1、NATURAL DISASTERSLesson Two Reading and Thinking 高一人教版英语必修一高一人教版英语必修一 Unit 4 Pre-readingDiscuss the theme Which is more powerful,human or nature?THE NIGHT THE EARTH DIDNT SLEEP When July 28,1976 What an earthquake Text features:Documentary(具纪实性具纪实性)and literary(具文学性具文学性)Literary device:Personificati
2、on(拟人拟人)Where Tangshan City Text type:Literary journalism(报告文学报告文学)While-readingSkim the passage.Highlight the topic sentence of each paragraph and summarize the main idea of each paragraph with some key words.Paragraph 1:_ before the earthquake Paragraph 2:The _of the big earthquakeParagraph 3:The
3、_of the earthquakeParagraph 4:The _ workParagraph 5:The _of the city Documentary(具纪实性具纪实性):What happened?While-reading Paragraph 1:_ before the earthquake Documentary(具纪实性具纪实性):What happened?Warning signsWhile-readingParagraph 2:The _of the big earthquakehappening While-readingParagraph 3:The _of th
4、e earthquakeimmediate effectsWhile-reading_Paragraph 4:The _ workParagraph 5:The _of the cityrescuerevival SummaryThis passage is organized according to _ order.Warning signs before Part 1(Para.1)time Part 2(Para.2 and 3)Part 3(Para.4 and 5)Happening and effects Rescue and revival during after While
5、-reading Literary(文学文学性性):How and why?Part 1(Para.1)Warning signs before the earthquake What literary device(修辞手法)is used in this sentence?What message does the writer want to convey?The writer wants to stress that _was about to strike but people were _ the coming danger.Contrast对比对比 an earthquakeun
6、aware ofPart 2(Para.2 and 3)The happening and immediate effects What does the writer want to show us?The earthquake was so_,while people were so _.exaggeration夸张夸张metaphor暗喻暗喻 simile明喻明喻 figures 数字数字 powerful,deadly and cruelfragile(脆弱的),helpless and hopeless.human VS natureNoImage图片来源于网络NoImagePart
7、 3(Para.4 and 5)Rescue and revival after the earthquake What does the writer want to tell us?-The rescue work was very _ and it is important for people to _and _.Personification拟人拟人 efficientunifystay positive human VS natureNoImage图片来源于网络NoImage Suppose you were a survivor of this earthquake.You we
8、re at school when the disaster struck the city.Imagine what you might experience before,during and after the earthquake.Then give a talk to describe your experience.You might start your talk like this:Strange things were happening in our school.For several days.Post-readingBrainstormWhat lessons can
9、 we learn from Tangshan earthquake?-The strong support from the government and people around are very important.-We must unify and act quickly in face of disasters.-We should stay positive and never give up.-We should arm ourselves with more knowledge to predict and prepare for the disasters.Human V
10、S nature Man and nature form a community of life;we,as human beings,must respect nature,follow its ways,and protect it.人与自然是生命共同体。我们人类要尊重自然、顺应自然、保护自然。-Chinese President Xi Jinping Homework Write an article to describe your imagined experience as a survivor in Tangshan earthquake in about 150 words.Thank you!
