Pre-Reading Activities to How to Prepare for Earthquakes

First Listening
Please listen to a short passage carefully and prepare to answer some questions.
    Many people worry about what the future holds for us. We would like to control our fate and we have been thinking of ways to control nature. In many areas of the world, like America, Japan and China, one major concern is earthquakes. How do we know when an earthquake is going to happen? Since we can’t control earthquakes, we must prepare for their coming. First, we should construct the buildings in a way that they will cause less destruction of property. Second, we must make emergency plans. Where we go, what we do and what supplies we need are only a few of the things we need to consider to prevent the loss of life. (Words: 116)
 
Second Listening
Listen to the tape again. Then answer the following questions with your own experiences.

1. Have you ever been in an earthquake? What do you think you would do first if the room started to shake? 
2. How should we prepare for earthquakes? 
3. If you were going to rent an apartment, would you like to live on the top floor or on the first floor? Explain your choice.