1、Unit Unit 44The Night The Night The Earth The Earth didnt didnt sleep sleep Pre-reading01While-reading02Summary03ConteContentsntsPART PART 0101Pre-readingDo you know any natural disasters?DroughtFloodtyphoontsunamidust stormearthquakeLandslidehail1.From what sources can we get information?Newspaper
2、TVBookVideoWebe siteliteratureLiterary jounalismPART PART 0202While-readingRead for details1.In what order does the author describe the earthquake?A:The spatial order B:The logical order C:The time orderBefore the earthquake Paragraph 1During the earthquake Paragraph 2 and 3After the earthquake Para
3、graph 4 and 5 Content(what is said?)The most impressive language(How is it said?)Significance(Why is it said?)Peoples reaction or feelingBefore the earthquake:paragraph 11.What is mainly said in this paragraph?2.What strange things happened?Strange things were happening in the countryside.village we
4、llsthe water;deep cracks;some smelly gasanimals chickens;pigs;dogs;mice;fishother thingsbright lights;loud noisesBefore the earthquake:paragraph 13.What was the peoples reaction to these strange things?No reaction:people slept as usual.4.Why does the writer talk about the strange things and the peop
5、les reaction?To show that people were unware of the coming of the earthquake.Before the earthquake:paragraph 15.What types of figure of speech does the writer use to reach the significance?Types of figure of speechMetaphorSimileRepetitionContrastExaggerationPersonificationFigure Before the earthquak
6、e:paragraph 15.What types of figure of speech are used in this part?.rose and fell,rose and fell.(para 1,line 2)For several days.At least one well.But.as usual.RepetitionContrastContent(what is said?)The most impressive language(How is it said?)Significance(Why is it said?)Peoples reaction or feelin
7、gStrange things happened before the erathquake.unawareness To show that people were unware of the coming of the earthquake.rose and fell,rose and fell.(Repetition)For several days.At least one well.But.as usual.(Contrast)During the earthquake:paragraph 2 and 3Work in pairs to explore the content,lan
8、guage,significance and peoples reaction or feeling of paragraph 2 and 3.Content(what is said?)The most impressive language(How is it said?)Significance(Why is it said?)Peoples reaction or feelingDuring the earthquake:paragraph 2 sentences 1-2 How can the paragraph be divided into parts,and what is t
9、he main idea of each part?sentences 3-7 sentences 8-10 3 parts the topic sentence expressing that it was a terrible event that seemed like the end of the world.explain the damage caused.talk about the loss of life.During the earthquake:paragraph 3 1.What is the topic sentence of this paragraph?Nearl
10、y everything in the city was destroyed.2.How does the writer show the readers that“nearly everything”in the city was destroyed?The wtiter uses a lot of figures/numbers:75%of.,90%of.,tense of thousands of,hundreds of,millions of,all of,most.,even more.1.What was the peoples reactions or feelings to d
11、amage caused by the earthquake?People were extemely shocked and felt helpless and worried.2.Why does the writer talk about the damage caused by the earthquake?To show that the earthquake was really powerful,deadly,and cruel,and people felt hopeless.During the earthquake:paragraph 2 and 3 During the
12、earthquake:paragraph 2 and 3What types of figure of speech does the writer use to reach the significance?Types of figure of speechMetaphorSimileRepetitionContrastExaggerationPersonificationFigure During the earthquake:paragraph 2 and 35.What types of figure of speech are used in this part?It seemed
13、as if the.an end!(para 2,line 1)Hard hills.rivers of dirt.(para 2,line 5)ExaggerationMetaphorIn less than.in ruins.(para 2,line 6)Figure,contrastBricks covered.blow them away.(para 3,line 3)Simile Content(what is said?)The most impressive language(How is it said?)Significance(Why is it said?)Peoples
14、 reaction or feelingDamage caused by the earthquakeTo show that the earthquake was really powerful,deadly,and cruel,and people felt hopeless.shock,helpless and worried.It seemed as if the.an end!(Exaggeration)Hard hills.rivers of dirt.(Metaphor)In less than.in ruins.(Figure,contrast)Bricks covered.b
15、low them away.(Simile)PART PART 0303Summary Content(what is said?)The most impressive language(How is it said?)Significance(Why is it said?)Peoples reaction or feelingTypes of figure of speechMetaphorSimileRepetitionContrastExaggerationPersonificationFigure Words and expressions in the textUsed to d
16、escribeshake,one of the most deadly earthquakes,cause damage,a huage crack,cut acrossThe earthquakelie in ruins,nothing but ruinsThe citydestroy,be gone,fall downThe buildingsbe dead or injured,be felt without parents,be killed,badly injuredThe peopleuesless pieces of metalThe transportationhard to getThe necessitiesThanThanks!ks!
