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Unit 4
Natural disaster
Part 1
Listening and speaking
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Leading in and Warming up
Let’s enjoy a video together
Look at the following pictures and guess what these disasters are
tornado
Look at the following pictures and guess what these disasters are
tsunami
Look at the following pictures and guess what these disasters are
flood
Look at the following pictures and guess what these disasters are
mountain fire
Look at the following pictures and guess what these disasters are
earthquake
2
Listening
Listen to the news reports and tick the disaster that you hear
earthquake tornado wildfire drought
landslide tsunami flood volcanic eruption
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Circle the key word(s) in the questions below and write the kind of information
they refer to.Then listen again and answer the questions.
Questions Type of information Answer
1.What was the magnitude of the earthquake in Ecuador number
2.How many people were killed or injured in Ecuador
3.Where are the floods
4.What are the rescue workers and soldiers doing in the flood-hit area
5.When did people see the tornado in Memphis
6.Which buildings were damaged in Seoul
7.What caused the landslide in Seoul
place
number
activity
time
number
reason
Answers
1.7.8 magnitude earthquake
2.230 people were killed and more than 500 people were injured.
3.In central China
4.They not only make sure people are safe but also bring food and water to those whose homes were lost in the disaster.
5.Saturday 12 August
6.A library and a supermarket.
7.The landslide was caused by the heavy rain.
Listening materials
NEWS REPORT 1
A＝AnchorA
A：Goodmorning, it's 17 April. A strong earthquake hit Ecuador yesterday. The7.8 magnitude earthquake damaged many buildings, and early reports said that about 230 people were killed and more than 1,500 were injured. Volunteers and rescue workers are helping the survivors.
NEWSREPORT 2
B＝AnchorB
B：Goodevening. Today is 27 March. More news about the floods in central China. The government is helping more than 12,000 people in Hunanand Jiangxiget away from the rising water. Homes and land have
been destroyed, but no one has been killed. Rescue workers and soldiers are working day and night to make sure that people are safe. They are also bringing food and water to those whose homes were lost in the disaster.
NEWSREPORT 3
C＝AnchorC
C：Breaking news, Saturday 12 August. A tornado was just seen in southern Memphis,the USA.Eyewitnesses said that at 9：25 am, the tornado destroyed four homes.A police officer tells us that at least one person has died. More tornados are possible, and the police advise avoiding the area.
NEWSREPORT 4
D＝AnchorD
D：Andis Seoul, a landslide damaged a library and a supermarket in a southern neighbourhood. The landslide was caused by the heavy rain that has fallen in Seoul over the past week. According to the police, no one was injured in the landslide but several cars were damaged.Those are the top news for today,Wednesday 21 July.
3
Speaking
Read about the disasters below and prepare a short news report on
one of them.Then present your news report to a partner.
Earthquake
Wenchuan ,China
14:28 Monday,12 May
Magnitude 7.8(8.0)
At least 8,500 killed (by 13 May)
Rescue workers (medical teams,troops,
volunteers,etc.)organized quickly.
Wildfire
Alberta Canada
Began on 1 May
2,400homes destroyed
Almost 88,000 people evacuated
Hundreds of firefighters arrived
Planes,helicopter used to fight the fire
No deaths,no injuries
Flood
Colombo,Sri Lanka
Began in May
82 killed,500,000 affected
Rescue teams provided food and water
Shelters set up by the government
Now
Now it’s your show time
Part 2
Reading and thinking
Fast-reading
Read for the main idea
1.What’s the main idea of the text
A.A terrible earthquake in Tangshan.
B.Before the earthquake in Tangshan.
C.During the earthquake in Tangshan.
D.Damage of the earthquake in Tangshan.
2.Find out the main idea of each paragraph.
Para 1 A.The earthquake caused unbelievable destruction to
Tangshan
Para 2 B.The earthquake happened and caused deaths or
injuries in Tangshan
Para 3 C.Help came soon after the quakes.
Para 4 D.No one paid attention though strange things happened.
Para 5 E.Tangshan came back to life again.
Careful-reading
Read the reading passage carefully and choose the best answers according to
the passage
1.The first sentence in paragraph 1 implies that____
A.the survivors didn’t think too much of it.
