Reading
Tangshan, Hebei
July 28th, 1976
Retell the storyRetell the story
_________ happened in the countryside. For a few days, water in the wells _____________. From the cracks of wells __________come out. Mice, chicken, pigs and even fish became ________. At 3:42 am, everything began to ______.It seemed that the world was _________. _________ of the nation ____ it. ___________cut across the city. The city lay _______.
Strange thingsrose and fell
smelly gas
nervous
shakeat an end One-third felt
A huge crackin ruins
Two-thirds of the people _____ or
___________. Then later that afternoon,
another big quake ______ Tang Shan.
People began to wonder
___________________________. But all
hope ____________. _______ came to
help those ________. Slowly, the city
began to _____________.
died
were injured
shook
how long the disaster would last
was not lost Soldiers
breathe again
survivors
He _____from his chair when the door
bell rang.
Her job is _______chickens.
Her temperature is still______.
He ________ in rank recently.
rise vi. & raise vt.
rose
raising
rising
has risen
1) . His father will return home _____
______this year.
2) . He will be a scientist __________.
3) . How many English words had yo
u learned ____________ last term?
at the end of
in the end
by the end of
请根据提示完成下列句子。1. ________ ( 三分之一 ) of the students
in our class ______ (be) girls.2. _________ ( 五分之三 ) of the soil __
________ (wash) away by the flood last night.
3. ______ ( 一半 ) of the desks in this school ________ (make) in his company.
4. ______ ( 大部分的 ) of the lecture he made yesterday ______ (be) interesting.
One-thirdare
Three-fifthswas washed
Halfare made
Mostwas
5. _________________ ( 数万 ) people ____
_________ (dance) in the big square now.
6. There were ____________ ( 一万 ) stude
nts taking part in the exam yesterday.
7. _________________ ( 百分之九十 ) of th
e mountain __________ (cover) by trees.is covered
Tens of thousands of
are dancing
ten thousand
90% / 90 percent
Everywhere they looked nearly everything was_________. destroyed
He ______ his brother’s prospectsruined
The crops were ________by the storm, so they might not have a good harvest.
damaged
1.It was midnight when we found the cave.
2. On that mountain lies a temple at an altitude of more than 3,000 metres above sea level.
3. The shop sells good wool pillows and quilts.
4. The flame of the fire burnt brightly and the kettle bagan to boil.
5. Every year thousands of butterflies fly to the spring from all places around it.
6. He looks like a nice and reliable man, but in fact the only thing he cares about is money.
7. The children are building sand castles beneath a blue sky.
1. It wan midnight that we found the cave.
2. The flame of the fire burnt brightly, the kettle began to boil.
As the flame burning brightly, the kettle began to boil.
• The shop sells good qulity of wool pillows and quilts
Find out the mistakes
4. There are thousands of butterflies come from everywhere to the spring.
5. He looks like a reliable man, actually he only cares about his own money.
6. It is a temple that at an altitude of more than 3,000 metres on the moutain.
Their criticisms _________him deeply.
Smoking will ________his health.
He was slightly ________in the car accident.
He got _________in the fighting.
What you said _____my feeling.
hurt
injured
injured
wounded
hurt
Compare: injure;
hurt;
wound
injure: to hurt oneself/ sb. / sth. physically injure: to hurt oneself/ sb. / sth. physically
[ 考例 ] The evening news comes on at seven o’clock and ______ only thirty minutes. (2004 全国卷 II)A. keeps B. continuesC. finishes D. lasts [ 点拨 ] 根据句意“……只持续 30 分钟”,排除 C ; keep 意为“维持,保持”时,后接形容词作表语,排除 A ; continue 指继续做某事; last 指某事持续了多长时间。
All hope was not lost.
[ 考点 ] all...not = not all... 意为“并不都……”,是部分否定。当 all, both 及 eve
ry 的合成词与 not 连用时,表示部分否定;完全否定要用 no, never, nowhere, n
one, neither, nothing , nobody 等。
[ 考例 ] I agree with most of what you sai
d, but I don’t agree with ______.
(NMET 1997)
A. everything B. anything
C. something D. nothing
[ 点拨 ] 根据前面的“我同意你说的大部分”,暗示“我并不同意所有的”,可知是部分否定,选 A 。 not...everythi
ng 表示的是部分否定。
The dog buried the bone in the ground.
I buried myself in my studies.
bury oneself in= be buried in
devote oneself to= be devoted to
Lose oneself in = be lost in
[ 考例 ] Last month, part of Southeast Asia was struck by floods, from ______ effects the people are still suffering. ( 天津 2005)A. that B. whoseC. those D. what
• What can we do to reduce the damage of earthquakes?
• How can we protect ourselves and help others in the earthquake?
keys
1. Build houses along the lines where
two of the earth’s plates join together;
2. Build the houses on rock than on sand.
3. Make the houses as strong as possible,
weak buildings will fall down in an
earthquake.
