1、Earthquakes,Unit 4,4th period,Check homework,Never buy a house that/ which does not have bolts underneath because it will not be safe in an earthquake. 2.Make sure that the walls which/ that should be strong and well-built have the pipes tied to them. 3.The people whose homes are in an earthquake ar
2、ea must make sure their furniture does not move around in an earthquake. 4 Televisions, computers, lamps and TVs that are not tied to tables could cause accidents during an earthquake. 5.Anyone who stands close to windows will be hurt in an earthquake if the glass breaks. 6.Those for whom this advic
3、e is written should read it carefully.,Ex. 1. on page 64.,ListeningReading ( ) Talking,Listening,The writer was sleeping downstairs when the earthquake broke out.2. The writer threw away his clothes and rushed out.3. Many huge buildings were shaking rocks and bricks were falling.4. A lot of people w
4、ere buried under the ruins.5. Some cows were killed in the fire.6. The writer remembers clearly how he got into the boat.,Listen to the tape and then tell whether they are true or false.,F,F,T,T,F,F,Listen to the tape again and then complete the following table,Suggested answers to Ex.2,After the ea
5、rthquake had happed, the last sentence gives information about the next day.,2.Yes, the man is clam because he is writing about something a long time after it happened.,3.The falling buildings were his biggest danger and he didnt know when one might fall on him. He could at least see the fires and c
6、ows coming towards him.,4. He was going to the bay to get on a boat.,5. Answers will vary but should demonstrate an understanding of the listening text.,Views of the 1906 San FranciscoEarthquake and Fire,5:13 a.m. April 18th,1906,fire around the Call Building,earthquake-destroyed water pipe,broken w
7、ater pipes,Dreadful earthquake damagein Chinatown,the destroyed church,damaged warehouse,refugees fleeing along the Street,The Army later provided tents for refugees.,poorly- built shelters,250,000 peoplelost their homes700 people lost their lives,Reading,(II),1. Who is the man in the picture? 2. Wh
8、at can we see from the word Never in the sentence “Never before in the history has a city been so completely destroy? 3.How many negative words are used in the first paragraph, and what can we know from these words? 4. Whats the main idea of the second paragraph? 5. What can we learn from the first
9、sentence and the last sentence?,1. An Americas writer, Jack London.,2. From the word never, we can feel that the writer was very sad. And never is a powerful word and London does not use it carelessly here.,3. The main idea is out at sea it was calm.,4. The two sentences give us a contrast. Although
10、 the city was destroyed the people were not nervous or upset. They just did what they should do. London was deeply proud of the people.,3. There are seven words. They are never, nothing, gone, no, useless and burst.,1. What do you know about the cause of an earthquake?2. What new information about earthquakes have you learned now?3. What words and expressions can you use to describe an earthquake?,Talking,Homework,1. Read the letter on page 29. Then finish exercises 3 and 4 on page 29-302. And do exercise on page 63. 1& 2 ( Using words and expressions),
