How to Prepare for
Earthquakes
Unit 6
Stage 1,Warming-up Activities
Stage 2,Reading-Centred Activities
Stage 3,Vocabulary Exercises
Stage 4,Translating and Writing
Warming-up Activities
Background information
Enriching your vocabulary
Comparing the following
words
Questions for thought and
discussion
Background information
the Great Hanshin Earthquake Disaster:
At 5:46:51 AM,on January 17,1995,a
magnitude 7.2 earthquake occurred around
Kobe City in Japan,The earthquake
magnitude was defined by the Japan
Meteorological Agency,The earthquake was
named,the 1995 South Hyogo Prefecture
Earthquake” (or the 1995 Hyogoken Nanbu
Earthquake) by JMA,It was also referred to
as,the Great Hanshin Earthquake Disaster”
by the Japanese government.
Enriching your vocabulary
Read the sentences carefully and
guess the meaning of the italicized
term in each sentence according to
the context and your own
experiences.
In 1906 an earthquakedestroyed much of
San Francisco,
Financial experts have detected signs that
the economy is beginning to improve,
The popularity of the film stars waxed
and waned,
She watched the wax as it dripped down
the side of the candle,
The destruction of the city by the
earthquake was serious,
The region needs housing which is strong
enough to withstand severe wind and
storms,
The car has had a new wing welded on,
Check the pipes for leaks at the joints,
Sports shoes are now designed to help
protect the knee and hip joints,
By our joint efforts we managed to push
the car back on the road.
Every man is the architect of his own
fortune,
The roof of the temple was held up by a
row of thick stone columns,
I didn't have time to read the whole
article — just the first column,
Draw a horizontalline across the bottom
of the page,
The beams cracked and the top floor
caved in,
The beams of searchlights are scanning
the sky,
Her face is beaming with delight.
The sun beamed down on them,
Television began beaming the national
nominating conventions onto the homes
of Americans,
His shirt was a pattern of vertical and
horizontal lines,
Concrete pillars support the bridge.
Fanny is a pillar of the chess club,
He was given a fishing rod for his
birthday,
The park that encloses the monument has
recently been enlarged,
With this letter I enclose a photograph,
There's a cupboard where you can put
your clothes,
Mother keeps her good dishes in a china
cabinet,
Members of the cabinet were chosen by
the Prime Minister,
Make sure that your seat belt is securely
fastened.
Bacteria are very small organisms,some
of which cause diseases,
Do you have an FM receiver?
The toy costs $50 — batteries not
included,
If people want this job,they will have to
take a battery of tests,
He uses a spade to dig the garden,
The straw ropes lay all over the ship's
deck.
The animals were roped together.
Someone had extinguished the lights in
the kitchen,
Nothing could extinguish his love for her,
Using extinguishers,he put out the fire
and did not leave until all danger was
passed,
Always keep a first-aid kit handy,
Her new book is full of handy hints about
how to get the most from your computer,
The assistants will receive auxiliary rates
of pay.
He has bought a portable television set,
I put on my coat and new leather boots,
He could only remember fragments of
what happened,
Ownership of the large estates is
increasingly fragmented,
After the failure of electricity supplies the
city was in chaos,
Earthquakes leave scars in the earth's
crust,
It is impossible to say with any accuracy
how many are affected,
Fighting is an everyday occurrence in this
area of this city,
We may reduce the occurrence of cancer
by fifty per cent,
Why are you so resistant to change?
We have taken all the precautions we can
against the painting being stolen,
Comparing the following
words
a) hen cock chicken
b) pigeon dove
c) besides in addition to but for
except for except
d) sensible logical rational sane
sound wise
Homework
Learn the new words and
expressions of the text by heart,
Go over the text and try to get the
main idea of the text.
Prepare to tell a story about
earthquakes you’ve ever experienced,
heard or read.
Pre-reading Activities
Task 1:
Every student tells a story in your group
about earthquakes you’ve ever heard,
read or experienced in about 2 minutes,
Task 2:
Each group chooses the best story teller
to tell the class your story.
Reading-Centred
Activities
Global Reading Task
Listen to a short passage carefully
and then answer the following
questions on page 152.
