1、Unit 4 Natural Disasters知识目标：Grasp and use some words and phrases to describe a natural disaster.能力目标：Identify the language features of literary journalism and the structures of the text.情感目标：Appreciate the figures of speech and writing skills used in the text.2. What are they?Step 1. Lead in flood
2、tsunami landslide volcanic eruptiontornado wildfireearthquakedroughtNatural Disasterswildfire 火灾 flood 洪水灾害drought 旱灾 干旱typhoon 台风landslide 山崩 tsunami 海啸volcanic eruption 火山喷发earthquake 地震Reading and Thinking 1.Watch the video and then discuss what can happen to a city during a big earth-quake?Step
3、2. Pre-reading1) What did you see in the video?Leading in Most buildings fell downRoads and railways are destroyed .Water and electricity are cut off.People are buried, injured or killed.(被埋被埋)Step 3. While-Reading1.Whats the main idea of each paragraph2.In what order did the author organize the pas
4、sage?1.Match the main ideas with each paragraph. Para 1 A.The immediate effects of the earthquake Para 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 earthquakeStep 3. While-ReadingPart 1: Para 1Part 2: Para 2&3Part
5、 3: Para 4&5 signsdamagerevival and rescue the earthquake the earthquake the earthquakeBeforeDuringAfterTimeIn what order did the author organize the article.Step 3. While-ReadingFind out the writing order of this text Find out the writing order of this text Time orderseveral days agoat 3:00amat 3:4
6、2am later that afternoonafter the quakesbefore earthquake during earthquake after earthquake 1. When did the earthquake happen?A. At night on July 28, 1976. B. On the morning of July 28, 1976.C. On the afternoon of July 28, 1976. D. The writer didnt tell us.2. How many people who lived there were de
7、ad or injured?A. A half. B. Two thirds.C. One third. D. The text didnt tell us.2. Scan the text and choose the best choice.Step 3.While-reading3. How did the author write the details of the damage? A. In time order B. In space order C. By examples with data D. By making contrasts(对比对比)4. According t
8、o the last paragraph, in which aspect has Tangshan improved itself? A. Industry B. Environment C. Transportation D. All of the above.Find out the writing order of this text Find out the writing order of this text Time orderseveral days agoat 3:00amat 3:42am later that afternoonafter the quakesbefore
9、 earthquake during earthquake after earthquake 3. Read the text carefully and find out the needed information,then answer the questions given.1The well walls had_28:00am10:00amThe water in the village wells _.rose and felldeep cracks in them.Step 3.While-readingsome smelly gas At least one well had
10、_coming out of it. People saw _in the sky and heard loud noises. But the one million people were asleep _that night.bright lightsas usualv of the nation felt the earthquake .v A huge crack that was kilometres long and metres wide cut across houses.v In less than minute a large city lay in ruins. v o
11、f the people died or were injured during the earthquake.v The number of people who were killed or injured reached more than .v All of the citys hospitals, _ of its factories and buildings and _of its homes were gone.1/383012/3400,00075%90%What makes these sentences special?Bricks covered the ground
12、like red autumn leaves.It seems as if the world was at an end.Everywhere they looked nearly everything was destroyed.What makes these sentences special?Bricks covered the ground like red autumn leaves.What makes these sentences special?It seems as if the world was at an end.What makes these sentence
13、s special?Everywhere they looked nearly everything was destroyed.What makes these sentences special?Bricks covered the ground like red autumn leaves.It seems as if the world was at an end.Everywhere they looked nearly everything was destroyed. simile Exaggeration ExaggerationDetailsDetailsThe armyDo
14、ctors and NursesWorkersgovernmentssent soldiers to _ _those who were_and to_ the dead.dig outtrappedburycame to _medical care.built _for survivors whose homes had been destroyedprovidesheltersWith strong _ from the government and the tireless_of the citys people, a new Tangshan was built.supporteffo
15、rtsThe city of Tangshan has now taken on a new look. Lets enjoy Tangshans new lookTangshans new lookThe The change of peoples change of peoples feelingsfeelings strangeseveral days agolater that afternoonthe change of peoples feelingsthe timeline of the earthquake at 3:00amat 3:42amafter the quakes
16、ignorant shocked hopelessproudStep 4.Post-readingWhat other cities or town have gone though similar changes?In China, Yushu county was also struck by a In China, Yushu county was also struck by a big earthquake.people there work hard and big earthquake.people there work hard and make an effort to ma
17、ke Yushu a happy place to make an effort to make Yushu a happy place to live .After ten years of development ,people live .After ten years of development ,people there lead a happy and peaceful life.there lead a happy and peaceful life.Whatever happens in life, there is always Whatever happens in li
18、fe, there is always hope so long as we have dreams.hope so long as we have dreams.What lessons have you learnt?destroyed Step 5. Homework1.Read the passage again and 1.Read the passage again and again. again. 2.2.Try to write a text to Try to write a text to describe COVID-19describe COVID-19 with the with the language for description.language for description.Thanks
