1、Unit4 Natural disastersReading and thinking1. To read a news report about Tangshan earthquake and to get the signs before, during and after an earthquake.2. To learn how to make a prediction before reading and improve your reading skills3. To arouse your awareness of reducing the earthquake damagePr
2、e-readingMake predictionsLook at the title and photos below and guess what the text is about A. Its a story about a sleepless nightA. Its a story about a sleepless night caused by some caused by some disasters, such as an earthquick and the rebuildingdisasters, such as an earthquick and the rebuildi
3、ng. .An earthquake happened at night, when people were asleep, causing great damage to the city. With the help of the government, the city has revived.Watch a video and have a direct contect with the disastrous history while-reading1.Read the text and get the main idea.2.Whats the topic sentence of
4、each paragraph and get the main idea of it?3.In what order did the author organize the passage?A big earthquake hit Tangshan at night and caused great A big earthquake hit Tangshan at night and caused great damagedamageTopic sentences Para 2 It seemed as if the world were coming to an end.Para 3 Eve
5、rywhere survivors looked, there was nothing but ruins.Para 4 But hope was not lost.BeforeDuringAfterPara 5 Tangshan started to revive itself and get back up on its feet.Time Warning signs before the earthquake.The happening of the big earthquake.The immediate effects of the earthquake.The rescue wor
6、kThe revival of the city.Main idea signsdamagerescue and revivalwhile-readingRead the first part of the passage and find the warning signs before the earthquake.The water in the village wells rose and fellThe well walls had deep cracks, and had smelly gas coming out The chickens and even the pigs we
7、re too nervous to eat Dogs refused to go inside buildings.Mice run out of fields looking for places to hide, and fish jumped out of the waterbright lights were seen in the sky, loud noises were heardRead the second part of the passage and find the damage of the earthquake.A huge crack, eight kilomet
8、res long and 30 metres wide, cut across houses, roads, and waterways.a large city lay in ruinsTwo thirds of the people who Lived there(more than 400,000) were dead or injured. Thousands of children were left without parents.Nearly everything in the city was destroyed. About 75 percent of the citys f
9、actories and buildings, 90 percent of its homes, and all of its hospitals were gone. Bricks covered the ground like red autumn LeavesThe railway tracks were now useless pieces of metalMost bridges had fallen or were not safe to crossTens of thousands of cows, hundreds of thousands of pigs, and milli
10、ons of chickens were deadRead the last part of the passage and find the rescue and revival of the citythe army sent 150,000 soldiers to Tangshan to dig out those who were trapped and to bury the deadMore than 10,000 doctors and nurses came to provide medical careWorkers built shelters for survivors
11、whose homes had been destroyed. Hundreds of thousands of people were helpedWater and food were brought into the city by train, truck, and plane.Slowly, the city began to breathe again.Tangshan began to revive itself and get up on its feet again.With strong support from the government and the tireles
12、s efforts of the citys people, a new Tangshan was built upon the earthquake ruins. The new city has become a home to more than seven million people, with great improvements in transportation, industry, and environment.Thinking: What lseeons can we learn from the revival of Tangshan city Tangshan cit
13、y has proved to China and the rest of the world that in times of disaster, people must unify and show the wisdom to stay positive and rebulid for a brighter future.ignorantshockedhopelesshopefulbefore the earthquakeduring the earthquakeafter the earthquakewhen the rescue came1. To discribe the chang
14、e of Tangshan peoples feelingsCritical thinkingPost-readingmake a list of what to do , where to go ,who to contact.2. What would you do if a big earthquake hit your city?If you are INDOORS-STAY THERE! (Get under a desk or table and hang on to it, or move into a hallway or get against an inside wall.
15、 DONT run downstairs or rush outside while the building is shaking If you are OUTSIDE- get into the OPEN .Use a cellphone to get help.Tap on a pipe or wall or whistle for help. Never try to use the lift.During an earthquakeAfter an earthquakeBefore an earthquakeWrite a summary of this text The Night the Earth Didnt Sleep about 100 words.
