Speaking and writing 课标人教实验版高一 Module 1 Unit 4

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

1. She was too nervous to eat anything the evening before. 2. When the second quake was felt, people ran out 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 al the time instead of electricity.

5.  A little girl was dug out 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.

Speaking task on Page 67

Possible items for the personal earthquake bag Make sure that you only take essential things with you. They must last you five days. medicine pictures of family computer map Mobile phone blanket radio scissors knife shoes pen and paper fruit clothes torch light book to read umbrella 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

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

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.

Speaking

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

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

Remember: These thing should be avoided: 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 A poster What should be avoided and why

Possible sample Poster Earthquakes are terrible natural disasters. Although we cannot avoid it, we can survive by making preparations. Here are the essential things you should always take during an earthquake. You should take a bottle of water, it can keep you alive for along time, if you are trapped under the ruins. Take some fruit, in case you are hungry. And also take a torch light and mobile. These can help you keep in touch with the outside world, ad it is easy for rescue workers to find you quickly.

Don’t put fresh fruit in the bag as they will go bad quickly and cause problems. Don’t take money, especially don’t go back to take money when the house is shaking. You may be caught in the ruins.

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

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. 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. strange earthquake much shake destroyed rescue trapped fell Teams bury

Writing on Page 31

outline 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?

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 form 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