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1、 U6 Section AHow to Prepare for Earthquakes外語系 姚蘭Contents4. Post reading3.Detailed reading2.Global reading1.Warming-up1.Warming-upI.Background imformationII.Cultural notesIII.Pre-reading activitiesIV. Watch and discussV. AssignmentbackI. Background informationi. about natural disasters hurricaneback

2、tornadotsunamiflooddroughthurricane 颶風(fēng)tornado 龍卷風(fēng)tsunami 海嘯flood 洪水drought 干旱ii. Natural disasters happened in ChinaA four-storey bank A crumbled bridgeThe Tangshan earthquake of 1976 Flood of 1998 flood-covered houses a solid damSnow disaster in 2008a delayed train snow-covered cars II. Cultural no

3、tes Measured 7.3 on the Richter Scale, the earthquake occurred on January 17, 1995 in the southern part of Hyogo Prefecture and lasted for approximately 20 seconds. The epicenter of the earthquakewas on Awaji Island, near the cosmopolitan city of Kobe with a population of 1.5 million. Over 6,000The

4、Great Hanshin Earthquake Disasterback II. Cultural notes people, mainly in Kobe, lost their lives. Additionally, it caused approximately ten trillion yen ($200 billion USD) in damage. It was the worst earthquake in Japan since the Great Kanto earthquake in 1923, which claimed 140,000 lives.The Great

5、 Hanshin Earthquake Disaster III. Pre-reading activities First listening Listen to a passage about what happened before an earthquake. Second listening Listen to it again and fill in the blanks with the words you hear.back I remember it all very well. It was a 1) morning and I was 2)watering the gar

6、den. About 3) minutes before it happened, every dog on the block started 4)and they would not stop. I thought, “So much for my peaceful Sunday morning.” I had no idea how right I was. There was something else peculiar: There were tons of 5) crawling out of their holes. My 6), an older woman who live

7、d alone, like me, was also watering her garden./ “Helen, do you have worms crawling in your garden too?” I asked in a loud enough voice be heard 7) the fence between our 8)./ “Oh, its going to be a 9) one,” she replied./ I thought, “What a strange reply, and then it hit, the strongest 10) in 50 year

8、s./ backIV. Watch and discussWhat do you learn about earthquakes from this video? backV. Assignment Write an article about the topic “ How to Survive an Earthquake” with no less than 120 words in your exercise book.2. Global Readingtext structure main ideasPart1: Para.1Part2: Para.2 Part3: Para.3-6P

9、art4: Para.7To predictTo preventTo prepareTo concludeback3. Detailed readingI. Words listeningII. Understanding of the textbackearthquake n.C (also quake)地震 detectvt.發(fā)現(xiàn); 查出experimentala.實(shí)驗(yàn)的; 根據(jù)實(shí)驗(yàn)的datan.U 資料; 信息radon n.U (Rn) 氡 (一種放射性氣態(tài)元素)waxvi./n.變大; 增強(qiáng) / U 蠟withstandvt.(withstood, withstood) 承受; 頂住

10、weldvt.焊接jointn. / a.C 1. 接頭 2. 關(guān)節(jié)/共有的; 聯(lián)合的architectn.C 建筑師; 設(shè)計(jì)師column n. 1. C 柱; 支柱 2. C 列; 欄 horizontal a. 水平的 beam n. 1. C 梁; 橫梁 2. C 光線; 光束 vertical a. 垂直的; 豎的 pillar n.1. C 柱子; 柱狀物 2. C 頂梁柱; 骨干 rod n. C 桿; 竿; 棒 enclose vt. 1. (usu. passive) 圍住 2. 把裝入信封;附寄 cupboard n. C 櫥柜; 壁櫥 cabinet n. 1. C 儲(chǔ)藏

11、柜 2. C (also Cabinet) 內(nèi)閣 fasten vt.鎖好; 閂好 accidental a. 偶然的; 意外的 accidentally ad. 偶然地; 意外地 region n. C 地區(qū); 區(qū)域 gallon n. C (容量單位) 加侖 bacteria n. (pl.) 細(xì)菌 receiver n. 1. C 接收機(jī); 接收器 2. C 電話聽筒 battery n. C 電池 first aid 急救 spade n.C 鍬 extinguishvt.1. 使熄滅; 撲滅 2. 使破滅 extinguisher n.C 滅火器 handy a. 手邊的 porta

12、ble a. 輕便的; 手提式的 boot n.C 靴子 fragment n. C 碎片; 斷片 chaos n. U 混亂; 無秩序 arrangement n. C 安排; 籌備sensible a. 明智的; 合理的 crust n. C, U 1. 外殼; 地殼 2. 面包皮 probability n.C, U 可能性 accuracy n. U 精確性, 準(zhǔn)確性 prediction n. C, U 預(yù)測(cè); 預(yù)言 occurrence n. C 事情; 事件 resistant a. 1. 對(duì)有抵抗力的 2. 抵制的; 對(duì)抗的 precaution n. C 預(yù)防; 預(yù)防措施 r

13、elated a. 有關(guān)系的 in addition to除之外還if / when / where necessary如有必要的話agree on / upon 就達(dá)成一致意見make a difference(對(duì)某人或物) 有影響/起作用Hanshin 阪神 (大阪和神戶) II. Understanding of the textback Pragragh 1How do people predict an earthquake?By watching animals and plants for warning signs of earthquakes.In China: hens r

14、efuse to enter their cages at night, snakes come out of the ground to freeze to death, dogs bark a lot.In Japan: large schools of fish swim near the surface of the water, birds are noisy and flying in an usual way.Changs seismographwords and expressionsdetect vt. notice or discover sth. that is diff

15、icult to see, feel, etc. 發(fā)現(xiàn)；查出Traces of blood were detected on his clothes. 在他的衣服上發(fā)現(xiàn)了一些血跡。2)我覺察到他的態(tài)度有些微妙的變化。 I detected a slight change in his attitude.Translationbackdetect sb. in (doing) sth. 發(fā)覺He was detected in the act of cheating.detectable a.detective n./a.detection n.large schools of fish 大群大

16、群的魚CollocationAssociationback pragragh 2What kind of building structure might prevent the great destruction of property?an I-joint,equally strong columns and horizontal beams,deep vertical support columns,light roofs and strong walls.withstand vt. be strong enough not to be harmed by sth. such as gr

17、eat heat, cold, pressure.words and expressionswithstandan attacksevere teststhe stormhard wear (fire)hardship 抵御攻擊 經(jīng)得起嚴(yán)峻的考驗(yàn) 頂?shù)米”╋L(fēng)雨 耐穿(火) 能吃苦 paragraph 3-6how should people prepare for an earthquake?prepare their house:check/reinforce homes place heavy objects attach cupboards & cabinets fasten doors

18、 prepare themselves:survival supplies water and food,radio receiver, torch, extra batteries, first-aid supplies, spade, tent, rope, clothing, fire extinguisher, auxiliary cooking and heating source, heavy shoes or boots.make earthquake emergency plans.extinguish:words and expressionsput out使熄滅，撲滅end

19、 the existence of sth.使(希望等)破滅to extinguish a fire 滅火His dream of an actor is extinguished withthe failure.他的演員夢(mèng)隨著失敗而破滅。sensible:words and expressionsbased on good judgment and practical ideas 明智的，合理的a sensible man 理智的人a sensible decision 明智的決定a sensible arrangement 合理的安排 sense n./vt. 感覺，意義，見識(shí)；感到，理解sensitive a. 敏感的，靈敏的，感光的 related words par