授課教師劉懷勤

1、授課教師：渦陽(yáng)二中1EarthquakesLesson 26 Book 1制作：劉懷勤2 The earth is a little blue planet. There always happen some disasters (災(zāi)禍) such as floods,drought, volcanoes (火山), hurricane（颶風(fēng)）, desert（漠化） and earthquakes Background3NATURAL DISASTERDrought or DesertFloodSea waveHurricaneFireVolcano4Tangshan, Hebei July

2、 28th, 197652 4 0, 0 0 0Victims of the earthquake:6The United StatesSan FranciscoNew York7Views of the 1906 San FranciscoEarthquake and Fire85:13 a.m. April 18th,19069 seen from a ferry boat in the bayThe Great Fire10fire around the Call Building11the destroyed church12The Army later provided tents

3、for refugees.poorly- built houses13ruined homes and pavement14250,000 peoplelost their homes700 people lost their lives15A large part of the city was destroyed.16A large number of buildings were burnt.17fell onto the one below18Listening to the tape of the text 19Fill in the formTimeHomesDeathLoca -

4、tionLossBiggest2nd.biggest5:13 4.18 1906Oct. 17, 1989 250,000700100In the city50 kms out of Part,build -ings.a road, buildings, fires, elec-tricity201. In what part of the United States is San Francisco?2. In the spring of 1906, what happened to the city of San Francisco?3. What happened again in th

5、e city in the fall of 1989?Questions:4. Explain the reasons why there are earthquakes.21 At 5:13 on the morning of April 18th, 1906, the city of San Francisco was shaken by a terrible earthquake. A great part of city was destroyed and a large number of buildings were burnt. The number of people who

6、lost homes reached as many as 250,000. About 700 people died in the earthquake and the fires.22Paragraph 2 Another earthquake shook San Francisco on October 17th, 1989. It was Americas second strongest earthquake and about 100 people were killed. It happened in the evening as people were traveling h

7、ome. A wide and busy road which was built like a bridge over another road fell onto the one below. Many people were killed in their cars, but a few lucky ones were not hurt. Luckily the 1989 earthquake did not happen in the center of town but about 50 kilometers away. In one part of town a great man

8、y buildings were destroyed. These buildings were over 50 years old, so they were not strong enough. There were a lot of fires all over the city. The electricity was cut off for several days too.23 Why do earthquakes happen? Scientists explain that the outside of the earth is made of a number of diff

9、erent plates. At San Francisco the Pacific plate which is moving towards the northwest meets the North American plate. The Pacific Plate is moving very slowly at 5.3 centimeters a year. Sometimes these two plates stop and do not move for years. Then Suddenly, they jump and an earthquake is felt. As

10、a result of the movement of these plates, west America near the sea has always been a bad place for earthquakes. When the 1906 earthquake happened, the Pacific plate jumped 5-6 meters to the north.24Fill in the formTimeHomesDeathLoca -tionLossBiggest2nd.biggest5:13 4.18 1906Oct. 17, 1989 250,0007001

11、00In the city50 kms out of Part,build -ings.a road, buildings, fires, elec-tricity251. In what part of the United States is San Francisco?2. In the spring of 1906, what happened to the city of San Francisco?3. What happened again in the city in the fall of 1989?Questions:4. Explain the reasons why t

12、here are earthquakes.26TRUE OR FALSE1. A terrible earthquake hit San Francisco on the evening of April 18,1906. （ ）2. A large number of buildings were burnt and about 700 people were killed . （ ）3. The 1989 earthquake in San Francisco was the strongest one in America. （ ）4. A bridge fell down onto a

13、nother bridge below. （ ）FFFT5. The 1989 earthquake happened in the center of the town, so many new buildings were destroyed. ( )F277. At San Francisco the Pacific plate moving northwest meets the South American plate. ( )8. The pacific plate is moving fast -at 53 kilometers a year. ( )6. The electri

14、city was cut off several days. ( )TRUE OR FALSEFFT9. West America near the sea is a bad place for earthquakes. ( )T10. When the 1906 earthquake happened , the Pacific plate jumped 5-6 meters to the north. ( )T28Paragraph 1 At 5:13 on the morning of April 18th, 1906, the city of San Francisco was sha

15、ken by a terrible earthquake. A great part of city was destroyed and a large number of buildings were burnt. The number of people who lost homes reached as many as 250,000. About 700 people died in the earthquake and the fires.29Main IdeaDetailsIt happened on _ . _ was destroyed. _ were burnt. _ peo

16、ple lost their homes. _ people died.the morning of April 18. A great part of the city The 1906 Earthquake A large number of buildings250,000 700Para.1Fill in form30Paragraph 2 Another earthquake shook San Francisco on October 17th, 1989. It was Americas second strongest earthquake and about 100 peop

17、le were killed. It happened in the evening as people were traveling home. 31Paragraph 2 A wide and busy road which was built like a bridge over another road fell onto the one below.32Paragraph 2 Many people were killed in their cars, but a few lucky ones were not hurt.33Paragraph 3 Luckily the 1989

18、earthquake did not happen in the center of town but about 50 kilometers away. In one part of town a great many buildings were destroyed. 34Paragraph 3 These buildings were over 50 years old, so they were not strong enough. 35Paragraph 3 There were a lot of fires all over the city. The electricity wa

19、s cut off for several days too.36Main IdeaDetails It happened _ . It was Americas_ . Many people were _ in their_ . Buildings _ and there were a lot of _ all over the city. The electricity _ .on the evening of Oct. 17second strongest earthquake carswere destroyedwas cut off for several daysThe1989Ea

20、rthquakekilledPara. 2-3firesFill in form37 Why do earthquakes happen? Scientists explain that the outside of the earth is made of a number of different plates. At San Francisco the Pacific plate which is moving towards the northwest meets the North American plate. The Pacific Plate is moving very sl

21、owly at 5.3 centimeters a year. Paragraph 438Paragraph 4Pacific plateAmerican plateEurasian plate Indian plateAfrican plateAntarctic plate北39American Plate40Paragraph 4Pacific plate American plateSan Francisco41Paragraph 4 Sometimes these two plates stop and do not move for years. Then Suddenly, the

22、y jump and an earthquake is felt. As a result of the movement of these plates, west America near the sea has always been a bad place for earthquakes. When the 1906 earthquake happened, the Pacific plate jumped 5-6 meters to the north.ContinentOceanic plate42Main IdeaDetails The outside of the earth is made of _ . Two of the earths plates which join together suddenly _ .Causes of Earthquakessix different platesjumpPara. 4The end43 In 1976, the strong earthquake happened in Tangshan. Millions of people _ homes and a large _ of buildings were destroyed.lost num