B.the survivors were made to lose their sense by the sudden big earthquake
C.the survivors didn’t realize a terrible earthquake happened in such a
short time
D.the survivors didn’t think an earthquake could bring such great damage.
2.How many signs are given that suggest an earthquake would happen in
the first paragraph.
A.Five.
B.Nine.
C.Twelve
D.Seven.
3.The second and third paragraph are mainly about____
A.the great loss the earthquake brought to Tangshan.
B.the number of people who were killed or injured.
C.when and where an earthquake happened.
D. the cause of the big earthquake in Tangshan.
4.What’s the meaning of the sentence“Slowly，the city began to breathe
again”
A.People weren’t sad any more.
B.The life in Tangshan began to return to normal.
C.The earthquake finally came to an end.
D.Those who were trapped were saved.
Detailed-reading
Read the first paragraph and answer the following questions.
1.How many signs are given that suggest an earthquake would happen
_______________________________________________________
2.Why were people asleep as usual before the earthquake
_______________________________________________________
Nine signs were given that suggest an earthquake would happen.
Because they didn’t realize the arrival of an earthquake.
Read the second paragraph and choose the best answers.
1.When did the earthquake happen
A.At night on 28 July 1976.
B.On the morning of 28 July 1976.
C.On the afternoon of 28 July 1976.
D.The writer didn’t tell us.
2.How many people who lived there were dead or injured
A.A half B.Two thirds C One third D.The text didn’t tell us.
Read the third paragraph and finish the following exercise.
True or false questions.
1.After the earthquake water was enough because there was water in the well.
2.The people in the city were shocked and didn’t know how long the earthquake would last.
Read for the structure
Read the passage carefully and fill in the blanks.
Tangshan earthquake Before the earthquake The water in the village well 1._____________again and again.The well walls had deep cracks in them,of 2_________ some smelly gas come out.
Animals like chicken and pigs became too 3_______to eat.
nervous
rose and fell
which
During the earthquake At 3:42 am,everything began to 4_________.A huge crack with eight kilometers long and 30meters wide cut5_________ houses,
roads,and waterways.And hard hills of rock
became rivers of dirt
Damages of the earthquake Over 400,000 people were killed or badly
6________in the earthquake.And nearly everything was 7._________.
injured
across
destroyed
shake
The help from the whole nation The army sent 150,000 soldiers to Tangshan to dig out those who were 8.________and to bury the dead.More than 10,000 doctors and nurses came to provide medical care.Workers built 9________for survivors whose home had been destroyed.
The great success people have achieved The new city has become a 10________,ore than seven million people,with great improvements in transportation,industry,and environment.
to
shelters
trapped
Part 3
Discussion
Work in groups .Discuss the questions.
1.What do you think helped in the revival of Tangshan city
2.What other cities towns have gone through similar changes What lesson
can we learn from these events
Part 4
Post-reading
How to protect yourself during an earthquake
Suggested answers
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.
Part 5
Writing
假设你是陈辉，下周你校要举办以“校园安全教育”为主题的活动，其中
一项内容为“How to protect ourselves during an earthquake”的征文活动，
请你根据一下要点写一则英语短文参加征文活动：
1.地震发生时，要保持镇静
2.在教室内时，要听从老师指挥；保护头部，远离窗户和外墙，
不要跳楼。
3.在室外时，不要乱跑，远离可能的危险。
4.要互相帮助
注意；
1.词数100左右
2.可以增加适当细节，以使行文连贯。
As we all know,an earthquake is a kind of terrible natural disaster.When it happens,what should we do to protect ourselves
First,we must keep cal,,which is the most important;otherwise,we’ll make wrong decisions.Secondly,when trapped in the classroom,we must follow our teacher’s directions;we should try to protect our heads and run to
a safe place right away.Stay away from windows and outside walls.Be sure
not to jump off the building.Thirdly,if we are outside,remember not to run
everywhere.We must pay attention to possible dangers.Lastly,we must help each other.If we all try our best and keep our actions in order,we’re sure to
survive an earthquake.
Thank you

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