人教必修一 Unit 4 Earthquake using language.ppt

Unit 4 Earthquake Using Language Reading and Speaking Houses fell down/collapsed. Railway tracks turned into pieces of steel / became useless pieces of steel. A huge crack cut across roads. Bricks piled up the ground like red autumn leaves. The city lay in ruins. The city was flattened/reduced to rubble. People’s suffering was extreme/ beyond imagination/expression. The earthquake-stricken/hit city has taken on a brand-new look. What can we see in the pictures? New houses stand in rows. A new city center with wide streets and skyscrapers. New factories are booming. A new sea port is busy transporting goods. A city once lying in ruins now takes on a new look. It was the joint efforts of the whole nation that made Tangshan come back to life again. What had to be done to rebuild a city after an earthquake? Soldiers: Devoted all their time to digging out the trapped and to bury the dead. Rescue workers: Built shelters for the homeless survivors. Doctors: Spent days and nights saving lives and healing the injured. The people in Tangshan: They are …enough to rebuild a new city. hard-working determined strong-willed Optimistic tough cooperative… 1.What’s the theme of the letter? 2. On what occasion will you speak? Speaking Task More expressions to show thanks: I want to extend/convey my profound/heartfelt thanks to… Many thanks to those… Please accept my sincere/grateful appreciation for… I’d like to express my gratitude to… I am particularly grateful to… Words fail me when I think of what you did in… Your speech should include: Your thanks to the organizer and the audience who attend the opening ceremony. Your recall of the terrible earthquake and the events people did to rebuild the city. Your thanks to those contributors. Your concluding words.