Earthquakes 词汇课
Unit 4 Earthquakes
vocabulary
Objectives
By the end of the class, you will be able to
get the Chinese meaning of the words
use the words in different contexts
write a passage about an earthquake
Guess the meaning of the following nouns from the pictures
1. pipe
water pipe
gas pipe
2. track
railway track
running track
3. They are miners.4. They are working in a mine.
5. crack
6. shelter
7. ruin(s)
8. brick
1.pipe
2.track
3.miner
4.mine
5.crack
6.shelter
7.ruin(s)
8.brick
a) n. 矿井
b) n. 废墟
c) n. 裂缝
d) n. 管道
e) n. 砖
f) n. 矿工
g) n. 轨道
h) n. 避难所,
遮蔽处
Guess the meaning of the verbs from the pictures and sentences.
The boy was badly injured.
The man’s head was seriously injured.
1. injure
vt.使…受伤，伤害
2. trap
The villagers were trapped in the house by the flood.
The elephant was trapped in a hole on the ground.
vt.使陷入困境，困住
The boy was buried under the ruins.Some people died and their relatives were burying the dead.
3. bury
vt.埋葬，掩埋
People were shocked at the sudden death of the Polish president.Everyone was shocked to hear that some children were killed.
4. shock
vt.使…震惊
The balloon will burst if you blow it up any more.The water pipe burst and water came out.
5. burst
vi.爆裂
injure

trap

bury

shock

burst
vt. 使…受伤；伤害

vt. 使陷入困境

vt. 埋葬；掩埋

vt. 使…震惊

vi. 爆裂
Guess the meaning of the verbs from the context.
rescue
destroy
dig out
survive
survivor
vt. 援救；营救
vt. 破坏；毁坏
phr. 挖出，掘出
v. 幸存
n. 幸存者
burst, bury, destroy, dig out, injure, rescue, shock, survivor, trap
Fill in the blanks with the proper form of the following words.
At 3:42 am on July 28, 1976, the earth began to shake. In a few seconds the whole city was _______. People were _______ to see the terrible scene. Huge cracks could be seen on the walls and in the roads. Red bricks covered the ground. The railway tracks and highways became useless. Many water pipes in the buildings ________. As a result, drinking water was hard to get.
destroyed
shocked
burst
People suffered a lot. Over 240,000 people were killed and 160,000 were ________.
Soon after the quakes, many people, including workers and doctors, came to _______ those who were _______ under the ruins. Very soon the army sent a lot of soldiers to help, and teams were organized to ________ the trapped and ________ the dead.
injured
rescue
trapped
dig out
bury
Shelters were built for ________ whose homes had been destroyed. Gradually things improved. People began to have hope again and they were determined to rebuild a new Tangshan.
survivors
Look at the pictures and make up sentences with the new words.
Some survivors were cooking in the ruins.
The school building was destroyed in the earthquake.
The girl’s mother was badly injured.
The man was trapped under the ruins.
Fan Deng was shocked when she woke up and looked around.
Some soldiers were digging out the survivors.
A miner was rescued from the fallen mine.
Writing:
Suppose you’re a survivor of the Wenchuan Earthquake. Write a short passage about what happened on that terrible day.

Note: You must use at least 5 of the words learnt today.
Evaluation Form
Homework
Evaluate your partner’s writing, and polish your writing.