Knowledge goals

1.Important words and phrases:

title, reporter, bar, damage, frightened, frightening, congratulation, judge, sincerely, express, outline, headline, cyclist

2.Important sentences£º

£¨1£©. The sound of planes could be heard outside the city of Tangshan even when no planes were in the sky.

£¨2£©. Thousands of families were killed and        many children were left without parents.

Ability goals

Enable the Ss to learn some important patterns.

Emotional goals

Enable the Ss to know more about earthquakes