Unit 4 Earthquakes
What do you think of when you see the data?
Wen chuan Earthquake
Do you know another big earthquake happened in china?
It’s Tangshan Earthquake happened in 1976.
How much do you know about Japan Earthquake?
Many people died……
People lost their homes….
Many things were
destroyed…..
Reading
Teaching aims
Understand the passage.
Develop the reading skill of how to use data to finish exercises.
Learn to protect ourselves if an earthquake happened.
furniture
brick
area
pipe
especially
thick
blot
Underneath
repair
object
destroy
heater
struck
useless
shock
cupboard
disaster
case
shelter
lamp
家具
砖
地区
管道
特别的
厚的
污点
下面的
修理
物体
摧毁
加热器
打、击
无用的
震惊
碗柜
灾难
情况
避身处
灯
NEW WORDS
Sum up the main idea of each part of the passage.
Part 1: Para 1
Part 2: Para 2&3
Part 3: Para 4
safety
preparations
proverb
Fast reading
Careful reading
Task1. Read Part1 carefully and find out the proper information.
Task2. Read Part2 to Para3 carefully first make a summary and then fill in the blanks.
Task3. Read Part3 carefully and choose the best answer.
超链接
超链接
Earthquake safety is very important and there is more to it than just keeping buildings from falling down.
Task1
A truth that
Earthquake safety
If your home is in an earthquake area
People die in earthquakes from falling furniture and bricks.
You should prepare carefully before the earthquake comes.
超链接
Task 2 summary
make sure you buy a house which is earthquake safe
look at the objects in your house
1、All pipes should be fixed to the wall
2、all walls should be especially thick and strong
3、there are bolts underneath your house （the most important ）
4、the building has no broken windows and is well repaired
1、Things in the living room should not be easily move around.
2、The kitchen must have strong doors on all the cupboards.
3、It is better to use safety glass
Make sure you buy a house which is ________safe.
All walls should be _______ thick and strong.
All pipes should be _____ to the wall.
You also have to ____ ____ that there are bolts underneath your house.
They are one of the most important ____ of protecting a house.
Make sure the building has no broken windows and is ____ repaired.
earthquake
especially
fixed
make sure
ways
well
Read part2 again and then fill in the blanks with the correct data.
Listening
Listen to the tape , pay attention to the pronunciation and intonation.
Read aloud
the whole passage
paragraph by paragraph.

Discussion
What should we do to protect ourselves if an earthquake happened?
Don’t be nervous and keep calm.
Don’t try to run out of
Don’t be nervous and Protect your head by putting your bag on your head.
Squat or sit down under your desk.
Leave the classroom after the earthquake.

Let’s have a try!
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Homework
1.  Find more news reports about earthquake.

2. Write a piece of news about earthquake using the information in the passage.
Thank you