1、 Lead-in Whats the meaning of the title?What happened?The Night The Earth Didnt SleepWhen?When?Where?Where?What?What?The passage mainly talks about a terrible _ (what?)that happened in _(where?)in_(when?)and caused great _ to people.earthquakeTangshan1976damage While reading:Read for main ideaWhat h
2、appened?What happened?Whats the main idea of each paragraph?While reading:Read for main idea Strange things were happening in the countryside of northeastern Hebei.For several days,the water in the village wells rose and fell,rose and fell.There were deep cracks that appeared in the well walls.At le
3、ast one well had some smelly gas coming out of it.Chickens and even pigs were too nervous to eat,and dogs refused to go inside buildings.Mice ran out of the fields looking for places to hide,and fish jumped out of the water.At about 3:00 a.m.,on 28 July1976,bright lights were seen in the sky outside
4、 of the city of Tangshan and loud noises were heard.But the citys one million people were asleep as usual that night.At 3:42 a.m.,everything began to shake.It seemed as if the world were coming to an end!Eleven kilometres directly below the city,one of the most deadly earthquakes of the 20th century
5、 had begun,a quake that even caused damage more than 150 kilometres away in Beijing.Nearly one third of the whole nation felt it!A huge crack,eight kilometres long and 30 metres wide,cut across houses,roads and waterways.Hard hills of rock became rivers of dirt.In less than one minute,a large city l
6、ay in ruins.Two thirds of the people who lived there were dead or injured.Thousands of children were left without parents.The number of people who were killed or badly injured in the quake was more than 400,000.Everywhere survivors looked,there was nothing but ruins.Nearly everything in the city was
7、 destroyed.About 75 percent of the citys factories and buildings,90 percent of its homes,and all of its hospitals were gone.Bricks covered the ground like red autumn leaves,but no wind could blow them away.Most bridges had fallen or were not safe to cross.The railway trackes were now useless pieces
8、of metal.Tens of thousands of cows,hundreds of thousands of pigs,and millions of chickens were dead.Sand now filled the wells instead of water.People were in shock-and then,later that afternoon,another bit quake shook Tangshan again.Even more buildings fell down.Water,food,and electricity were hard
9、to get.People began to wonder how long the disaster would last.But hope was not lost.Soon after the quakes,the army sent 150,000 soldiers to Tangshan to dig out those who were trapped and to bury the dead.More than 10,000 doctors and nurses came to provide medical care.Workers built shelters for sur
10、vivors whose homes had been destroyed.Hundreds of thousands of people were helped.Water and food were brought into the city by train,truck,and plane.Slowly,the city began to breathe again.Tangshan started to revive itself and get back up on its feet.With strong support from the government and the ti
11、reless efforts of the citys people,a new Tangshan was built upon the earthquake ruins.The new city has become a home to more than seven million people,with great improvements in transportation,industry,and environment.Tangshan city has proved to China and the rest of the world that in times of disas
12、ter,people must unify and show the wisdom to stay positive and rebuild for a brighter future.Read the passage quickly.Find the topic sentence of each paragraph.Then summarise each paragraph in one phrase based on its topic sentence.tips:Strange things were happening in the countryside of northeaster
13、n Hebei.For several days,the water in the village wells rose and fell,rose and fell.There were deep cracks that appeared in the well walls.At least one well had some smelly gas coming out of it.Chickens and even pigs were too nervous to eat,and dogs refused to go inside buildings.Mice ran out of the
14、 fields looking for places to hide,and fish jumped out of the water.At about 3:00 a.m.,on 28 July1976,bright lights were seen in the sky outside of the city of Tangshan and loud noises were heard.But the citys one million people were asleep as usual that night.At 3:42 a.m.,everything began to shake.
