Unit 8 Natural disasters

1. Unit 8 Natural disasters Reading (1)

2. Presentation 炸弹 a bomb

3. in all directions 四面八方

4. 崩塌，坍塌 comedown

5. daylight 日光 dark 黑暗

6. shout 呼喊

7. heart 心脏

8. asleep 睡着的

9. bricks砖块

10. New words and expressions slight shake loud fear bomb shake direction in all directions adj.轻微的 n.摇动，震动 adj.响亮的；大声的 n.害怕，恐惧 n.炸弹 v.摇动，震动 n.方向 四面八方

11. brick come down silent not … at all nervous heart beat n.砖，砖块 崩塌，坍塌 adj.寂静的 一点也不 adj.紧张不安的 n.心脏 vi. & vt.（使）规律作响，作节奏运动

12. trapped mind calm calm down since still alive dark adj.困住的 n.头脑 vi. & vt. (使)平静；(使)镇定 冷静 conj.由于，既然 adv.仍然 adj.活着的 n.黑暗

13. shout at last daylight safe asleep after find one’s way out n.呼喊，喊叫声 最后，终于 n.日光 adj.安全的 adj.睡着的 conj.在…以后 找到出路

14. Match the words on the left with the meanings on the right. a finally b fall to the ground c give a loud high cry d not in danger e move quickly from side to side, up and down, etc. f quiet 1 shake 2 scream 3 come down 4 silent 5 at last 6 safe

15. What happened on 12, Jan, 2010?

16. A powerful 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck Haiti on 12, Jan, 2010. More than 222,500 people died.

20. What is an earthquake? An earthquake is what happens when two blocks of the earth suddenly slip past one another.

21. 1999年台湾9.21大地震 1999年9月21日凌晨1时47分，台湾省南投县发生7.6级大地震，震源深度10公里左右，重灾区在日月潭地区。该区有许多活断层，开始是“双冬断层”发生活动，同时牵动相邻的车笼埔断层的大规模滑动，导致断层沿岸的丰原、大境、务峰、中兴新村、南投和名间、竹

22. 川等市县村镇地区的灾难性破坏，大部分地段已被夷为平地。川等市县村镇地区的灾难性破坏，大部分地段已被夷为平地。 整个灾区死亡2329人，伤8722人，失踪39人，倒塌各种建筑9909栋，严重破坏7575栋，受灾人口250万，灾民32万，财产损失92亿美元。

27. An earthquake The Taiwan earthquake There was an earthquake in Taiwan in 1999. Timmy survived. Read Timmy’s story and find out what happened to him.

28. True or false. • Timmy was asleep when the earthquake started. • At first, Timmy heard a loud noise like thunder. • People ran in the same direction in the street. T F F

29. 4. Timmy was trapped in a dark place after the earthquake stopped. 5. There was not enough space for Timmy to pull himself through. 6. People found Timmy soon after he was trapped. T F F

30. Scanning Read paragraph 1 Complete the table. About two o’clock in the early morning. He was sleeping. He heard a loud noise like thunder. He felt a slight shake.

31. Readparagraph 2 Complete the passage. The real noise was like ______ under the ground. People ran ______________. Timmy tried his best to _______ to the street. Pieces of glass and bricks ________________, and then the walls began to __________, too. bombs in all directions run out were falling down come down

32. Readparagraph 3 Choose the best answer. 1. Timmy _____ after the noise and shaking ended. 2. He could see ______. B • screamed B. calmed down • C. ran wildly D. cried C • Anything B. someone around him • C. nothingD. the bright daylight

33. Readparagraph 4 Answer some questions. 1. What did Timmy feel when he was trapped? 2. Did he shout for help? A moment of fear went through his mind. Yes, he shouted for help. But no one came.

34. Readparagraph 5 Match the sentences. • “Help! Please help! I’m here! ” • move away the bricks. • the bright daylight. • when I suddenly heard some noise above me. • excited people.

35. I was trying to find my way out ____ • I screamed _____ • Then I heard shouts from _____ • They quickly ______ • At last, I saw _____ d a e b c

36. Timmy put some pictures he drew on his web page. Help Sandy write the correct caption in the blank under each picture. Then put the pictures in the correct order on page 95.

37. I saw the bright daylight. I was trapped. The walls came down. I screamed for help. Some people ran out of the building. The earth started to shake.

38. I screamed for help. Some people ran out of the building.

39. The earth started to shake. I saw the bright daylight.

40. I was trapped. The walls came down.

41. 5 2 6 1 4 3

42. What happened to Timmy in the earthquake? Timmy is a teenager. He lives in Taiwan. He survived the (1) __________ in 1999. He was sleeping when he heard a loud noise. It was like the noise of (2) _______. Then the noise became really loud. It sounded like (3) ______ under the ground. earthquake thunder bombs

43. After that, pieces of glass and (4) ______ fell down. When the noise ended, he was (5) _______ and could not get out. A moment of (6) ____ went through his mind. Then he tried to (7) _____ down and (8) _________ for help. Finally, people moved away the bricks and saved him. bricks trapped fear calm screamed

44. Sandy is writing about what happened to Timmy in her diary. Help her complete her diary entry with the words in the box. beating bricks calm fear mind nervous pulled safe saved sleeping thunder trapped

45. When the earthquake hit Taiwan in 1999, Timmy was _________. He heard a loud noise like ________. Then the noise became louder, like bombs under the ground. People screamed in _____. Then pieces of glass and ______ fell down. sleeping thunder fear bricks

46. trapped When the noise and shaking stopped, Timmy was ________ and could not get out. He felt ________ and his heart was ________ fast. A moment of fear went through his ______. Then he tried to _____ down and ______ himself slowly through the dark. nervous beating mind calm pulled

47. Finally, people came and heard his cry for help. They moved away the bricks and ______ him. Timmy was _____ at last. saved safe

48. Discussion After the earthquake, Timmy has some useful ways of protecting himself in the earthquake. If you are Timmy, what good ways of protecting yourself do you know?

49. 1. Don’t be too worried. 2. Don’t hurry to rush out wildly. 3. Hide in the washing room or under the desk. 4. Don’t use the lift. 5. Save energy to survive. …

50. Read aloud the article and try to retell the story.2. Remember the new words in this lesson.