Do you know other serious earthquakes that happened in recent years?
Earthquakes shook the whole world in 2010
In Haiti (海地), on January 12, 2010
In Chile(智利),on February 27,2010 In China, on April, 14, 2010
Unit 4 Earthquake
Warming-up & Pre-reading
1.Master the following useful words and expressions: earthquake, quake, right away, well, crack, smelly, pipe, burst, in ruins, injure, destroy, track, useless, electricity, disaster, a number of, damage. 2.Know basic knowledge about earthquake; 3.Know how to protect oneself and help others in earthquakes.
At 7:49 April 14, 2010, an earthquake hit(袭 击) Yushu county, Qinghai province. 2220 people were dead and 70 were missing.
An earthquake hit Japan on March 11, 2011.
If in classroom: 1.Don’t be nervous and keep calm. 2.When at the bottom of the building, you should leave the classroom in good order. If you are at the top of the building , don’t try to run out of the classroom or jump out of the window.