课标人教实验版 高一 Module 1 Unit 4

Speaking & writing

Translate the following into English. Ex. 2 (page 63) Revision

1. She was too nervous to eat anything the evening before. 2. When the second quake was felt, people ran out of their houses right away. 3. After that terrible disaster, 60% of homeless children were sent to live in other safe cities. 4. They used candles all the time instead of electricity.

5. A little girl was dug out of the ruins to the north of the factory. 6. We were very proud of the soldiers who rescued the boys from the rushing water. 7. We need to honour those who organized the rescue work.

Make sure that you only take essential things with you. They must last you five days. personal washing things food and sweets important papers bowls and chopsticks identity card money candles bottle of water Possible items for the personal earthquake bag Speaking task on Page 67

umbrella Book to read torch light clothes fruit pen and paper shoesknife scissorsradioblanket mobile phone mapcomputerpictures of family medicine

personal washing things a bottle of water money torch mobile phone food and sweets blanket My personal earthquake bag will contain medicine The bag will contain

Possible sample We decide to take bottles of water and some fruit to keep alive; we will take a torchlight, a mobile phone and a radio to get in touch with the outside world, if we are buried in the ruins; we will take some clothes and a blanket to keep warm; and we will take our identity cards with us, In case we are killed. If that happens. people can at least know who we are.

What are you going to do if an earthquake happens? If you are ……

Suggest answer If you were sleeping in your bedroom when the quake happened, you would get up quickly first, next you would wake up your family and your neighbours. Then you could run to a safe place. So that you could escape being trapped or killed.

Remember: These thing should be avoided: 1.standing close to a building (because it may fall on you if it is weakened by the earthquake.) 2. standing under a tree (because it my fall on you) 3. going too close to power lines ( because you may be badly affected by electricity if they fall on you.)

Writing task on Page 67

A poster What the poster is about and why. The items and why they are chosen What should be avoided and why

Write a poster in class according to the three parts given above. When it is completed, display your poster in the classroom.

Sample poster An earthquake may happen at any time so it’s best to be prepared. This information will help you. Remember: Drop, Cover and Hold. 1 Drop to the floor. 2 Cover your head. 3 Hold onto the furniture Remember: Prepare your personal earthquake bag.

collect these items and keep them somewhere near you. 1a bottle of water 2 money 3 personal washing things 4 food and sweets 5 torch 6 mobile phone 7 blanket 8 medicine Remember: These things should be avoided:

Standing close to a building (because it may fall on you if it is weakened by the earthquake.) Standing under a tree (because it may fall on you.) Going to close to power lines (because you may be badly affected by electricity if they fall on you.)

destroy, rescue, strange, much, earthquake, shake, bury, fall, team, trap Several days before July 28, 1976, many s______ things happed in Tanshan. They were signs for the e_________. But people in the city of Tangshan didn’t think m____ of these. At 3: 42 am that day, the earth began to s_____, which d________ the city. strange earthquake much shakedestroyed

Many people, including workers and doctors, came to r_____ those t______ under the ruins. Later that afternoon, another big earthquake struck Tangshan. More people were killed or injured and more building f___ down. Soldiers were called in to help the rescue workers. T_____ were organized to dig out the trapped and b ___ the dead. rescuetrapped fell Teams bury

Writing on Page 31

Why an outline is important? What should an outline conclude? Why a headline is important? What are the steps to finish a newspaper story? What s the feature of the newspaper story? Outline

Read the example of a newspaper story. Find the headline, main ideas and details of each paragraph.

The title of this story is “Cyclists Ready to Go on the Road for Blind Kids” There are two parts in the story. The first one is from the beginning to “to lean better.” The second part is from “the cyclists come from China” to the end. The main idea of the first part is that the cyclists plan to get money for blind kids.

Talk with your classmates and consider what you have learned about quakes. Homework