1. Practice reading the whole text.
2. Finish off the exercise.
Learning about language.
我国地震分布
1) Do you know what would happen before an earthquake?
2) What can we do to keep ourselves safe from an earthquake?
Bright lights flash in the skyBright lights flash in the sky
Animals are too nervous, such as cows, dogs, horses, and snakes, etc.
Predictions of an earthquake:
1) Bright lights flash in the sky;
3) The well walls have deep cracks with smelly gas;
4) Animals are too nervous, such as cows, pigs, horses, and snakes, etc;
5) Mice run out to look for places to hide; 6) Fish jump out of the ponds.
2) The water in the well rise and fall;
An EarthquakeAn Earthquake
A terrible earthquake happened in India.A terrible earthquake happened in India.
Reading
Join the correct parts of the sentences.
Do a fast-reading of the passage.
2 The people didn’t worry because
1 The chickens didn’t eat because
C they were nervous.
E they didn’t know what the strange events meant.
3 Such a great
number of people di
ed because
4 Water was needed
because
5 The people did not l
ose hope because
D dams and wells
were useless.
B the quake
happened while
they were
sleeping.
A the army
came to help
them.
Structure of the text
Part Events
Before the earthquake (Paragraph _______)
_____________ were happening both in the countryside and in the city of Tangshan but ______________ them.
During the earthquake (Paragraph _______)
The earthquake ________ the city and _______ the people.
shockeddestroyed
2-3
no one noticed
Strange things
1
Part Events
After the earthquake (Paragraph _______)
Soldiers were sent to dig out those trapped and _______ the dead; _______ were built for the homeless and ___________ was taken to the city.fresh water
sheltersto bury
4
Some figures in the text
What’s the population of Tangshan in 1976?
About _________
What time did the earthquake happen?
At about ____________________.
How long did the earthquake last?
_______ seconds.15
3:00 am on July 28, 1976
one million
What’s the number of people killed or injured in the quake?
Over _______.
How serious was the earthquake?
_______ of the factories and buildings and _______ of the homes were gone; ___________________ cows would never give milk again; ___________ pigs and _______ ____ chickens were dead.
millionsHalf a million
Tens of thousands of
90%75%
400,000
of
How many soldiers were sent to rescue?
_______.150,000
4. … the water pipes in some buildings cracked and _____.burst
burst : to come open or fly apart suddenly
The balloon suddenly burst.
burst into + n.
Some robbers burst into that house.
burst out
burst out + doing
They burst out laughing.
He burst into laughter.
= He burst out laughing
He burst into tears.
= He burst out crying.
burst into+ n.
burst out + doing……
5. It seemed 5. It seemed as ifas if the world… the world…1) as if 似乎,好像 = as though
She spoke to me as if she knew me.
她和我说话的神情,好像她早就认识我
似的。2) as if 在表语从句中相当于 that:
It seemed as if the meeting would never
end.
看起来会议没完没了。
本文中 as if 的用法就是第二种。It seemed as if the world was at an en
d!= It seemed that the world was at an
end!
6. In fifteen terrible seconds a large city 6. In fifteen terrible seconds a large city laylay in_____. in_____.ruinsruins
lie (lay, lain): to be, remain or be kept in a certain statein ruins : severely damaged or destroyed
Compare: ruin ; destroy ; damage
① damage 指部分“损坏”、“损害”、“破坏”或指使用价值有所降低。它可以用作动词 , 也可以用作名词 , 用作名词时常与 to something 连用。 The accident did a lot of damage to his car. ② destroy 只能用作动词 , 指彻底破坏 , 以致不可能修复 , 常作“破坏”、“毁灭”解 ,也可以指希望、计划等打破。 The earthquake destroyed almost the whole town.
③ruin 则表示破坏严重 , 以致不能修复 , 但这种破坏不像 destroy 那样毁灭某物 , 而是强调致使该物的使用价值发生了问题。用作动词时 , 它作 “使毁灭”、 “使崩溃”、 “弄糟”解 ; 用作名词时 , 它表示 “毁灭”、 “瓦解”、 “废墟”等抽象概念。 ruin 也有借喻的用法。 The fire ruined the castle.
The house has fallen into ruin.
The company is facing ruin.
It seemed that the world was __ ___ ___.It seemed that the world was __ ___ ___.at an end
at the end of 用于表示具体事物或场所的场合,它也可以用来表示比喻意 ; by
the end of 用于表示时间的场合到……结束的时候,用语过去完成时态 ; in th
e end 意思“最后、终于”。
Compare: at the end of by the end of in the end
The village ___in ruins after the war.
These machines have ____idle since the
factory closed.
An earthquake left the whole town_______.
His career is________.
lay
lain
in ruins
in ruins