Unit4 Natural Disasters Reading and Thinking （ppt课件） -2024新人教版（2019）《高中英语》必修第一册.rar

1、The Night The Earth Didnt SleepUnit 4 (period 2)Reading and Thinkingcollect and master some words and phrases to describe a natural disaster.catch the key information and draw a mind map.appreciate the language for description and apply it to practice.know the events,damage,loss and rescue measures

2、of a natural disaster,and know the events,damage,loss and rescue measures of a natural disaster,and hold a strong belief that disasters have no mercy,but humans do.hold a strong belief that disasters have no mercy,but humans do.Learning objectivesWhats the meaning of the title?What happened?Lead-in

3、What do you see?How do you feel?Lead-in An Earthquakeshockedscaredfrighteneddestroy injurecrack fall downWhen?An EarthquakeWhere?What?The passage mainly talks about a terrible _ (what?)that happened in _(where?)in_(when?)and caused great _ to people.(What result?)earthquakeTangshan1976damage While r

4、eading:Read for main ideaWhat happened?Whats the main idea of each paragraph?While reading:Read for main ideaRead the passage quickly.Find the topic sentence of each paragraph.Then summarise each paragraph in one phrase based on its topic sentence.tips:Strange things were happening in the countrysid

5、e of northeastern Hebei.For several days,the water in the village wells rose and fell,rose and fell.There were deep cracks that appeared in the well walls.At least one well had some smelly gas coming out of it.Chickens and even pigs were too nervous to eat,and dogs refused to go inside buildings.Mic

6、e ran out of the fields looking for places to hide,and fish jumped out of the water.At about 3:00 a.m.,on 28 July1976,bright lights were seen in the sky outside of the city of Tangshan and loud noises were heard.But the citys one million people were asleep as usual that night.At 3:42 a.m.,everything

7、 began to shake.It seemed as if the world were coming to an end!Eleven kilometres directly below the city,one of the most deadly earthquakes of the 20th century had begun,a quake that even caused damage more than 150 kilometres away in Beijing.Nearly one third of the whole nation felt it!A huge crac

8、k,eight kilometres long and 30 metres wide,cut across houses,roads and waterways.Hard hills of rock became rivers of dirt.In less than one minute,a large city lay in ruins.Two thirds of the people who lived there were dead or injured.Thousands of children were left without parents.The number of peop

9、le who were killed or badly injured in the quake was more than 400,000.Everywhere survivors looked,there was nothing but ruins.Nearly everything in the city was destroyed.About 75 percent of the citys factories and buildings,90 percent of its homes,and all of its hospitals were gone.Bricks covered t

10、he ground like red autumn leaves,but no wind could blow them away.Most bridges had fallen or were not safe to cross.The railway trackes were now useless pieces of metal.Tens of thousands of cows,hundreds of thousands of pigs,and millions of chickens were dead.Sand now filled the wells instead of wat

11、er.People were in shock-and then,later that afternoon,another bit quake shook Tangshan again.Even more buildings fell down.Water,food,and electricity were hard to get.People began to wonder how long the disaster would last.para.1:Warning signs before the earthquakepara.2:The _ of the big earthquakep

12、ara.3:The immediate _ of the earthquake.happeningeffects But hope was not lost.Soon after the quakes,the army sent 150,000 soldiers to Tangshan to dig out those who were trapped and to bury the dead.More than 10,000 doctors and nurses came to provide medical care.Workers built shelters for survivors

13、 whose homes had been destroyed.Hundreds of thousands of people were helped.Water and food were brought into the city by train,truck,and plane.Slowly,the city began to breathe again.Tangshan started to revive itself and get back up on its feet.With strong support from the government and the tireless

14、 efforts of the citys people,a new Tangshan was built upon the earthquake ruins.The new city has become a home to more than seven million people,with great improvements in transportation,industry,and environment.Tangshan city has proved to China and the rest of the world that in times of disaster,pe

15、ople must unify and show the wisdom to stay positive and rebuild for a brighter future.para.4:The _ work.para.5:The _ of the city.rescuerevival 1:warning signs before the earthquakes2:the happening of the big earthquake.3:the immediate effects of the earthquake.4:the rescue work5:the revival of the

