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1、Unit 4 EarthquakesNatural disasters are terrible events. They are difficult for adults and children. But adults should not be afraid to talk to children about natural disasters. Talking can not stop natural disasters from happening. But talking can help children feel safer and less afraid of the fut
2、ure. Here are five things adults can do when children show fear of natural disasters.First, adults should be willing to talk with children. When children are allowed to talk about their fears, they feel safer. Sometimes, the best thing an adult can do is just listen. Whatever the fear, it is importa
3、nt to listen and be patient with the child.Second, let children ask questions. When answering their questions, it is best to give short, honest answers. If you do not know the answer, you can be honest and say that you do not know.Third, it is important to wait until a child is ready to talk about a
4、 natural disaster. Adults should not force children to talk.Fourth, help children feel safe. There are many ways to do this. One way is very simple: adults can tell frightened children that they love them. It is also important for children to do the same things they do every day. Simple things like
5、going to school and eating dinner can help children feel normal.Fifth, use activities to help children communicate their fears. Heshani was 13 when the Indian Ocean tsunami (海啸) ruined her house in Sri Lanka. One year later, she was still living under the shadow (阴影) of the natural disaster. She did
6、 not like to visit her ruined house. And she did not want to talk about the problems her family had. However, she loved to write. And she often shared her feelings about the tsunami in her poems. Writing poems was a way for her to share her fears since she did not like to talk about them.Section_War
7、ming Up & Reading Prereading原文呈现 读文清障A NIGHT THE EARTH DIDNT SLEEPStrange things were happening in the countryside of northeast Hebei. For three days the water in the village wells rose and fell, rose and fell. Farmers noticed that the well walls had deep cracks in them. A smelly gas came out of the
8、 cracks. In the farmyards， the chickens and even the pigs were too nervous to eat. Mice ran out of the fields looking for places to hide. Fish jumped out of their bowls and ponds. At about 3：00 am on July 28, 1976, some people saw bright lights in the sky. The sound of planes could be heard outside
9、the city of Tangshan even when no planes were in the sky. In the city, the water pipes in some buildings cracked and burst. But the one million people of the city, who thought little of these events， were asleep as usual that night.At 3：42 am everything began to shake. It seemed as if the world was
10、at an end！ Eleven kilometres directly below the city one of the greatest earthquakes of the 20th century had begun. It was felt in Beijing, which is more than two hundred kilometres away. Onethird of the nation felt it. A huge crack that was eight kilometres long and thirty metres wide cut across ho
11、uses, roads and canals. Steam burst from holes in the ground. Hard hills of rock became rivers of dirt. In fifteen terrible seconds a large city lay in ruins. The suffering of the people was extreme. Twothirds of them died or were injured during the earthquake. Thousands of families were killed and
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13、。pipe paIp n管；导管burst bst vi.爆裂；爆发 n突然破裂；爆发million mIljn n百万who thought little of these events是who引导的非限制性定语从句，修饰people。think little of 几乎不考虑；对不重视，忽视event Ivent n事件；大事as if 仿佛；好像在It seems/seemed as if .中as if引导表语从句。at an end结束；终结directly adv.径直；直接which引导的非限制性定语从句，修饰先行词Beijing。nation neIn n民族；国家；国民tha
14、t was eight .是that引导的定语从句，修饰crack, that在从句中作主语，不可省略。cut across横切；穿过；抄近路canal knl n运河；水道steam stim n蒸汽；水汽dirt dt n污垢；泥土in ruins严重受损；破败不堪ruin ru In n废墟；毁灭(当“废墟”讲时常用复数)vt.毁灭；使破产suffering sfrI n苦难；痛苦extreme Ikstrim adj.极度的twothirds三分之二当分数的分子大于1时，分母用复数形式。injure Ind vt.损害；伤害“the number of复数名词”作主语时，谓语动词用单数
15、形式。“a number of复数名词”作主语时，谓语动词用复数形式。地球的一个不眠之夜第12段译文河北省东北部的农村不断有些怪事发生：三天来，村子里的井水升升降降，起起伏伏。农民们注意到，水井的井壁上有深深的裂缝，裂缝里冒出臭气。农家大院里的鸡，甚至猪都紧张得不吃食。老鼠从田地里跑出来找地方藏身。鱼缸和池塘里的鱼会往外跳。在1976年7月28日凌晨3点左右，有些人看到天上一道道明亮的光。即使天空中没有飞机，在唐山城外也可以听到飞机声。在市内，有些建筑物里的水管出现裂缝并爆裂开来。但是，唐山市的100万居民几乎都没有把这些情况当回事，当天晚上照常睡着了。在凌晨3点42分，一切都开始摇晃起来。仿佛到了世界末日！20世纪最大的地震之一就在唐山市正下方11千米处发生了。200千米以外的北京都感到了地震，全国三分之一的地方都有震感。一条8千米长30米宽的巨大裂缝横穿房舍、马路和渠道。地上一些洞穴冒出了蒸汽。石头山变成了泥沙河。在可怕的15秒内，一座大城市成为了废墟。人们遭受的灾难极为深重。他们当中三分之二的人在地震中死去或受伤。成千上万个家庭遇难，许多孩子变成了孤儿。死亡和重伤的人数达到40多万。But how could the survivors
