Unit 4 Natural disasters Reading and Thinking ppt课件-（2019）新人教版高中英语必修第一册 (1).pptx

1、The Night the Earth Didnt SleepUnit 4Reading and Thinking1. Lead students to find out the topic sentences and understand the basic information of the Tangshan earthquake through reading .2. Enable students to sort out the details of the paragraph.AIMS:01010202Lead inReadingCONTENTSPart01Lead inLook

2、at the photos!Do you know what these disasters are?5 54 43 32 21 1earthquakewildfireflood tornadotsunami earthquakevideo timeHow much do you know about Tangshan earthquake?Part02ReadingREADING TASKS:TASK 1: How is the passage organized?(general)(In what order is the passage written?)TASK2: Find out

3、the topic sentence of each paragraph and the supporting details. And what was the reaction of the people in the city.(detailed)TASK3: Discussion(further thinking)TASK 1: How is the passage organized?(In what order is the passage written?)TASK 1: How is the passage organized?The passage is organized

4、in the order of time. _ before the earthquake_ during the earthquake_ after the earthquakeTASK 1: How is the passage organized?The passage is organized in the order of time. before the earthquakeduring the earthquakeafter the earthquakethe warning signs (para1)the damage (para2-3)the rescue andthe r

5、evival (para 4-5)Task2: Find out the topic sentence of each paragraph and the supporting details. And what was the reaction of the people in the city.Para. 1 Strange things were happening.(list the details) (the warning signs before the earthquake) Time Place Events Sense _ for _ in the village well

6、 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Para. 1 Strange things were happening. (the warning signs before the earthquake) Time(when) Place(where) Events(what) Sense(how) for several days in the village well well water(rose and fell); well walls (had deep cracks); a smelly gas came out of. in the farmyards chickens and

7、pigs (nervous to eat ;) dogs refused to go inside buildings; mice ran out (looking for places to hide); fish(jumped out of.) at about3:00 am in the skybright lights on July 28,1976 outside the city loud noises People were asleep as usual that night. SIGHT +SMELL +HEARINGignorantPara2. It seemed as i

8、f the world were coming to an end. (the damage to the city and the people) (list the details) city people Para2. It seemed as if the world were coming to an end. (the damage to the city and the people) city people 1. a huge crack( 8 kilometers long 1.two thirds of the people and 30 metres wide) were

9、 dead or injured2. rivers of dirt (hard hills of rock) 2.thousands of homeless children 3. ruins (in less than one minute) 3. more than 400, 000 dead or seriously injured people Specific figures(准确的数据)&General figures(模糊的数据) A. To show the disastrous destruction and suffering B. To make the passage

10、true and convincingPara.3 There was nothing but ruins. Nearly everything in the city was destroyed.(the damage to the city and the people) 1._ 1. were gone 2._ 2. fell; were not safe to cross; were useless 3._ 3. would never give milk again; were dead 4._ 4. were hard to get Para.3 There was nothing

11、 but ruins. Nearly everything in the city was destroyed.(the damage to the city and the people) 1. 1. were gone 2. 2. fell; were not safe to cross; were useless 3. 3. were dead 4. 4. were hard to get People were in shock and began to wonder how long the disaster would last.To history, these were jus

12、t figures; but to us, these were lives.buildingstransportsuppliesanimals Further thinking:What was peoples feeling at that time?People felt shocked and hopeless. They were both physically destroyed and mentally damaged.Para.4. Hope was not lost. (the rescue work after the earthquake.) _ (to offer ti

13、mely help) 1. 150,000 soldiers 1. to dig out the trapped and to bury the dead 2. more than 10,000 2. to provide medical care. doctors and nurses 3. the rescue workers 3. built shelters for survivors. _ (to accept timely help) 1. Hundreds of thousands of people were helped. 2. Water and food were bro

14、ught into the city.Slowly, the city began to breathe again.being physically and mentally rebuiltcome back to liferecoverPassive voiceActive voicePara5. Tangshan started to revive itself and get back on its feet. (the revival of the city.) support from the government a new Tangshan was built efforts

15、of people improvements in transportation, a home to more than 7 million people industry, and environment In times of disaster, people must unify and show the wisdom to stay positive and rebuild for a better future.HOPEFULREASONSRESULTSTHE CHANGE OF PEOPLES REACTION AND ATTITUDEDiscussionWhy did Tang

16、shan earthquake cause such great losses?The magnitude of the Tangshan earthquake is 7.8.People took no notice of the signs before the earthquake.People didnt make good preparations for the earthquake.They lack knowledge about how to survive the earthquake. The buildings were not strong enough to res

17、ist the shake of the earth. 1. Draw the outline of the main structure2.Find out topic sentences and analyze the detailed information3. Disucssion HOMEWORKRetellRetell the passage according to the the passage according to the key words , topic sentences and key words , topic sentences and the detailed information we have the detailed information we have analyzed in this class.analyzed in this class.