Unit 6 Section a I Background Knowledge The Great Hanshin Earthquake Disaster At 5: 46: 51 AM, on January 17, 1995, a magnitude 7.2 earthquake occurred around Kobe City in Japan. The earthquake magnitude was defined by the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) The earthquake was named "the 1995 South Hyogo Prefecture Earthquake"(or the 1995 Hyogoken Nanbu Earthquake) by JMA. It was also referred to as"the Great Hanshin Earthquake Disaster"by the Japanese government II. Text Analysis The essay focuses on one central theme; earthquake prediction,(paral)prevention( para2) and preparation(para3--6). One characteristic writing technique that runs throughout the writing is a general statement supported by detail Para. 1 Ideally, people would like to know when an earthquake is going to happen and how bad it will be Para 2: This part deals with how to prevent the great destruction of property caused by Topic sentence: People would also like to be able to prevent the great destruction of property caused by earthe Para3-6This part is about how people need to prepare themselves for the possibility of a great Topic: People in areas where earthquakes are common need to prepare for the possibility of a great earthquake Para 7, This part serves as a conclusion: even if prediction becomes possible in the future, people still have to do their best to prevent disasters by improving building structures and by being rsonally prepared II. Language points 1.观察某物以获取…/小心等待 to watch sth. for ../to watch for (L. 4) 他一直在等待着恰当的时机来表达对她的爱慕之情 He has been watching for the right moment to express his feeling of love for her 2爬出……/有 结果 come out of (L 6) 你的好心自然会有好报 Good reward will certainly come out of your good intention 3.据报道说以异常的方式做某事 to be reported to do sth in unusual patterns (L. 9) 据报道说他们在以不寻常的方式庆祝胜利, They are reported to be celebrating their victory in unusual patternsUnit 6 Section A I. Background Knowledge The Great Hanshin Earthquake Disaster: At 5:46:51 AM, on January 17, 1995, a magnitude 7.2 earthquake occurred around Kobe City in Japan. The earthquake magnitude was defined by the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA). The earthquake was named “the 1995 South Hyogo Prefecture Earthquake” (or the 1995 Hyogoken Nanbu Earthquake) by JMA. It was also referred to as “the Great Hanshin Earthquake Disaster” by the Japanese government. II. Text Analysis The essay focuses on one central theme; earthquake prediction,(para1) prevention(para2) and preparation(para3--6). One characteristic writing technique that runs throughout the writing is a general statement supported by details. Para. 1 Ideally, people would like to know when an earthquake is going to happen and how bad it will be. Para 2;This part deals with how to prevent the great destruction of property caused by earthquakes? Topic sentence：People would also like to be able to prevent the great destruction of property caused by earthquakes. Para3--6This part is about how people need to prepare themselves for the possibility of a great earthquake. Topic：People in areas where earthquakes are common need to prepare for the possibility of a great earthquake. Para 7;This part serves as a conclusion: even if prediction becomes possible in the future, people still have to do their best to prevent disasters by improving building structures and by being personally prepared. III. Language Points 1. 观察某物以获取······ / 小心等待 to watch sth. for… / to watch for (L. 4) 他一直在等待着恰当的时机来表达对她的爱慕之情。 He has been watching for the right moment to express his feeling of love for her. 2.爬出······ / 有······ 结果 to come out of (L. 6) 你的好心自然会有好报。 Good reward will certainly come out of your good intention. 3. 据报道说以异常的方式做某事 to be reported to do sth. in unusual patterns (L. 9) 据报道说他们在以不寻常的方式庆祝胜利。 They are reported to be celebrating their victory in unusual patterns