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Unit 2 Natural disasters
Welcome to the unit & Reading
Vocabulary
1. injure
injured adj.受伤的;受委屈的
be injured 受伤
injury n.伤害;损伤;受伤处
do oneself an injury伤害某人自己
练习:The ambulance came and the _________ (injure) were sent to the hospital as soon as possible.
jnjured
2. reaction
reaction to...对(情况、行动等做出的)反应/回应
in reaction to 作为对……的反应
react to对……作出反应
react with 与……起化学反应
react against反对;反抗
练习:Mark was surprised that his question should have caused such a strong _________ (react).
reaction
3. crash
a car/plane crash车祸/飞机失事
with a crash轰隆一声
crash into... 与……相撞
练习:The young woman stormed out of the room and ________ (crash) the door shut behind her.
crashed
4. signal
signal to sb to do sth示意某人做某事
signal (to sb) that... 示意(某人)……
traffic signals交通信号
send out a signal发出信号
练习:As soon as we sat down at the table, I ________ (signal) to the waiter to bring the menu.
signaled
5.orderly
in order of 以……的顺序
out of order不整洁;出故障
in order to do.../that...为了……
keep…in order维持秩序;使……保持整齐
take one's order 点菜
练习:In order __________ (make) sure all of us are in good health, she makes specific plans for us.
to make
6. occur
occur to被想到,浮现在脑中
It occurs to sb that...某人想起……
It occurs to sb to do sth.某人想起做某事。
occurrence n.发生;出现
练习:The police questioned Bob when exactly the murder ________ (occur).
occured
Lead-in
Let us see the damage of it
How many Natural disasters do you know?
Are you scared?!
What’s the meaning of “the power of nature?”
Destructive?
Unpredictable?
Extensive?
Unstoppable?
Watch the video again and finish the following exercises.
a sudden shaking
hot gases
earth and rock
What natural disasters in history have you heard about?
On July 28th, 1976, a powerful earthquake struck the city of Tangshan. The earthquake, which measured 7.8 on the Richter scale, resulted in one of the deadliest natural disasters in modern history. More than 240,000 people lost their lives and countless others were injured or left homeless. In this article, we will provide an in-depth introduction to the T