1、The Night the Earth Didnt Sleep ReadingReadingLead-in1.1.What is the video mainly about?What is the video mainly about?2.2.H How do you feel?ow do you feel?Pre-readingBased on the title and pictures on your Based on the title and pictures on your textbooks,can you predict what the passage is textboo
2、ks,can you predict what the passage is about?about?Fast Reading1.Skim the passage quickly and answer:1.Skim the passage quickly and answer:when?At about 3:42 a.m.,on 28 July 1976where?TangshanEarthquake2.Read the passage quickly and find out the topic sentence of each paragraph.Para.Topic sentence12
3、345Strange things were happening in the countryside of northeastern Hebei.Everything began to shake.It seemed as if the world were coming to an end!Nearly everything in the city was destroyed.Hope was not lost.Tangshan began to revive itself and get up on its feet again.3.Read the passage quickly,an
4、d divide the whole passage into three parts,according to the three words.And match the general idea of each part.signdamagerescuePart 1(para._)Part2(para._)Part3(para._)1.What happened during the quake and the damage caused by the quake.3.Signs before the earthquake.Matching2.The rescue work after t
5、he earthquake.12&34&5Careful reading1.The water in the village wells rose and fell.2.There were deep cracks that appeared in the well walls.3.At least one well had some smelly gas coming out of it.1.Chickens and pigs were too nervous to eat,and dogs refused to go inside buildings.2.Mice ran out of t
6、he fields looking for places to hide,and fish jumped out of the water.Bright lights were seen in the sky outside of Tangshan and loud noise were heard.Careful readingRead para.2&3 carefully and fill in the blanks Read para.2&3 carefully and fill in the blanks with data(with data(数据数据).).1.Nearly _ o
7、f the whole nation felt it!2.A huge crack,_ kilometers long and _meters wide,cut across houses,roads,and waterways.3.In less than _ minute,a large city lay in ruins.4._ of the people who lived there were dead or injured.5.The number of people who were killed or badly injured in the quake was more th
8、an _.6.About _ of the citys factories and buildings,_ of its homes,and all of its hospitals were gone.1/383012/3400,00075%90%Careful readingWork in groups to sort out the detailed informationWork in groups to sort out the detailed information1.W1.Who came to the rescue?What did they do?ho came to th
9、e rescue?What did they do?2.What does the author mean by“Slowly,the city 2.What does the author mean by“Slowly,the city began to breathe again”?began to breathe again”?Work in groups to sort out the detailed informationWork in groups to sort out the detailed information1.W1.Who came to the rescue?Wh
10、at did they do?ho came to the rescue?What did they do?150,000 soldiers.They were sent to dig out people who were trapped and bury the dead.More than 100,000 doctors and nurses came to provide medical care.Workers built shelters for survivors whose homes had been destroyed.Work in groups to sort out
11、the detailed informationWork in groups to sort out the detailed information2.What does the author mean by“Slowly,the city 2.What does the author mean by“Slowly,the city began to breathe again”?began to breathe again”?The author means that the city began to function again.Suppose there would be an ea
12、rthquake in the following situations,what should we do to keep ourselves safe?If we are.I think we should.1.at school2.at home 3.on the roadIf at school/home:1.hide under a hard desk andaway from windows.2.run to the open placesIf on the road:1.use something hard to protect your head2.avoid the buildings and bridgesHomework
