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Unit4Earthquakes1.Hereisaletterofinvitation.Readitcarefullyandimaginethatyouarethestudentwhohasbeeninvitedtogiveaspeech.OfficeoftheCityGovernmentTangshan,HebeiChinaJuly5,201____Dear_____,Congratulations!WearepleasedtotellyouthatyouhavewonthehighschoolspeakingcompetitionaboutnewTangshan.Yourspeechwasheardbyagroupoffivejudges,allofwhomagreedthatitwasthebestonethisyear.Yourparentsandyourschoolshouldbeveryproudofyou!Nextmonththecitywillopenanewparktohonourthosewhodiedintheterribledisaster.Theparkwillalsohonourthosewhohelpedthesurvivors.OurofficewouldliketohaveyouspeaktotheparkvisitorsonJuly28at11:00am.Asyouknow,thisisthedaythequakehappenedthirty-_____yearsago.Weinvitedyoutobringyourfamilyandfriendsonthatspecialday.Sincerely,ZhangShaTangshan’snewlook2.Nowinpairsprepareashortspeech,inwhichyoushould:thankthosewhoworkedhardtorescuesurvivorsandlistsomeofthethingstheworkersdidtohelpthem;thankthosewhoworkedhardtobuildanewcity;(Forexample:theybuiltnewhomesandofficesinonlysevenyears.TheUNhonouredthemfortheirquickwork.)thankthevisitorsforlisteningtoyourspeech.Iwouldliketoexpressmythanksto…who…Here,Iwishtoexpressmythanksforthegreatefforts…I’dalsoliketothank…Nowordsarestrongenoughtoexpressour…Itwasterriblewhen…Hereareusefulsentencepattersforyou:Itseemedasif…Iremember…Ifelt…Notlongafterthat…Luckily,…Samplespeech:Goodafternoon,everyone.Mynameis….FirstlyofallIwouldliketoexpressmythankstoMrZhangShaandthecityofTangshanwhoarelettingmetalktoyou.Iwouldalsoliketothankyouallforcomingonthisspecialoccasion.Here,Iwishtoexpressmythankstotheworkerswhohelpedduringthatterribledisaster.Manythousandsworkedhardtosaveothersandtomakethemfeelmorecomfortable.I’dalsoliketothankthesoldierswhoworkeddayafterdaywithoutresttohelpthosewhoneededit.Nowweseearoundusanewcity.Nowordsarestrongenoughtoexpressmyprideatthis.HowluckyIfeeltoliveinsuchaplaceandtoseethisbeautifulnewparkwhichhonoursthesurvivorsofthequakeandthosewhosavedthem.Weareindeedthe“BraveCityofChina”.Thankyou.Howwouldyoufeelifyourhomewassuddenlydestroyedwithoutwarning?Inpairsmakealistofusefuladjectivestoexpressyourfeelings.veryshocked,frightened,veryupset,devastated,unabletounderstandwhatwashappening,confused,panic-stricken…EarthquakehappenedinSanFrancisco,1906.SanFranciscoSanFranciscoliesinnorthernCaliforniaandissurroundedonthreesidesbywater.At5:13onthemorningofApril18th,1906,thecitywasshakenbyaterribleearthquake.Agreatpartofthecitywasdestroyedandalargenumberofbuildingswereburnt.Thenumberofpeoplewholosthomesreachedasmanyas250,000.About700peoplediedintheearthquakeandthefires.ThelisteningtextisaninterviewofasurvivorofthegreatSanFranciscoearthquakeof1906.Listentothetapeandwritedownthemainidea.Youmaythinkabout:•Whoisspeaking?•Wherewasthepersonatthetime?•Whatdidthepersondo?AmanwhojustwokeupdescribedhisexperienceintheSanFranciscoearthquakeof1906.Listentothetapeandthentellwhethertheyaretrueorfalse.1.Themanwassleepingdownstairswhentheearthquakehappened.2.Manyhugebuildingswereshaking–brickswerefalling.3.Alotofpeoplewereburiedundertheruins.4.Somecowswerekilledinthefires.5.Hefeltsaferbecausehegotawayeasily.Listentothetapeagainandingroupsdiscussthesequestions.1.Whendidtheearthquakebegin?Theearthquakebeganaround5o’clockinthemorning.2.Whatdidthespeakerdoafterhewokeup?Thespeakerrushedoutsideassoonashewokeup.3.Whatdidheseeandhearoutside?Whenhegotoutsidehethoughttheworldhadcometoanend.Heheardpeoplecryingandshouting.Hesawpeoplerunningeverywhereandbricksfallingdownfrombuildings.Therewerebigfirestoo.4.Whathappenedtothemannexttohim?Themannexttohimwaskilledbybricksfallingfromanearbybuilding.5.Howdidhegetawayfromthecity?Hegotawayfromthecitybyboat.6.Whichofyouradjectivesdescribetheman’sfeelingsmostclosely?Veryshocked,devastated.1Iaskedamanstandingnex(t)tomewha(t)happened.2Someofthemha(d)brokentheirlegsandotherswereclimbinguponeachothertogetout.Readthesentencesbelowandpayattentiontoliaisonandincompleteexplosion.LookatthestampsofnewTangshanonpage30anddescribewhathadtobedonetorebuildacityafteranearthquaketoyourparents.