1、基础教育精品课Unit 4 Natural DisastersReading and Thinking年年 级级：一年级：一年级 学学 科科：英语（人教版）：英语（人教版）主讲人：主讲人： 学学 校：校：1. summarize the main idea of each paragraph and find specific information about Tangshan earthquake. 2. appreciate the language features of the text. 3. give an account of an earthquake. Learning O
2、bjectives In this class, you will What can happen to a big city during a big earthquake?Lead-in The city will lie in ruins. Many building will fall down. Many people may be trapped under the ruins. Some may be injured while others may be killed. Look at the title and photo below to guess what the te
3、xt is mainly about.Pre-reading The Night the Earth Didnt Sleep A big earthquake that happened at night and caused great damage. Activity 1 Read the text carefully and write down the main idea of each paragraph.ParagraphTopic SentenceParagraph1Paragraph2Paragraph3Paragraph4Paragraph5 Warning signs be
4、fore the the earthquake.The immediate effects of the earthquake.The revival of the city.The happening of the big earthquake.The rescue work.While-reading Activity 2 The organization of the text.Tangshan earthquake Para 1Para2&3Para4&5Before earthquakeDuring earthquakeAfter earthquakeWhile-reading 1.
5、 What strange things happened？123 Water in the village well rose and fell. Deep cracks appeared in the well walls. Animals were acting strangely.4 Bright lights were seen in the sky and loud noises heard.Para1 Beforeearthquake While-reading 2. How did people react to the strange things? Why?Para1 Be
6、foreearthquake No reaction：People slept as usual. It was the middle of the night. Besides, people probably had little knowledge of what the strange things might mean. While-reading Listen to the next two paragraphs and answer the following questions. 3.What happened to the city and people? 4.What ha
7、ppened later that afternoon?5.How did the people feel?While-reading 3.What happened to the city and people? Para2&3Duringearthquake The large city lay in ruins in less than one minute. Two thirds of the people who lived there were dead or injured. Thousands of children were left without parents. Whi
8、le-reading 4.What happened later that afternoon?Later that afternoon, another big quake shook Tangshan again. Even more buildings fell down. Water, food and electricity were hard to get. Para2&3Duringearthquake While-reading 5. How did people feel?Para2&3 Duringearthquake People felt shocked and hop
9、eless. While-reading 6.Who came to the rescue?What did they do?Para4&5 Afterearthquake Soldiers, doctors, nurses and workers. Soldiers dug out those who were trapped and buried the dead. Doctors and nurses came to provide medical care. Workers built shelter for survivors whose homes had been destroy
10、ed. While-reading 7.What do you think helped in the revival of Tangshan city?Para4&5 Afterearthquake While-reading Strong support from the government and the tireless efforts of the citys people. several days agolater that afternoonthe change of peoples feelingsthe timeline of the earthquake at 3:00
11、 a.m.at 3:42 a.m.after the quake ignorant shocked hopelessproud strangeTwo clues While-reading Activity 1 Critical ThinkingThink about the questions carefully. 1.What kind of help do you think people who have suffered an earthquake need?2.What lessons can we learn from these events?Post-reading 1.Wh
12、at kind of help do you think people who have suffered an earthquake need?Post-reading basic things such as water and foodmedical carepsychological （心理的）care and help2. What lessons can we learn from these events?We should develop better ways to detect and prepare for the disasters.We should unify an
13、d stay positive in time of disaster.The strong support from the government and people around are also very important.Post-reading Activity2 Explore the use of numbers.Deadly earthquakeNearly everything was destroyedBut hope was not lostAt 3:42 a.m.11 km directly below the citycaused damage more than
14、 150 km away one third of the nation felt itin less than 1 minute. 75% of factories and buildings, 90% of homes were gonetens of thousands of cows hundreds of thousands of pigs millions of chickens were dead150,000 soldiersMore than 10,000 doctors and nurses To make the description more convincing a
15、nd accuratePost-reading Activity 3 AppreciationRead the text again and understand the figures of speech（修辞）（修辞） in the sentences.1.The water in the village wells rose and fell, rose and fell.2. It seemed as if the world were coming to an end.3. Bricks covered the ground like red autumn leaves, but n
16、o wind could blow them away.4. Hard hills of rock became rivers of dirt.5. Slowly, the city began to breath again.Post-reading 1.The water in the village wells rose and fell, rose and fell.repetitionPost-reading 2. It seemed as if the world were coming to an end.3. Bricks covered the ground like red
17、 autumn leaves, but no wind could blow them away.4. Hard hills of rock became rivers of dirt.simile similemetaphorA simile compares two things using as if, like or as. a figure of speech containing an implied comparison, in which one thing is applied to another. 暗喻暗喻明喻明喻Post-reading 5. Slowly, the c
18、ity began to breathe again.personificationgiving human qualities to things. Post-reading 拟人拟人Post-reading the figures of speech:repetition, simile, metaphor, personification to form a vivid image in the readers mind. Retell the passage in the time order. during the earthquake after the earthquake be
19、fore the earthquakeSummary Use the expressions in the table to describe the damage and the rescue work shown in the pictures. A massive earthquake hit Wechuan on May12, 2008DisasterOne of the most deadly earthquakes of the 21st centuryDamageThe people:69134 dead，374061 injured，17681 missingThe buildings：most of the buildings destroyedThe necessities: cut off /be short of RescueThe army/soldiers:Doctors and nurses:Government:Volunteers Homework Homework Thank you very much!
