1、,授課教師：張敏華,單位：赤峰四中,Tasks,Background Knowledge Question Prediction Question Discussion Questions Review Homework,How many natural disasters do you know?,Task 1: background knowledge question,The earth is a little blue planet. There always happen some disasters (災(zāi)禍) such as _(水災(zāi)),_ (干旱), _ (火山), _（颶風(fēng)）,

2、_(颶風(fēng)) _（漠化）,_(龍卷風(fēng)) and_ (地震) ,floods,droughts,volcano,hurricane,deserts,tornado,earthquake,tsunami,Watch a VCR to see whether you are.,Task 2: Prediction question (p25),Earthquake list,Why there are earthquakes,(take the 1906 san Franciscos earthquake as an example),Task 3: discussion questions,Q1:,

3、Pacific plate,American plate,Eurasian plate,Indian plate,African plate,Antarctic plate,北,Sometimes these two plates stop and do not move for years. Then Suddenly, they jump and an earthquake is felt.,Continent,Oceanic plate,American Plate,Early warnings before an earthquake,Q2:,Early warnings before

4、 an earthquake:,*Well water will rise and fall before an earthquake.,*Gas will come out of the cracks.,* The well walls will have deep cracks.,Crack :line along which sth has broken,The ground has a deep crack.,* Chickens refused to eat and acted wildly.,* Dogs will not stop barking .,* Goldfish wil

5、l jumped out of their bowls.,Watch a VCR to learn about early warnings before an earthquake.,Early warnings before an earthquake:,Q3: what will happen when an earthquake hits an area?( watch a VCR to get some information about it.),1.Buildings and houses will be damaged and even collapse .,2.Thousan

6、ds of families will be killed .,3. A great number of people will be injured.,4. A large number of people will be homeless.,what will happen when an earthquake hits an area?,Collapse: fall down and break into pieces,The building collapsed,7.Water and electricity supply will be cut off,8.Floods and fi

7、re will be likely to happen.,9.Diseases will break out,5.A lot of people will be trapped in the earthquake.,6.Dams and bridges will fall.,what will happen when an earthquake hits an area?,Trap: keep sb. in the place. He wants to move but cannot.,He was trapped and could not move.,Q4: Our attitude to

8、wards an earthquake .,Watch a VCR to learn China leaders attitude towards Wenchuan earthquake.,Review,There are a lot of _ disasters , such as floods, droughts, tsunami, volcano, hurricane ,tornado, deserts and _.,If two plates stop and do not move for years. Then Suddenly, they _and an earthquake i

9、s felt. There are early _before an earthquake In an earthquake, buildings and houses will be damaged and even_.,Review,A lot of people will be t_ in the earthquake. Water and electricity supply will be_.,Review,Homework : Translate the news about Wenchuan earthquake.,Words and expressions related to an earthquake,victims trap collapse damage rubble An earthquake measuring 8.0 on the Richter scale,災(zāi)民 陷入，困住 倒塌 損毀，損壞 碎石，碎磚 里氏8.0級 地震,oversee rel