1、unit4 Reading and Thingking2022.11月01Pre-readingpre-readingWork in pairs.Discuss what can happen to a city during a big earthquake.Thousands of buildings will fall down.Many people will be dead or badly injured.People will be in shock.The bridge will be too dangerous to cross.The railway tracks will
2、 be useless piece of metal.The city will be in ruins.02While-readingwhile-readingLook at the title and photo below and guess what the text is about.title:THE NIGHT THE EARTH DIDNT SLEEPabout earthquakewhile-readingRead the text carefully and then write down the main idea of each paragraph.about eart
3、hquake1.The passage is written in _ order.A.time B.placeA Tips：Pay attention to the first and second sentences of each paragraph.while-readingRead the text carefully and then write down the main idea of each paragraph.about earthquakePara1 Strange things were happening.Para2 It seemed as if the worl
4、d were coming to an end.Para3 Nearly everything in the city was destroyed.Para4 Hope was not lost.Para5 Tangshan started to revive itself and get back up on its feet.Warning signshappeningeffectrescuerevivalwhile-readingRead the text again and answer the questions.about earthquake1.What were some of
5、 the strange things happening before the earthquake?Do you think they were warning signs?Why or why not?In the village well Water(rose and fell,rose and fell)Deep cracks(in the well walls)Smelly gas(coming out of the well)Para1 Strange things were happening.while-readingRead the text again and answe
6、r the questions.about earthquakeIn the farmyard Chickens,pigs(too nervous to eat)Dogs(refused to go inside)Mice(ran out to look for places to hide)Fish(jumped out of the water)Outside the city Bright lights in the skyLoud noiseswhile-readingRead the text again and answer the questions.about earthqua
7、keDo you think they are warning signs?Why or why not?I think these were warning signs as this does not usually happen and it showed something strange was happening below the ground.Sometimes,animals have more sensitive reactions to some coming dangers.How did people react？while-readingRead the text
8、again and answer the questions.about earthquakeWhat happened to the people and city during the earthquakes?Para2 It seemed as if the world were coming to an end.the city_below,one of the_earthquakes of the 20th began.A _crack cut across.Hard hills of rock became_.In less than _,the city lay_.11 kilo
9、metresmost deadlyhugerivers of dirt1 minutein ruinswhile-readingRead the text again and answer the questions.about earthquakeWhat happened to the people and city during the earthquakes?Para2 It seemed as if the world were coming to an end.people_people were dead or injured._children were left withou
10、t parents._people were killed or badly injured.Two thirds ofThousands ofmore than 400000while-readingRead the text again and answer the questions.about earthquakePara3 Nearly everything in the city was destroyedsupplyWater,food,electricityDead Hard to gettransportationsanimalsBridges(fallen or not s
11、afe to acoss)Railway tracks(useless metal)CowsPigsChickensGoneBroken buildingsHospitalsFactorieshomes1.If you had experienced the earthquake in Tangshan,how would you have felt?How did people in Tangshan feel?while-readingRead the text again and answer the questions.2.Why did the writer use so many
12、numbers in the text?To show the earthquake was very serious and it caused a lot of damage to people and the city.while-readingRead the text again and answer the questions.Para4 Hope was not lost.Why does the authoy say“hope was not lost”?Hope 150,000 soldiersmore than 10,000 doctorsworkersWater,food
13、.dug out the trapped and buried the deadprovided medical carebuilt shelterswhile-readingRead the text again and answer the questions.What does the sentence mean by“slowly,the city began to breathe again”?The writer means that the city began to function again,because the earthquake had syopped people
14、 and supplies moving about,and so it was like the city couldnt breathe.while-readingRead the text again and answer the questions.Para5 Tangshan started to revive itself and get back up on its feet.a home to.great improvements in.What do you think helped in the revival of the city?What is Tangshan li
15、ke now?while-readingRead the text again and answer the questions.What do you think helped in the revival of the city?The revival of Tangshan was helped by the government and the people who all worked in unity to rebuild the city even better than before.post-readingAccording to the time order,drawing
16、 a mind-map and retelling the whole event.TimeDetailsBefore the earth-quakeFor several days1.Water in the village wells _.2.Well walls developed _3._ come out of the cracks.4.Mice _ the fields.5.Fish _ the water.At about 3:00 a.m.on July 28,19761._appeared in the sky.2._ were heard.rose and felldeep
17、 cracksSmelly gasran out ofjumped out of Bright lights Loud noisespost-readingAccording to the time order,drawing a mind-map and retelling the whole event.TimeDetailsDuring the earth-quakeAt 3:42 am on July 28,19761.Everything began to _.2._ cut across the road.3.Rock turned into_.4._ buildings and
18、_of homes were gone.5.More than _ people were killed or injured.Afternoon of July 28,19761._ shook Tangshan again.2.More buildings _.shakerivers of dirt400,000A huge crack 75%90%Another big quakefell downpost-readingAccording to the time order,drawing a mind-map and retelling the whole event.TimeDet
19、ailsAfter the earth-quakeSoon 1._ arrived.2.Doctors and nurses provided _.3.Workers built _.4._ brought in.After many years1.Tangshan started to _.2.A new Tangshan rebuilt on _.3.Tangshan city proved people must _ and stay _.The armysheltersWater and foodmedical care the earthquake ruinsrevive itselfunify positive 谢 谢 您 的 观 看
