Unit 4 Earthquakes
fire
Warming up
typhoon / hurricane
snowslide
volcano eruption
flood
earthquake
mudflow
tsunami
tornado
SARS
Language points
①earthquake 地震['ɜ:θkweɪk]
④right away 立刻，马上
②well n. 井
③crack n. 裂缝；噼啪声 vt.&vi. （使）开裂；破裂
Discussion
What do you think will happen before an earthquake?
1) Bright light flashes in the sky.
2) The well has deep cracks in it, and the water in it rises and falls.
3) Chickens are flying and dogs are barking（咆哮）, and pigs and cows are too nervous to eat.
4) Fish jump out of the pond（池塘）, and mice run wildly out of the fields.
Work in group
Let’s learn some advice
When earthquake happens in the three following situations, what will you do?
You can hide under the bed with the pillow or sheet on your head. Or you can hide on the corner of the wall. What’s more, you can hide beside your bed or wardrobe(衣柜) where can form a delta.
At first, don’t be afraid and keep calm. Don’t try to run out of the classroom alone. Follow your teacher and sit down under your desk with your schoolbag put on your head. Then leave the classroom after the earthquake.
Kalm yourself down firstly. Squat(蹲) with your hands on your head but do not squat beside the wall. Then you can leave after earthquake.
Pre-reading
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?
bag, money, clothes, shoes, knife, pet, fan, necklace, mobile phone, ipad, computer etc.
homework
When the fire happens in a theatre, what will you do? Discuss with your partners.
Preview the reading on page 26.
Recite the rest of the
vocabulary of unit 3.
Thank you and enjoy yourselves!