1、 Reading and ThinkingUnit 4 NATURAL DISASTERSLeading In1.What major earthquakes do you know?_ 2.Work in pairs.Discuss what happened to the city during the big earthquake you know?_ 【答案】The answer is open.Learning ReviewTHE NIGHT THE EARTH DIDNT SLEEPLearning ReviewWhat do we know from the photos?_ W
2、ho are these people?_ What are they doing?_ What might happen on the night?_【答案】The answer is open.Activity InquiryStep1 While-readingActivity1 Fast readingTask1 Skimming for main information1.What kind of text is it?_ _2.How are the events arranged?_ The type of writing of the text is literary jour
3、nalism.Literary journalism usually describes real historical events and real characters.The usage of the figures of speech can stimulate readers feelings and thus touch the readers.The text is organized in chronological/time order.Activity InquiryTask2 Read the passage quickly to sum up the main ide
4、a of each paragraphParagraphMain ideaHow do you know(key words/topic sentences)Paragraph1 Paragraph2 Paragraph3 Warning signs before the earthquake.The happening of the big earthquake.The immediate effect of the earthquake.Strange things were happening in the countryside of northeastern Hebei.Everyt
5、hing began to shake.It seemed as if the world were coming to an end.There was nothing but ruins.Activity InquiryBut hope was not lost.The revival of the city.Tangshan started to revive itself and get back up on its feet.The rescue work.Paragraph4 Paragraph5 Activity InquiryTask3 Try to divide the pa
6、ssage into 3 parts,and conclude the main idea of each part._Activity InquiryPart 1 Warning signs before the earthquakeparagraph1paragraph2paragraph3paragraph4paragraph5Part 2 Damage during the earthquakePart 3 Revival after the earthquakeActivity InquiryActivity2 Careful readingTask1 Read paragraph1
7、 answer the following questions1.What are the strange things?(1)The water in the village wells _.(2)The well walls had_.(3)Some smelly gas _.(4)Dogs _ to go inside buildings.(5)The chickens and even the pigs were _.(6)Mice _ looking for places to hide.(7)Fish _ the ponds.(8)People saw _in the sky an
8、d heard loud noises.rose and felltoo nervous to eatrefuseddeep cracks in themcame out of the cracksran out of the fieldsjumped out ofbright lightsActivity Inquiry2.What was peoples reaction to these strange things?_3.Why didnt people pay attention to these strange things/the signs before the earthqu
9、ake?_ Go to sleep as usual.At that time,people knew little or nothing about the warning signs of quakes.Activity InquiryTask2 Read to get detailed information about Paragraph 2 and 3.1.How big was the earthquake?_ _ One of the most deadly earthquake of the 20th century;it caused damage more than 150
10、 kilometers away;nearly one third of the nation felt it.Activity Inquiry2.What damage did the earthquake cause?Pay attention to the data.It seemed as if the world were coming to an end!Damage(1)of the people who lived there were dead or injured (2)of children were left without parents(3)of people wh
11、o were killed or badly injured in the quake.(4)About of the citys factories and buildings,_of its home and of its hospital_ 2/3ThousandsMore than 400,00075%90%allwere goneActivity InquiryIt seemed as if the world were coming to an end!Damage(5)Bricks_;(6)Most bridges .(7)The railway tracks .(8)_cows
12、,_pigs and chickens_ (9)More buildings_ (10)Water,food,electricity_covered the ground like red autumn leaves,had fallen or were not safe to crosswere now useless pieces of metalTens of thousands of hundreds of thousands ofbut no wind could blow them awaymillions ofwere deadfell downwere hard to getA
13、ctivity InquiryTask2 Read to get detailed information about Paragraph 2 and 3.1.How big was the earthquake?_ _ One of the most deadly earthquake of the 20th century;it caused damage more than 150 kilometers away;nearly one third of the nation felt it.Activity Inquiry3.How did the people feel when th
14、e earthquake happened?_Shocked and hopeless.Activity InquiryTask3 Read to get detailed information about Paragraph 4.1.Who brought hope back?_2.What did they do?_The army and soldiers,workers,government and volunteers.The army sent 150,000 soldiers to Tangshan to dig out those who were trapped and t
15、o bury the dead.More than 10,000 doctors and nurses came to provide medical care.Workers built shelters for survivors whose homes had been destroyed.Water,food,and electricity were hard to get.People began to wonder how long the disaster would last.Activity Inquiry3.How did the people feel after a l
