1、Unit 4 natural disastersReading and thinkingLearning aimsSummarize different types of natural disasters and get detailed information about the causes and damages by listening to conversations.Find out the signs,damages and rescue work of the Tangshan earthquake,discuss how the people relieved from t
2、he earthquake and strengthen the sense of national unify and face disasters with hope.Write a summary after reading the summary of the news report released about the aftermath of a tsunami.Reading activitiesThink before readingWhat can happen in a city during a big earthquake?Buildings will be destr
3、oyed.Huge cracks will cut across houses,roads and waterways.People will be killed or injured.Reading skillsUse context to understand new words.When you see a word that you dont know,dont stop and look it up in a dictionary.If you continue reading,the context will probably help you understand what it
4、 means.ruin bricktrapburyEverywhere survivors looked,there was nothing but ruins.Bricks covered the ground like red autumn leaves,but no wind could blow them away.Soon after the quakes,the army sent 150000 soldiers to Tangshan to dig out who were trapped and to bury the dead.Fast reading task 1PPT模板
5、 http:/moban/What is the text about?And what type is it?It is about earthquake.It is a literary journalism(报告文学).Careful reading task 2Read the passage and match the main idea with each paragraph.Para.1 Para.2Para.3Para.4Para.5A.The earthquake caused unbelievable destruction to Tangshan.B.The earthq
6、uake happened and caused deaths and injuries in Tangshan.C.Help came soon after the quakes.D.Strange things happened,but no one paid attention to them.E.Tangshan came back to life again.Extensive tasksWrite down the main idea of each paragraph.Para.1 Para.2Para.3Para.4Para.5A.The earthquake caused u
7、nbelievable destruction to Tangshan.B.The earthquake happened and caused deaths and injuries in Tangshan.C.Help came soon after the quakes.D.Strange things happened,but no one paid attention to them.E.Tangshan came back to life again.Warning signs before the earthquakeThe happening of the big earthq
8、uakeThe immediate effects of the earthquakeThe rescue workThe revival of the cityCareful reading-task 3According to the paragraph 1,what were the strange things happening before the earthquake?1._2._3._4._5._6._For several days,the water in the village wells rose and fell,rose and fell.There were de
9、ep 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 a.m.,on 28 July
10、 1976,bright lights were seen in the sky and loud noises were heard.Careful reading task 3Read paragraph 2 and think why it is the most deadly earthquake of the 20th century?Damage to thingsDamage to peopleA huge crack,eight kilometers long and 30 meters wide,cut across houses,roads,and waterways.Ha
11、rd hills of rock became rivers of dirt.The number of people who were killed or badly injured in the quake was more than 400,000.Careful reading-task 3Read paragraph 3 and try to find out sentences that can describe the situation of Tangshan after earthquake.Simile:Metaphor:Personification:Bricks cov
12、ered the ground like red autumn leaves,but no wind could blow them away.Hard hills of rock became rivers of dirt.1.The night the earth didnt sleep2.Slowly,the city began to breathe again.Read the paragraph 4 and 5 and answer the questions.Careful reading-task 31.What does the writer mean by“Slowly,t
13、he city began to breathe again”?2.What kind of help did the people get in Tangshan?It means the city returned to normal gradually.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
14、 built shelters for survivors whose homes had been destroyed.Water and food were brought into the city by train,truck,and plane.Key words1.ruin 2.shock 3.trap4.bury5.effort6.sufferSentences 1.Chickens and even pigs were too nervous to eat and dogs refused to go inside buildings.2.It seemed as if the world were coming to an end!3.Thousands of children were left without parents.Think after readingWhat can we do to prepare for a disaster,like an earthquake?Thanks for your listening!
