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Natural disasters
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Welcome to the unit
Nature is kind of a loving mother,but also a butcher in cold blood.
大自然既是慈爱的母亲,又是冷血的屠夫。
kind of 某种程度上
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In this unit ,you are going to :
read two news reports about how disaster preparation helped saved lives.
阅读两篇关于灾难准备如何帮助拯救生命的新闻报道。
news reports 新闻报道
prepare for 为...做准备
save lives拯救生命
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Continue a story about a family caught in a natural disaster.
继续讲一个遭遇自然灾害的家庭的故事。
continue to do sth 继续做某事
go on doing sth 继续做某事
caught in 陷入某事
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read a excerpt from a novel about a famous volcanic eruption.
读一篇关于著名火山爆发的小说节选。
excerpt n.摘录,节选 v.摘录,节选
volcanic adj.火山的,火山引发的;(感情或情绪)猛烈的,易突然发作的n.火山岩
eruption n.喷发;(战争、怒气等的)爆发;发疹
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make an information folder about rescue methods.
制作一个关于救援方法的信息文件夹。
folder 文件夹
rescue v.营救,援救;拯救,挽救(生意等);<非正式>防止……丢失(或遭丢弃),取回
n.营救,救援;营救行动
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What other types of natural disasters do you know about ?
What natural disasters in history have you heard about?
你还知道其他类型的自然灾害吗?
你听说过历史上哪些自然灾害?
Reading
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.
3月17日下午2点27分,法尔蒙特小学发生地震,476名学生和36名教师侥幸逃脱。
escape 逃跑
Reading
Only 5 students suffered slight injuries,despite the current figures of 7 killed and over 200 injured in the disaster area at large.
尽管目前灾区有7人死亡,200多人受伤,但只有5名学生受轻伤。
slight轻微的
slightly 轻微地
figure数字
Reading
Alice Brown,head teacher at Falmont Primary school,was teaching when the floor began to shake.
当地板开始摇晃时,法尔蒙特小学的校长爱丽丝·布朗正在教学。
head teacher 班主任
begin to do /doing sth 开始做某事
shake with sb 与...握手
Reading
Her students’ reaction was quick and correct-they moved under their desk ,head first and held on to the legs of the desks.
她的学生们的反应是迅速而正确的——他们移动到课桌下面,头朝下,抓住课桌腿。
react to 作出反应:根据某事作出特定的反应。
hold on 抓住
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At the same time,Miss Brown quickly opened the classroom door,in case it became damaged during the shaking and could not open.
与此同时,