1、madeofcanruohanxingStep 1 Lead-inStep 1 Lead-in1.Have you ever experienced any natural disaster?volcanofloodhailstonehurricanesandstormearthquakeLook at the pictures.Can you name all the disasters?3.Can you describe how terrible an earthquake is?2.Which natural disasters have you ever experienced?Al
2、l the buildings fell downThe roads were destroyedMany people were killed or injured A lot of children became orphansTangshanSan FranciscoPlease look at the photos of Tangshan and San Francisco,describe what you can see in the two photos to your partner,and write them down.Step2 Warming up1.What can
3、you see in the two photos?2.Imagine there has been a big earthquake in these two cities,what might happen?beautiful cities;wide roads;tall buildings;large population the whole cities might be in ruins;the wide and busy roads might be destroyed;the tall buildings might fell down;many people might be
4、killed or injured What do you think will happen before an earthquake?Step3 Pre-readingwellfishdogspigsskymicechickensA NIGHT A NIGHT THE EARTH THE EARTH DIDNDIDNT SLEEPT SLEEPstep4Well,today we are going to read a news report about a strong earthquake of the 20th century,which happened in Tangshan,H
5、ebei,in 1976.Before we learn the passage,lets watch a video about Tangshan earthquake.How many parts can this passage be divided into?Three partsPart 1 Paragragh1Part 2 Paragraph 2-3Part 3Paragraph 4I.skimmingBefore the earthquakeDuring the earthquakeAfter the earthquakeII.Detail reading:Fill in the
6、 blanksMain IdeaDetails_ things were happening in the countryside in northeast Hebei.The water in the wells _ and _.A _ gas came out of the cracks.The chickens and pigs were too _ to _.Fish _out of the bowls and ponds.Mice _ out of the fields.At _ am on July 28,1976,people saw _ in the sky.Signs bef
7、ore the earthquakePara.1Strangerosefellsmellynervouseatjumpedran3:00bright lightsMain IdeaDetailsAt _ am,the _ earthquake of the 20th century began._ burst from holes in the ground.Hard hills of the rock became rivers of _._ covered the ground like red autumn leaves.Two _ and most of the bridges fel
8、l.The railway tracks were now _pieces of _._ now filled the wells instead of water.Water,food,and _ were hard to get.During the earthquakePara.2-3Fill in the blanksFill in the blanks3:42greatestSteamdirtBricksdamsuselesssteelSandelectricityMain IdeaDetailsSoldiers were sent to dig out those who were
9、 trapped and _ the dead._ were built for the homeless and _ was taken to the city.After theearthquakePara.4Fill in the blanksFill in the blanksto bury Sheltersfresh waterStep5 ComprehendingJoin the correct parts of the sentences.1)The chickens didnt eat because2)The people didnt worry because 3)Such
10、 a great number of people died because4)Water was needed because5)The people did not lose hope becauselAthe army came to help them.lB the quake happened while they were sleeping.lC they were nervous.lD dams and wells were useless.lE they didnt know what the strange events meant.There was a big _ in
11、Tangshan in 1976.Before the earthquake,the water in the village wells _ and fell.The animals were too _ to eat.But the people didnt know about it.At 3:42 am,everything began to shake.In fifteen terrible seconds,the large city lay in_.More than _ people were killed or injured.Then later that afternoon,_ big earthquake shook Tangshan.But all hope was not _,because soldiers came to help those_.Step6 ConsolidationRetell the news report to consolidate the passage.earthquakeroseruinssurvivors400,000anotherlostnervousThank you!Goodbye!Goodbye!
