Unit 4 Natural Disasters Reading and Thinking （ppt课件）-2024新人教版（2019）高中英语必修第一册 (1).pptx

1、Unit 4 Natural DisastersREADING AND THINKINGLook at the photos and the title below.Predict what the text is mainly about.Read Paragraph 1 and answer the questions.What were some of the warning signs before the earthquake?Did people in Tangshan notice the warning signs?What is Paragraph 1 mainly abou

2、t?Warning signs before the earthquakeRead Paragraph 2 and answer the questions.Was the magnitude of the earthquake large?How do you know?What damage did the earthquake cause?What is Paragraph 2 mainly about?The happening of the big earthquakeRead Paragraph 3 and answer the questions.What other damag

3、e caused by the earthquake is mentioned?What happened later that afternoon?What were the consequences?What is Paragraph 3 mainly about?The damage caused by the earthquake/The immediate effects of the earthquakeRead Paragraph 4 and answer the questions.What rescue work was carried out?What does it me

4、an by“the city began to breathe again”?What is Paragraph 4 mainly about?The rescue work soon after the earthquakeRead Paragraph 5 and answer the questions.How did the city of Tangshan revive itself?What was the city like after the reconstruction?What does Tangshan city prove to the world?What is Par

5、agraph 5 mainly about?The revival/reconstruction/rebuilding of the city Read the text aloud.Draw a mind map that shows what happened before,during and after the earthquake.Then talk about the earthquake in pairs.Group discussion1.What do you think helped in the revival of Tangshan city?2.What lesson

6、s can we learn from the big earthquake in Tangshan?1.The revival of Tangshan was helped by the strong support of the government and the people who all worked in unity to rebuild the city even better than before.2.As well as developing better ways to detect and prepare for these disasters,we have lea

7、rnt that acting quickly and in unity is the best way to get over such disasters.Whats more,the strong support from the government and people around are also very important.Language Study It seemed as if the world were coming to an end!as though1.It sounds as if it is raining.2.He talks as if he is d

8、runk.He talks as if he were drunk.3.She behaves as if she doesnt care.She behaves as if she didnt care.4.He treats me as if I were a stranger.5.She listened as if she had been turned to stone.(1)他看起来似乎累了。_(2)那个女孩跟我们说起话来，像个成年人(adult)似的。_He looks/seems as if he is tired.The girl talked to us as if she

9、 were an adult.Language StudyIn less than one minute,a large city lay in ruins.Everywhere survivors looked,there was nothing but ruins.1.The bad weather ruined our trip.2.My new shoes got ruined in the mud.3.The city was ruined by the disaster.4.We visited the ruins of an old castle.5.A large number

10、 of buildings fell into ruin after the tsunami.(1)不要让消极情绪(negativity)毁掉你的动力。Dont let negativity ruin your motivation.(2)地震使整个小镇处在废墟中。The whole town lay in ruins after the earthquake.The earthquake left the whole town in ruins.Language StudyPeople were in shock and then,later that afternoon,another b

11、ig quake shook Tangshan again.1.It gave mequite a shock tobe told I was seriously ill.2.What is the correct medical treatmentfor shock?3.Hewas shocked tohear the boy lying.4.It is shocking that they involved children in the crime.(1)教授的去世是个让他十分震惊的消息。(2)脑部手术后他休克了。(3)听到这个消息我十分震惊。The news of the profes

12、sors death was _.a terrible shock to himHe _ after an operation on his brain.suffered from shock/was in shock I was _ the news.shocked at/in shock after hearing Language StudySoon after the quakes,the army sent 150,000 soldiers to Tangshan to dig out those who were trapped and to bury the dead.1.He

13、was trapped in an unhappy marriage.2.I trapped my coat in the car door.3.Solar panels trap energy from the sun.4.Raccoons used to be trapped for their fur.5.Parents often fall into the trap of trying to do everything for their children.6.The government has found that its caught in a trap of its own

14、making.(1)火车被一场大火困在了地下(underground)。_(2)我们被上涨的洪水(floodwater)困住了。_The train was trapped underground by a big fire.We were trapped by the rising floodwater.1.Over 200 people have been killed by_(volcano)eruptions.2.To hear her talking this way was somehow_(shock).3.The whole world has beenholding its

15、_(breathe)for this speech.4.Officials said there were no _(survive)of the plane crash.5.The more _(power)the car is,the more difficult it is to drive.6.Traditional English food seems to be enjoying a _(revive)at the moment.volcanic 单句语法填空单句语法填空shockingbreathsurvivorspowerfulrevivalFind out the relat

16、ive clauses in the passage.Find out the relative clauses in the passage.Find out the relative clauses in the passage.Fill in the blanks with the given words.Strange things were happening in the countryside of northeastern Hebei.For several days,the water in the village wells rose and fell,rose and f

17、ell.There were deep _ that appeared in the well walls.At least one well had some _ gas coming out of it.Chickens and even pigs were too _ to eat,and dogs _ to go inside buildings.Mice ran out of the fields looking for places to hide,and fish jumped out of the water.At about 3:00 a.m.,on 28 July 1976

