1、Book 1 Unit 4 Natural Disasters Period 2 Reading and ThinkingSkill objectivesEmotional objectivesLearn some words and phrases to describe an earthquake.Grasp the some reading strategies such as skimming and scanning.Learn more information about earthquake;raise awareness of how to protect ourselves
2、from disasters.Learning objectives学习目标学习目标 Knowledge objectivesWhat would happen if the earth didnt sleep?(Cick the hyperlink to the complete video)Pre-reading What is the text about?Look at the title and photos below and guess what is the text about?Then read and check if you are right.(Page 50,Ex.
3、2)The text is about _earthquake Pre-reading Reand the text quickly and then write the main idea of each part.(Page 51,Ex.3)Read for main idea for each para.Strange things were happening in the countryside of northeastern Hebei.For several days,the water in the village wells rose and fell,rose and fe
4、ll.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 fields looking for places to hide,and fish jumped out of the water.At about 3:00
5、 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.It seemed as if the world were coming to an end!Eleven kilometres directly below
6、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 kilometres long and 30 metres wide,cut across houses,roads and waterways.Hard hills of ro
7、ck 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 killed or badly injured in the quake was more than 400,000.Everywhere survivors looke
8、d,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 red autumn leaves,but no wind could blow them away.Most bridges had fallen or were
9、 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 in shock-and then,later that afternoon,another bit quake shook Tangshan again.Even
10、 more buildings fell down.Water,food,and electricity were hard 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 nur
11、ses came to provide medical care.Workers built shelters for survivors 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
12、 on its feet.With strong 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 p
13、roved to China and the 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.To get the main idea of each paragraph段段,pay attention to the first sentence in each paragraph.Then summarise each paragraph in one phrase based
14、 on its topic sentence.tips:Fast reading 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 least one well had some smelly gas coming out of it.Ch
15、ickens 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 of the city of Tangshan and loud noises were heard.
16、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 had begun,a quake that even caused damage more than
17、 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 lay in ruins.Two thirds of the people who lived there
18、 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 destroyed.About 75 percent of the citys factories a
19、nd 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 of metal.Tens of thousands of cows,hundreds of thous
20、ands 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 to get.People began to wonder how long the disaster
21、would last.para.1:Warning signs before the earthquakepara.2:The _ of the big earthquakepara.3:The immediate _ 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,
22、000 doctors and nurses came to provide medical care.Workers built shelters for survivors 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 its
23、elf and get back up on its feet.With strong 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.
24、Tangshan city has proved to China and the 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.para.4:The _ work.para.5:The _ of the city.rescuerevival Para.1:warning signs before the earthquakesPara.2:the happening of t
25、he big earthquake.Para.3:the immediate effects of the earthquake.Para.4:the rescue work.Para.5:the revival of the city.during the earthquake after the earthquakebefore the earthquakeThe text is organized in _ order.time signsdamagerescuerevival Fast reading Read for main idea for each para.signs dam
26、age rescue&revival|before during after (Para.1)(Para.2.3)(Para.4.5)So we can draw a mind map like this,read and add more details in before,during and after earthquake.Task:Retell the story according to the mind map.More details?Before the earthquake(Signs)-Para.1 The well water rose and fell,well wa
27、lls 1._,and some smelly gas came out.Chicken and pigs were too 2._ to eat,and dogs refused to go 3._ buildings.Mice ran out of the 4._ and fish jumped out of the water.5._ were seen in the sky and loud noises were heard.crackednervousinsidefieldsBright lights Careful reading During the earthquake(da
28、mage)-Para.2.&3 Nearly _of the nation felt the earthquake.A huge crack that was _ kilometres long and _ metres wide cut across houses,roads and waterways.In less than _minute a large city lay in ruins._ of the people died or were injured during the earthquake._ children were left without parents.The
29、 number of people who were killed or injured reached more than _.About _ of the citys factories and buildings,_ of its homes and all of the citys hospitals were gone._ cows,_ pigs,and _ chickens were dead.1/383012/3400,00075%90%Thousands of Tens of thousands of hundreds of millions of Whats the func
30、tion of the data?To make the text more credible(可信的可信的).Careful reading After the earthquake(rescue&revival)-Para.4&5 The armysent soldiers to _those who were _ and to_ the dead.Doctors and nursescame to _medical care.Workersbuilt _for survivors whose homes had been destroyed.Government With strong
31、_ from the government and the tireless _ of the citys people,a new Tangshan was built.dig outtrappedburyprovideshelterssupporteffortsWhat made the revival possible?People must unify and show the wisdom to stay positive and rebuild for a brighter future.Careful reading Work in groups.Discuss the ques
32、tions.(51,Ex.7.1)What helped in the revival of the Tangshan city?Post reading governments strong support peoples tireless efforts rescue workers include.Work in groups.Discuss the questions.(51,Ex.7.1)What can we learn from the earthquake in Tangshan?(before the earthquake;when facing the earthquake
33、;after.)Before the earthquake,there are some warming _,We can raise our a so as to reduce m (伤亡).When facing the earthquake,we need to know what to do to p_ ourselves or r the people suffering in earthquake.After the earthquake,people must and show to stay and rebuild for a blighter future.signsware
34、nessrotectescue unify Post reading wisdompositiveortalitySuppose the earth begins to shake,what shall we do or not do?Post reading Work in groups.Discuss the questions.game rules 1.Look and understand the instructions指令指令2.Then act it out3.Whoever moves faster wins Post reading Lets play a game:Act
35、it out.Dont be nervous and keep calm.If you are in the classroom,dont run out of it immediately.Protect your head by putting your bag on your head.Dont use lift.If you are out of the building,run to the schoolyard.Stay away from glass.Crouch蹲蹲 down under your desk.Retell the story according to the m
36、ind map hopefulWell,chicken and pigs,mice,lights Summary What can we learn?We can.awareness.protect.unify.signs damage rescue&revival|before during after (Para.1)(Para.2.3)(Para.4.5)1/3 of the nation,thousands,75%.(data)army,doctor and nurses,workers,government.signs damage rescue&revival|before during after Group work Search for more information and make a report.Group 1 signs:what are the warming signs?Group 2 damage:what should we do during an earthquake?Group 3 rescue:what would rescue workers do after an earthquake?Group 4 revival:What helped in the revival of an earthquake?Homework