Understanding the organization of
the text:
Work in groups to complete the outline
of the passage
The essay focuses on one central theme,
earthquake prediction,prevention and
preparation,One characteristic writing
technique that runs throughout the writing
is a general statement supported by details.
The whole passage can be divided into 4
parts:
1,The first part of the passage is one
paragraph,Paragraph 1,The general
statement is ______________________,
The general statement is followed and
supported by details.
To predict when an earthquake is going to
happen,
1) Scientists _________ to detect movements.
2) People have traditionally __________ for
warning signs of earthquakes,They have
found that before an earthquake hens
______________,snakes _____________,
quiet dogs ___________,fish
______________ and pigeons __________.
3) Experimental data show that ___________
waxes before an earthquake.
2,The second part of the passage is also one
paragraph,Paragraph 2,The general
statement is _________________________,
The general statement is followed and
supported by details.
To prevent the great destruction of
property caused by earthquakes:
1) Many new structures are built _____________.
2) Architects design buildings so that _________.
3) Many new houses have ___________________,
4) Concrete pillars for highway bridges that
previously only had steel rods inside are _____,
3,The third part of the passage consists of 4
paragraphs,from Paragraph 3 to Paragraph
6,The general statement is ______________,
The general statement has its details in 4
paragraphs,from __________ preparations
to _________ supplies,_________ tools and
________ plans,
To prepare for the possibility of a great
earthquake,
1) Regularly __________ your homes,__________
in low positions,______________ to walls,and
________ doors,
2) Have supplies of ____________ at home and
at work,Keep survival supplies such as
______________,
3) Keep ___________ and some proper tools to
_________,Arrange an auxiliary _________,
Keep a pair of ________________ to protect
your feet,
4) Have _________ plans,Make arrangements
in case of ___________ for family members
to ______________,to _____________,to
______________ or to ________________,
4,The fourth part of the passage is also one
paragraph,Paragraph 7,The author
offers his advice as a conclusion,_______
____________________________________
__________________________________.
Reading Skills
Skimming
Detailed Reading Task
Language points
Earthquakes
Unit 6
Stage 1,Warming-up Activities
Stage 2,Reading-Centred Activities
Stage 3,Vocabulary Exercises
Stage 4,Translating and Writing
Warming-up Activities
Background information
Enriching your vocabulary
Comparing the following
words
Questions for thought and
discussion
Background information
the Great Hanshin Earthquake Disaster:
At 5:46:51 AM,on January 17,1995,a
magnitude 7.2 earthquake occurred around
Kobe City in Japan,The earthquake
magnitude was defined by the Japan
Meteorological Agency,The earthquake was
named,the 1995 South Hyogo Prefecture
Earthquake” (or the 1995 Hyogoken Nanbu
Earthquake) by JMA,It was also referred to
as,the Great Hanshin Earthquake Disaster”
by the Japanese government.
Enriching your vocabulary
Read the sentences carefully and
guess the meaning of the italicized
term in each sentence according to
the context and your own
experiences.
In 1906 an earthquakedestroyed much of
San Francisco,
Financial experts have detected signs that
the economy is beginning to improve,
The popularity of the film stars waxed
and waned,
She watched the wax as it dripped down
the side of the candle,
The destruction of the city by the
earthquake was serious,
The region needs housing which is strong
enough to withstand severe wind and
storms,
The car has had a new wing welded on,
Check the pipes for leaks at the joints,
Sports shoes are now designed to help
protect the knee and hip joints,
By our joint efforts we managed to push
the car back on the road.
Every man is the architect of his own
fortune,
The roof of the temple was held up by a
row of thick stone columns,
I didn't have time to read the whole
article — just the first column,
Draw a horizontalline across the bottom
of the page,
The beams cracked and the top floor
caved in,
The beams of searchlights are scanning
the sky,
Her face is beaming with delight.
The sun beamed down on them,
Television began beaming the national
nominating conventions onto the homes
of Americans,
His shirt was a pattern of vertical and
horizontal lines,
Concrete pillars support the bridge.
