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(optional)themostimportantinformationdetailedinformationbackgroundorsupportinginformationwhere,when,who,what,whyandhowB3U2ReadingPupils’livessparedduringFalmontearthquake17MarchFast-readingTheLeadTheBodyTheTailescapedanearthquakeTheypractiseearthquakesafetyprocedurestwiceayearandkeptcalm.Detailed-reading1.HowmanydeathsandinjuriesdidtheearthquakecauseinFalmont?Itcaused7deathsandover200injuries.2.WhydidMissBrownquicklyopentheclassroomdoor?Shedidthisincaseitbecamedamagedduringthisshakingandcouldnotopen.FurtherthinkingThroughthisvideo,whatshouldwedoduringtheearthquake?shakeS：__________undertheirdesks,__________thelegsofthedesksT：__________

theclassroomdoorT：___________toherstudentstoexitinanorderlyline__________theirheadswithhandsS：

_________still,______calmlyandquietlyS：wentdownthestairs

and_________totheplaygroundopenedsignalledcoveringmovedheldontoremainedwaitedrushedDetailed-readingsafeandsoundWhatpersonalitiesdidMissBrownandherstudentsshowinthedisasters?Why?

MissBrownwasthoughtful.Shewascalmenoughtosensethebesttimetoescape.

Studentsarefinelytrainedbecausetheyarecalmenoughtoreactquickandcorrect.Whatdidtheteacherandstudentsdoduringtheearthquake?B3U2ReadingGirlssaves100fromtsunamiGoldshoreBeachsavedaround100peopleonthebeachfromaterribletsunami.Thebeachwasrapidlyclearedofpeople.Fast-readingTheLeadTheBodyDetailed-reading1.WhatdidSabrinanoticeabouttheseawater?Shenoticedthatthewaterwaslikethebubblesonthetopofabeerandthatitwasjustcominginandinandin.2.Whatwasherparents’firstreactionwhenSabrinawarnedthemoftheapproachingtsunami?Theythoughtshewasjoking.ReadingFAlMONT-on17March,476studentsand36teachersatFalmontPrimarySchoolescapedanearthquakethathitthecountyat2:27p.m.3月17日下午2點27分，一場地震襲擊了弗爾蒙特縣，弗爾蒙特小學發生地震，476名學生和36名教師成功逃脫。escape逃跑；逃脫ReadingOnly5studentssufferedslight

injuries,despitethecurrentfiguresof7killedandover200injuredinthedisasterareaatlarge.盡管目前整個災區有7人死亡，200多人受傷，（弗爾蒙特小學）卻只有5名學生受輕傷。slight輕微的figure數字n.injuryadj.injuredvt.injureAmbulances（救護車）tookthe________toanearbyhospital.Thiscouldseriously_______thecompany’sreputation.Anumberofbombshaveexploded,seriously________atleastfivepeople.

Shehasfailedtoshakeoff（擺脫）herstomach_______.injuredinjureinjuringinjuryReadingAliceBrown,headteacheratFalmontPrimaryschool,wasteachingwhenthefloorbegantoshake.弗爾蒙特小學的校長愛麗絲·布朗當時正在授課，這時突然地面開始晃動。headteacher校長連詞when“這時...”bedoing...when...

正在做…這時…beabouttodo...when...

剛要做…這時…=beonthepointofdoing...when...

剛要做…這時…begintodo/doingsth開始做某事ReadingHerstudents’reactionwasquickandcorrect-theymovedundertheirdesk,headfirstandheldontothelegsofthedesks.她的學生們的反應迅速而正確——他們頭朝里，鉆到課桌下面，并緊緊抓住桌腿。reactto作出反應：根據某事作出特定的反應。holdonto緊緊抓住ReadingAtthesametime,MissBrownquicklyopenedtheclassroomdoor,incaseitbecamedamagedduringtheshakingandcouldnotopen.與此同時，布朗女士迅速打開教室門，以防門在搖晃中損壞而打不開。atthesametime與此同時incase以防ReadingTherewereloudcrashesofglassbreakingandthingsfallingtotheground,butthestudentsremainedstillandwaitedcalmlyandquietly.盡管玻璃破碎、東西倒地發出陣陣巨響，但是學生們仍然一動不動，沉著冷靜地等待著。crash破碎falltotheground掉到地上remain保持still靜止的ReadingThemomenttheshakingstopped,MissBrownsenseditwasthebesttimefortheclasstomaketheirescape.震動一停止，布朗小姐就意識到這是全班同學逃生的最佳時機。Themoment…,…“一…就…”(引導時間狀語從句)thebesttimetodosth做某事的最佳時機makeone'sescape成功逃脫ReadingShesignalledtoherstudentstoexittheclassroominanorderlylinecoveringtheirheadwiththeirhands.她示意學生們用雙手護著頭，排好隊，有序離開教室。signal

