1、Unit uNIT 4 Reading Uand Thinking Unit 4 Reading and ThinkingTHE NIGHT THE EARTH DIDNT SLEEPBuildings _Many things _Many people are _Roads, bridges and railways are _Hundreds of thousands of people are _Children are _fall down.lie in ruins.trapped or buried even killed or badly injured .destroyed/da
2、maged.homeless.left without their parents.Activity 1.What can happen to a city during a big earthquake ruin n&vt. 破坏；毁坏to spoil or destroy something completelyPara2L6 :In less than one minute ,a large city lay in ruins.Activity 2:Scan the text and find the words below. Guess what they mean from the
3、context.brick n.砖块；砖 a hard block baked clay used for building walls,houses etc.Para3L3Bricks covered the ground like red autumn leaves, but no wind could blow them away. trap vt.使落入险境；使陷入圈套If someone or something is trapped, that person or thing is unable to move or escape from a place or situation
4、. bury vt.埋葬；安葬to dig a hole, put something in it, and replace the soil or other material Para4 L1 :the army sent 150,000 sildiers to Tangshan to dig out those who were trapped and to bury the dead.Task2.Choose the correct word according to the explanation _ v. to spoil or destroy something complete
5、ly_ n. a hard block of baked clay used for building walls,houses etc._ v. to prevent someone from escaping from somewhere, especially a dangerous place_ v. to put someone who has died in a graveruin trap brick bury Activity 4.Look at the title and photo below and guess what the text is about.The pas
6、sage mainly talks about:_The earthquake that happened in Tangshan in 1976/A terrible /horrible earthquakeActivity5.Read the text carefully and then match the main idea of each paragraph. _Para1: A.The happening of the big earthquake_Para2: B.Warning signs before the earthquake._Para3: C.The rival of
7、 the city._Para4: D.The immediate efforts of the earthquake_Para5: E.The rescue workBADECActivity6.Choose the best answer according to the passage1.What s the writing style /genre(体裁)of the passage?A. NarrationB. DescriptionC. ArgumentationD. Literary journalism( D )2.How did the author write the pa
8、ssage? A. In time order B. In space orderC. By example with data D. By making contrasts3.What does the sentence “Slowly ,the city began to breathe again ”mean? A.The army sent 150,000 soldiers to Tangshan to help peopleB. The city will not die.It has hope. And it can recover from the pain.C.Hundreds
9、 of thousands of people were helped. D. Most of the 10, 000 miners were rescued .( A ) ( B )At 3:42 a.m. everything began to shake.The earthquake begun 11 kilometers directly below the city.A huge crack was 8 kilometers long and 30 metres wide.The quake even caused damage more than 150 kilometers aw
10、ay in Beijing.3:42 am11 kilometers150 kilometers 8 & 30400,000The number of people who were killed or injured reached more than 400,000.Two-thirds of the people in Tangshan died or were injured.75% of the citys factories and buildings and 90% of its homes were gone. 75%,90%2/3In less than one minute
11、, a large city lay in ruins.1 minuteTo show the earthquake was very serious and it caused a lot of damage to people and the city.Activity 7.Why did the writer use so many numbers in the article?1. It seemed as if the world were coming to an end! 世界似乎到了末日!2. Bricks covered the ground like red autumn
12、leaves, but no wind could blow them away. 残砖就像秋天的红叶覆盖着大地，但风吹不走它们。Simile:(明喻) a word or phrase that compares sth. to sth else, using the words like, as or as if,as though ,seem etcActivity 8.Lets appreciate the well-turned sentences . 1.Hard hills of rock became rivers of dirt. 坚硬的石山变成了泥石流倾泻而下。Activi
13、ty9.Metaphor: （隐喻） a word or phrase used to describe sb/sth else, in a way that is different from its normal use, in order to show that the two things have the same qualities and to make the description more powerful.1. The night the earth didnt sleep. 地球的不眠之夜。2. Slowly, the city began to breathe ag
14、ain. 慢慢地，这座城市又开始出现了生机。3.Tangshan started to revive itself and get back up on its feet . 唐山重新站起来并获得了新生。Task9.Personification( 拟人): the act of attributing human characteristics to abstract ideas etc.Activity 10 .Analyze the structure of the passage!Read the text carefully and fill in the following cha
15、rt.THE NIGHT THE EARTH DIDNT SLEEPTimeWhat happenedPeoples reactionThe resultBefore theearthquake( para1 ) The well water 1. , well walls 2. _, and some smelly gas came out.Chicken and pigs were too 3. _ to eat, and dogs refused to go inside buildings.Mice 4. of the fields and fish 5._the water. 6.
16、_ were seen in the sky and 7. were heard.People 8._to them and did nothing. People were 8. _ as usual.crackednervousBright lightsasleeprose and fell ran outloud noises jumped out of paid no attention TimeWhat happenedPeoples reactionThe resultDuring theearthquake(para2-3)Everything began to 10._.A l
17、arge city lay in 11. _.Another 12._ shook Tangshan again.People were 13. _.14._of the people who lived there were dead or 15. _.ruinsbig quakein shockinjuredshakeTwo thirds TimeWhat happenedPeoples reactionThe resultAfter theearthquake(para4-5)The army sent soldiers 16._, doctors and nurses came to
18、help and workers built 17. _ for survivors.The city began to 18. _ again.Tangshan began to 19. _ itself and get back up on its feet.People were hopeful and 20. _.People 21._and used their 22. _ to rebuild a new Tangshansheltersbreatherevivepositivewisdomto rescueunifiedTangshan started to revive its
19、elf and get back up on its feet.But hope was not lost. Slowly, the city began to breathe again.People began to wonder how long the disaster would last.The citys one million people were asleep as usual that night.People were shocked.SAfter the earthquake in Tangshan The soldiers are rescuing the inju
20、red.Its with strong support from the government and the tireless efforts of the citys people that a new Tangshan was built upon the earthquake ruinsActivity11.Listen to the news reports and then make the news report according to the passage.1976年7月28日凌晨3点左右，中国的河北省唐山市发生了8级大地震。地震中心是唐山市正下方11公里处。100公里外的
21、北京市都感到了震感，全国三分之一的地方都有震感。死伤人数达到了40多万。地震后不久，部队紧急派出15万名战士到唐山协助救援人员，数十万人得到帮助。这场大地震是二十世纪损伤最严重的地震之一。Six elements for the news report：Who ,When,Where,what,why,influence possible version: At about 3:00 a.m. on July 28, 1976, a strong earthquake of magnitude 8 occurred in Tangshan City, Hebei Province, China
22、. The earthquake occurred 11 kilometers directly below the city. It was felt in Beijing, which is more than 150 kilometers away. One-third of the nation felt it. The number of people who were killed or badly injured reached more than 400,000. Soon after the quakes, the army sent 150,000 soldiers to
23、Tangshan to help the rescue workers. Hundreds of thousands of people were helped. The earthquake is one of the most deadly earthquake of the 20th century.Homework for today1.Recite the well-turned sentences.2.Finish THEME READING at English Weekly period 11 When the Earth quakesHomework for today1.Recite the well-turned sentences .2.FinishTheme reading at English Weekly period 11 When the Earth quakeHomework for today1.Recite the well-turned sentences.2.Finish THEME READING at English Weekly period 11 When the Earth quakesThank you for listening !
