Learn and Talk Lesson 86 7.1 Magnitude Earthquake In Mexico

Tutor: Please keep your greeting in 2 mins. And you can go through Part 5 if time allows.

Content:Part 1 Warm Up 3’Part 2 Text 7’ Part 4 Discussion 8’Part 3 Retell 3’ Part 5 After-Class Review

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Have you ever been through an earthquake?

Do you know what you should do to stay safe during an earthquake?

Tutor: Please encourage the student to answer the questions and keep this part in 3 mins.

Part 1 - Warm Up 3 mins

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MEXICO CITY - A magnitude 7.1 earthquake stunned central Mexico on Tuesday,

killing at least 138 people as buildings collapsed in plumes of dust. Thousands

fled into the streets in panic, and many stayed to help rescue those trapped.

Scores of buildings collapsed into mounds of rubble or were severely damaged

in densely populated parts of Mexico City and nearby states1. Mayor Miguel

Angel Mancera said buildings collapsed at 44 places in the capital alone.

The quake is the deadliest in Mexico since a 1985 quake on the same date killed

thousands. It came less than two weeks after another powerful quake left 90

dead in the country's south.

Mancera said at least 30 had died in Mexico City, and officials in Morelos, just to

the south, said 54 had died there.

Mexico City's international airport suspended operations and was checking

facilities for any damage2.

Alarms blared and traffic stopped around the Angel of Independence

monument on the iconic Reforma Avenue3.

7.1 Magnitude Earthquake In Mexico Words and Expressions

1. … in densely populated parts …

(with a lot of things close together)

E.g. England was once a densely wooded country.

2. … airport suspended operations …

(to stop something from being active, either temporarily or permanently)

E.g. The ferry service has been suspended for the day because of bad weather.

3. Alarms blared and traffic stopped ...

(to make an unpleasantly loud noise)

E.g. The loudspeakers blared across the square.

Tutor: Please read or let the student read the text, and explain the underlined expressions in blue.

Part 2 - Text 7 mins

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Now retell the passage by yourself based on what you’ve read.

Hints:earthquake … Mexico … collapse … panicmounds … densely … Mayordeadliest … thousands … 90 dead … roleMexico City … south … 54blared … stopped … monument

Part 3 - Retell

Tutor: Please encourage the student to retell the text. The hints are NOT necessarily needed.

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densely / suspend / blare

1. Do you live in a city with large population?

2. What would you do if your flight is stopped from being active

when you are going somewhere to travel?

3. When would you hear extremely loud alarms in your city?

Tutor: Please let the student talk freely, each question about 2 mins. Using the expressions from

today is encouraged.

1. densely

Scores of buildings collapsed into mounds

of rubble or were severely damaged in

densely populated parts of Mexico City …

2. suspend

Mexico City's international airport

suspended operations and was checking

facilities for any damage.

3. blare

Alarms blared and traffic stopped around

the Angel of Independence monument on

the iconic Reforma Avenue.

Part 4 - Discussion 8 mins

(Try to talk for at least 2 minutes for each question. You are encouraged to use the expressions that you’ve learned today. )

Expressions may be used

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After-Class Review

1. densely 密集地

with a lot of things close together

E.g. 1. Scores of buildings collapsed into mounds of rubble or were severely

damaged in densely populated parts of Mexico City and nearby states.

2. England was once a densely wooded country.

3. A grove of trees shadowed the house densely.

2. suspend 停止，暂停，中止

to stop something from being active, either temporarily or permanently

E.g. 1. Mexico City's international airport suspended operations and was checking

facilities for any damage.

2. The ferry service has been suspended for the day because of bad weather.

3. He was compelled by illness to suspend his experiment.

Review the expressions you’ve learned today and try to use them to make some sentences.

3. blare 发出（刺耳的声音）

to make an unpleasantly loud noise

E.g. 1. Alarms blared and traffic stopped around the Angel of

Independence monument on the iconic Reforma

Avenue.

2. The loudspeakers blared across the square.

3. The blare of horns could be heard in the distance.

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