Natural Disasters Reading

snowstorm

typhoon

flood

rainstorm

lightning

earthquake

In a shopping centre.

A big noise like thunder; then a noise like bombs below the ground.

People ran in all directions.

No, he didn’t.

1. Where was Timmy when the earthquake started?

2. What did Timmy hear?

3. What did people do when the earth started to shake?

4. Finally, Timmy ran to a safe place, didn’t he?

Listen to the first part and answer:

Listen to the second part and answer:

1. How did Timmy feel when he was trapped?

3. When did Timmy begin to scream again?

2. Did anyone hear Timmy’s shout at first?

4. What did people do when they heard your scream?

He felt frightened but he told himself to calm down.

No, nobody heard it.

When he heard some noise above him.

They were in a great hurry to move away the bricks and stones.

Complete the story .Timmy is a teenager . He lives in T________. He s_______ the earthquake in 1999 . He first heard a big noise like t______ in the shopping center .Then the noise became really loud . It sounded like b_____under the ground . After that , pieces of glass and b______ fell down .Finally , the noise and s_______ ended , he was t_______and could not get out .He tried to shout for h____ .At last people m_____away the bricks and stones and s______ him .

aiwan urvived

hunder

ombs ricks

haking rapped

elp oved

aved

Do true or false .1 . Timmy was in a restaurant when the earthquake started .2 . Timmy heard a loud noise of thunder at first .3 . Animals ran wildly everywhere .4 . Timmy was trapped in a dark place when the earthquake stopped .5 . Timmy had nothing to eat when he was trapped under the bricks and stones .6 . People found Timmy at night .7 . Timmy didn’t try to run out to the street .8 . Timmy didn’t survive the earthquake .

P1 . in fear 害怕

P2 . in all directions

eg. 鸟儿朝四面八方飞去 .The birds flies away ____ ____ _________ . in all directions

I shut my eyes ______ ______ .in fear

eg. 我害怕地闭上了眼睛。 a moment of fear 片刻的恐惧

四面八方地

P4 . be in a hurry to do sth 急于干某事= hurry to do sth

eg . People were in a great hurry to move away the bricks and stones .

= People_______ ____ ______ away the bricks and stones .

hurried to move

P3 镇静下来 ，平静下来calm down

eg. We must calm down first ,when we are in danger .当我们面对危险时，首先必须镇静下来。

S1 .

由于玻璃碎片和砖块的下落 , 人们发疯似的跑着 .

People ran wildly as pieces of glassand bricks fell down . (line 9)

eg. 他由于生病，没有去上班。 He didn’t go to work ______ he was ill . as

= As he was ill , he didn’t go to work .

S2 . A moment of fear went through my mind ,but I told myself to calm down since I was still alive . (line 17)

瞬间的恐惧闪过我的大脑，但我提醒自己要冷静下来，因为我仍然活着．eg. At that moment ,the happiness went ________ my mind .

We shouldn’t be afraid of making mistakes ________ we are young .

through

since

ProverbIf we try our best to help others,We will behappier and the world will be more and more beautiful.

HomeworkTry to retell the text fluently

Thank you !