15、It seemed as if the world were coming to an end!Eleven kilometres directly below the city,one of the most deadly earthquakes of the 20th century had begun,a quake that even caused damage more than 150 kilometres away in Beijing.Nearly one third of the whole nation felt it!A huge crack,eight kilometr
16、es long and 30 metres wide,cut across houses,roads and waterways.Hard hills of rock became rivers of dirt.In less than one minute,a large city lay in ruins.Two thirds of the people who lived there were dead or injured.Thousands of children were left without parents.The number of people who were kill
17、ed or badly injured in the quake was more than 400,000.Everywhere survivors looked,there was nothing but ruins.Nearly everything in the city was destroyed.About 75 percent of the citys factories and buildings,90 percent of its homes,and all of its hospitals were gone.Bricks covered the ground like r
18、ed autumn leaves,but no wind could blow them away.Most bridges had fallen or were not safe to cross.The railway trackes were now useless pieces of metal.Tens of thousands of cows,hundreds of thousands of pigs,and millions of chickens were dead.Sand now filled the wells instead of water.People were i
19、n shock-and then,later that afternoon,another bit quake shook Tangshan again.Even more buildings fell down.Water,food,and electricity were hard to get.People began to wonder how long the disaster would last.para.1:Warning signs before the earthquakespara.2:The _ of the big earthquakepara.3:The immed
20、iate _ of the earthquake.happeningeffects But hope was not lost.Soon after the quakes,the army sent 150,000 soldiers to Tangshan to dig out those who were trapped and to bury the dead.More than 10,000 doctors and nurses came to provide medical care.Workers built shelters for survivors whose homes ha
21、d been destroyed.Hundreds of thousands of people were helped.Water and food were brought into the city by train,truck,and plane.Slowly,the city began to breathe again.Tangshan started to revive itself and get back up on its feet.With strong support from the government and the tireless efforts of the
22、 citys people,a new Tangshan was built upon the earthquake ruins.The new city has become a home to more than seven million people,with great improvements in transportation,industry,and environment.Tangshan city has proved to China and the rest of the world that in times of disaster,people must unify
23、 and show the wisdom to stay positive and rebuild for a brighter future.para.4:The _ work.para.5:The _ of the city.rescuerevival 1:warning signs before the earthquakes2:the happening of the big earthquake.3:the immediate effects of the earthquake.4:the rescue work5:the revival of the city.during the
24、 earthquake after the earthquakebefore the earthquakeWhile-reading While reading:Read for main ideaThe text is organized in _ order.time signsdamagerevival Part 1Before the earthquake SignsPara.1 Strange things were happening.In the village wellsIn the farmyardIn the fieldIn the skyPara.1 While read
25、ing:Read for details_ in the skyChickens&pigs were_Mice ran out_ bright lights _in the well wallsdeep crackstoo nervous to eat.looking for places to hide._from it.smelly gas Please read paragragh 1 and fill in the blanks.Peoples attitude:The citys one million people were asleep as uaual that night.U
26、naware warningwarning Part 2During the earthquake damagePara.2-3The damage caused by the earthquakevAt _,everything began to shake.v_ kilometers directly below,damage more than _ kilometersv_ of the nation felt the earthquake.v A huge crack that was _ kilometres long and_ metres wide cut across.vIn
27、less than_ minute,a large city lay in ruins.3:42 a.m.1/3830111150 Please read paragragh 2 and finish the chart.The suffering of the peoplev_ of the people died or were injured during the earthquake.v_ of children were left without parents.v The number of people who were killed or.reached more than _
28、.2/3 400,000Thousands Please read paragragh 2 and finish the chart.to show the earthquake was very _ and it _ to people and the city.to make the article more _ and _.seriouscaused a lot of damageconvincingshockingWhy did the writer use so many numbers in the text?Everywhere survivors looked,there wa
29、s nothing but ruins.Nearly everything in the city was destroyed.About 75 percent of the citys factories and buildings,90 percent of its homes,and all of its hospitals were gone.Bricks covered the ground like red autumn leaves,but no wind could blow them away.Most bridges had fallen or were not safe
30、to cross.The railway trackes were now useless pieces of metal.Tens of thousands of cows,hundreds of thousands of pigs,and millions of chickens were dead.Sand now filled the wells instead of water.People were in shock-and then,later that afternoon,another bit quake shook Tangshan again.Even more buil
31、dings fell down.Water,food,and electricity were hard to get.People began to wonder how long the disaster would last.While reading:Read for detailsHow did people feel?in shockin panicin despair Part 3After the earthquake revivalPara.4-5If winnter comes,can spring be far behind?Shelley如果冬天来临，春天还会远吗？雪莱
32、 But hope was not lost.Soon after the quakes,the army sent 150,000 soldiers to Tangshan to dig out those who were trapped and to bury the dead.More than 10,000 doctors and nurses came to provide medical care.Workers built shelters for survivors whose homes had been destroyed.Hundreds of thousands of
33、 people were helped.Water and food were brought into the city by train,truck,and plane.Slowly,the city began to breathe e back to life or recover While reading:Read for detailsWho came to the rescue?What did they do?While reading:Tangshan started to revive itself and get back up on its feet.With str
34、ong support from the government and the tireless efforts of the citys people,a new Tangshan was built upon the earthquake ruins.The new city has become a home to more than seven million people,with great improvements in transportation,industry,and environment.Tangshan city has proved to China and th
35、e rest of the world that in times of disaster,people must unify and show the wisdom to stay positive and rebuild for a brighter future.How did people feel?hopefulWhat has Tangshan City proved to China and the rest of the world?Tangshans new look?If everyone gives a hand,the world would be full of lo
36、ve.如果每个人都如果每个人都伸出援手伸出援手，这个世界就会充满爱，这个世界就会充满爱What can we learn from Tangshansrevival?Hopeless ruins Flourishing city Dont be nervous and keep calm.down.your head.on to the desks or tables Task 6 Think and discuss with your group member.How can we protect ourselves in an earthquake at school?Summary1.1.for for main ideamain idea2.2.Scanning Scanning for detailed for detailed informationinformation3.3.of natural disatersof natural disaters Homework
