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New Horizon College English Book 3
新视野大学英语3
School of Foreign Studies
外国语学院
Earth
满江红《和郭沫若同志》
多少事， So many deeds cry out to be done,
从来急； And always urgently;
天地转， The world rolls on,
光阴迫。 Time presses.
Ten thousand years are too long,
一万年太久，
只争朝夕。 Seize the day, seize the hour!
Earth
地球属于银河系太阳系，处在金星与火星之间，是太
阳系中距离太阳第三近的行星，有一颗卫星。地球是
目前发现第一个具有生命个体的行星。
银河系: the Galaxy
(also the Milky Way)
太阳系: the solar system
行星: planet
卫星: satellite
水星Mercury
金星Venus 地球Earth 火星Mars
木星Jupiter
土星Saturn 天王星Uranus
海王星Neptune 冥王星Pluto
Earth
地球，可分为三层。
中心层是地核；中
间是地幔；外层是
地壳。
地核: core
地幔: mantle
地壳: crust
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.
地震（earthquake）又称地动、地振动，是地壳
快速释放能量过程中造成振动，期间会产生地震
波的一种自然现象。
Unit 6: Section A
How to Prepare for
Earthquakes
Contents
• New Words
• Structure and writing device
• Passage Reading
• Activity
• Assignments
1. Detect:
发现，查出 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 派生词
detective
detection
detectable
I. New Words
2. Wax:
a. 蜡 (名词)
b. 变大,增强 (动词) become bigger and stronger (vi.)
Example
1. The moon is
waxing.
Antonym 反义词 wane
常见用法：waxwork, wax museum
(literary) wax and wane阴晴圆缺，兴衰枯荣
e.g. The popularity of the stars waxed and
waned.
I. New Words
3. Horizontal/Vertical:
horizontal 水平的
vertical
垂直的
Horizontal line
flat and level (adj.)
Vertical line
Diagonal line
Parallel lines
I. New Words
4. Spade :
锹
a tool used for digging (n.)
Idiom 1: call a spade a spde 实事求是
e.g.
Let’s call
a spade a spade.
Idiom2: in spades 大量，非常
e.g. She’s had bad luck in
came out.
spades since the film
I. New Words
4. Spade :
（纸牌中的）黑桃
Suits 花色
Heart 红心
Club
梅花
Diamond方块
Spade 黑桃
I. New Words
4. Spade :
（纸牌中的）黑桃
Jack Queen King Ace Joker
I. New Words
5. chaos:
混乱, 无序
a state of confusion and disorder (n.)
Collocation 搭配用法
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.
I. New Words
5. chaos:
混乱, 无序
a state of confusion and disorder (n.)
Collocation 搭配用法
3. in chaos :
e.g. Six months after the revolution, the
country is still in chaos.
I. New Words
Contents
• New Words
• Structure and writing device
• Passage Reading
• Activity
• Assignments
Text
Structure
Para. 1
predict when an earthquake is going to happen.
To _______
Para. 2
prevent the great destruction of property
To _______
caused by earthquakes.
prepare for the possibility of a great earthquake.
Paras. 3~6 To __________
Para. 7
Even if prediction becomes possible, people still
have to do their best to prevent disasters by
improving building structures
being
_______
__________ and by _______
personally
prepared .
__________________
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.
Contents
• New Words
• Structure and writing device
• Passage Reading
• Activity
• Assignments
First part : Para 1
To predict when an eartthquake is going to happen
Questions
1.What have the scientists done in Japan in
order to detect movements?
2.What have the Chinese traditionally
done about earthquakes?
Passage Reading
First part : Para 1
To predict when an eartthquake is going to happen
Language Pionts
1.The Chinese have traditionally watched
animals and plants for warning signs of
earthquakes. (Line4)
2. …there were reports of large schools of
fish swimming near the surface of the
water. (Line10)
Passage Reading
1. Watch for:
a. watch…for: look at or observe something for
b. watch for sb or sth. : wait for 观察等待(某人出现或某事发生)
Example
1. The cat was on the wall, watching
for
the birds.
2. 他们在等待适当时机。
They are
watching for the right moment.
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
I. New Words
Second part : Para 2
To prevent the great destruction caused by earthquakes
Questions
1.How are most of the people killed in
earthquakes?
2.What do architects do to prevent
property damage?
Passage Reading
Third part : Para 3-6
To prepare for the possibility of a great earthquakes
Questions
1.What should people in areas where
earthquakes are common to prepare
their houses?
2.What is the sensible way to keep all the
family members informed of each other
in a large earthquake-stricken city?
Passage Reading
Third part : Para 3-6
To prepare for the possibility of a great earthquakes
Language Pionts
1.If an earthquake happens in a big city,
many of the telephone lines within the
city are likely to be down. (Line55)
Passage Reading
1. down:
a. not working
停止运行
b. unhappy or sad 情绪低落,沮丧
Example
1. My computer was down this morning.
2. All the problems are getting her down.
3. I feel a bit down today.
I. New Words
Fouth part : Para 7
Conclusion: Improving building structure and being
personally prepared
Questions
1.What should be a major emphasis for all
government programs and earthquakerelated reaserch projects?
Passage Reading
Contents
• New Words
• Structure and writing device
• Passage Reading
• Activity
• Assignments
IV Activity
Look at the pictures and try to name the
disasters caused by earthquakes?
Effects/impacts of earthquakes
Landslides ：泥石流
Avalanches: 雪崩
Tsunami： 海啸
Human impacts:
loss of life, property damage, road and bridge
damage, and collapse of buildings.
Contents
• New Words
• Structure and writing device
• Passage Reading
• Activity
• Assignments
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.
Thanks for your attention