Nature Disasters 大自然灾难
Flood（洪水）
中国98`长江洪水
typhoon
mudflow
sandstorm
tornado
龙卷风
Hurricane（飓风）
snow slide
earthquake
上图：四川绵竹县汉旺镇中学内，一位被埋在废墟中的女学生伸出一只求援的手不停地呼唤着“救救我”。孩子，别放弃希望，孩子，别哭！我们一定要把所有的障碍移开，让你重新看见蓝色的天空！在这苦难的一刻，所有的人都在伸出救助之手。
上图：四川省北川县北川中学，一名被压在瓦砾堆中的学生在接受救治。四川汶川地震发生后，北川县北川中学六至七层高的主教学楼塌陷，当时正值上课时间，21个教室里师生约1000人，除个别逃生以外，大部分被掩埋在瓦砾堆中。目前，大批武警官兵以及当地群众正在加紧救援。1000人啊！用什么能换回他们的生命！今后，应该规定，任何地方政府的办公楼，不得高于学校的标准！除了把最好、最安全的建筑给孩子们，还能用什么来补偿和赎罪！
上图：救护人员在汉旺镇武都小学废墟上抢救幸存的小学生。在手拉着手的那一刻，孩子，你还会无助的哭泣吗？
Unit 4 Earthquakes
Skimming
to get
general ideas
The passage mainly talks about a/an
___________ that happened in
_________ in ______.
Reading Comprehension I
earthquake
Tangshan
1976
Scanning
Divide the whole passage into 3 parts and sum up the main idea of each part of the passage(use one word to describe).
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
(Para.1)
(Para.2&3)
(Para.4)
signs
damage
recovery
Part 1: para 1
Part 2: paras 2&3
Part 3: para 4
signs
damage
recovery
Main idea of the text
Before the earthquake strange things began to happen but no one paid attention to them.
The earthquake destroyed the city of Tangshan. The people were very shocked at the destruction.
The army came to help the survivors, bringing hope for a new life.
Clue ( 线索 ) of the story:
time order
1. The earthquake began at ________.
A. 3:00 am, June 28, 1976
B. 3:00 am, July 28, 1976
C. 3:42 am, July 28, 1976

2. _________ people were killed or
injured in the quake.
A. Less than 400,000
B. More than 400,000
C. More than 150,000
Reading Comprehension II
1. People in Tangshan were warned of the earthquake and didn’t go to bed. ( )
2.People in Beijing also felt the earthquake .
( )
3. More than 400000 people were killed in the quake. ( )
4. Many rescue workers and doctors were trapped under the ruins during the aftershock. ( )
5.People tried to get fresh water from under the ground in Tangshan. ( )
T
F
F
T
F
T or F statements
What strange things happened before Tangshan Earthquake?
Careful reading
Para.1
well
fish
dogs
pigs
sky
mice
chickens
The water in The village wells ______ and ______; the well walls had deep ___________; A _____ gas came out of them.
rose
fell
cracks
smelly
too
The chickens and even the pigs were ___ nervous ____ to eat.
to
Mice ran out of the fields _________________________
Looking for places to hide
Fish jumped out of bowls and ponds.
Some people saw ________________ in the sky. And ________________________ could be heard outside of the city of Tangshan.
bright light
the sound of planes
during the
earthquake
Para. 2-3
Read Para. 2-3 and fill in the blanks
greatest
Steam
dirt
Bricks
dams
useless
steel
Sand
electricity
Damage
Data(数据)
of the nation felt the earthquake .
A huge crack that was kilometers long and
meters 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
Para 4:Topic sentence:
the first sentence.
Main idea:
The army came to help
the survivors（生还者）
bringing hope for a new
life.
What happened after the earthquake?
The army:
Workers:
---sent soldiers to Tangshan. organized teams to dig out those who were trapped and to bury the dead.
---built shelters for survivors whose homes had been destroyed.
Para.4
Result:
The city began to breathe again.
All hope was not lost.
How can we protect ourselves (自我保护)in an earthquake ?
Discussion
Hide under the hard furniture ( 家具 )
Put out the fire and turn off
the gas
Never try to use the lift
Use something hard (硬的) to protect your head