Unit 4 Earthquake學(xué)案
natural signs.
d. if some natural signs had not been ignored, more people might have had a chance to survive.
3) which of the following statements can not be part of the main reasons for the heavy loss of life in
tangshan earthquake?
a. the earthquake happened in the deep night and people were sleeping in bed at the very movement.
b. there weren’t enough rescue workers.
c. the buildings were poorly constructed and most of them were destroyed in the earthquake.
d. people were not careful enough to notice some natural signs before the earthquake.
4) how do you understand the real meaning of the idiom “it is always calm before a storm”?
a. it is unusually quiet before a thunderstorm or hurricane hit.
b. one should not trust situations that seem peaceful since bad things may happen.
c. the weather is fine before a storm comes.
d. you should stay calm before a storm.
detailed reading
read the text more carefully and fill in the following form.
time what happened result
before the earthquake:
three days before the earthquake
at about 3 am on july 28 wells:
animals:
lights and sound:
water pipes: people of the city thought______________ and______________
while the earthquake:
at 3:42 am
later that afternoon houses, roads and canals:
hard hills of rock:
the large city:
the people:
some rescue workers and doctors:
more buildings:
water, food and electricity: ______________ was destroyed.______________ hospitals, 75% of______________ and 90% of______________ were gone. more than______________ were killed or injured.
after the earthquake all hope:
the army:
workers:
fresh water:
the city______________.
探究：
why does the writer use “a night the earth didn’t sleep” as the title?
module 1 unit 4 earthquake (learning about language)
學(xué)習(xí)目標(biāo)：學(xué)習(xí)掌握reading 1的重點詞匯：earthquake, shake, burst，destroy, shock, bury，ruin, injure, rescue, trap, disaster, shelter, damage, judge, congratulation, frighten, suffering, extreme, track, useless, right away, a (great) number of, give out, at an end, in ruins, dig out,.
掌握本學(xué)案中所提及的重點單詞(4個)、短語(2個)、句型結(jié)構(gòu)(2個)的用法。
自主、合作、探究。通過練習(xí)，進一步鞏固所學(xué)單詞、短語在語境中的運用。
在自主、合作的學(xué)習(xí)中，體會、分享學(xué)習(xí)的快樂和與人合作的價值所在。