Task 3
Sum up the main idea of each part of the passage.
(choose one word to describe)
Part 1: para 1
(before the earthquake)
signs damage rescue
Part 2: para 2&3
Retell the passage according to the key words.
1.strange things, 2.water,rose and fell, smelly gas 3.nervous 4.at 3:42 am, shake 5.It seemed as if…at an end 6.1/3 of the nation 7. in 15 seconds, lay in ruins 8.more than 400,000, injured 9.But all hope was not lost. 10…..came to help 11.slowly,breathe
2. What does “them” in the sentence “No wind, however, could blow them away.” (in Paragraph 3) refer to? A. Red autumn leaves. B. Bricks on the ground. C. Bodies of dead animals. D. Sand in the wells.
But all hope was not lost. Soldiers and the rescue workers came to help . Slowly, the city began to ____________ breathe ________again.