1、Describe a natural disasterUnit 4 Natural DisastersUnit 4 Natural DisastersReading and Reading and thinkingthinking01Warming upActivity 1:Describe what can happen to a city during a big earthquake?fall downlie in ruinsinjureddestroyedhomelesskilled 02Pre-readingActivity 2:Look at the title and tell
2、what information it conveys.DIDNT SLEEPAn earthquakeTHE NIGHT THE EARTH 03While-readingActivity 3:Skim the text quickly and try to summarize the main idea of each paragraph.Focus:topic sentenceThe first or two sentences of each paragraph.Para1:_Para2:_Para3:_Para4:_Para5:_Warning signs before the ea
3、rthquake.Para1:Warning signs before the earthquake.Para2:Para3:Para4:Para5:The happening of the big earthquake.The immediate effect of the earthquake.The rescue work.The revival of the city.Underline the topic sentenceActivity 4:Read the text carefully and find the supporting details of each paragra
4、ph.Strange thingscitywellThe water_.The well walls _.Smelly gas _.Bright lights _.Loud noises _.animalsThe chickens and pigs _.The dogs _.The mice_.The fish_.VSpeoplecitypeople_ below the city,the earthquake began.caused damage more than _ away in Beijing.A huge crack _ cut acrossIn less than _ a la
5、rge city lay in ruins.Nearly_ of the whole nation felt it._ children were left without parents._ the people were dead or injured.More than _were killed or badly injured.So many numbers are used to show the earthquake was very serious and it caused a lot of damage to people and the city.cityFactories
6、 and buildings,homes and hospitals_.Bricks _.Bridges _.Railway tracks _.animalspeopleCows,pigs,chickens_.Water,food,and electricity_.Why?Why?RescueworkThe soldier _.Doctors and nurses _.Workers_.Water and food_.cityA new Tangshan_.A home to more than _.Great improvements in _.peoplestrong support fr
7、om the governmentthe tireless efforts of the citys peopleWhat?What?04Post-readingActivity 5:Complete the mind map with your partner and infer the change of peoples feeling.The Tangshan EarthquakeBut hope was not lost.Slowly,the city began to breathe again.People were shocked.People began to wonder h
8、ow long the disaster would last.before the earthquakeduring the earthquakeafter the earthquakethe signsthe happeningthe rescuefeeling _ feeling _ shocked,hopelesshopeful.a new Tangshan was built upon the earthquake ruins.The citys one million people were asleep as usual that night.feeling _ positive
9、the rebuildingfeeling _ unawarethe damage05Role-playWhat did you seeWhat did you hear before/during/after the earthquake?How did you feelActivity 6:Role-play(the reporter,the survivor)to present an interview after Tangshan earthquake.Base the interview on the learning material.Where were you when the earthquake began?When/where did the earthquake happened?How long did the earthquake last?How many people were dead or injured?06Homework Suppose you are a survivor,write a passage to describe the Tangshan earthquake.Thank you for your attention!
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