Unit 4
Earthquakes
How many kinds of disasters are there in the world?
Warming up
tornado,
hurricane
tsunami
volcanic eruption
sand storm
thunderstorm
fire
typhoon
drought
flood
SARS
（Spring 2003 ）
The World Trade Center was destroyed
(2001.9.11)
Earthquake
Which disaster may cause the worst damage?
earthquake
1) What do you think will happen
before an earthquake?
Discussion
How much do you know about an earthquake?
Pre-reading
Bright lights will flash in the sky.
Animals, such as cows, dogs, horses and snakes, will be very nervous and upset.
Predictions of an earthquake:
1) Bright lights flash in the sky.
3) The well walls have deep cracks with smelly gas.
4) Animals, such as cows, pigs, horses and snakes are very nervous and upset.
5) Mice run out to look for places to hide.
6) Fish jump out of the ponds.
2) The water in the well rise and fall.
Discuss No. 1 in Pre-reading on P25.
How much more do you know about an earthquake?
What may happen in an earthquake?
Many people may be killed……
People may lose their homes….
Many things may be destroyed…..
Pre-reading
Video
Tangshan,
Hebei
July 28th, 1976
The earthquake destroyed almost all the city. Many people were hurt. Hundreds of thousands of people died. Most of the buildings in the city fell down.
5.12 Wenchuan Earthquake
Tangshan earthquake
Reading
A NIGHT
THE EARTH
DIDN’T SLEEP
Fast-reading :
Divide the whole passage into three parts and then find out the main idea of each part.
Structure of the text :
Clue ( 线索 ) of the story:
Part 1.
Before~during~after
（Para.1）
(Para.2,3)
(Para.4)
Strange things were happening before the earthquake, but no one took any notice of them.
The earthquake destroyed the city of Tangshan, caused a lot of loss and shocked
the people very much.
The army came to help the survivors, bringing hope for a new life.
part 2.
part 3.
the earthquake
Time order
Careful reading
Para.1
What strange things happened before an earthquake?
The water in the wells
rose and fell. And the well
walls had deep cracks in
them.
A smelly gas came out of the cracks.
A
B
The chickens, cows,
dogs and pigs were too
nervous to eat.
Mice ran out of the
Fields looking for
places to hide.
Fish jumped out
of bowls and ponds.
C
D
People could see bright lights in the sky.

The sound of planes could be heard even when no planes were in the sky.
E

The water pipes in some buildings cracked and burst.
F
What happened
during the earthquake?
The buildings fell down.
Many things were destroyed, such as …
bridge
railway
The cracks cut across the roads .
road
The city lay in ruins after the earthquake .
Data
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
_________________ families were killed and many children were left without parents.
______________ cows would never give milk again.
___________ pigs and _________ chickens were dead.
Thousands of
Tens of thousands of
Half a million
millions of
What happened after the earthquake?
The army:
Workers:
---sent soldiers to Tangshan. organized teams to dig out those who were trapped and to bury the dead.
---built shelters for survivors whose homes had been destroyed.
Para.4
Result:
The city began to breathe again.
All hope was not lost.
Tangshan’s new look
Discussion
What shall we do if an earthquake happens
Hide under the hard furniture
Put out the fire and turn off the gas
Never try to use the lift
Use something hard to protect your head
Homework:
1. Find more information about earthquake on magazines or internet.
2.Write a short passage about your feelings after learning Tangshan earthquake.
Thank you