Warming up
Unit 4 Earthquakes
Free talk:

Have you ever experienced any natural disasters?
Can you tell some kinds of natural disasters?
Natural disasters
fire
台风
typhoon/hurricane
tornado
龙卷风
snow slide
雪崩
mudflow
泥石流
volcano eruption
火山爆发
sandstorm
沙尘暴
flood
水灾
drought(旱灾)
tsunami (海啸)
earthquake
Do you know some earthquakes happened in China?
July 28th, 1976
A terrible earthquake happened in Tangshan.
Can you describe
how terrible the
earthquake was?
2008.5.12
Wenchuan Earthquake
2010.4.14
Yushu Earthquake
The city lay in ruins(废墟）.
The buildings fell down.
倒塌
Roads might crack.

开 裂
Many people were killed or injured.
受伤的
A great number of people lost their homes.
许多，大量
What will happen if it happens an earthquake?
Tang Shan
San Francisco
The roads, bridges and railways are
destroyed.
2. The buildings fall down.
3. Roads may crack.
4. The electricity and water power are
cut off.
5. The whole city lies in ruins.
6. All things are cut into pieces.
7. Many people are killed or injured.
8. A large number of people are homeless.
Is it always a calm before a storm?
well
fish
animals
sky
mice
what may happen before an earthquake?
Guess:
What are the signs?
There is bright light in the sky.
The animals are too nervous to sleep/eat, such as dogs, pigs, and chickens.
There are cracks on the wells.
The water in the well rise and fall.
Mice run out
of the fields.
Fish jump out of
bowls and ponds.
汶川地震的前兆

震前动物有预兆，群测群防很重要。  牛羊骡马不进圈，猪不吃食狗乱咬。  鸭不下水岸上闹，鸡乱上树高声叫。  冰天雪地蛇出洞，大猫携着小猫跑。  兔子竖耳蹦又撞，鱼跃水面惶惶跳。  蜜峰群迁闹轰轰，鸽子惊飞不回巢。  家家户户都观察，综合异常作预报。
What shall we do if an earthquake happens?
Discussion
Don’t be nervous and keep calm.
Don’t try to run out of the classroom.
Protect your head by putting your bag on your head.
Squat or sit down under your desk.
Leave the classroom after the earthquake.
A NIGHT
THE EARTH DIDN’T SLEEP
Reading :
back
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?
I want to take …money, books, food, water, clothes…
Because …
Pre-reading
water
money
identity card
food
books
clothes
computer
map
pictures of family
mobile phone
radio
What will you take? Why?
Homework:
Review new words and expressions.

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