Lesson 17 Staying Safe in an Earthquake,Think About It,Have you ever experienced an earthquake? When and where? What is the first thing you should do when an earthquake happens?,New words,earthquake n. 地震 object n. 物体 calm adj. 平静的 system n. 系统 survival n. 存活,Listening task:,( ) 1. Earthquakes usually come with warning. ( ) 2. We can do nothing in an earthquake. ( ) 3. The kitchen is dangerous in the earthquake. ( ) 4. We should stay away from trees in the earthquake. ( ) 5. When an earthquake is over, there is no danger.,F,F,T,T,F,Reading task,Read and fill in blanks. When we are outside, we should _ _ an open area as fast as possible. We should _ _ _ the water if we are close to the sea. When we are inside, we can _ _ a table or a bed. We should never _ _ a lift or _ near walls or windows.,get to,get under,get into,get far from,stand,Language notes,1. You need to have something strong around you to protect you from falling objects. 你需要周围有坚固的东西来保护你免受下落物体的伤害。 protectfrom (doing) sth.意为“使免于；保护不受侵害”。 You can wear a hat to protect you from the sun. 你可以戴一顶帽子保护你不受太阳的照射。 Trees protect the water and the land from running away. 树保护水土流失。,2. If you are close to the sea, try to get as far away from the water as possible. 如果你在海边，离大海越远越好。 1）be close to意为“（在空间、时间上）接近”，当后面跟人时表示“与某人亲近”。stay away from意为“远离”。 My home is close to the office. 我家离办公室挺近的。 2）asas possible，相当于asas one can (could)，意为“尽可能”，两个as中间用形容词或副词的原级。,根据提示补全单词 1. If you meet trouble, you should stay c_ first. 2. Do you know what to do in an _ (地震)? 3. Look, what are those _（物体）in the sky? 4. People need water and food for _ (survive).,alm,Exercise,earthquake,objects,survival,