1、Describe a natural disasterThe Night the Earth Didnt SleepWhat were happening in Tangshan Earthquake?1.Pipes were_(开裂)and bursting.2.Steam were _(爆裂)from the holes in the ground.3.Thousands of buildings were _(fall)apart.4.Everything was being _(毁坏).5.A large city _(一片废墟).6.The suffering of the peop
2、le was_.crackingburstingdestroyedextremelay in ruinsfallingWhat were happening in Tangshan Earthquake?About the Tangshan EarthquakeKWhat I have knownWWhat I want to knowLWhat I learnedRead quickly to find the answers to your questions.Para.1 Warning signs before the earthquake.Para.2 _Para.3 _Para.4
3、 _Para.5 _The structure and the main idea.Before the earthquakeDuring the earthquakeAfter the earthquakeThe happening of the big earthquake.The immediate effects of the earthquake.The rescue work.The revival of the city.Understanding paragraph 1.1.What is this paragraph mainly about?2.What strange t
4、hings happened?3.What was the peoples reaction to these strange things?4.Why does the author talk about both the strange things and the peoples reaction?Content(What is said?)The most impressive language(How is it said?)Significance(Why is it said?)Strange things happened before the earthquake.*rose
5、 and fell,rose and fell.*For several days At least one well But as usualrepetitioncontrastTo show that people were unaware of the coming of the earthquakeParagraphsContent(What is said?)The most impressive language(How is it said?)Significance(Why is it said?)Paragraph 2 and 3Paragraph 4 and 5Explor
6、ing paragraphs 2-5.Content(What is said?)The most impressive language(How is it said?)Significance(Why is it said?)Damage caused by the earthquake.*In less than one minute,a large city lay in ruins.*It seemed as if the world were coming to an end!*Hard hills of rock became rivers of dirt.*Bricks cov
7、ered the ground like but no wind could blow them away.figure;contrastexaggerationTo show that the earthquake was really powerful,deadly,and cruel,and people felt hopelessmetaphorsimileMourning(悼念)Mom,Goodbye.I have gone for good with my classmates.Today it is so crowded on the way to Heaven,But I am
8、 with my classmates.Mom,if I had another life,I would come to find you.My schoolbag is left here,As a souvenir for you,Mom!Content(What is said?)The most impressive language(How is it said?)Significance(Why is it said?)Rescue and revival.*Soon after.150,000 soldiers;10,000 doctors;hundreds of*Slowly
9、,the city began to breathe again*tireless;unify wisdom positive figurepersonificationTo show that the rescue work was efficient,and to show the importance of joint efforts and positive attitudewith modifiers ofadj.,v.,n.How does the writer describe the damage?Full imagedescriptionClose-up imagedescr
10、iptionIn less than one minute,a large city lay in ruins.Two thirds of the people who lived there were dead or injured.Thousands of children were left without parents.The number of people who were killed or badly injured in the quake was more than 400,000.How does the writer describe the damage?Full
11、imagedescriptionClose-up imagedescriptionNearly everything in the city was destroyed.factories and buildings homeshospitals were gone.Bricks covered the ground like red autumn leaves,but no wind could blow them away.bridge had fallen or were not safe to cross.The railway tracks were now useless piec
12、es of metal.cowspigschickens were dead.Sand now filled the wells instead of water.Even more buildings fell down.Water,food,and electricity were hard to get.Content(What is said?)Significance(Why is it said?)Highlight the theme of the text.SignsDamageRescue and revivalunaware of the coming of the ear
13、thquakedeadly,hopelessefficient,hopeful and positiveAbout the Tangshan EarthquakeKWhat I have knownWWhat I want to knowLWhat I learned*An earthquake happened.The people in the earthquake s_ a lot,and those outside Tangshan city were c_ about the people there.*Disasters are _ and life is fragile(易碎的)
14、,but if people _(团结协作,互帮互助),disasters can be _.Disasters show no love,but it can be found through _.sufferedconcernedpowerfulwork together to help each othera loving human heartdefeatedWhich of the following title is the best?Why?A.The Tangshan EarthquakeB.Hope Was Not LostC.The Night The Earth Didn
15、t SleepFurther thinking.Personification1.To vividly describe the event2.To echo(呼应)the ending of the passageAssignment.Try to note down more attractive expressions alongside the expressions you have learnt.(from textbooks,exercise papers in a mind map)_ covered the ground like red autumn leaves,.Simile:to make the description more vivid.
