Unit 4 Earthquakes --- warming up and reading
1. Fast reading
Get the main idea of the text.
2. Careful reading
Read the passage carefully and find out some details of the text.
1. What happened before the earthquake?
2. What happened during the earthquake?
3. What happened after the earthquake?
What do you think may happen before an earthquake?
1.In the well
The water in the wells _ ___and___ _. And some deep _____ _could be seen
in the well walls. A __ ____ gas came out the cracks.
2.In the water
Fish _________out of bows and ponds.
3.In the farmyard
Mice ran out of the fields___________ places to hide.
The chickens and even pigs were______ nervous _____eat.
4.In the sky and In the city
People could see _______lights in the sky.
Water pipes and .
What happens during the earthquake?
Main Idea Details
Damage
caused by
earthquake
Para. 2-3
• At _____ am, the __________ earthquake of the 20th
century began.
• _______ burst from holes in the ground.
• Hard hills of the rock became rivers
of ____.
• ________ covered the ground like
red autumn leaves.
Main Idea Details
of the nation felt the earthquake .
A huge crack that was kilometres 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.
Damage
caused by
earthquake
Para. 2-3
• Two _______ and most of the bridges fell.
• The railway tracks were now _________pieces
of _______.
• ______ now filled the wells instead of water.
• Water,food,and ___________ were hard
to get.
Para. 2-3 Data(数据)
What happened after the earthquake?
Who helped the people in Thangshan, and what did they do?
The army
.
Miners .
Workers
.
Fresh water .
3. Discussion
What shall we do if an earthquake happens? Ways on self-rescue (自救).
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