Period 1.

　　 Step 1. Warming up

　　 Ss discuss and answer some questions:

　　 1.Which of the following may cause people the greatest damage?

　　 A. earthquakeB. typhoonC. floodD. drought

　　 2.Imagine your home begins to shake and you must leave it right away. You have time to take only one thing. What will you take? Why?

　　 Step 2. Pre-reading

　　 Ss discuss and answer:

　　 Do you know what would happen before an earthquake?

　　 What can we do to keep ourselves safe from an earthquake?

　　 Do you know anything about Tangshan Earthquake in 1976?

　　 Step 3. Reading

　　 Skimming and find the answers to the following questions:

　　 What happened?

　　 When and where did it happen?

　　 Ss read again and fill in the following form:

　　 Time

　　 What happened

　　 Before the earthquake

　　 Wells:

　　 Animals:

　　 Lights and sound:

　　 Water pipes:

　　 While the earthquake

　　 Houses, roads and canals:

　　 Hard hills of rock:

　　 The large city:

　　 The people:

　　 After the earthquake

　　 Hospitals, factories and buildings:

　　 The ground:

　　 Dams:

　　 Railway tracks:

　　 Animals:

　　 Wells:

　　 Ss read the whole passage again and get the main ideas of each part:

　　 Part 1. The natural signs of a coming earthquake

　　 Part 2. The damage of the city after the earthquake

　　 Part 3. The help to the survivors

　　 Step 4. Comprehending

　　 Ss finish Ex 1 and 2 on page 27.

　　 Step 5. Assignment

　　 Surf the internet and get more information about the earthquake.

　　 Retell the text.

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