unit4 earthquake reading

Unit4EarthquakesreadingNaturaldisastersfireSnowslideearthquaketyphoon雪崩泥石流mudflow火山爆发Volcanoeruption龙卷风tornado沙尘暴sandstorm洪水flood干旱droughtearthquakeBuildingsfalldowncollapseRoadcrackBridgefalldownANightthatEarthDidn’tSleepPara.1:Beforetheearthquake,strangethingsbegantohappenbutnoonepaidattentiontothem.water,wellwalls,smellygas,chickensandpigs,mice,fish,brightlights,thesoundofplanes,waterpipesseemstrangeSignsbeforeanearthquakeQ:1.Wheredidtheearthquakehappen?InTangshan，HebeiProvince2.Whendidtheearthquakehappen?Ithappenedat3:42a.m.onJuly28,1976.3.Howmanypeoplewerekilledorinjuredinthisdisaster?Thenumberofpeoplewhowerekilledorinjuredreachedmorethan400,000.4.Whendidthesecondearthquakecome?LaterafternoononJuly28,1976.5.WhocometorescueArmyCarefulreadingPara.1—Para.2---Para.3---Para.45minsPara.1Strangethingshappened:InthewellsInthefarmyardsIntheskyInthecityThewaterWellwallsAsmellygasroseandfellcrackedcameoutofChickensandpigsnervousMiceranoutofFishjumpedoutofbrightlightthesoundofplanesWaterpipescrackedandburst•Strangethingshappened.•Peoplethoughtlittleoftheseevents.•Signsbeforeearthquake.Beforeearthquake,strangethingshappenedbutnoonepaidattentiontothem.Para.1Para.2AhugecrackcutacrossSteamburstHardhillsofrockriversofdirtThesufferingofthepeoplewasextreme:Infifteenterriblesecondsalargecitylayinruins.Two-thirdsofpeoplediedorinjuredThousandsoffamilieskilledManychildrenleftwithoutparentsThenumberofpeoplewhowerekilledorinjuredreachedmorethan400,000EarthquakehitTangshanEverythingbegantoshake:Damage•AnearthquakehitTangshan•Theearthquakecausedalotofdamage.AnearthquakehitanddestroyedTangshanHowcouldthesurvivorsbelieveitwasnatural?Why????Allofcity’s,75%ofitsandand90%ofitshomeweregone.coveredthegroundlikeredautumnleaves.Twofell.fellorwerenotsafefortravelling.Thebecomeuselesspiecesofwouldnevergivemilkagain.Mostandweredead.filledthewellsinsteadof.hospitalsfactoriesbulidingsBricksdamsBridgesrailwaytracksCowspigschickensSandwatershockedPara.3Then2ndearthquakehappenedRescueworkersanddoctorsweretrappedBuildingsfelldownWater,food,electricitywerehardtogetwonderPeoplewereshockedTheearthquakedamagedalotofthings.Peoplewereshockedatthedamage.DestructionwassoseriousPara.3Allhopewasnotlost.•Digout•Bury•Rescue•Built•TookPara.4PeoplewhoweretrappedThedeadMinersSheltersFreshwaterPara.4•Allhopewasnotlost•Thearmysentsoldierstohelp•ThecitybegantobreatheagainAllhopewasnotlost,thearmycametohelp.Paragraph1Dividethetextinto3partsThesignsThedamageRescueworkParagraph2-3Paragraph4beforewhileafterSumupthemainideaofeachpartofthepassage.Para1Para2Para3Para4Strangethingswerehappeningbeforetheearthquake,butnoonepaidattentiontothem.Thegreatestearthquakehadbegun,anditdestroyedthecityofTangshan.Nearlyeverythingwasdestroyed.Peoplewereshockedatthedestruction.Allhopewasnotlost.Thearmycametohelpthesurvivors,bringinghopeforanewlife.signsRescueworkdamageClozetextSeveraldaysbeforeJuly28,1976,manys______thingshappenedinTangshan.Theyweresignsforthee_________.ButpeopleinthecityofTangshandidn’tthinkm_____ofthese.At3:42amthatday,theearthbegantos_______,whichd________thecity.Manypeople,includingworkersanddoctors,cametor_______thoset______undertheruins.Laterthatafternoon,anotherbigearthquakestruckTangshan.Morepeoplewerekilledorinjuredandmorebuildingsf_____down.Soldierswerecalledintohelptherescueworkers.T_____wereorganizedtodigoutthetrappedandtob______thedead.trangearthquakeuchhakeestroyedescuerappedelleamsuryHomeworkRemembernewwordsandexpressionsReviewwhathaveyourlearnttodayFinishexerciseonPage28