1、 lead-in earthquake Pre-reading：1. Discuss what can happen to a city during a big earthquake.earthquakedestroyroad crackinjurypower offWater pipe crackhomelessvideo timeHow much do you know about Tangshan earthquake? 2. Look at the title and picture on the right side and guess what the text is about
2、.What do we know from the photo?Who are these people? What are they doing? What might happen to the night?Where may we read the text?Skim and find out the topic sentences.Paragraph Topic sentence 12345Strange things were happening in the countryside of northeastern Hebei. Everything began to shake.
3、It seemed as if the world were coming to end. Everywhere they looked nearly everything was destroyed. Hope was not lost. Tangshan started to revive itself and get back up on its feet.To get the main idea, pay attention to the beginning sentence in each paragraph. Skim and find out the topic sentence
4、s. Para 1 : Para 2 : Para 3 : Para 4 : Para 5 : match the main idea with each paragraph.A: The rescue workB: The revival of the city.C: Warning signs before the earthquake.D: The happening of the big earthquake.E: The bad effects of the earthquake.What is the main idea of the text? A. A terrible ear
5、thquake of Tangshan. B. Strange signs before the earthquake of Tangshan.C. Rescue work after the earthquake of Tangshan.D. Damages of the earthquake of Tangshan.A AIn what order did the writer write the passage?A. in order of importance B. in order of placeC. in order of time D. in order of position
6、 the earthquake the earthquake the earthquakePart1Para1Part2Para2.3Part3Para4.5 Use one word to summarize each part.beforedestroy signsafterduring rescue&revivalTime orderAnswer the questions.1. What were some of the strange things happening before the earthquake? Do you think they were warning sign
7、s? Why or why not?Careful reading_ in the skyChickens&pigs were_Mice ran out_ bright lights _in the well wallsdeep crackstoo nervous to eat. looking for places to hide._from it. smelly gas Part 2(2-3)What do these numbers mean?1 minute150kilometres 8 & 302/375%, 90%400,0003:42 am11 kilometresAt 3:42
8、 a.m. everything began to shake.The earthquake begun 11 kilometres directly below the city.A huge crack was 8 kilometres long and thirty metres wide.The quake even caused damage more than 150 kilometres away in Beijing.3:42 am11 kilometres150 kilometres 8 & 30400,000The number of people who were kil
9、led 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, a large city lay in ruins.1 minuteTo show the earthquake was very serious and it caused a lot
10、 of damage to people and the city.What does the writer mean by “Slowly, the city began to breathe again”? (para.4)The writer means that the city began to function again, because the earthquake had stopped people and supplies moving about, and so it was like the city couldnt breathe.Tang shans new lo
11、okWhat has Tangshan City proved to China and the rest of the world?A. In times of disaster, people must not go to sleep so early. B. In times of disaster, people must try their best to stay awake during the night. C. In times of disaster, people must begin to breathe again quickly.D. In times of dis
12、aster, people must unify and show the wisdom to stay positive and rebuild for a brighter future. D DThe change of peoples feelinghopefulunawareshockedhopelessThe citys one million people were asleep as usual that night.People were in shock.People began to wonder how long the disaster would last.But
13、hope was not lost. Slowly, the city began to breathe again.positive a new Tangshan was built upon the earthquake ruins.Finish the mind map about the change of peoples feeling according to the passage. Guessing1.A huge crack,eight kilometers long and 30 meters wide,cut across houses,roads and waterwa
14、ys.Hard hills of rock became rivers of dirt.In less than one minutes,a large city lay in ruins.2.Soon after the quakes,the army sent 150,000 soldiers to Tangshan to dig out those who were trapped and to bury the dead.Waterand food were brought into the city by train,truck,and plane.3.Slowly the city
15、 began to breathe.Use context to understand new words When you See a word you do not know , do not stop and look it up in a dictionary. If you continue reading . th context will probably help you understand what it means. Explore the figure of speech（修辞格（修辞格) in the following sentences.Personificati
16、on(拟人)Simile(明喻)Exaggeration(夸张)Repetition (反复)Read the sentences describing what happened after a huge earthquake. Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the new words and phrases from the text1. The huge earthquake left nearly the whole city _. 2. Everyone was _, thinking the world must
17、be coming to an end.3. Millions of people were left without water, food or _.in ruinsin shockelectricity4. Soldiers and volunteers worked as hard as they could to pull away _ and rocks, and rescue those who were _ under the ruins.5. Some were found alive, though they were suffering from terrible inj
18、ures, but others had already stopped _ when they were discovered.6. A few buildings were still standing, but people were afraid to use them as shelters, worrying they would be _ if the buildings fell.breathingburiedbrickstrappedSuppose you are a student surviving from Tangshan earthquake, and your p
19、artner is a reporter.Discussion and role playHow can we protect ourselves in an earthquake at school?What can you do after an earthquake? A: Hello, I am , a reporter from CCTV 9.B: Hello, I am . Nice to meet you. Dont be nervous and keep calm. Dont try to run out of the classroom. Sit down under you
20、r desk. Protect your head by putting your bag on your head. Dont use lift. If possible, run to the schoolyard. ThinkingWhat can we learn from the passage?Disasters are .We should take notice of the warning or the would be extreme. In front of disaster ，life is weak，but if we are and show to stay positive， well have a brighter future.power sign damage unify wisepowerfulsignsdamageunified wisdom
