Ⅱ Pre-reading 2
Background of Taiwan Earthquake
There was an earthquake in Taiwan. It happened on 21st September 1999. 12,000 buildings fell down . 1,700 people died. Timmy survived the earthquake. He wrote his story and put it on his home page.
Ⅱ Pre-reading 3
4) It was dark and silent around me. make no sound at all
The earthquake hit Yangzhou last summer
Mr Ding’s story
I was sick in hospital last summer. I was lying in bed when earthquake happened, my wife was looking after me, my daughter was watching TV at home with her grandparents. At that time I felt a slight shake, I heard the people outside scream in fear. I saw the people in the street run in all directions through the window. At first I was very nervous , my heart was beating fast . But after a short while, I found everything was OK. I’m not afraid at all, my wife asked me to calm down, because we are still alive, we are safe.