16、city.during the earthquake after the earthquakebefore the earthquakeWhile-reading While reading:Read for main ideaThe text is organized in _ order.time signsdamagerescuerevivalPart 1:the signs before the earthquake Strange things were happening in the countryside of northeastern Hebei.For several da

17、ys,the water in the village wells rose and fell,rose and fell.There were deep cracks that appeared in the well walls.At least one well had some smelly gas coming out of it.Chickens and even pigs were too nervous to eat,and dogs refused to go inside buildings.Mice ran out of the fields looking for pl

18、aces to hide,and fish jumped out of the water.At about 3:00 a.m.,on 28 July1976,bright lights were seen in the sky outside of the city of Tangshan and loud noises were heard.But the citys one million people were asleep as usual that night.While reading:Read for detailsWhat were the strange things th

19、at were happening before the earthquake?water well wallsChickens and even pigsdogsMicefishbright lights loud noiseswarningunawareunpreparedasleepHow did people feel?Collect the details and prepare for your mind map.Strange happenings rising and falling water cracked well wallabnormal animalsbright l

20、ightsunawareunprepared Peoples feelingloud noisessmelly gasBeforePart1Part1naturehumanusualunusualPart 2:The damage during the earthquake At 3:42 a.m.,everything began to shake.It seemed as if the world were coming to an end!Eleven kilometres directly below the city,one of the most deadly earthquake

21、s of the 20th century had begun,a quake that even caused damage more than 150 kilometres away in Beijing.Nearly one third of the whole nation felt it!A huge crack,eight kilometres long and 30 metres wide,cut across houses,roads and waterways.Hard hills of rock became rivers of dirt.In less than one

22、minute,a large city lay in ruins.Two thirds of the people who lived there were dead or injured.Thousands of children were left without parents.The number of people who were killed or badly injured in the quake was more than 400,000.Everywhere survivors looked,there was nothing but ruins.Nearly every

23、thing in the city was destroyed.About 75 percent of the citys factories and buildings,90 percent of its homes,and all of its hospitals were gone.Bricks covered the ground like red autumn leaves,but no wind could blow them away.Most bridges had fallen or were not safe to cross.The railway trackes wer

24、e now useless pieces of metal.Tens of thousands of cows,hundreds of thousands of pigs,and millions of chickens were dead.Sand now filled the wells instead of water.People were in shock-and then,later that afternoon,another big quake shook Tangshan again.Even more buildings fell down.Water,food,and e

25、lectricity were hard to get.People began to wonder how long the disaster would last.While reading:Read for detailsWhy did the writer use so many numbers in the text?3:42 am The quake even caused damage more than 150 kilometres away in Beijing.One third of the whole nation felt it.A huge crack was 8

26、kilometres long and thirty metres wide Two thirds of the people in Tangshan died or were injured.The number of people who were killed or injured reached more than 400,000.75%of the citys factories and buildings and 90%of its homes were gone.Tens of thousands of,hundreds of thousands of,millions of 3

27、:43 amin less than one minute to show the earthquake was very _ and it _ to people and the city.to make the article more _ and _.powerfulcaused a lot of damageconvincingshockingPart 2:The damage during the earthquake Everywhere survivors looked,there was nothing but ruins.Nearly everything in the ci

28、ty was destroyed.About 75 percent of the citys factories and buildings,90 percent of its homes,and all of its hospitals were gone.Bricks covered the ground like red autumn leaves,but no wind could blow them away.Most bridges had fallen or were not safe to cross.The railway trackes were now useless p

29、ieces of metal.Tens of thousands of cows,hundreds of thousands of pigs,and millions of chickens were dead.Sand now filled the wells instead of water.People were in shock-and then,later that afternoon,another bit quake shook Tangshan again.Even more buildings fell down.Water,food,and electricity were

30、 hard to get.People began to wonder how long the disaster would last.While reading:Read for detailsHow did people feel?shockedhopelessCollect the details and draw your mind map(group work).Requirments:1.a topic in the center2.some branches3.key words4.the storylineOPENBest wishes!奖励5分OPENBest wishes

