Unit 4 6th period Earthquakes

Revision

What have you learned in the listening materials? the reading materials? We learned the ways to talk about past experiences and also the problem of sequence, which appears in the listening part on page 30. And we all know why earthquakes happen in the listening material on page 62 . What have you learned in We learned some basic knowledge of earthquakes and how people have coped with these sudden natural disasters. And we learned the ways to describe an event in a literary way. For example, “Never before in history has a city been completely destroyed. San Francisco is gone. Nothing is left of it.” and so on.

Read the passage carefully and fill in the missing words. During an____________, the shakings make rocks rise ________and even crack open. Houses_____, people are ______or hurt, and sometimes the whole villages or cities are_________. Some villages even disappear__________. At present, we still can not _______the earthquake form happening. But now we know much __________about earthquakes and the _________of earthquakes. With the development of science and technology, more _______ machines will be invented, so we believe people can stop ____________one day. earthquake suddenly fall killed destroyed completely prevent more cause useful earthquakes

Speaking Writing

Good afternoon, everyone. My name is Wang Wei. First of all I would like to thank Mr. Zhang Sha and the city of Tangshan for the honour of talking to you . I would also like to thank each of you for coming here today for this special occasion. I’m sure all of us are goad to see that so many people who were hurt in the quake or lost their homes and businesses are here today. We are also glad to see so many of the workers here who helped during that terrible disaster. Everyone is so proud of all of you. Did you know that some of the survivors helped others before they helped themselves? It’s true: many thousands of survivors worked hard to save others and to make them feel more comfortable.

Soldiers worked hour after hour; day after day, almost without rest to help those who needed it. We are so thankful to them as well. Now we see around us a new city, but the spirit of its people has always been strong. How lucky I feel to live in such a place and to see this beautiful new park where families can come to enjoy nature. This park also honours the survivors of the quake and those who saved them. It honours the many thousands who rebuilt our city. We are indeed the “Brave City of China.” Thank you.

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.

Speaking

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 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

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

Homework Finish Check Yourself to consolidate Finish all the exercises in this unit Finish Check Yourself to consolidate what we learnt in this unit.