a bomb 炸弹

in all directions 四面八方

come down 崩塌，坍塌

daylight

日光dark

黑暗

shout 呼喊

heart 心脏

asleep 睡着的

bricks 砖块

slightshakeloudfearbombshakedirectionin all directions

adj. 轻微的n. 摇动，震动adj. 响亮的；大声的n. 害怕，恐惧n. 炸弹v. 摇动，震动n. 方向 四面八方

brick

come down

silent

not … at all

nervous

heart

beat

n. 砖，砖块崩塌，坍塌adj. 寂静的一点也不adj. 紧张不安的n. 心脏vi. & vt. （使）规律作响，作节奏运动

trapped

mind

calm

calm down

since

still

alive

dark

adj. 困住的n. 头脑vi. & vt. ( 使 ) 平静； ( 使 )

镇定 冷静conj. 由于，既然adv. 仍然adj. 活着的n. 黑暗

shout

at last

daylight

safe

asleep

after

find one’s way out

n. 呼喊，喊叫声最后，终于n. 日光adj. 安全的adj. 睡着的conj. 在…以后找到出路

1 shake

2 scream

3 come down

4 silent

5 at last

6 safe

a finallyb fall to the groundc give a loud high cryd not in danger e move quickly from

side to side, up and down, etc.

f quiet

Match the words on the left with the

meanings on the right.

What happened on 12, Jan, 2010?

A powerful 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck Haiti on 12, Jan, 2010. More than 222,500 people died.

What is an earthquake?

An earthquake is what happens

when two blocks of the earth

suddenly slip past one another.

1999 年台湾 9.21 大地震1999 年 9 月 21 日凌晨 1 时 47 分，台湾省南投县发生 7.6 级大地震，震源深度10 公里左右，重灾区在日月潭地区。该区有许多活断层，开始是“双冬断层”发生活动，同时牵动相邻的车笼埔断层的大规模滑动，导致断层沿岸的丰原、大境、务峰、中兴新村、南投和名间、竹

川等市县村镇地区的灾难性破坏，大部分地段已被夷为平地。 整个灾区死亡 2329 人，伤 8722人，失踪 39 人，倒塌各种建筑 9909 栋，严重破坏 7575 栋，受灾人口250 万，灾民 32 万，财产损失 92亿美元。

There was an earthquake in Taiwan in

1999. Timmy survived. Read Timmy’s

story and find out what happened to

him.

The Taiwan earthquake

An earthquake

1. Timmy was asleep when the

earthquake started.

2. At first, Timmy heard a loud noise

like thunder.

3. People ran in the same direction in

the street.

True or false.

T

F

F

4. Timmy was trapped in a dark

place after the earthquake stopped.

5. There was not enough space for

Timmy to pull himself through.

6. People found Timmy soon after he

was trapped.

T

F

F

At first

When it was

What he did

What he heard

How he felt

About two o’clock in the earlymorning.

He was sleeping.

He heard a loud noise like thunder.He felt a slight shake.

Complete the table.

Read paragraph 1

Complete the passage.

The real noise was like ______ under

the ground. People ran

______________. Timmy tried his best

to _______ to the street. Pieces of glass

and bricks ________________, and then

the walls began to __________, too.

bombs

in all directionsrun out

were falling downcome down

Read paragraph 2

1. Timmy _____ after the noise and

shaking ended.

2. He could see ______.

A.screamed B. calmed down

C. ran wildly D. cried

A. Anything B. someone around him

C. nothing D. the bright daylight

B

C

Read paragraph 3

Choose the best answer.

Answer some questions.

1. What did Timmy feel when he was

trapped?

2. Did he shout for help?

A moment of fear went through his

mind.

Yes, he shouted for help. But no

one came.

Read paragraph 4

Match the sentences.

a. “Help! Please help! I’m here! ”

b. move away the bricks.

c. the bright daylight.

d. when I suddenly heard some noise

above me.

e. excited people.

Read paragraph 5

1. I was trying to find my way out

____

2. I screamed _____

3. Then I heard shouts from _____

4. They quickly ______

5. At last, I saw _____

d

a

e

b

c

Timmy put some pictures he

drew on his web page. Help

Sandy write the correct caption

in the blank under each picture.

Then put the pictures in the

correct order on page 95.

I saw the bright daylight.

I was trapped.

The walls came down.

I screamed for help.

Some people ran out of the building.

The earth started to shake.

I screamed for

help.Some people ran

out of the building.

I saw the bright

daylight.

The earth

started to shake.

I was trapped. The walls came

down.

25 6

1 4 3

What happened to Timmy in the earthquake?

Timmy is a teenager. He lives in Taiwan.

He survived the (1) __________ in 1999.

He was sleeping when he heard a loud

noise. It was like the noise of (2) _______.

Then the noise became really loud. It

sounded like (3) ______ under the ground.

thunder

bombs

earthquake

After that, pieces of glass and (4) ______

fell down. When the noise ended, he was

(5) _______ and could not get out. A

moment of (6) ____ went through his

mind. Then he tried to (7) _____ down

and (8) _________ for help. Finally,

people moved away the bricks and saved

him.

bricks

trapped

fear

calm

screamed

Sandy is writing about what happened to Timmy in her diary. Help her complete her diary entry with the words in the box.

beating bricks calm fear

mind nervous pulled safe

saved sleeping thunder

trapped

When the earthquake hit Taiwan in

1999, Timmy was _________. He heard a

loud noise like ________. Then the noise

became louder, like bombs under the

ground. People screamed in _____. Then

pieces of glass and ______ fell down.

sleeping

thunder

fear

bricks

When the noise and shaking stopped,

Timmy was ________ and could not get

out. He felt ________ and his heart was

________ fast. A moment of fear went

through his ______. Then he tried to

_____ down and ______ himself slowly

through the dark.

trapped

nervous

beating

mind

calm pulled

Finally, people came and heard his

cry for help. They moved away the

bricks and ______ him. Timmy

was _____ at last.

saved

safe

After the earthquake, Timmy has

some useful ways of protecting

himself in the earthquake. If you

are Timmy, what good ways of

protecting yourself do you

know?

1. Don’t be too worried.

2. Don’t hurry to rush out wildly.

3. Hide in the washing room or under

the desk.

4. Don’t use the lift.

5. Save energy to survive.

…

1. Read aloud the article and try

to retell the story.

2. Remember the new words in

this lesson.