1、Unit 4 EarthquakesJack London (1876 1916) was an American author who wrote The Call of the Wild, White Fang, and The Sea Wolf along with many other popular books. Read the story and answer the question.How many times is the word “gone” used in the first paragraph? Why did Jack London do so? Three ti
2、mes.He wanted to make it clear that the earthquake had caused almost total devastation of this once beautiful, young city.Read the story and find the authors point of view.1.Write an adjective to describe how the author felt about the earthquake and what it did. Why did you choose this word? _Shocke
3、dLondon is both greatly surprised and frightened by what he sees, so “shocked” is a good word to describe his feelings.2. Write an adjective to describe how the author felt about the people during the earthquake. Why did you choose this word? _sadLondon knows that many families lost their loved ones
4、 and all their possessions.on Page 67Every student in San Francisco schools are encouraged to collect a personal earthquake bag and have it ready in case communications are disrupted after a severe earthquake and it is impossible to bring help immediately. It should contain two kinds of items.u Important personal and official papers; u useful items to make life easier until help arrives.In pairs you are to choose eight things from the list below to put into your personal earthquake bag. Make sure that you only take essential things with you. They must last you five days.