16、ot of people came to rescue?_Hopeful,positive and confident to rebuild their homes.Activity InquiryTask4 Read to get detailed information about Paragraph 5.1.What is Tangshan now?_2.How can Tangshan revive itself and get up on its feet again?_3.What makes it happen?_The city started to revive and ge
17、t back up on its feet.With strong support and the tireless efforts of the citys people.Unity,and staying positive/optimistic.Activity InquiryStep2 Post-readingTask1 Work in groups to discuss the questions.1.What does the writer mean by“slowly,the city began to breathe again”?_ 2.The Tangshan earthqu
18、ake is a disaster and a tragedy for our country,which makes the whole nation frustrated.What do you think of it?_ Activity Inquiry3.What do you think the sentence“Tangshan city has proved to China and the rest of the world that in times of disaster,people must unify and show the wisdom to stay posit
19、ive and rebuild for a brighter future.”?_【答案】The answer is open.Activity InquiryTask2 Work in pairs and summarize the time line and peoples feeling.Time lineFor several days At about 3:00 a.m.,on 28 July 1976 At 3:42 a.m.later that afternoon soon after the quakesPeoples feelingsunconcerned hopeless
20、hopeful positiveActivity InquiryTask3 Work in groups,choose one of the roles and have an interview.A.Suppose you are a reporter from China Daily.Ask a student the ways he or she knows to keep safe in an accident.B.Suppose you are a survivor of Tangshan earthquake.Answer the reporters questions accor
21、ding to your experience.C.Suppose you are a social volunteer of Tangshan earthquake.Answer the reporters questions according to your experienceD.Suppose you are a government official of Tangshan earthquake.Answer the reporters questions about the rebuilding of new Tangshan.Activity Inquiry(P50)It se
22、emed as if the world were coming to an end!(1)翻译:。此处as if引导(2)从句,可用as though替代。It seemed as if.意为“(3)”。Step3 Language study仿佛世界末日即将来临!表语似乎;看起来Activity Inquiry【素养拓展】当as if引导的句子表示真实的或极有可能发生或存在的事实时用陈述语气。当说话人认为句子所述的是不真实的或极少有可能发生或存在的情况时,从句用虚拟语气。动词时态的形式如下:(1)从句表示与现在事实相反,谓语动词用一般过去时(be动词要使用were)。(2)从句表示与过去事
23、实相反,谓语动词用“had+过去分词”。(3)从句表示与将来事实相反,谓语动词用“would/could/might+动词原形”。Activity InquiryMore generally,the Internet functions as if it were my memory.更通俗点说,互联网所起的作用更像是我记忆能力的延伸。It sounds as if it were raining.听起来像是在下雨。【即学即练】.句式仿写他好像早就已经知道实情了。_ It seemed as if he had known the fact already.Activity Inquiry.单
24、句填空(1)It was John who broke the window.Why are you talking to me as if I _(do)it?(2)The secretary always acts as if she (be)the real boss of the company.(3)The teacher treats the pupil as if he (be)her own child.(4)The two strangers talked as if they (be)good friends for many years.had donewerewereh
25、ad beenConclusion学 习了 哪些 知识？语篇信息：Part 1 Warning signs before the earthquakePart 2 Damage during the earthquakePart 3 Revival after the earthquake文化意识：了解自然灾害的危害，增强了学好科学文化知识的信心和决心，以实际行动做好与自然灾害作斗争的准备。语言能力：培养学生的阅读能力,训练学生略读、查读的阅读技巧;训练学生归纳概要以及用英语思考的能力提 升了 哪些 素养？语言技能：在语境中猜测词汇的意思概要写作微技能同义替换语言知识：语用：用自己的语言表述自
26、然灾害和救灾知识。Exercise语法填空 The 1906 San Francisco earthquake was one of the worst disasters in history.The quake lasted only a minute 1._ caused the worst disaster in the nations history.It 2._(strike)the coast of Northern California at 5:12 am on April 18.Fires broke out in the city 3._ lasted for sever
27、al days.As a result,a b o u t 2 5 0,0 0 0 p e o p l e b e c a m e 4._(home)and at least 3,000 people were killed.In addition,over 80%of San Francisco 5._(destroy).6._seemed as if the world were at an end.Exercise The earthquake and the fire are remembered as one of the most terrible 7._(disaster)in
28、the history of the United States alongside the Galveston Hurricane of 1900 and Hurricane Katrina in 2005.The 8._(die)toll(伤亡人数)from the earthquake and the fire remains the greatest 9._(lose)of life from a 10._(nature)disaster in Californias history.Exercise Analysisbut语法填空 The 1906 San Francisco ear
29、thquake was one of the worst disasters in history.The quake lasted only a minute 1._ caused the worst disaster in the nations history.It 2._(strike)the coast of Northern California at 5:12 am on April 18.Fires broke out in the city 3._ lasted for several days.As a result,about 250,000 people became
30、4._(home)and at least 3,000 people were killed.In addition,over 80%of San Francisco 5._(destroy).6._seemed as if the world were at an end.struckandhomelesswas destroyedItExercise Analysis The earthquake and the fire are remembered as one of the most terrible 7._(disaster)in the history of the United States alongside the Galveston Hurricane of 1900 and Hurricane Katrina in 2005.The 8._(die)toll(伤亡人数)from the earthquake and the fire remains the greatest 9._(lose)of life from a 10._(nature)disaster in Californias history.disastersdeathlossnatural