31、!免抄写作业一次Part 3:The rescue and the revival after the earthquake.But hope was not lost.Soon after the quakes,the army sent 150,000 soldiers to Tangshan to dig out those who were trapped and to bury the dead.More than 10,000 doctors and nurses came to provide medical care.Workers built shelters for sur

32、vivors whose homes had been destroyed.Hundreds of thousands of people were helped.Water and food were brought into the city by train,truck,and plane.Slowly,the city began to breathe again.Tangshan started to revive itself and get back up on its feet.With strong support from the government and the ti

33、reless efforts of the citys people,a new Tangshan was built upon the earthquake ruins.The new city has become a home to more than seven million people,with great improvements in transportation,industry,and environment.Tangshan city has proved to China and the rest of the world that in times of disas

34、ter,people must unify and show the wisdom to stay positive and rebuild for a brighter e back to life or recover While reading:Read for detailsWho came to the rescue?What did they do?How did people feel?Collect the details and prepare for your mind map.DetailsDetailsThe armyDoctors and NursesWorkersg

35、overnmentssent soldiers to _ _those who were_and to_ the dead.dig outtrappedburycame to _medical care.providebuilt _for survivors whose homes had been destroyedsheltersWith strong _ from the government and the tireless_of the citys people,a new Tangshan was built.supporteffortshopelesshopeful1.TheTh

36、e night the earth night the earth didnt sleepdidnt sleep.(title).(title)2.For three days the water in the village wells rose and fell,rose and fell.For three days the water in the village wells rose and fell,rose and fell.(L(L2 2)3.It seemed as if the world was It seemed as if the world was at an en

37、dat an end.(L.(L8 8)4.Bricks covered the ground Bricks covered the ground likelike red autumn leaves.(L20)red autumn leaves.(L20)While reading:Read for writing style and language features1.Explore the figure of speech（修辞格（修辞格)in the following sentences.personification(拟人拟人)repetition(反复反复)simile(比喻)

38、exaggeration(夸张夸张)Function:to make the description _.more vivid and expressiveLiterary While reading:Read for writing style and language features Function:to make the description _.real and convincing1 minute150kilometres 8&302/375%,90%400,0003:42 am11 kilometres2.Documentary the features of literar

39、y journalismTimelyDocumentaryLiteraryThe featuresof language Post-reading:Summary Several days before July 28,1976,many strange things happened in Tangshan.The well walls had deep cracks.Some _(smell)gas came out of them,and animals were too nervous _ (eat).At 3:42 a.m._ the morning of that day,the

40、earth began to shake.It seemed _ the world was coming at an end.More people were killed or _(injure)and more buildings _ (fall)down.In less than one minute,the whole city lay in _(ruin).Soldiers were sent to help dig out those who were _(trap)and to bury the dead.The city began to _(breath)again.Wit

41、h the strong support from the government and the tireless efforts of the citys people,a new Tangshan _(build)upon the earthquake ruins.smellyto eatonas ifinjuredfellruinstrappedbreathewas built Post-reading:Tangshans new lookFaced with natural disasters,people must _ and show the_ to stay_ and _ for

42、 a brighter future.unifywisdom positiverebuild Post-reading:Tangshans change Post-reading:Discussion What other cities or towns have gone through similar changes?What lessons can we learn from these events?In China,Wenchuan county was also struck by a big earthquake on May 12th,2008.It can be said i

43、t is one of the largest earthquakes in the world.People there work hard and make an effort to make Wenchan a happy place to live.After fourteen years of development,people there lead a happy and peaceful life.Whatever happens in life,there is always hope so long as we have dreams.The more people,the

44、 more strength.众人拾柴火焰高。众人拾柴火焰高。众人拾柴火焰高。众人拾柴火焰高。Union is strength.团结就是力量。团结就是力量。团结就是力量。团结就是力量。A man can be destroyed,but not defeated.一个人可以被毁灭，却不能被打败。一个人可以被毁灭，却不能被打败。一个人可以被毁灭，却不能被打败。一个人可以被毁灭，却不能被打败。signs damage rescue&revival|before during after Assignment:Retell the story according to the mind map.The change ofpeoples feelingunawareshockedhopelesshopeful