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Nature is kind of a loving mother, but also a butcher in cold blood.
(大自然是慈爱的母亲， 也是冷血的屠夫 )
-Victor Hugo
Unit 2 Natural disasters
pests
insects
earthquake
Top 10 Natural Disasters
forest
fire
flood
Tornado
Welcome to the unit
typhoon
drought
Landslide
Tsunami
Welcome to the unit
hurricane
Welcome to the unit
Is there anything we can do when an earthquake hits
Lead-in
A1
News report 1
When (1) _________
Where Falmont Primary School
What Students and teachers at a primary school
(2) ___________________________________.
How They reacted correctly and quickly when the earthquake hit.
Why (3) __________________________________________
____________________________________.
17 March
saved themselves from an earthquake
The school’s safety procedures taught students and teachers how to protect themselves
Pupils' lives spared during Folmont Earthquake
Read for information
Read for structure
The lead
Title
The body
The tail
How: the process
Why: the reason for their
calmness in the earthquake
What: the event
Para. 1
Para. 2
Para. 3
Para. 4
journalist
dateline
location
The tail
(optional)
The lead
The body
the most important information
detailed information
background or supporting information
Read for structure
Title
A1
News report 2
When 20 December
Where (4) ________________
What A girl (5) _____________________________________
________________________.
How (6) __________________________________________
___________________________________.
Why The girl had learnt about tsunamis in a Geography lesson.
Goldshore Beach
saved around 100 people on the beach from a terrible tsunami
The girl warned of an approaching tsunami, and the beach was cleared just in time
Girls saved 100 from tsunami
Read for information
Read for structure
The lead
Title
The body
How Sabrina saved
so many lives.
What: the event
journalist
dateline
location
Para. 1
Para. 2
Para. 3
FALMONT-on 17 March, 476 students and 36 teachers at Falmont Primary School escaped an earthquake that hit the country at 2:27 p.m. Only 5 students suffered slight injuries, despite the current figures of 7 killed and over 200 injured in the disaster area at large.
Pupils's lives spared during Falmont earthquake
Q1: How many deaths and injuries did the earthquake cause in Falmont
Answer the qusetions
Alice Brown, head teacher at Falmont Primary School, was teaching when the floor beagan to shake. Her students' reaction was quick and correct-they moved under their desks, head firs, and held on to the legs of the desks. At the same time, Miss Brown quickly opened the classroom door, in case it became damaged during the shaking and could not open. There were loud crashes of glass breaking and things falling to the ground, but the students remained still and waited calml and quietly.
Pupils's lives spared during Falmont earthquake
Q2: Why did Miss Brown quickly open
the classroom door
Q3: What personalities did Miss Brown
show by doing so
thoughtful
Answer the questions
The moment of the shaking stopped, Miss Brown sensed it was the best time for the class to make their escape. She signaled to her students to exit the classroom in an orderly line with their hands on their heads. Within one minute and twenty seconds, the whole class went down the stairs and rushed to the playground. Soon students from other classes arrived too. After a roll cal confirmed that all were safe and sound, they relaxed, laughing, crying and hugging each other.
Pupils's lives spared during Falmont earthquake
Q4: What did Miss Brown do as soon as the shaking stopped
Q5: What personalities did Miss Brown
show by doing so
calm
quick-thinking
quick-acting
brave
Answer the questions
“We practise earthquake safety procedures twice a year,” said Miss Brown , “So the kids were calm enough to protect themselves during the earthquake.”
Pupils's lives spared during Falmont earthquake
Q6: Why did they escape the earthquake
Q7: What does the story tell us
1. Learn some techniques to help us survive in
the disaster.
2. Practise safety procedures and learn to keep
calm in face of disasters.
3. We need to respond to the disater calmly
and quickly.
Answer the questions
NEWDALE-On 20 December, 3 series of huge waves caused by an undersea earthquake raced across the ocean near Goldshore and left thousands dead. Goldshore Beach was the only local beach to survive the disaster without any loss of life. A 10-year-old girl, Sabrina Andron, helped around 100 people escape danger with her basis knowledge of tsunamis.
Girls saved 100 from tsunami
The day began like any other on Goldshore Beach. People were walking, running, or simply sitting on the sandy beach, enjoying the warm sea air and soft wind that brushed their hair. Sabrina was one of the happy toruists until she noticed something odd. “The water was really frothy, like the bubbles on the top of a beer,” she later explained, “It wasn't calm and it wasn't going in and then out. It was just coming in and in and in.” Ssbrina had just learnt about tsunamis in Geography lesson. It immediately occurred to her that these were signs of an approching tsunamis.
Q1: What did Sabrina notice about the
sea water
Girls saved 100from tsunami
Q3: What personalities did Sabrina
show by doing so
watchful
knowledgeable
Q2: What did the signs mean
Answer the questions
Sabrina was frightened, but she soon kept her head. She warned her parents of the danger, though at first they just thought she was joking. However, certain that a terrible disaster was coming, Sabrina insisted that they talk to a safety officer. To her great relief, the officer imediately realized the coming danger. The beach was rapidly cleared of people, just before the huge waves crashed into the coast.
Q4: What was Sabrina parents’ first reaction
when she warned them of the approaching
tsunami
Girls saved 100from tsunami
Q6: What did other people do to save people
Q5: What personalities did Sabrina show at
this moment
calm, quick-thinking
Answer the questions
Sabrina was frightened, but she soon kept her head. She warned her parents of the danger, though at first they just thought she was joking. However, certain that a terrible disaster was coming, Sabrina insisted that they talk to a safety officer. To her great relief, the officer imediately realized the coming danger. The beach was rapidly cleared of people, just before the huge waves crashed into the coast.
Girls saved 100from tsunami
Q7: What does the story tell us
1. We cannot prevent natual disasters but we
can arm ourselves with knowledge.
3. We need to respond to the disater calmly and quickly.
Answer the questions
What can help you survive disasters
Take immediate action
Stay calm
Inform the authority
Related knowledge and practice
Better warning plans
Teamwork
Summary
Homework
1. Read the text again and practice the safety
procedures at home
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