1、Unit 4 Natural Disasters Section A Reading and Thinking CONTENTSLeading-inWhile-classAfter-classPart 1Part 1Part 2Part 2Part 3Part 3Part.1Leading-inLeading in1.Teach students to find out the topic sentences and understand the basic information of the Tangshan earthquake through skimming,searching an
2、d other reading skills.2.Enable students to sort out the details of the paragraph.3.Master the usage of some language points.Learning objectivesLeading inWork in pairs.Discuss what can happen to a city during a big earthquake.Thousands of buildings will fall down.Many people will be dead or badly in
3、jured.Part.2While-classWhile-class句意：几天来，村子里面井里的水涨了又跌，涨了又跌。riserisingroserisenvi.指自然“上升”，常用于日，月，云，霞，烟，水蒸气，物价，温度，河水及人的职位等。For several days,the water in the village wells rose and fell,rose and fell.1Her temperature is still rising.The cost of raising kids is continuing to raise.fall fell fallenWhile-
4、class句意：老鼠从田野里跑出来寻找藏身之处，鱼也从水里跳了出来。out of sth 越出.之外 come out of 从出来，由产生 run out of 跑出来jump out of 跳出来例:我们看见他从房间出来。We saw him _the e out of Mice ran out of the fields looking for places to hide,and fish jumped out of the water.2While-class伴随状语：指状语从句的动作伴随主句发生，是伴随着句子谓语动词的动作而发生或存在的。例：The dog entered the
5、room,following his master 这条狗跟着主人进了屋。The master entered the room,followed by his dog.主人进了屋，后面跟着他的狗。At least one well had some smelly gas coming out of it.伴随状语使用的分词有V-ing和V-ed两种形式。Mice ran out of the fields looking for places to hide,and fish jumped out of the water.2伴随状语伴随状语While-classRead the text
6、carefully and answer these questions.1.What is the passage mainly about?An earthquake happened in Tangshan in 1976.2.What did people in Tangshan see in the sky before the earthquake?They saw bright lights in the sky.While-classRead the text carefully and answer these questions.3.When did the earthqu
7、ake begin?At 3:42 a.m.on July 28,1976.4.How many people were killed or injured in the earthquake?More than 400,000 people were killed or injured.While-class1.The passage is written in _ order.SkimmingA.time B.place2.Match each paragraph with its main idea.TipsTips：Pay attention to the first and seco
8、nd Pay attention to the first and second sentences of each paragraph.sentences of each paragraph.While-classPara 1Para 2Para 3Para 4Para 5Before the earthquake,strange things began to happen,but no one paid attention to them.The earthquake began and the city was in ruins.The army came to help the su
9、rvivors,bringing hope for a new life.Everything in the city was destroyed and people were very shocked.A new Tangshan has set up and more people come into this city.While-classParagraph 1:_Read the text carefully and then write down the main idea of each paragraph.Paragraph 4:_Warning signs before t
10、he earthquake.Paragraph 2:_Paragraph 3:_Paragraph 5:_The earthquake happened in Tangshan.The immediate effects of the earthquake.The rescue work.The revival of the city.While-classScanningRead the text again and answer the questions.1.What were some of the strange things happening before the earthqu
11、ake?Do you think they were warning signs?Why or why not?(1)The water in the village wells rose and fell,rose and fell.(2)There were deep cracks that appeared in the well walls.(3)Chickens and even pigs were too nervous to eat,and dogs refused to go inside buildings.(4)Mice ran out of the fields Look
12、ing for places to hide,and fish jumped out of the water.While-class2.What does the writer mean by Slowly,the city began to breathe again”?It means that hundreds of thousands of people were helped by soldiers,docors,nurses,workers and government.With their help,the city started to reorganized again.3
13、.What kind of help do you think people who have suffered an earthquake need?People need warm shelters,enough food and water,and they also need others understanding and love because they were shocked and lost their families in the earthquake.While-classTrue or False 2.The number of people who were ki
14、lled reached more than 40,000.1.The earthquake began 10 kilometres directly bellow the city.TFF3.Hard hills of rock became rivers of dirt.4.All of the citys hospitals,90%of its factories and buildings and 75%of its homes were gone.F11400，00075%90%While-class8.The new Tangshan shows that Chinese peop
15、le keep optimistic all the time.True or False 6.Many rescue workers and doctors were trapped under the ruins during the aftershock.5.Not only the people but also a number of animals were dead.FFTT7.Only with strong support from the government,a new Tangshan has set up.While-classFill in the blanks b
16、y time order.TimeDetailsBefore the earth-quakeFor several days1.Water in the village wells _.2.Well walls developed _3._ come out of the cracks.4.Mice _ the fields.5.Fish _ the water.At about 3:00 a.m.on July 28,19761._appeared in the sky.2._ were heard.rose and felldeep cracksSmelly gasran out ofju
17、mped out of Bright lights Loud noisesWhile-classTimeDetailsDuring the earth-quakeAt 3:42 am on July 28,19761.Everything began to _.2._ cut across the road.3.Rock turned into_.4._ buildings and _of homes were gone.5.More than _ people were killed or injured.Afternoon of July 28,19761._ shook Tangshan
18、 again.2.More buildings _.shakerivers of dirtAnother big quake400,000A huge crack 75%90%fell downWhile-classTimeDetailsAfter the earth-quakeSoon 1._ arrived.2.Doctors and nurses provided _.3.Workers built _.4._ brought in.After many years1.Tangshan started to _.2.A new Tangshan rebuilt on _.3.Tangsh
19、an city proved people must _ and stay _.The armysheltersWater and foodmedical care the earthquake ruinsrevive itselfunify positive While-classTry to retell the story of Tangshan Earthquake by time order.Before the earthquakeDuring the earthquakeAfter the earthquakeTangshan EarthquakePart.3After-classAfter-classWhat shall we do if an earthquake happens?Thank you！
