1、作者信息：THE NIGHT THE EARTH DIDNT SLEEPTHE NIGHT THE EARTH DIDNT SLEEPUnit 4Unit 4Learning Aims:1.Language ability:read the passage and get to know Tangshan earthquake.2.Reading strategy:practice the skill of finding topic sentences.3.Thinking ability:work out the outline(结构)of the text.4.Cultural awar
2、eness:summarize the lesson learnt from the disaster.Task1(2mins)Read the passage and find out the topic sentence(the first sentence or the last sentence)of each paragraph.about earthquakeshakePara2 Everything began to.Strange things Para1were happening.HopePara4was not lost.revivePara5 Tangshan star
3、ted to itself and get back up on its feet.ruinsPara3 There was nothing but.Part1:BeforePart2:DuringPart3:AfterTask2-Part1:(3mins)water:well wall:chickens and pigs:dogs:mice:fish:rose and fell,rose and felltoo nervous to eatdeep cracksran outjump outrefused to go insideloud noisesmelly gasanimals unu
4、sual behaviorTask2-Part1:beforestrange thingspeoples feelingrising and falling watercracked well wallsanimals unusual behaviorsmelly gasloud noiseunaware无意识的无意识的unusualusualTask3:Part2(para2-para3)-2minsThe author uses a lot of numbers to describe the earthquake.What does the author want to show us
5、by these numbers?Task3-Part 2duringdamagepeoples feelingthe citythe peoplea huge crackhomesfactories and buildingsanimalsdeathschildrenshockedhopeless8km,30m75%90%tens of thousands ofcowspigschickenshundreds ofmillions of2/3;more than 4000thousands ofpowerfulpowerlessTo show the earthquake was very
6、serious and it caused great damage to people and the city.workers _ _ soldiersdoctors,nurses_ the peopledig out_ the deadbury_ medical careprovidebuild shelters for _survivors What did they do for the city?Who helped the city?rescueworkpeoples feelingafterhopefulTask 4:Part 3-3mins _after the earthq
7、uakeafter the revival唐山：唐山：(5 minutes)Q1.What helped in the revival of Tangshan?Q2.In the revival of Tangshan,what lessons can we learn?Requirements:(1).2minus to write by yourself(2).3mins to discuss in your group(3).choose the best answer to present on the blackboard after the earthquakeafter the
8、revival汶川汶川：after the earthquakeafter the revival玉树玉树：3.governments support+peoples efforts=unity=a brighter future1.Act quickly and in unity(团结团结)2.Be positive and hopeful1.make a summary 2.summarize what we have learnedDisasters have no mercy but humans do.（灾难无情人有情）（灾难无情人有情）Write a short passage about what we learnt from the revival of Tangshan?
