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• School of Foreign Studies
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Earth
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• So many deeds cry out to be done,And always
  urgentlyThe world rolls on,Time presses.Ten
  thousand years are too long,Seize the day, seize
  the hour!

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Earth

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??? the Galaxy (also the Milky Way) ??? the
solar system ?? planet ?? satellite
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??Mercury ??Venus ??Earth
??Mars ??Jupiter ??Saturn
???Uranus ???Neptune ???Pluto
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Earth

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• ?? core
• ?? mantle
• ?? crust

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Earthquake

• An earthquake (also known as a quake, tremor ) is
  the result of a sudden release of energy in
  the Earth's crust that creates seismic waves.
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Unit 6 Section A
How to Prepare for Earthquakes
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Contents
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I. New Words

• 1. Detect
• ??,?? notice or discover something
  that is difficult to see, feel, etc. (vt.)

Example 1. The tests are designed to detect the
disease early. 2. I thought I detected a hint of
irony in her words.
Derivative ??? detective
detection
detectable
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I. New Words

• 2. Wax
• a. ? (??)
• b. ??,?? (??) become bigger and
  stronger (vi.)

Example 1. The moon is waxing.
Antonym ??? wane ????waxwork, wax museum
(literary) wax and wane????,???? e.g. The
popularity of the stars waxed and waned.


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I. New Words

• 3. Horizontal/Vertical
• horizontal ??? flat and level (adj.)
• vertical ???

Horizontal line
Vertical line
Diagonal line
Parallel lines
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I. New Words

• 4. Spade
• ? a tool used for digging (n.)

Idiom 1 call a spade a spde ???? e.g. Lets
call a spade a spade. Idiom2 in spades
??,?? e.g. Shes had bad luck in spades since
the film came out.
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I. New Words

• 4. Spade
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Suits ?? Heart ?? Club ?? Diamond?? Spade ??
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I. New Words

• 4. Spade
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Jack Queen King Ace Joker
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I. New Words

• 5. chaos
• ??, ?? a state of confusion and
  disorder (n.)

Collocation ???? 1. bring/cause/create chaos e.g.
There have been severe floods, bringing chaos to
the regions. 2. total/complete/utter chaos e.g.
The new roads construction has caused total chaos
in the city.
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I. New Words

• 5. chaos
• ??, ?? a state of confusion and
  disorder (n.)

Collocation ???? 3. in chaos e.g. Six months
after the revolution, the country is still in
chaos.
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Text Structure
predict
Para. 1 To _______ when an earthquake is
going to happen. Para. 2 To _______ the
great destruction of property
caused by earthquakes. Paras. 36 To __________
the possibility of a great earthquake. Para. 7
Even if prediction becomes possible, people
still have to do their best to
prevent disasters by _______
__________ and by _______
__________________ .
prevent
prepare for
improving building structures
being
personally prepared
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Writing Device

• A General Statement Supported by Details
• One dominant writing technique that runs through
  the essay is a general statement supported by
  details. Now have a look at Paragraph 1 to see
  how it works.

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Passage Reading

• First part Para 1
• To predict when an eartthquake is going to happen

• Questions
• What have the scientists done in Japan in order
  to detect movements?
• What have the Chinese traditionally done about
  earthquakes?

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Passage Reading

• First part Para 1
• To predict when an eartthquake is going to happen

• Language Pionts
• The Chinese have traditionally watched animals
  and plants for warning signs of earthquakes.
  (Line4)
• there were reports of large schools of fish
  swimming near the surface of the water. (Line10)

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I. New Words

• 1. Watch for
• watchfor look at or observe something for
• watch for sb or sth. wait for ????(?????????)

• Example
• The cat was on the wall, watching for the birds.
• 2. ??????????
• They are watching for the right moment.

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I. New Words

• 1. A (large/small ) school of/
• a group of

a school of fish/fishes, dolphins, whales a
flock of birds, goats, sheep a swarm of
insects, e.g. bees, flies, locusts
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Passage Reading

• Second part Para 2
• To prevent the great destruction caused by
  earthquakes

• Questions
• How are most of the people killed in earthquakes?
• What do architects do to prevent property damage?

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Passage Reading

• Third part Para 3-6
• To prepare for the possibility of a great
  earthquakes

• Questions
• What should people in areas where earthquakes are
  common to prepare their houses?
• What is the sensible way to keep all the family
  members informed of each other in a large
  earthquake-stricken city?

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Passage Reading

• Third part Para 3-6
• To prepare for the possibility of a great
  earthquakes

• Language Pionts
• If an earthquake happens in a big city, many of
  the telephone lines within the city are likely to
  be down. (Line55)

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I. New Words

• 1. down
• not working ????
• unhappy or sad ????,??

• Example
• My computer was down this morning.
• 2. All the problems are getting her down.
• 3. I feel a bit down today.

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Passage Reading

• Fouth part Para 7
• Conclusion Improving building structure and
  being personally prepared

• Questions
• What should be a major emphasis for all
  government programs and earthquake-related
  reaserch projects?

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IV Activity

• Look at the pictures and try to name the
  disasters caused by earthquakes?

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Effects/impacts of earthquakes

• Landslides ???
• Avalanches ??
• Tsunami ??
• Human impacts
• loss of life, property damage, road and bridge
  damage, and collapse of buildings.

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V Assignments
Writing
Write a composition of no less than 120 words
with a general statement supported by details on
one of the following topics on page 162.
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Thanks for your attention
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