1. Unit 4
6th period
Earthquakes

2. Revision

3. 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.

4. 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

5. Speaking
Writing

6. 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.

7. 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.

8. 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?

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

10. 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.

11. Speaking

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

13. 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.

14. 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.)

15. Writing

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

17. 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.

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

19. 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

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