1、 Unit 4 Natural Disasters Period 2 Reading and Thinking Natural DisastersWarming up:Talk about natural disastersearthquaketyphoontornadofloodlandslidedroughtwildfirevolcanoPre-reading：1.Discuss what can happen to a city during a big earthquakeearthquakedestroyroad crackinjurypower offWater pipe crac
2、khomeless2.Look at the title and picture on the right side and guess what the text is about.Para 1:Para 2:Para 3:Para 4:Para 5:ReadingTask1:Read the passage quickly and match the main idea with each paragraph.A:The rescue workB:The revival of the city.C:Warning signs before the earthquake.D:The happ
3、ening of the big earthquake.E:The bad effects of the earthquake.Task 2:In what order did the writer write the passage?A.in order of importance B.in order of placeC.in order of time D.in order of position Task 2:Read carefully and fill in the blanks The water in wellsThe well wallssmelly gaschickens&
4、pigsdogsmicefishin the sky noisesrose and felldeep cracks in themcame out of the wellstoo nervous to eatran out,looked for places.bright lightsjumped out of the waterloudPara.1 Warning signs before the earthquake.refused to go inside.Para.2 The happening of the big earthquake.The timeThe placeThe da
5、mage distanceA huge crackHard hills of rockA large city People living thereChilren living thereTotal number of people killed or injuredat 3:42 am 11 km below the city 8km long,30m widemore than 150 km became river of dirtlay in ruins less than 1min.2/3 were dead or injuredthousands without parents m
6、ore than 400,000Para.3 The bad effects of the earthquake._of factories and building,_ of its homes,and _ its hospitalsBricks covered the groundMost bridges The railway trackswellspeoplemore buildingswater,food and electricity 75%90%all of were gone like red autumn leaves fell or not safe useless fil
7、led with sand in shock fell down were hard to get 1._ soldiers were sent to Tangshan to rescue people.2._ doctors and nurses came to provide _.3.Workers built _ for homeless surviors.4.Water and food were brought into the city by _.Para.4 The rescue worktrain,truck and plane.150,000more than 10,000m
8、edical caresheltersPara.5 The revival of the city.1.What helped Tangshan city to revive?2.What city has Tangshan become?3.What has Tangshan proved to China and the rest of the world?The strong support from the government and tireless efforts of the citys peoplea new city with more than 7 million peo
9、ple,great improvements in transportation,industry and environmentIn times of disaster,people must unify and show the wisdom to say positive and rebuild for a brighter futureDiscuss：1.What does the writer mean by“Slowly,the city began to breathe again”?After readingThe writer means that the city bega
10、n to function again,because the earthquake had stopped people and supplies moving about,and so it was like the city couldnt breathe.2.What kind of help do you think people who suffered an earthquake need?3.What other cities or towns have gone through similar changes?Wenchuan 2008年5月12日14时28分04秒，四川省阿坝藏族羌族自治州汶川县发生里氏8.0级大地震，地震烈度达到11度，地震波共环绕了地球6圈。地震共造成69227人死亡，374643人受伤，17923人失踪，是新中国成立以来破坏力最大的地震，也是唐山大地震后伤亡最严重的一次地震。Do youknow?
