Unit 4 Earthquakes课程标准类别新课程标准要求掌握的项目重点单词识记理解earthquake n. 地震 quake n. 地震 well n. 井 smelly adj. 发臭的 event n. 事件大事 pipe n. 管子nation n. 民族；国家；国民 million n. 百万 farmyard n. 农场steam n. 蒸汽；水汽 canal n. 运河 dirt n. 污垢suffering n. 苦难；痛苦 survivor n. 幸存者 brick n. 砖extreme adj. 极度的 electricity n. 电 disaster n.灾难reporter n. 记者 mine n.矿;矿山 miner n. 矿工useless adj.无用的;无效的 bar n.条;棒;条状物 shelter n.掩蔽;掩蔽处； outline n.要点;大纲;轮廓 title n.标题;资格 cyclist n.骑自行车人sincerely adv. 真诚地;真挚地 headline n. 报刊的大字标题掌握运用burst n./vi 爆裂； 爆发 injure vt. 损害；伤害 shock v. （使）震惊；震动 trap vt. 使陷入困境；n.陷阱, 困境 n. 休克；打击；震惊 damage n/vt. ruin n. 废墟 vt. 毁灭,使破产rescue n./vt 援救；营救 bury vt. 埋葬；掩埋frightening adj. 令人恐惧的 congratulation n. 祝贺；（复数）贺词express vt. 表示；表达 n. 快车；快递重点短语识记理解right away 立刻；马上 cut across 穿过；横穿 give out 筋疲力尽be proud of / take pride in think little of 不重视 as usual 像往常一样因而自豪 the number of 的数量 instead of 代替put up shelters 搭建避难所 in the open air 在户外 give a speech 作演讲 be pleased to do sth 乐意做某事 掌握运用as if 好像 in ruins 严重受损；破败不堪 dig out 掘出；发现at an end 结束；终结 a (great ) number of 许多；大量的 重点句型It seemed as if the world was at an end.All hope was not lost,Two thirds of them died or were injured during the earthquake.In the farmyards , the chickens and even the pigs were too nervous to eat.情景交际1. 谈论过去的经历It was terrible when It seemed as if I remember I felt No longer after that Luckily,2. 表达谢意I would like to express my thanks to who Here , I wish to express my thanks for the great efforts / Id also like to thankNo words are strong enough to express our thanks to 重点语法定语从句I The Attributive Clause (I) ( that ,which ,who, whose )A huge crack that was eight kilometres long and thirty metres wide cut across houses, roads and canals.Later that afternoon , another big quake which was almost as strong as the first one shook Thangshan .The number of people who were killed or injured reached more than 400.000.结构化预习Extensive Reading A NIGHT THE EARTH DIDNT SLEEP学习目标：通读课文理解文章内容，准确概括中心并能根据课文回答相关问题。问题导读：阅读理解（根据Reading内容选择答案）1. The title “A NIGHT THE EARTH DIDN”T SLEEP” means _.A. the earth was wide awake all night long B. people on the earth couldnt fall asleep that night C. the earth kept on shaking like crazy that night D. animals on the earth would not sleep that night2. All the following unusual things happened in the countryside before the earthquake except that _.A. the water in the village wells rose and fellB. the chickens and even the pigs were too nervous to eat C. tens of thousands of cows would never give milk again D. fish jumped out of their bowls and ponds 3. People in the city went to bed as usual that night because _.A. they thought it was not strange for water pipes to crack and burstB. they thought it was easy to experience an earthquake C. they thought sleeping was the most important thing no matter what would happen D. they could never imagine there would be an earthquake.4. According to the authors description , which of the following statements about the earthquake is NOT right?A. The whole nation felt it.B. Buildings were badly destroyed during it C. A large number of people lost their lives.D. The earthquake left many children orphans .( 孤儿) 5. What can we infer from the text?A. It was the greatest earthquake of the 20th century.B. Both the countryside and the city were badly destroyed by the earthquake.C. The city of Tangshan was shaken twice on July 28, 1976.D. The whole nation united to help Tangshan.重点难点： 阅读表达（根据Reading内容完成下列各题）1. We know the text is organized in time order and it can be divided into three parts. Whats the main idea of each part? (within 5 words for each part.)Part 1 Part2 Part3 2. Which sentence in the text is the closet in meaning to the following? However, all the citizens ignored the strange things and went to bed as if nothing had happened that night. 3. Translate the following sentence into Chinese. The sound of