1、Unit 4 Reading and ThinkingThe Night The Earth Didnt SleepLearning Aims1.To master some new vocabulary about disasters,and obtain some knowledge about earthquakes.2.To learn different reading skills.3.To know something about self-protection in an earthquake and cultivate the sense of unity and patri
2、otism.Pre-reading1.Look at the title.What does“the earth didnt sleep”mean?It means that the earth is _.active2.Try to get the genre of the text.体裁literary journalism_While-readingTask1.Scanning.1.What is the main idea of the passage?The text is mainly about a(an)_in the city of _earthquakeTangshanTa
3、sk 2.Skimming.Match the main idea with each paragraph.Para 1 The happening of the big earthquakePara 2 The rescue workPara 3 The revival of the cityPara 4 Warning signs before the earthquakePara 5 The immediate effects of the earthquake.Task 3 Divide the whole passage into 3 parts.Part 1(Para._)1war
4、ningPart 2(Para._)2-3happeningeffectsPart 3(Para._)4-5rescuerevivalPart 1（para 1）Warning signs before the earthquakeThe water in the well_came out of the well.UndergroundThere were_in the well walls.rose and fell,rose and fell deep cracksSmelly gasMice ran out of _ looking forplaces to _.the fieldhi
5、dePart 1（para 1）Warning signs before the earthquakeOn the groundchickens and pigs:too_to_.dogs:refuse to go_.Fish_.nervouseatinside buildingsjumped out of the waterPart 1（para 1）Warning signs before the earthquakeAbove the ground_were seen_were heard.bright lightsloud noisesAbnormal(反常的)Be alert(警惕的
6、)-But the citys one million people _ _.were asleep as usual that nightPart 2(para 2-3)The happening and effects of the big earthquakewhen deptheffects at 3:42 a.m.11 km directly below the earth 1.one of the most deadly earthquakes of the 20th century 2.caused damage more than150 km away in Beijing.P
7、art 2(para 2-3)The happening and effects of the big earthquakeDamagesv_ of the nation felt the earthquake.v A huge crack that was _ kilometres long and _ metres wide cut across houses,roads and waterways.vIn less than _ minute,a large city lay in ruins.v _ of the people who lived there died or were
8、injured.vThe number of people who were killed or injured was more than _v_ of its factories and buildings,_ of its homes，and _ of the citys hospitals were gone.1/383012/3400,00075%90%allPart 2(para 2-3)The happening and effects of the big earthquakev _ cows_pigs_chickens were dead.v _filled with wel
9、ls instead of water.v_、_、_were hard to get.Damagestens of thousands ofhundreds of thousands ofmillions ofsandwaterelectircityfoodThe rescue work and the revival of the cityHope was not lostSlowly,the city_Part 3(para 4-5)150,000 soldiers:_ dig out&bury_:provide medical care10,000 doctors and nurses
10、Workers:built_shelters_ were brought into the city.Water and foodPeople of Tangshan began to breathe again Part 3(para 4-5)The rescue work and the revival of the cityThe new cityhome to more than_proved to the world that_7 million peoplein times ofdiasters,people must unify and show thewisdom to sta
11、y positive and rebuild fora bright future.Part 3(para 4-5)Tangshans new lookPost-readingTask 1.Fill in the blanks Before the earthquake,strange things were happening in the countryside of Hebei.The water in the village wells _(rise)and fell.The well walls had deep cracks _them,and some _(smell)gas c
12、ame out.Animals were _(nerve).Some people saw bright light in the sky,and loud noises _(hear).At 3:42 am,one of the _(deadly)earthquakes began.Nearly one _(three)of the whole nation felt it!A large city lay in _(ruin)and more than 400,000 people were killed or injured.Most buildings were destroyed,t
13、ens of thousands of animals were killed and people were in _(shocked).But hope was not lost.Help came from all over the country.Slowly,the city began to breathe again.With strong support from the government and efforts of the citys people,Tangshan started to _(revival)itself.rosein smellynervouswere heardmost deadlythirdruinsshockreviveTask 2.DiscussionIf there is an earthquake,what should we do to protect ourselves?1.Underline useful words and phrases in this passage and remember them.2.Finish activity 5 on page 51.THANK YOU
