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1、Unit 6Reading (2)natural disasters1999 Taiwan earthquakeover 1700 people diedThere was an earthquake in Taiwan. Timmy survived the earthquake. He wrote his story and put it on his home page. The Taiwan earthquakeRead the story quickly and try to answer the following question:Did people save Timmy at
2、 last? Could you find the words in the story which can take the place of the following meanings?1.keep in a place and can not movebe trapped2. shout loudly scream calm down moment thunder come down4. very short time5. the loud noise following lightning6. fall 3. stop being nervous or excitedThere ar
3、e a lot of words in the text which describe noise , movement, fear and hopecalm down, frightened, ran wildly, dark, slight shaking, screamed, thunder, safe, walls began to come down, real noise, still alive, earth started to shake, bombs bright daylight, could not seeat all, shouted, a moment of fea
4、r, real noise pieces of glass and bricks fell downSuppose you are Timmy and your partner is a reporter, now he is interviewing you about the following questions.1.Where were you when the earthquake started?2.What kind of noise did you hear?3. Why did some people scream?4. What did people do after th
5、ey heard the noise?5. Did you know where you were when the noise and shaking ended? 6. How did you feel when you knew you were trapped?7. Why did you stop shouting for help after you found no one came for a very long time?8. When did you begin to shout again?9. What did people do when they heard you
6、r scream?10. What do you want to say to those who have saved you?Sandy wrote a diary about Timmys story. Could you help her to complete her story? Open your books at Part B2.1.惊恐地惊恐地2.向四处奔跑向四处奔跑3.该去哪该去哪4.开始倒塌开始倒塌5.冷静下来冷静下来 in fear run in all directions where to go begin to come down calm downFind th
7、e following phrases from the text:6. 根本看不见根本看不见7. 处于困境中处于困境中8. 一阵恐惧一阵恐惧9. 匆忙地匆忙地10. 移走，拿开移走，拿开 can not see at all be trapped a moment of fear in a great hurry move away1906San FranciscoEarthquakeAt 5:13 on the morning of April 18th, 1906, the city of San Francisco was shaken by a terrible earthquake
8、. A great part of city was destroyed and a large number of buildings were burnt. San Francisco EarthquakeThe number of people who lost homes reached as many as 250,000. About 700 people died in the earthquake and the fires.Speaking taskIt should contain two kinds of things:Every student in San Franc
9、isco schools is encouraged to collect a personal earthquake bag .1. Important personal and 2. official papers;2. Useful things to make life easier until help arrives. possible items for the personal earthquake bagumbrella radiotorch lightclothesfruitmapshoesknifepen and papercomputer book to readmed
10、icineChoose 3 things which you think are useful for you when you are trapped.pair workIn pairs, make a dialogue to present your list and give your reasons for each choice.What do you choose to put in the earthquake bag? why?Earthquake PlanFirst, we must protect our _ and _ with our arms.What should
11、we do when a earthquake comes?headneckSeconded, we must _ourselves by hiding under some furniture like a _.Third, we must _on the furniture so that it doesnt _ from us during the earthquake.covertableholdmove awayAfter the interview, the reporter have to write a report about it. Help him complete his report.Homework
