人教版高中英语必修一workbook

Detailed Reading (3m)
2 Read the first paragraph in this passage. Then go back and read again the first paragraph of the passage on page 26. Compare the ways both writers give you details about the earthquakes.
not destroy whole cities. First it is not a good idea to build houses along the line where two plates meet. Second, if you think there may be an earthquake, make sure to build houses on rock rather than sand. Third, you must make the houses as strong as possible. Weak buildings will fall down in an earthquake, but strong ones may stay up.
2.Write an adjective to describe how the author felt about the people during the earthquake. Sad. Why did you choose these word? London knows that many families lost their loved ones and all their possessions.
5. The fire destroyed two shops which are about four blocks from here.
6. The balloon burst suddenly which shocked us.
7. I can’t express how I feel/ I am feeling at the moment.
p__o_ss_i_b_le__.
_W__e_a_k_ buildings will fall down and _s_tr_o_n_g_ ones may s_t_a_y_u_p_.
Listening text
Part 1 Why do earthquakes happen? Scientists believe that the surface of the earth is covered by a number of moving plates. Sometimes two plates move towards and push against each other. Sometimes they stop for years but at other times they jump and an earthquake is felt. Because
1.Write an adjective to describe how the author felt about the earthquake and what it did. Shocked.
Why did you choose this word? London is both greatly surprised and frightened by what he sees, so shocked is a good word to describe his feelings.
damaged warehouse
refugees fleeing along the Street
poorly- built shelters
The Army later provided tents for refugees.
1 Read and finish the exercises.
First paragrap h
Tangshan earthquake
San Francisco earthquake
signs that showed description of the
an earthquake devastation caused
Main idea was coming
by the earthquake
Part 2: 1 Do not build _h_o_u_s_e_s_a_l_o_n_g__a_l_in_e__w_h_e_r_e_
t_w__o_p_l_a_te_s__m_e_e_t_. 2 Make sure you build _h_o_u_s_es__o_n_r_o_c_k___
_ra_t_h_e_r_t_h_a_n__o_n_s_a_n_d__. 3 You must _m__a_k_e_t_h_e_h_o_u_s_e_s_a_s__st_r_o_n_g__a_s
高中英语课件
（金戈铁骑 整理制作）
高一人教新课标版必修一
Unit 4
Earthquake
Workbook
Listening on Page 62 1 Listen to the tape and tell whether
they are true or false.
1. It is believed that on the surface of the earth are a number of plates. T
3. The miners who had been trapped in the mine for two days were finally rescued.
4. The reporter realized that the girl was so frightened and was trying to avoid the question.
6. China has two plates pushing on her and they make mountains and earthquakes. T
2 Listen to the text and answer these questions.
Part 1: 1 Why do earthquakes happen?
Translation Ex. 2 (page 63)
1. The judge gave a prize and his congratulations to the cyclist who won the competition.
2. The title of that book is The Ship Buried at the Bottom of the Sea.
Details
1. build up of tension 1. emotive description
by description of
signs
of the destruction
2. events described 2. use of repetition to
chronologically
build tension
Tangshan earthquake
San Franciscof view
something very bad about to happen
worst earthquake over use of exaggeration to add tension
8. He refused to talk about the sufferings he had during the disaster.
9. When he wakes up every morning, he will read the headlines in the newspaper very quickly.
Respons e
of people
unaware of implications of the signs--- in ignorance
not given
1.Which writer shows more feeling about the earthquake? A. The writer of the Tangshan quake in 1976
Earthquakes happen when two moving plates jump and push against each other.
2 Why do California, China and Japan have a lot of earthquakes? California, Japan and China have a lot of earthquakes because they are placed in areas where different plates meet.
B. The writer of the San Francisco in 1906
How do you know?
Because he is an eyewitness. He is also writing a personal report, not a history lesson.
2. Both writers give similar details about t_h_e_p__eo_p__le_h__u_r_t _b_y_t_h_e__q_u_a_k_e_ and _t_h_e_t_h_in_g_s__it_d__es_t_r_o_y_e_d__.
of the movements of these plates, California, China and Japan have a lot of earthquakes. You can see the result in San Francisco where the Pacific plate meets the North American plate. When the 1906 earthquake happened, the Pacific plate jump 5 to 6 metres to the north.