sb.todosth.示意某人做某事covering伴隨ReadingWithinoneminuteandtwentyseconds,thewholeclasswentdownthestairsandrushedtotheplayground.1分20秒內，全班都跑下樓梯，沖向操場。rushto沖到ReadingSoonstudentsfromotherclassesarrivedtoo.很快，其他班的學生也來了。Afterarollcallconfirmedthatallweresafeandsound,theyrelaxed,laughing,cryingandhuggingeachother.點名確認所有人都安然無恙后，他們放松下來，笑著，哭著，互相擁抱。rollcall點名：點名的行為或實例，通常用于檢查出勤。safeandsound安然無恙Reading“Wepractiseearthquakesafetyprocedurestwiceayear,”saidMissBrown,“sothekidswerecalmenoughtoprotectthemselvesduringtheearthquake.”布朗老師說:“我們每年進行兩次地震安全程序（演練），所以孩子們在地震中能夠足夠冷靜地保護自己?！眕ractisedoingsth練習/訓練做某事adj+enough+todosthReadingNEWDALE-on30December,aseriesofhugewavescausedbyanunderseaearthquakeracedacross

theoceannearGoldshoreandleftthousandsdead.紐代爾——12月30日，一場海底地震引發的一系列巨浪席卷了金海岸附近的海洋，造成數千人死亡。aseriesof一系列race快速移動ReadingGoldshoreBeachwastheonlylocalbeachtosurvivethedisasterwithoutanylossoflife.金岸海灘是當地唯一一個沒有人員傷亡的海灘。survivethedisaster從災難中幸存loss損失ReadingA10-year-oldgirl,SabrinaAndron,helpedaround100peopleescapedangerwithherknowldgeoftsunamis.一個10歲的女孩，SabrinaAndron，利用她對海嘯的了解幫助了大約100人逃離危險。tsunamisn.海嘯；津波（tsunami的復數）/tsu??nɑ?mi/ReadingThedaybeganlikeanyotheronGoldshoreBeach.在金海岸海灘，這一天與往常一樣開始了。/那天剛開始，金海岸海灘上與往常一樣。like像anyother任何其他的ReadingPeoplewerewalking,running,orsimplysittingonthesandybeach,

enjoyingthewarmseaairandthesoftwindthatbrushedtheirhair.人們在散步、晨跑或者就是坐在沙灘上，享受著溫暖的海風和拂過發際的微風。enjoydoingsth.享受做某事brush：掠過，拂過ReadingSabrinawasoneofthehappytouristsuntilshenoticedsomethingodd.塞布麗娜是其中一個快樂的游客，直到她注意到一些奇怪的事情。notice注意到odd奇怪的Reading“Thewaterwaslikethebubbles

onthetopofabeer,”Shelaterexplained.“Itwasn’tclamanditwasn’tgoinginandthenout.Itwasjustcominginandinandin.”

“海水就像啤酒表面的泡泡，”她后來解釋說，“不平靜，也沒有涌過來，涌過去。海水只是一個勁兒地涌過來，涌過來，再涌過來?！眔nthetopof...在...的頂部ReadingSabrinahadjustlearntabouttsunamisinaGeographylesson.Itimmediately

occurredtoherthattheseweresignsofanapproachingtsunami.塞布麗娜剛在一節地理課上了解了海嘯。她立刻意識到這是海嘯即將來臨的征兆。immediately立即Itoccurredtosb+that從句某人突然想到…approaching即將到來的ReadingSabrinawasfrightened,butshesoonkeptherhead.塞布麗娜很害怕，但很快就鎮定了下來。frightened害怕的keepone’shead保持頭腦清醒ReadingShewarnedherparentsofthedanger,thoughatfirsttheyjustthoughtshew