Unit 4
Earthquake

Workbook
1. It is believed that on the surface of the earth are a number of plates.
2. The plates are always moving.
3. If the plates stop move, there is an earthquake.
Listening on Page 62
1 Listen to the tape and tell whether
they are true or false.
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4. If the plates move, there is an
earthquake.
5. Wherever you live, you are in an
earthquake area.
6. China has two plates pushing on her
and they make mountains and
earthquakes.
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2 Listen to the text and
answer these questions.
Part 1:
1 Why do earthquakes happen?
Earthquakes happen when two
moving plates jump and push against each other.
2 Why do California, China and Japan have a lot of earthquakes?
California, Japan and China have a lot of earthquakes because they are placed in areas where different plates meet.
Part 2:
1 Do not build _______________________
______________.
2 Make sure you build _______________
__________________.
3 You must _________________________
________.
houses along a line where
two plates meet
houses on rock rather than on sand
make the houses as strong as possible
______ buildings will fall down and
______ ones may ______.
Weak
strong
stay up
Part 1
Why do earthquakes happen? Scientists believe that the surface of the earth is covered by a number of moving plates. Sometimes two plates move towards and push against each other. Sometimes they stop for years but at other times they jump and an earthquake is felt. Because
Listening text
of the movements of these plates,
California, China and Japan have
a lot of earthquakes. You can see the
result in San Francisco where the Pacific
plate meets the North American plate.
When the 1906 earthquake happened,
the Pacific plate jump 5 to 6 metres to
the north.
Part 2
China is a country where many earthquakes happen. The Pacific plate is pushing China from the east and the Indian plate is pushing China from the southwest. The power of this movement created the Himalayas and Mount Qomolongma. It now causes earthquake in China. We cannot stop earthquakes but we can do things to make sure they do
not destroy whole cities. First it is not a good idea to build houses along the line where two plates meet. Second, if you think there may be an earthquake, make sure to build houses on rock rather than sand. Third, you must make the houses as strong as possible. Weak buildings will fall down in an earthquake, but strong ones may stay up.
Keys to exercise 1 on page 63
as usual
pipes
disaster
were trapped
quakes
destroyed
a great number of
1. The judge gave a prize and his
congratulations to the cyclist who
won the competition.
2. The title of that book is The Ship Buried
at the Bottom of the Sea.
3. The miners who had been trapped in
the mine for two days were finally
rescued.
Translation Ex. 2 (page 63)
4. The reporter realized that the girl
was so frightened and was trying to
avoid the question.
5. The fire destroyed two shops which are
about four blocks from here.
6. The balloon burst suddenly which
shocked us.
7. I can’t express how I feel/ I am feeling
at the moment.
8. He refused to talk about the sufferings
he had during the disaster.
9. When he wakes up every morning, he
will read the headlines in the
newspaper very quickly.
Answers to Exercise 3
Find out the answer
Hand out homework
Try out ideas
Keep out the cold
Put out a fire
Take out the rubbish
Work out an outline
Dig out potatoes
Using structures
whose homes are in an earthquake area
which is not earthquake safe
that are thick and strong.
which has bolts underneath and no
broken windows.
5. which are not tied or stuck to tables
6. who stands close to windows
7. whom this advice is written
Answers to exercise 1 on page 64
The story of an eyewitness
Reading task
by Jack London
5:13 a.m. April 18th, 1906
fire around the Call Building
Dreadful earthquake damage
in Chinatown
the destroyed church
damaged warehouse
refugees fleeing along the Street
The Army later provided tents for refugees.
poorly- built shelters
1 Read and finish the exercises.
1.Write an adjective to describe how the author
felt about the earthquake and what it did.

Why did you choose this word?
Shocked.
London is both greatly surprised and frightened by what he sees, so shocked
is a good word to describe his feelings.
2.Write an adjective to describe how the author
felt about the people during the earthquake.

