1、Unit 4 Natural DisastersReading and Thinking：Describe a natural disasterDescribe a natural disaster.1. Work in pairs. Discuss what can happen to a city during a big earthquake.2. Look at the title and photo below and guess what the text is about. Then read and check if you are right.Pre-readingPre-r
2、eadingWhile-reading1.Whats the main idea of each paragraph2.In what order did the author organize the passage?Task 1: Write down the main idea of each paragraphTask 1: Write down the main idea of each paragraphPara 1Para 1Para 2Para 2Para 3Para 3Para 4Para 4Para 5Para 5 Warning signs before the eart
3、hquake.The happening of the big earthquake.The immediate effects of the earthquake.The rescue work.The revival of the city.Part 1: Para 1Part 2: Para 2&3Part 3: Para 4&5 signsdamagerevival and rescue the earthquake the earthquake the earthquakeBeforeDuringAfterTimeIn what order did the author organi
4、ze the article.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 earthquake during earthquake after earthquake While-readingWhile-readingStep 2 Answer the questions:1 1 . .What were
5、some of the strange things happening What were some of the strange things happening before the earthquake? Do you think they were warning before the earthquake? Do you think they were warning signs?Why or why not?signs?Why or why not?2 2 . .What does the writer mean by Slowly, the city What does the
6、 writer mean by Slowly, the city began to breathe again?began to breathe again?3 3 . .What kind of help do you think people who have What kind of help do you think people who have suffered an earthquake need?suffered an earthquake need?While-readingWhile-reading1 .What were some of the strange thing
7、s happening before the earthquake? Do you think they were warning signs?Why or why not?suggested answers:1.There are bright lights in the sky.2.Chickens are flying and dogs are barking, and pigs and cows are too nervous to eat.3.Fish jump out of the pond, and the mice run wildly out of the fields.4.
8、The well has deep cracks in it, and the water in it rises and falls. While-readingWhile-reading2 What does the writer mean by Slowly, the city began to breathe again?Suggested answer: The city of Tangshan began to get help to recover.1. Soon after the quakes, the army sent 150,000 soldiers to dig ou
9、t those who were trapped and to bury the dead.2. More than 10,000 doctors and nurses came to provide medical care.3. Workers built shelters for survivors whose homes had been destroyed.4. Hundreds of thousands of people were helped. Water and food were brought into the city by train,truck,and plane.
10、While-readingWhile-reading3 What kind of help do you think people who have suffered an earthquake need?Suggested answer:help from the army to dig out the buried and trapped;help from the doctors to save peoples lives;help from volunteers to get food, water and other supplies;.Critical thinkingCritic
11、al thinkingLook at the title: The night that the earth didnt sleep, how do you understand the title?Suggested answer:1. the earth quaked at night;2. the people in the whole country didnt sleep as well;3. .Language points Important phrases (P50 P51)1in the countryside of northeastern Hebei2rise and f
12、all 3deep cracks 4smelly gas 5come out of sth 6too nervous to do sth 7refuse to do sth 8run out of the fields 9jump out of the water 10 as usual 11 it seems / appears that 在河北东北部的农村在河北东北部的农村难闻的气体难闻的气体深深的裂缝深深的裂缝拒绝做某事拒绝做某事从从中中出来出来从田野里跑出来从田野里跑出来太紧张而不太紧张而不能做某事能做某事起起落落起起落落从水里跳出来从水里跳出来像往常一样像往常一样似乎似乎 / / 好
13、像好像12 as if 13 come to an end 14 directly below the city 15 one third of 16 eight kilometers long and 30 meters wide 17 cut across 18 hard hills of rock 19 in less than one minute 20 lie in ruins 21 two thirds of 22 be left without parents Important phrases (P50 P51)仿佛仿佛；好像好像城市的正下方城市的正下方三分之一三分之一8 8公
14、里长，公里长，3030米宽米宽冲破冲破；抄近路；穿过抄近路；穿过坚硬的岩石山坚硬的岩石山不到一分钟的时间不到一分钟的时间结束结束沦为废墟沦为废墟三分之二三分之二失去父母失去父母23 the number of 24 be gone 25 blow away 26 tens of thousands of 27 hundreds of thousands of 28 millions of 29 instead of 30 be in shock 31 later that afternoon32 fall down 33 dig out Important phrases (P50 P51)的
15、数量的数量消失不见消失不见吹散吹散；吹走吹走成千上万的成千上万的数十万的数十万的数以百万的数以百万的而不是而不是处于一片震惊处于一片震惊之之中中那天下午晚些时候那天下午晚些时候倒下；摔倒；倒塌倒下；摔倒；倒塌挖掘挖掘；挖出挖出；探索探索34 bury the dead 35 provide medical care 36 get back up on its feet again 37 the tireless efforts 38 be built upon the earthquake ruins 39 a home to sb 40with great improvements in t
16、ransportation, industry and environment 41 the rest of the world 42 in times of disaster 43 show the wisdom to Important phrases (P50 P51)埋葬逝者埋葬逝者提供医疗服务提供医疗服务再次站了起来再次站了起来不懈的努力不懈的努力在地震的废墟上重建在地震的废墟上重建某人的家某人的家在交通在交通、工业和环境上的工业和环境上的巨大改善巨大改善世界上的其他地方世界上的其他地方在在灾难灾难时刻时刻向向展现智慧展现智慧44 stay positive45 rebuild a
17、brighter future 46 look up a word in a dictionary 47 be trapped under the ruins 48 be found alive 49 suffer from terrible injuries 50 be afraid to do sth 51 the revival of Tangshan city 52 go through similar changes 53 learn lessons from Important phrases (P50 P51)重建一个更美好的未来重建一个更美好的未来在字典中查单词在字典中查单词身负重伤身负重伤被困在废墟中被困在废墟中被发现还被发现还活着活着害怕做某事害怕做某事保持乐观保持乐观唐山的复兴唐山的复兴从从中吸取教训中吸取教训经历经历类似类似的变化的变化