18、,bright lights were seen in the sky outside the city of Tangshan and loud noises were heard.But the citys one million people were _ as usual that night.nervous cracks asleep smelly refused Fill in the blanks with the given words.At 3:42 a.m.,everything began to shake.It seems as if the world were co

19、ming to an end!11 kilometres _ below the city,one of the most _ earthquakes of the 20th century had begun,a quake that even caused _ more than 150 kilometres away in Beijing.Nearly one third of the whole nation felt it!A huge crack,8 kilometres long and 30 metres wide,cut across houses,roads,and _.H

20、ard hills of rock became rivers of _.In less than one minute,a large city lay in _.Two thirds of the people who lived there were dead or _.Thousands of children were left without parents.The number of people who were killed or badly injured in the quake was more than 400,000.ruins deadly dirt injure

21、d waterways damage directly Fill in the blanks with the given words.Everywhere survivors looked,there was nothing but _.Nearly everything in the city was destroyed.About 75 percent of the citys _ and buildings,90 percent of its homes and all of its hospitals were gone._ covered the ground like red a

22、utumn leaves,but no wind could blow them away.Most bridges had fallen or were not safe to cross.The railway _ were now useless pieces of metal.Tens of thousands cows,hundreds of thousands of pigs,and millions of chickens were dead.Sand now filled the wells _ of water.People were in shock-and then,la

23、ter that afternoon,another big quake _ Tangshan again.Even more buildings fell down.Water,food,and _ were hard to get.People began to wonder how long the disaster would last.factories electricity tracks shook instead bricks ruinsFill in the blanks with the given words.But hope was not lost.Soon afte

24、r the quakes,the army sent 150,000 soldiers to Tangshan to _ out those who were _ and to _ the dead.More than 10,000 doctors and nurses came to provide _ care.Workers built _ for survivors whose homes had been destroyed.Hundreds of thousands of people were helped.Water and food were brought into the

25、 city by train,truck,and plane.Slowly,the city began to _ again.breathe bury dig medical shelters trapped Fill in the blanks with the given words.Tangshan started to _ itself and get back up on its feet.With strong _ from the government and the _ efforts of the citys people,a new Tangshan was built

26、upon the earthquake ruins.The new city has become a home to more than seven million people,with great _ in transportation,_,and environment.Tangshan city has proved to China and the rest of the world that in times of disaster,people must _ and show the _ to stay positive and rebuild for a brighter f

27、uture.industry unify improvements tireless wisdom support revive Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the new words and phrases from the text.(Ex.5)语法填空Strange things were happening _ the countryside of northeastern Hebei.For several days,the water in the village wells rose and fell,rose

28、 and fell.There were deep cracks _ appeared in the well walls.At least one well had some _(smell)gas coming out of it.Chickens and even pigs were too nervous _(eat),and dogs _(refuse)to go inside buildings.Mice ran out of the fields looking _ places to hide,and fish jumped out of the water.At about

29、3:00 a.m.,_ 28 July 1976,bright lights _(see)in the sky outside the city of Tangshan and loud noises were heard.But the citys one million people were asleep _ usual that night.At 3:42 a.m.,everything began to shake.It seems as _ the world were coming to an end!11 kilometres directly below the city,o

30、ne of the most deadly _(earthquake)of the 20th century had begun,a quake _ even caused damage more than 150 kilometres away in Beijing._(near)one third of the whole nation felt it!A huge crack,8 kilometres long and 30 metres wide,_(cut)across houses,roads,and waterways.Hard hills of rock became rive

31、rs of dirt.In _(little)than one minute,a large city lay _ ruins.Two thirds of the people who lived there were _(die)or injured.Thousands of children _(leave)without parents.The number of people who _(kill)or badly injured in the quake was more than 400,000.Everywhere survivors looked,there was nothi

32、ng _ ruins.Nearly everything in the city _(destroy).About 75 percent _ the citys factories and buildings,90 percent of its homes and all of its hospitals _(go).Bricks covered the ground _ red autumn leaves,but no wind could blow them away.Most bridges _(fall)or were not safe to cross.The railway tra

33、cks were now useless pieces of metal.Tens of thousands cows,hundreds of thousands of pigs,and _(million)of chickens were dead.Sand now filled the wells instead _ water.People were _ shock-and then,later that afternoon,another big quake shook Tangshan again.Even more buildings fell down.Water,food,an

34、d electricity were hard _(get).People began to wonder how long the disaster would last.But hope was not lost.Soon _ the quakes,the army sent 150,000 soldiers to Tangshan _(dig)out those _ were trapped and to bury the dead.More than 10,000 doctors and nurses came to provide _(medicine)care.Workers bu

35、ilt shelters for survivors _ homes had been destroyed.Hundreds of thousands of people were helped.Water and food _(bring)into the city _ train,truck,and plane.Slowly,the city began _(breathe)again.Tangshan started to revive itself and get back up _ its feet._ strong support from the government and t

36、he tireless efforts of the citys people,a new Tangshan was built upon the earthquake ruins.The new city _(become)a home to more than seven million people,with great improvements in transportation,industry,and environment.Tangshan city has proved to China and the rest of the world that _ times of disaster,people must unify and show the _(wise)to stay positive and rebuild _ a brighter future.