1、Reading and Thinking:Describe a natural disasterPre-readingYushu April 14,2010Wenchuan May 12,2008 Tangshan July 28,1976 Buildings,bridges,tunnels(隧道隧道)and dams collapse(坍塌坍塌).Roads and railways are destroyed(毁坏毁坏)and traffic is held up(受阻受阻).People are buried,injured or killed.(被埋被埋)A great number
2、of people lose their homes.许多，大量许多，大量 Diseases may break out.P50While-reading点击添加相关标题文字ADD RELATED TITLE WORDSTask 1:Write down the main idea of each paragraphPara 1Para 2Para 3Para 4Para 5 Warning signs before the earthquake.The happening of the big earthquake.The immediate effects of the earthquak
3、e.The rescue work.The revival of the city.点击添加相关标题文字ADD RELATED TITLE WORDSTask 2:Find out the writing order of this text Time orderseveral days agoat 3:00amat 3:42am later that afternoonafter the quakesbefore earthquake during earthquake after earthquake 点击添加相关标题文字ADD RELATED TITLE WORDSseveral day
4、s ago at about 3:00 amBefore the Before the earthquakeearthquakeSome strange things happened.in the village wells in the farmyardsMore strange things were noticed in the sky in the city点击添加相关标题文字ADD RELATED TITLE WORDSEverything began to shake.at 3:42 am a huge crack hard hills of rockin less than o
5、ne minuteNearly everything was destroyed.sufferings of people damages of the city losses of animalsAnother big quake shook Tangshan.rescue workers and doctors water,food and electricitylater that afternoonDuring the During the earthquakeearthquake 1.Circle all the numbers and underline the sentences
6、 with numbers.2.Why does the writer use so many numbers?To show what serious damage and destruction the disaster caused.点击添加相关标题文字ADD RELATED TITLE WORDSRevive itself prove to China and the rest of the world.All hope was not lost.soon after the quakes People were helped.Shelters were built.Water was
7、 sent.seven million people,transportation,industry and environment unify and show the wisdomnowAfter the After the earthquakeearthquake What does the wirter mean by“Slowly,the city began to breathe again”?The writer means that the city began to function(运转运转)again and show hopes/signs of recovery/re
8、vival.点击添加相关标题文字ADD RELATED TITLE WORDSThe The change of peoples change of peoples feelingsfeelings strangeseveral days agolater that afternoonthe change of peoples feelingsthe timeline of the earthquake at 3:00amat 3:42amafter the quakes ignorant shocked hopelessproudPost-readingAnalyze the languag
9、e features of the text.It seemed as if the world were coming to an end.Hard hills of rock became rivers of dirt.similemetaphor Bricks covered the ground like red autumn leaves.similepersonification The earth didnt sleep.The city began to breathe again.Analyze the language features of the text.Accord
10、ing to the title,photo and language features.Guess what the style of the text is.A.News reportB.LiteratureC.Literary journalism(纪实性报告文学纪实性报告文学)What lessons can we learn from this event?1.We should develop better ways to detect and prepare for these disasters.2.Acting quickly and in unity is the best
11、 way to get over such disasters.3.The strong support from government and people around are also very important.Group discussion点击添加相关标题文字ADD RELATED TITLE WORDS2.What can we do to survive an earthquake?Critical thinkingGroup discussionGroup discussionReferenceABHide under the hard furniture.Put out the fire and turn off the gas.CUse something hard to protect your head.DNever try to use the lift.第三单元测试卷做完第三单元测试卷做完;背背第四单元第四单元的单词以及的单词以及period 3 的知识点的知识点句子，周一听写句子，周一听写;Read the passage on Page 94.(选读选读)
