were built for the homeless and ___________ was taken to the city. fresh water shelters to bury 4 Details of each part Third reading: Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Things What happened water in the well well walls chickens and pigs mice fish sky sound water pipes rose and fell deep cracks, smelly gas ran out of, looking for places to hide too nervous to eat jumped out bright lights sound of planes heard even no planes cracked and burst Part1 Join the correct parts of the sentences. Do a fast reading of the passage. 2 The people didn’t worry because 1 The chickens didn’t eat because C they were nervous. E they didn’t know what the strange events meant . 3 Such a great number of people died because 4 Water was needed because 5 The people did not lose hope because D dams and wells were useless. B the quake happened while they were sleeping. A the army came to help them. Data ( 数据 ) ______ of the nation felt the earthquake. A huge crack that was __ kilometres long and _____ metres wide cut across houses. In ___ terrible seconds a large city lay in ruins. ____ of the people died or were injured during the earthquake. The number of people who were killed or injured reached more than ________. All of the city’s hospitals, _____ of its factories and buildings and _____ of its homes were gone. 1/3 8 30 15 2/3 400,000 75% 90% Para. 2-3 How the army helped the people in Tangshan? The army organized teams to dig out those who were trapped and to bury the dead. ☆ Miners were rescued from the coal mines. ☆ Shelters were built for survivors whose homes had been destroyed. ☆ Fresh water was taken to the city. ☆ Part3 :After the earthquake Post-reading: Retell the story ____________ happened in Tang Shan. For a few days, water in the wells _____________. From the ______ of wells __________come out. Mice, chicken, pigs and even fish became ________. At 3 :00 am, everything began to ______. It seemed that the world was _________. _________ of the nation ____ it. ___________ cut across the city. The city lay _______. Strange things rose and fell cracks smelly gas nervous shake at an end One-third felt A huge crack in ruins Two-thirds of the people _____ or ___________. Then later that afternoon, another big quake ______ Tang Shan. People began to wonder ___________________________. But all hope ____________. _______ came to help those ________. Slowly, the city began to _____________. died were injured shook how long the disaster would last was not lost Soldiers breathe again survivors Homework: Finish exercises on page 28 Goodbye!