Module 1

Mr. Nature

emotional（情绪化的）

Natural Disasters

Natural Disasters

drought

snow slidesnow slide

floodflood

Tsunami

fire

sandstorm

mudflowmudflow泥石流

tornadotornado

volcano eruptionvolcano eruption火山爆发

earthquakeearthquake

1.What is the text mainly about ?

2. The text is organized in the order of___.

3.How will you divide the text into 3 parts?

Fast reading

A.Soldiers in Tangshan B. Tangshan earthquakeC. Love in Tangshan D. People in Tangshan

A. places B. timeC. events D. importance

Para 1 Signs before the earthquake

Strange things

No one noticed them.

The water in the well rose and fell.

well walls had deep cracks in them.

A smelly gas

The pigs and the chickens

mice and fish

In the sky

The water pipe

came out of the cracks.

were too nervous to eat.

mice came out of fields; fish jumped out of bowls and ponds.people saw bright lights.

cracked and burst.

What time did the earthquake happen?

At about ___________

Where did the earthquake begin?

_____________directly below the city

How long did the earthquake last?

_______ seconds.15

3:42 am

11 kilometers

Please scan Part 2 and then answer the following questions.

What damage did the

earthquake cause?

A huge crack that was 8 kilometers long and 30 meters wide cut across houses, roads and canals.

The number of people who were killed or injured reached more than 400,000.

All of the city’s hospitals ,75% of its factories and buildings and 90% of its homes were gone.

Two dams and most of the bridges fell or were not safe for travelling.

Railway tracks are now useless pieces of steel.

• chickens/pigs• Wells• Rescue workers/doctors• Water ,food, electricity

More damage caused by the quake

It seemed as if the world was at an end!!!

die

filled with sand trapped

hard to get

1 help the rescue workers

2 dig out the people who were trapped

3 bury the dead

4 save the coal miners

5 build shelters for survivors

6 transport the water

Who went into the city?

rescue workers, army, soldiers, doctors, nurses, volunteers ……

What did the soldiers and rescue workers do for the city?

All hope was not lost.

What shall we do if an earthquake happens when you are in school ?

Discussion

• Don’t be nervous and keep

calm.• Don’t try to run out of the

classroom.• Protect your head by

putting your bag on your

head.• Squat or sit down under

your desk.• Leave the classroom after

the earthquake.

After-readingAn _____________ happened in Tangshan in 1976. For a few days, water in the wells ____________. Mice, chicken, pigs and even fish became ________. And the water pipes in the buildings cracked and ________. But the people in Tangshan _______________ these events. At 3:42 am, everything began to ______. It seemed that the world was _________. A huge _____ cut across the houses and roads, then the city lay _______. Two-thirds of the people _____or were _______. Then later that afternoon, another big quake shook Tangshan. People began to wonder how long ____________________. But ________ was not lost. Soldiers came to help Tangshan people. Slowly, the city began to _________again.

rose and fellearthquake

nervousburst

thought little ofshake

at an end crackin ruins

died injured

the disaster would lastall hope

breathe