1、Warming up ( Lead in )1. Do you know some natural disasters?2. What are they?earthquakefloodfloodLandslide（山崩）（山崩）fireDrought（干旱）Sandstorm（沙尘暴）（沙尘暴）volcanic eruption （火山喷发）（火山喷发）Tsunami（海啸）（海啸）Typhoon（台风）（台风）mudslide（泥石流）（泥石流）thunderstrikeNatural Disastersfire 火灾 flood 洪水灾害drought 旱灾 干旱typhoon 台风san
2、dstorm 沙尘暴volcanic eruption 火山喷发earthquake 地震landslide 山崩 mudslide 泥石流 tsunami 海啸thunderstrike 雷击I. Look at the title and photo, guess what the text is about.What do we know from the photos?Who are these people?What are they doing?What might happen on the night?Where may we read the text?THE NIGHT T
3、HE EARTH DIDNT SLEEPIts a story about a disaster.1. Read the text and find out each paragraphs topic sentence Tips：Pay attention to the first and second sentences of each paragraph.II. Fast Reading ParaTopic sentence1 12 23 34 45 5Strange things were happening in the countryside of northeast Hebei.I
4、t seemed as if the world was at an end!Nearly everything in the city was destroyed.But hope was not lost. Tangshan started to revive itself and get back up on its feet. Tips: Pay attention the beginning of each paragraph. 2. Match the main ideas with each paragraph. Para 1 A.The immediate effects of
5、 the earthquake Para 2 B.Warning signs before the earthquake Para 3 C.The revival of the city Para 4 D.The rescue work Para 5 E.The happening of the big earthquakePart 1 (Para 1)Part 2 (Para 2&3)Part 3 (Para 4&5)The rescue work after the earthquake and a new Tangshan was built ( the revival of the c
6、ity)Signs before the earthquake.What happened during the quake and the damage caused by the quake.The whole passage can be divided into 3 parts3. Read the text and find out the needed information,then answer the questions given.1The well walls had_28:00am10:00amThe water in the village wells _.rose
7、and felldeep cracks in them.Some smelly gas _.came out of the cracks.3The chickens and even the pigs were _.4too nervous to eatDogs _to go inside buildings.5refusedMice _ looking for places to hide.Fish _ the ponds.6ran out of the fieldsjumped out of78. People saw _in the sky and heard loud noises.
8、But the one million people were asleep _that night.bright lightsas usualv of the nation felt the earthquake .v A huge crack that was kilometres long and metres wide cut across houses.v In less than minute a large city lay in ruins. v of the people died or were injured during the earthquake.v The num
9、ber of people who were killed or injured reached more than .v All of the citys hospitals, _ of its factories and buildings and _of its homes were gone.1/383012/3400,00075%90%Whats your feelings towards these terrible data?Natural disasters will cause terrible damages,so we should learn some knowledg
10、e about how to protect ourselves during the earthquake. We should pay more attention to the escape drill ( 逃生演练），逃生演练），be formiliar with escape route and the right places to stay when disasters came.DetailsDetailsThe armyDoctors and NursesWorkersgovernmentssent soldiers to _ _those who were_and to_
11、the dead.dig outtrappedburycame to _medical care.built _for survivors whose homes had been destroyedprovidesheltersWith strong _ from the government and the tireless_of the citys people, a new Tangshan was built.supportefforts3) What does the sentence“ Slowly, the city began to breathe again.” mean?
