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Unit 4 Earthquakes
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What do you think of when you see the data?
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Wen chuan Earthquake
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Do you know another big earthquake happened in China?
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It’s Tangshan Earthquake happened in 1976.
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How much do you know about Tangshan earthquake?
Many people died……
People lost their homes….
Many things were
destroyed…..
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A Night the Earth didn't Sleep
Reading
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1.When did the earthquake happen?

2.How many people died or injured in this disaster?

3.In what order did the writer write the passage?

A. in order of importance B. in order of place
C. in order of time D. in order of position
before the earthquake
during the earthquake
after the earthquake
At 3:42 am on July 28,1976.
More than 400,000.
Fast-reading
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Detail reading
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Main idea for each part:
Part 1( )

Part 2( )

Part 3( )
P.1
P.2-3
P.4
Signs before the earthquake.
Damage caused by the earthquake.
Rescue work after the earthquake.
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Bright lights flash in the sky
What kind of strange things happened before the earthquake?
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signs
before
Earthquake
Para.1
Fill in the blanks
Strange
rose
fell
smelly
nervous
eat
jumped
ran
3:00
bright lights
Part 1:
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rose and fell
deep cracks, smelly gas
ran out of, looking for places to hide
too nervous to eat
jumped out
sound of planes heard even no planes
cracked and burst
bright lights
Fill the table
Part1 Signs (paragraph1)
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Para. 2-3
Steam
dirt
Bricks
dams
Sand
electricity
A huge crack
railway tracks
Part 2:
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Data(数据)
of the nation felt the earthquake .
A huge crack that was kilometres long and
metres wide cut across houses.
In terrible seconds a large city lay in ruins.
of the people died or were injured during the earthquake.
The number of people who were killed or injured reached more than .
All of the city’s hospitals, of its factories and buildings and of its homes were gone.
1/3
8
30
15
2/3
400,000
75%
90%
Para. 2-3
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Which one is not true?
A: The army sent 150,000 soldiers to help the
rescue workers.
B: The army organized the team to dig out trapped
people and to bury the dead.
C: Workers built shelters for survivors.Fresh water
was not taken to the city.
D: All hope was not lost; the city began to breathe
again.
Part 3
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Let’s enjoy some pictures about Tangshan.
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Tang shan’s new look
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Let’s have a try!
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Discussion
What should we do to protect ourselves if an earthquake happened?
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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.
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Homework
1.  Find more news reports about earthquake.
2. Write a piece of news about Tangshan using the information in the passage.