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UNIT 2
Natural Disaster
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Reading
1. Students can learn some words and phrases.
2. Students can get the main idea of this passage.
3. Students could develop an active attitude disaster.
Learning Aims:
Brainstorming: What natural disasters can you think of?
1.drought
2.
3.
Do you know something about earthquake?
An introduction to earthquake.
地震(英文:earthquake),又称地动、地振动,是地壳快速释放能量过程中造成的振动,期间会产生地震波的一种自然现象。地球上板块与板块之间相互挤压碰撞,造成板块边沿及板块内部产生错动和破裂,是引起地震的主要原因。 [1]地震开始发生的地点称为震源,震源正上方的地面称为震中。破坏性地震的地面振动最烈处称为极震区,极震区往往也就是震中所在的地区。地震常常造成严重人员伤亡,能引起火灾、水灾、有毒气体泄漏、细菌及放射性物质扩散,还可能造成海啸、滑坡、崩塌、地裂缝等次生灾害。
Try to predict the main idea of this passage.
Pupils’ lives spared during Falmont earthquake
Narrative
What is the genre of this passage?
Vocabulary
1, county [ˈkaʊnti]n. 郡,县
2, injure [ˈɪndʒə(r)]vt. 伤害,损害
3, disaster [dɪˈzɑːstə(r)]n. 灾难,灾祸;不幸
4, at large 详尽的;未被捕的;整个的;一般的;普遍的
5, reaction [riˈækʃn]n. 反应,感应;反动,复古;反作用
6, crash [kræʃ]v. 碰撞;(使)坠毁;n. 坠毁;碰撞声;暴跌;
7, signal [ˈsɪɡnəl]n. 信号;暗号 vt. 标志;表示 adj. 显著的
Vocabulary
8, exit [ˈeksɪt; ˈeɡzɪt]n. 出口,通道;退场 vi. 退出;离去
9, orderly [ˈɔːdəli]adj. 有秩序的;整齐的;值班的 adv. 有秩序地
10, stair [steə(r)]n. 楼梯,阶梯;梯级
11, roll [rəʊl]v. 滚动;翻身;n. 卷;名单
12, roll call [ˈrəʊl kɔːl]点名;名单;登记表
13, confirm [kənˈfɜːm]vt. 确认;确定;证实;批准;使巩固
14, safe and sound 安然无恙
15, hug [hʌɡ]v. 拥抱;紧抱;
16, procedure [prəˈsiːdʒə(r)]n. 程序,手续;步骤
Try to write down the structure of this passage.
Pupils’ lives spared during Falmont earthquake
Part 1 Para.1
Part 2 Para.2-3
Part 3 Para.4
Lead-in &Introduction
Detailed information
Supporting ideas
stay calm.
find a safe space
stay away from buildings or large things
If you face an earthquake, what would you do?
Pupils’ lives spared during Falmont earthquake
FALMONT-On 17 March, 476 students and 36 teachers at Falmont Primary School escaped an earthquake that hit the county at 2:27 p.m. Only 5 students suffered slight injuries,despite the current figures 200 injured in the disaster area at large.
弗尔蒙特发生地震小学生成功逃生
弗尔蒙特——3月 17日