1、Earthquakes,Unit 4,6th period,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

2、 material on page 62 .,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. Noth

3、ing is left of it.” and so on.,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 earthqu

4、akes and the _of earthquakes. With the development of science and technology, more _ machines will be invented, so we believe people can stop _one day.,Read the passage carefully and fill in the missing words.,earthquake,suddenly,fall,killed,destroyed,completely,prevent,more,cause,useful,earthquakes

5、,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. Im sure all of us are goad to see that

6、 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 the

7、mselves? Its 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 it

8、s 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 “Bra

9、ve City of China.” Thank you.,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

10、 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 c

11、yclists 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 s

12、afe 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

13、 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,What should be avoided and why,Possible sample Poster Earthquakes are terrible natural disasters. Although we cannot avoid it, we can survive by making prepara

14、tions. 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 t

15、ouch with the outside world, ad it is easy for rescue workers to find you quickly. Dont put fresh fruit in the bag as they will go bad quickly and cause problems. Dont take money, especially dont go back to take money when the house is shaking. You may be caught in the ruins.,Practice,Write a poster

16、 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 th

17、e city of Tangshan didnt 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 t