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y just did what they should do. →Step 4 ComparisonRead the first paragraph in this passage. Then go back and read again the first paragraph of the passage on Page 26. Compare the ways both writers give you details about the earthquakes.Several minutes later, ask the students to discuss the question in Exercise 3 on Page 66.Summary:Both writers gave similar details about the people hurt by the quake and the things it destroyed. But only Jack London saw the earthquake he wrote about and showed more feelings about the earthquake while the writer of the Tangshan quake in 1976 didn’t saw it and just gave the details.→Step 5 Reading aloudListen to the tape and read the third paragraph aloud with emotions.→Step 6 Important sentence patterns1. Never before in history has a city been so pletely destroyed.在以前的歷史上從來沒有一座城市被這么徹底地毀滅過。Never in all San Francisco’s history were her people so kind as on that terrible night.在舊金山的整個歷史上,人們從來沒有像在那個可怕的夜晚那樣友善。以上兩個句子都是倒裝句。當(dāng)表示否定意義的副詞或連詞位于句首時,句子的主語和謂語應(yīng)部分倒裝。常見的否定詞有l(wèi)ittle, never, hardly, seldom, few, scarcely, rarely, not until, no sooner等。Never have I heard of such a thing.我從未聽說過這種事。Little do I know about him.我對他所知極少。Seldom did he e to see me.他過去很少來看我。1)Little______________ about his own safety, though he was in great danger himself.A. does he care B. did he care C. he care D. he cared2)Not until all the fish died in the river______________ how serious the pollution is.A. did the villagers realize B. the villagers realizedC. the villagers did realize D. didn’t the villagers realize答案:1. B 2. A2. Amazing as it may seem, Wednesday night was a quiet night.雖然也許看上去令人驚異,但是星期三的晚上確實是一個平靜的夜晚。句子中的Amazing as it may seem是as引導(dǎo)的讓步狀語從句,相當(dāng)于Although/Though it may seem amazing。當(dāng)as引導(dǎo)讓步狀語從句時,往往要求把表語或狀語放到as的前面。當(dāng)表語為單數(shù)可數(shù)名詞時,其前面不用冠詞。Young as the boy is, he knows a lot.那個男孩雖然年輕,他懂得卻很多。Much as I like it, I will not buy it.雖然我很喜歡這東西,但不想買它。Little girl as she is, she dares to go out at night alone.雖然她是個小姑娘,卻敢晚上一個人出去?!鶶tep 7 Speaking1. Introduce the idea of a personal earthquake bag.Every student in San Francisco schools is encouraged to collect a personal earthquake bag and have it ready in case munications are disrupted after a severe earthquake and it is impossible to bring help immediately. It should contain two kinds of items:important personal and official papers。 useful items to make life easier until help arrives.The personal earthquake bag should not contain more than eight items so it is important that these are already identified and collected before the earthquake happens.2. Make some suggestions for your own personal