Unit4Unit4EarthquakesHowmanyNaturalDisasters

doyouknow?typhoonseismicseawave/tsunami

tornado,hurricanethunderstormsandstormvolcaniceruptiondroughtfloodhurricanefireearthquakeManypeoplebelievethat“Itisalwayscalmbeforeastorm.”Lookcarefullyatthetwophotos.Imaginetherehasbeenabigearthquake.Describetoyourpartnerwhatmighthappentotheobjectsinthephotos.TangshanSanFranciscoTangshan,HebeiJuly28th,1976SanFranciscoApril18th,19062008.5.12WenchuanEarthquake2010.4.14YushuEarthquakeCanyoudescribehowterribletheearthquakewas?Thetownlayinruins.破敗不堪Thebuildingsfelldown.倒塌Roadscracked.v.

開裂Manypeoplewerekilledorinjured.adj.

受傷的Agreatnumberofpeoplelosttheirhomes.許多,大量Workinpairs.Imagineyourhomebeginstoshakeandyoumustleaveitrightaway.Youhavetimetotakeonlyonething.Whatwillyoutake?personal

washing

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moneytorchmobile

phonefood

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sweets

blanketmedicineYouwilltakeDoyouknowwhatwouldhappenbeforeanearthquakecoming?Brightlightsflashinthesky.Animalsaretoonervous.Theyrunaroundalot.Thewaterinthewellrisesandfalls.Micerunouttolookforplacestohide.Fishjumpoutoftheponds.Readthepassageandfinishthesentences.1Thechickensdidn’teatbecause___________________.2The

peopledidn’tworrybecause_______________________________________________.3Suchagreatnumberofpeoplediedbecause________________________________________________________.theywerenervoustheydidn’tknowwhatthestrangeeventsmeantthequakehappenedwhiletheyweresleeping4

Waterwasneededbecause__________________________.5Thepeopledidnotlosehopebecause____________________________.damsandwellswereuselessthearmycametohelpthemStructureofthetextPartEventsBeforetheearthquake(Paragraph_______)_____________werehappeningbothinthecountrysideandinthecityofTangshanbut_____________them.Duringtheearthquake(Paragraphs_______)Theearthquake__________thecityand________thepeople.shockeddestroyed2-3noonenoticedStrangethings1PartEventsAftertheearthquake(Paragraph_______)Soldiersweresenttodigoutthosetrappedand_______thedead;_______werebuiltforthehomelessand___________wastakentothecity.freshwatershelterstobury4ThingsWhathappenedthewaterinthewellthewellwallschickensandpigsroseandfelldeepcracks,smellygastoonervoustoeatReadparagraph1andfillintheblanks.Part1ThingsWhathappenedmicefishskythesoundofplaneswaterpipesranoutofthefieldtohidejumpedoutofthebowlsandpondsbrightlightscouldbeheardeventhoughtherewerenoplanescrackedandburstData(數(shù)據(jù))

_____ofthenationfelttheearthquake.Ahugecrackthatwas__kilometreslongand

_____metreswidecutacrosshouses.In___terriblesecondsalargecitylayinruins.

____ofthepeoplediedorwereinjuredduring theearthquake.Thenumberofpeoplewhowerekilledor injuredreachedmorethan________.Allofthecity’shospitals,_____ofitsfactoriesandbuildingsand_____ofitshomesweregone.1/3830152/3400,00075%90%Para.2-3Part2Fillintheblanksinthechartaccordingtoparagraph3.Trytotellyourpartnersaboutthedamagetheearthquakecaused.leavessafesteelmilkdeadwellsruinsAftertheearthquakePart3ReadParagraph4andfillintheblanks.Trytounderstandwhatpeopledidaftertheearthquakehappened.Therescue150,0001.________weresenttoTangshan.Thearmyteamsdugoutthetrappedandburiedthe2.______.Mostofthe3._____________wererescued.Workersbuilt4.________forthehomelesspeople.Fresh5._______wassenttothecity.soldiersdead10,000minersshelterswater_____________happenedinTangshan.Forafewdays,waterinthewells____________.Fromthe______ofwells__________comeout.Mice,chicken,pigsandevenfishbecame________.At3:42Strangethingsroseandfellcrackssmellygasnervous1Completethesummaryofthepassage.am,everythingbeganto______.Itseemedthattheworldwas_________._________ofthenation____it.____________cutacrossthecity.Thecitylay_______.shakeatanendOne-thirdfeltAhugecrackinruinsTwo-thirdsofthepeople_____or___________.Thenlaterthatafternoon,anotherbigquake______Tangshan.Peoplebegantowonderdiedwereinjuredshook_____________________________.Butallhope___________.________cametohelpthose_________.Slowly,thecitybeganto_____________.howlongthedisasterwouldlastwasnotlostSoldiersbreatheagainsurvivors2Workinpairs.Explaininyourwordswhatthewritermeansbythetitle“Anighttheearthdidn’tsleep”toyourpartners.3SupposeyouareasurvivorofTangshanearthquake.Trytotellyourpartnerthestrangestthingsthathappen