1、Unit 4 Natural DisastersReading and Thinking 预习学案一、Warming up ( Lead in )1. Do you know some natural disasters?2. What are they?二、 ReadingI、Look at the title of the text and photo at the bottom of the page, guess what the text is about1）What do we know from the photos?2）Who are these people?3）What a
2、re they doing?4）What might happen on the night?5）Where may we read the text?II. Fast reading1. Read the text and find out each paragraphs topic sentence Para. 1: _Para. 2: _Para. 3: _Para. 4: _Para. 5: _2. Match the main ideas with each paragraph.1) Para 1 A.The immediate effects of the earthquake P
3、ara 2 B.Warning signs before the earthquake Para 3 C.The revival of the city Para 4 D.The rescue work Para 5 E.The happening of the big earthquake2) The whole passage can be divided into 3 parts. ( 将对应的内容连线 )Part 1The rescue work after the earthquake and a new Tangshan was built ( the revival of the
4、 city)Part 2What happened during the quake and the damage caused by the quakePart 3 Signs before the earthquake.3、Read the text and find out the needed information,then answer the questions given.1). What were the signs before the Tangshan earthquake?2). What happened during the Tangshan earthquake
5、and what were the damages caused by the quake?思考：Whats your feelings towards these terrible data（数据）?3) What rescue work after the earthquake was done and how did the Tangshang City revive ?思考：What does the writer want to tell you by saying “ Slowly, the city began to breathe again.” ?4）Fill in the
6、following chart and get firmiliar with the whole text again。The night The Earth didnt SleepTimeWhat happenedPeoples reactionThe resultBefore theearthquakeThe well water rose and fell, well walls 1. _, and some smelly gas came out.Chicken and pigs were too 2. _ to eat, and dogs refused to go 3. _ bui
7、ldings.Mice ran out of the 4. _ and fish jumped out of the water. 5. _ were seen in the sky and loud noises were heard.People paid no attention to them and did nothing. People were 6. _ as usualDuring theearthquakeEverything began to shake.A large city lay in 7. _.Another 8._shook Tangshan again.Peo
8、ple were 9. _.Two thirds of the people who lived there were dead or 10. _.After the EarthquakeThe army sent soldiers to rescue, doctors and nurses came to help and workers built 11. _ for survivors.The city began to 12. _ again.Tangshan began to 13. _ itself and get back up on its feet.People were h
9、opeful and 14. _.People unified and used their 15. _ to rebuild a new Tangshan4. Read paras 2-3, put the sentences into the right order( ) It even caused damage to Beijing which is more than 150 kilometers away.( ) Eleven kilometers directly below the city, one of the most deadly earthquakes of the
10、20th century began.( ) Later that afternoon, another big quake shook Tangshan again, making water and food harder to get.( ) A huge crack that was eight kilometers long and thirty meters wide cut across houses, roads and waterways.( ) Sand filled the wells instead of water.5. Choose the best answer.
11、 1). How did the author write the details of the damage? A. In time order B. In space order C. By examples with dataD. By making contrasts(对比)2). According to the last paragraph, in which aspect has Tangshan improved itself? A. Industry B. Environment C. Transportation D. All of the above.6. Accordi
12、ng to the text, choose the right words to fill in the blanksSeveral days before July 28,1976, many s_ things happened in Tangshan.Well walls c_, and animals were too nervous to eat.They were signs for the e_. But people in the city of Tangshan thought little of these. At 3:42 a.m. that day, the eart
13、h began to shake, which d_ the city. Later that afternoon, another big earthquake shook Tangshan. More people were killed or i_ and more buildings f_ down. The whole city lay in r_.Soldiers were sent to help dig out those who were t_ and to b_ the dead. The city began to b_ again.With the strong sup
14、port from the government and the tireless e_ of the citys people, a new Tangshan was built upon the earthquake ruins.7. read and think about (1) What do you think helped the revival of Tangshan city?(2). What other cities or towns have gone through similar changes? What lessons can we learn from these event? 8. 延伸学习：What shall we do if an earthquake happens?