Fanny is a pillar of the chess club,
He was given a fishing rod for his
birthday,
The park that encloses the monument has
recently been enlarged,
With this letter I enclose a photograph,
There's a cupboard where you can put
your clothes,
Mother keeps her good dishes in a china
cabinet,
Members of the cabinet were chosen by
the Prime Minister,
Make sure that your seat belt is securely
fastened.
Bacteria are very small organisms,some
of which cause diseases,
Do you have an FM receiver?
The toy costs $50 — batteries not
included,
If people want this job,they will have to
take a battery of tests,
He uses a spade to dig the garden,
The straw ropes lay all over the ship's
deck.
The animals were roped together.
Someone had extinguished the lights in
the kitchen,
Nothing could extinguish his love for her,
Using extinguishers,he put out the fire
and did not leave until all danger was
passed,
Always keep a first-aid kit handy,
Her new book is full of handy hints about
how to get the most from your computer,
The assistants will receive auxiliary rates
of pay.
He has bought a portable television set,
I put on my coat and new leather boots,
He could only remember fragments of
what happened,
Ownership of the large estates is
increasingly fragmented,
After the failure of electricity supplies the
city was in chaos,
Earthquakes leave scars in the earth's
crust,
It is impossible to say with any accuracy
how many are affected,
Fighting is an everyday occurrence in this
area of this city,
We may reduce the occurrence of cancer
by fifty per cent,
Why are you so resistant to change?
We have taken all the precautions we can
against the painting being stolen,
Comparing the following
words
a) hen cock chicken
b) pigeon dove
c) besides in addition to but for
except for except
d) sensible logical rational sane
sound wise
Homework
Learn the new words and
expressions of the text by heart,
Go over the text and try to get the
main idea of the text.
Prepare to tell a story about
earthquakes you’ve ever experienced,
heard or read.
Pre-reading Activities
Task 1:
Every student tells a story in your group
about earthquakes you’ve ever heard,
read or experienced in about 2 minutes,
Task 2:
Each group chooses the best story teller
to tell the class your story.
Reading-Centred
Activities
Global Reading Task
Listen to a short passage carefully
and then answer the following
questions on page 152.
Understanding the organization of
the text:
Work in groups to complete the outline
of the passage
The essay focuses on one central theme,
earthquake prediction,prevention and
preparation,One characteristic writing
technique that runs throughout the writing
is a general statement supported by details.
The whole passage can be divided into 4
parts:
1,The first part of the passage is one
paragraph,Paragraph 1,The general
statement is ______________________,
The general statement is followed and
supported by details.
To predict when an earthquake is going to
happen,
1) Scientists _________ to detect movements.
2) People have traditionally __________ for
warning signs of earthquakes,They have
found that before an earthquake hens
______________,snakes _____________,
quiet dogs ___________,fish
______________ and pigeons __________.
3) Experimental data show that ___________
waxes before an earthquake.
2,The second part of the passage is also one
paragraph,Paragraph 2,The general
statement is _________________________,
The general statement is followed and
supported by details.
To prevent the great destruction of
property caused by earthquakes:
1) Many new structures are built _____________.
2) Architects design buildings so that _________.
3) Many new houses have ___________________,
4) Concrete pillars for highway bridges that
previously only had steel rods inside are _____,
3,The third part of the passage consists of 4
paragraphs,from Paragraph 3 to Paragraph
6,The general statement is ______________,
The general statement has its details in 4
paragraphs,from __________ preparations
to _________ supplies,_________ tools and
________ plans,
To prepare for the possibility of a great
earthquake,
1) Regularly __________ your homes,__________
in low positions,______________ to walls,and
________ doors,
2) Have supplies of ____________ at home and
at work,Keep survival supplies such as
______________,
3) Keep ___________ and some proper tools to
_________,Arrange an auxiliary _________,
Keep a pair of ________________ to protect
your feet,
4) Have _________ plans,Make arrangements
in case of ___________ for family members
to ______________,to _____________,to
______________ or to ________________,
4,The fourth part of the passage is also one
paragraph,Paragraph 7,The author
offers his advice as a conclusion,_______
____________________________________
__________________________________.
Reading Skills
Skimming
Detailed Reading Task
Language points
