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In the name of
Allah
English for Pre-university Students
Lesson 4
Earthquakes and How to survive Them
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Earthquakes and How to survive
Them
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The Earth is made up of three main layers: the crust, .1
the mantle, and the core. The crust, the layer that you EE
live on, is like the skin of an apple. It is very thin(from 6
to 30 kilometers) in comparison to the other two layers.
It is broken into many pieces called plates . These
plates float on the soft, plastic mantle below the crust.
The core , which is at the center of the earth, consists
.of heavy metals and is about 40002 centigrade. Hot
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2. The plates of the crust move along smoothly
but sometimes they stick together and create
pressure. The pressure increases and the rock
23 bends until it breaks. When this occurs, an
earthquake is the result.
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3. Earthquakes happen every day. Though ۰
millions of people may never experience an
earthquake, it is a very common happening on
this planet. So today, somewhere, an earthquake =
will occur. It may be so light that only special
instruments can record its movement; it may
shake houses, rattle windows, and change the
place of small things. It may be strong enou 3
cause damage, injury, and death. ee
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4. Itis thought that about 700 shocks each
year have this power when they occur ina
populated area. Luckily. Most of these
destructive earthquakes occur in less
populated places.
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5. Since a large number of the world’s
earthquakes each year occur along the
Pacific Ocean, this is the most probable area
for today’s earthquakes. But it could hit any
ee because no area is entirely free of
saab quakes.
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6. Saying that an earthquake is going to
happen today is not really predicting
earthquakes. So far, they cannot be predicted,
but anyone, on any day could say this and it
would be true. This is because several million
earthquakes occur each year. So, thousands
occur each day, although most are too small to
“secated. The problem is in finding the exact
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aoe and when a strong shock will happen.
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7. Earthquake prediction is a future possibility.
Just as weather organizations now forecast
floods and strong storms, the national
earthquake information centers may one day
predict earthquakes. This may some day become
a reality, but only after much more is learned
about earthquake mechanisms.
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8. Before an earthq
» All family members should know how to turn off gas, water, and
electricity.
plan family emergency procedures, and make plans for your family
to get together.
know emergency telephone numbers (doctor, hospital, police, fire
department, etc.)
Fix heavy things strongly to walls (bookshelves, mirrors, cabinets,
Never place heavy things over beds, and keep them lower than the
etc.)
head height of the shortest member of family.
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9. During an Earthq|* ke
* Stay calm.
۰ Ifyou are inside, stand in a doorway, or go under a desk
or table, away from windows or glass doors.
* Ifyou are outside, stand away from buildings, trees, and
telephone and electrical lines.
* Ifyou are on the road, drive away from underpasses and
overpasses; stop in a safe area, and stay in your car.
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10. After an Earthq|= ke
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* Check for injuries. Provide first aid.
=| * Check for gas, water, and electrical lines.
* Check for building damage and possible problems during
aftershocks.
* Clean up dangerous chemicals off the floor.
٠ Wear shoes.
* Turn on the radio, and listen for instructions from police and
fire departments.
|__» Use the telephone fore emergencies, only, __________|
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After you read
۸ . Comprehension check
1. Check your understanding. Are these statements True(T) or
False (F) or Not mentioned (N) ?
..I...1. An earthquake is the result of the crust.
.....2. There are places in which no earthquakes occur.
..F...3. Earthquakes are the most common happenings on this
planet.
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..4. Scientists will be able to predict earthquakes in fifty years.
5. Children need to know what to do in emergencies.
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2. A) What does the writer try to say in
paragraph 2? Choose one.
23 a ) what Earth is made of
b ) how an earthquake happens
c ) what happens in the crust
d ) what plates are and do
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B) In paragraph 6, The writer introduces a difficulty in
earthquake prediction. Copy down the sentence here.
23 C) Complete the following sentence.
Fortunately, most
earthquakesu-.in less populated.places....
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3. Discuses the following questions in class.
1. Can you name some of the things people
should do to reduce the damage of an
a earthquake?
2. Do you know what countries are the most
probable areas for earthquakes to happen?
3. Are earthquakes always frightening? Why?
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B. Sentence Function
Imagine that an earthquake happens while
you are in the classroom. Tell your friend
what to do. You can use the "WHAT TO
DQY Rae ۹ Stand in doorway, go under the
desk, etc.
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C. Reading Skills
1. Look at the table below. Find a few examples for each
punctuation mark in this and the previous lessons. Then
write about the function of each.
: Examples in this punctuation
functions
lesson mark
To separate words in a list.
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extra information.
To introduce a list of items.
۳ ocd. Paragraph 1, line 1
In direct speech.
Colon
To separate main clauses without Paragraph 3, line 4
comma and conjunction. Semicolon
To define a word.
When there is no answer. ۳
When there is no room to continue
the rest of a sentence or a word.
Dash
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2. What do the following words from the text mean?
Meaning Word
Layer
Cabinet
Mechanism
Underpass
Overpass
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D. Vocabulary Review
Choosing a pair of words having a similar relationship as the pairs in
each item.
1. happen: occur EE
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a. bend: stick b. reduce: release 0)
forecast: predict
2. entirely: completely
a. surely: certainly b. smoothly: suddenly 6
exactly: probably
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crust: earth .3
A. flood: river b. tree: garden
skin: apple
lazy: hard-working .4
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A. angry: calm
concerned: worried
metal: hard .5
A. bone: soft
weather: cold
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Grammar Digest
enough + noun(ewl) + infinitive
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مصدر با)م) infinitive
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object) + infinitive
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'So + adjective/ adverb[x 820)
That clause
Noun + that clause
USuch 2 ترکیبوصفی( ( + that
clause
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Grammar Practice
1. Use so, such, enough, or too in the blanks in the following
sentences. 50
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damage. gh
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2. The building was strong .......... . It was not destroyed during the
earthquake. so
3. The injured man was ....such. Heavy for me ti carry .
4. The weather was ..............6 Hot that we couldn't stay outside.
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2. Choose the right word from the parentheses and combine the
following sentences.
1. The teachor spoke لگ The students couldn*t و him.(so/
such) tha’
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2. It waged hot day. We decided to go ۳ such)
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3. That dress looks expefipive/Sheila ere oe it. (too/ enough)
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5. The room is large. It can hold at teas’ guess (too/ enough)
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3. All of the following sentences contain an error. Underline the errors and then
correct them.
1. The man did not have experience enough to do the job well.
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2. The instructions weré such simple that even children could learn them
easily. 50
3: معرقة terrible weather that we spent the whole day indoors. EE
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4. The situation after the flood/was too bad that I can‘t explain it.
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5. Some people are not too-fast to take immediate action during
emergencies. enoug
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The End