Why did you choose these word?
Sad.
London knows that many families lost
their loved ones and all their possessions.
2 Read the first paragraph in this passage.
Then go back and read again the first
paragraph of the passage on page 26.
Compare the ways both writers give you
details about the earthquakes.
Detailed Reading (3m)
signs that showed an earthquake
was coming
description of the devastation caused by the earthquake
build up of tension by description of signs
events described chronologically
emotive description
of the destruction
2. use of repetition to
build tension
something very bad about to happen
worst earthquake over use of exaggeration to add tension
unaware of implications of the signs--- in ignorance
not given
How do you know?
1.Which writer shows more feeling about the earthquake?
A. The writer of the Tangshan quake in 1976
B. The writer of the San Francisco in 1906
B. The writer of the San Francisco in 1906
Because he is an eyewitness. He is also writing a personal report, not a history lesson.
2. Both writers give similar details about
_________________________
and _____________________.
the people hurt by the quake
the things it destroyed
3.Which one of the following statements
is true?
A. Both writers give details of big events before little events.
B Both writers give details of little events before big events.
C Neither writer gives details of big events before little events.
C Neither writer gives details of big events before little events.
3.Which one of the following statements is not true?
Both writers saw the earthquake he wrote about.
B. Only one writer saw the earthquake he wrote about.
C. Neither writer saw the earthquake he wrote about.
B. Only one writer saw the earthquake he wrote about.
3 Do you believe the writer’s description?
Give your reasons.
Yes, I believe the writer’s description, because …
No, I don’t believe …
2 When you listen the first time write down the three key words that are mentioned.
1 drop 2 cover 3 hold
Listening task on P66
2nd thing I must do: Make sure I hide under something like a table to protect myself from things falling on top of me.
3rd thing I must do: I must hold onto the furniture so it doesn’t move away from me during the earthquake.
1st thing I must do: I must drop to the floor and cover my head and neck with my hands.
3 Give more details about the three “things”
4 Any other advice you think useful:
If you are outside, you should ____________________________________________________________________
If you are in the living room, you should ______________________________________________________________________________________________________
keep away from power lines, trees, signs, cars and buildings.
make sure that the bookcases are fastened to the wall and the TV set is tied to a table so that they can’t move.
If you are in the house alone, you should
__________________________________
___________________________________
_____________
ring a family friend to tell them where you are and collect your personal earthquake bag.
Listening text
Practise and prepare
Ever since the San Francisco earthquake,
all children in California have been taught
what to do during an earthquake.
Part 1
Teachers: Now, students, do you remember
what we should do before an
earthquake comes?
S1: We must make a list of things. It
should tell us what to do, where to be
safe and who to contact.
T: Good. So first what should we do?
S2: We should “drop, cover and hold”.
T: Excellent. Now what does that mean?
S1: We must drop to the floor and cover
our heads with our hands.
T: Right?
S3: We must hold onto the furniture so it
doesn’t move away from us during the
earthquake.
T: Well done. So don’t forget. It’s always
“drop, cover and hold”.
Part 2
T: Now suppose you are outside when an earthquake comes. What should you do?
S3: Go to an open space away from buildings, trees or power lines.
S1: I should tie the television to a table so it won’t move. I should make sure that the bookcases are already tied to the wall.
T: Fine, but what should you do if you
are alone when the earthquake starts?
S2: Ring a family friend to tell them
where I am and collect my personal
earthquake bag.
T: Quite right. You’ve done a great job.
Now for your homework I want you to
think about what to put into your
earthquake bag. We’ll discuss tomorrow.
Make sure that you only take essential things with you. They must last you five days.
Speaking task on Page 67
personal washing things
food and chocolate bars
important papers
bowls and chopsticks
identity card
candles
bottle of water
money
personal washing things
a bottle of water
money
torch
mobile phone
food and
chocolate
bars
blanket
My personal earthquake bag will contain
medicine
The bag will
contain
Sample
S1: What do you think we’ll need in our
personal earthquake bag?
S2: If we have to collect things we need
for five days, the most important
things will be the bottle of water, candles, money and personal washing things. That makes four, do you agree?
S1: Yes, they sound good choices. I also think we need a torch, a mobile phone and a blanket. Another one?
S2: OK. But now we have difficulties. I would like food and sweets. We’ll really need food if we’re to be on our own for five days before resc