1．Ever since the San Francisco earthquake, all children in California have been taught what to do during an earthquake. Look at the pictures and discuss what they might have learned.

2．You are going to listen to a dialogue between a teacher and her students. Write down the three key words that they mentioned.

drop  cover   hold

3．Listen to Part 1 again. Write down the three things to do to keep safe if there is an earthquake.

1st thing I must do :

I must drop to the floor and cover my head and neck with my arms.

2nd thing I must do is

Make sure I hide under something like a table to protect myself from things falling on top of me.

3rd thing I must do:

I must hold onto the furniture so it doesn’t move away from me during the earthquake.

4．Listen to Part 2 again. Write down any other advice that you think is useful.

If you are outside, you should:

keep away from power lines, trees, signs, cars and buildings.

If you are in the living room, you should

make sure that the bookcases are fastened to the wall and the TV set is tied to a table so that they can’t move.

If you are in the house alone, you should

ring a family friend to tell them where you are and collect your personal earthquake bag.

Listening text3

PRACTISE AND PREPARE

Ever since the San Francisco earthquake, all children in California have been taught what to do during an earthquake.

T=teacher  S=student

Part 1

T: Now, students, do you remember what we should do before an earthquake comes?

S1: We must make a list of things. It should tell us what to do, where to be safe and who to contact.

T: Good. So first what should we do?

S2: We should "drop, cover and hold".

T: Excellent. Now what does that mean?

S1: We must drop to the floor and cover our heads with our hands.

T: Yes.

S2: We must cover ourselves by hiding under some furniture.

T: Right.

S3: We must hold onto the furniture so it doesn't move away from us during the earthquake.

T: Well done. So don't forget. It's always "drop, cover and hold".

Part 2

T: Now suppose you are outside when an earthquake comes. What should you do?

S3: Go to an open space away from buildings, trees or power lines.

T: Very good. What should you do if you're in the living room?

S1: I should tie the television to a table so it won't move. I should make sure that the bookcases are already tied to the wall.

T: Fine, but what should you do if you are alone when the earthquake starts?

S2: Ring a family friend to tell them where I am and collect my personal earthquake bag.

T: Quite right. You're done a great job. Now for your homework I want you to think about what to put into your earthquake bag. We'll discuss tomorrow.