1、Unit 4 Natural Disasters Identify the language features of literary journalism and the structures of the text. Appreciate the figures of speech and writing skills used in the text. Grasp and use some words and phrases to describe a natural disaster. 目标 MENU Leading-in While-class After-class Part.1
2、Leading-inPart.1 Leading-in Leading in A city can be damaged in the earthquake. The electricity can go down. The water can unsafe to drink. Fires can start. People can panic or get severely injured. Part.2 While-classPart.2 While-class Paragraph 1: _ Read the text carefully and then write down the m
3、ain idea of each paragraph. Paragraph 4: _ Warning signs before the earthquake. Paragraph 2: _ Paragraph 3: _ Paragraph 5: _ The happening of the big earthquake. The great damage of the earthquake. The rescue work. The revival of the city. TimeDetails Before the earth-quake For several days1.Water i
4、n the village wells _ . 2. _ appeared in the well walls. 3. _come out of the cracks. 4. Chickens and pigs were _ nervous _ eat, and dogs refused _ buildings. 5. Mice _ the fields. 6. Fish _ the water. At about 3:00 a.m. on July 28,1976 1. _appeared in the sky. 2. _ were heard. rose and fellrose and
5、fell Deep cracksDeep cracks Smelly gasSmelly gas ran out ofran out of jumped out ofjumped out of Bright lights Bright lights Loud noisesLoud noises Para 1 Signs before the earthquakePara 1 Signs before the earthquake to go insideto go inside tootoo toto damage a huge crack hills More than 400,000 pe
6、ople bridges the railway tracks factories, buildings, homes hospitals bricks wells Water, food, and electricy cut across houses, roads and waterways became rivers of dirt fell and were not safe to cross useless pieces of metal gone covered the ground like red autumn leaves filled with sand instead o
7、f water were hard to get were killed or injured. Para 2-3 Para 2-3 Who? Who? And And what did what did they do?they do? soldiers soldiers workersworkers doctors and doctors and nursesnurses Para 4 the rescue workPara 4 the rescue work 1. Who came to help?1. Who came to help? 2.What did they do?2.Wha
8、t did they do? dug out the people dug out the people who who were were trapped, trapped, and and buried buried the deadthe dead provided medical careprovided medical care built shelters for built shelters for survivorssurvivors Slowly, the city began to breath again. Para 5 the revival of the cityPa
9、ra 5 the revival of the city WhatWhat do you think helped revival of Tangshan city? do you think helped revival of Tangshan city? Strong support from Strong support from the government the government the tireless efforts ofthe tireless efforts of the citys people the citys people While-class 1.The n
10、ight the earth didnt sleep. Slowly,the city began to breathe again.(personification 拟人;to make the language vivid and expressive,and resonate with readers) While-class 2.the water in the village wells rose and fell,rose and fell.(repetition重复;to make the description more vivid and involve the reader
11、s in the atmosphere) While-class 3.It seemed as if the world were coming to an end!(exaggeration夸张;to show the destruction was extremely severe) While-class 4.Bricks covered the ground like red autumn leaves.(simile明喻;to make the description more vivid) Hard hills of rock became rivers of dirt.(meta
12、phor 暗喻) Part.3 After-classPart.3 After-class After-class Discussion What other cities or towns have gone through similar changes?What lessons can we learn from these events? Wenchuan county and some other towns near Wenchuan have the similar experiences.These towns were built up from the ruins.As well as developing better ways to detect and prepare for these disasters,we have learnt that acting quickly and in unity is the best way to get over such disasters.The strong support from the government and people around is also very important. Thank you!