12、A. The people and animals began to breathe.B. The city returned to normal gradually.C. People who were trapped came to life.Fill in the following chart.Fill in the following chart.THE NIGHT THE EARTH DIDNT SLEEPTimeWhat happenedPeoples reactionThe resultBefore theearthquakeThe well water rose and fe
13、ll, well walls 1. _, and some smelly gas came out.Chicken and pigs were too 2. _ to eat, and dogs refused to go 3. _ buildings.Mice ran out of the 4. _ and fish jumped out of the water. 5. _ were seen in the sky and loud noises were heard.People paid no attention to them and did nothing. People were
14、 6. _ as usual.crackednervousinsidefieldsBright lightsasleepTimeWhat happenedPeoples reactionThe resultDuring theearthquakeEverything began to shake.A large city lay in 7. _.Another 8._ shook Tangshan again.People were 9. _.Two thirds of the people who lived there were dead or 10. _.ruinsbig quakein
15、 shockinjuredTimeWhat happenedPeoples reactionThe resultAfter theearthquakeThe army sent soldiers to rescue, doctors and nurses came to help and workers built 11. _ for survivors.The city began to 12. _ again.Tangshan began to 13. _ itself and get back up on its feet.People were hopeful and 14. _.Pe
16、ople unified and used their 15. _ to rebuild a new TangshansheltersbreatherevivepositivewisdomWhat do you think helped the revival of Tangshan city?Read Para 5 carefully and think about :It was the strong support from the government and the tireless efforts of the citys people that helped the reviva
17、l of Tangshan city.The city of Tangshan has now taken on a new look. Lets enjoy Tangshans new lookTangshans new look Love can light the world.Love can light the world. 爱可以把世界照亮！爱可以把世界照亮！Love can also makeLove can also make miracles.miracles. 爱爱 也也 可可 以以 创创 造造 奇奇 迹！迹！Tangshans changeFaced with natura
18、l disasters, people must _ and show the_ to stay_ and _ for a brighter future.unify positiverebuildwisdom God help those who help themselves.A man can be destroyed, but not defeated.2. What other cities or towns have gone through similar changes? What lessons can we learn from these event? Wenchuan
19、county and some other towns near Wenchuan have the similar experiences. These towns were built up from the ruins. As well as developing better ways to detect and prepare for these disasters, we have learnt that acting quickly and in unity is the best way to get over such disasters. The strong suppor
20、t from government and people around are also very important.Faced with natural disasters, people must _ and show the_ to stay_ and _ for a brighter future.unify positiverebuildwisdom God help those who help themselves.A man can be destroyed, but not defeated.( ) It even caused damage to Beijing whic
21、h is more than 150 kilometers away.( ) Eleven kilometers directly below the city, one of the most deadly earthquakes of the 20th century began.( ) Later that afternoon, another big quake shook Tangshan again, making water and food harder to get.( ) A huge crack that was eight kilometers long and thi
22、rty meters wide cut across houses, roads and waterways.( ) Sand filled the wells instead of water.214531. Read paras 2-3, put the sentences into the right order.2. How did the author write the details of the damage? A. In time order B. In space order C. By examples with data D. By making contrasts(对
23、比对比)3. According to the last paragraph, in which aspect has Tangshan improved itself? A. Industry B. Environment C. Transportation D. All of the above.Several days before July 28,1976, many s_ things happened in Tangshan.Well walls c_, and animals were too nervous to eat. They were signs for the e_.
24、 But people in the city of Tangshan thought little of these. At 3:42 a.m. that day, the earth began to shake, which d_ the city. Later that afternoon, another big earthquake shook Tangshan. More people were killed or i_ and more buildings f_ down. The whole city lay in r_. trangerackedarthquakeestro
25、yednjuredelluins当堂检测当堂检测 10Soldiers were sent to help dig out those who were t_ and to b_ the dead. The city began to b_ again. With the strong support from the government and the tireless e_ of the citys people, a new Tangshan was built upon the earthquake ruins.rappeduryreathefforts What shall we
26、do if an earthquake happens?延伸学习延伸学习31at schoolat homeHide beside a desk or table. Try to find a triangle area. l Dont be nervous. Keep calm.l Dont try to run out of the classroom.l Protect your head by putting your bag on your head.l Squat(蹲蹲)or sit down under your desk.l Leave the classroom after the earthquake.33
