1、By the end of this section,you will be able to:Know about the historical event of Tangshan earthquake and introduce to others;Obtain some basic reading skills such as skimming and scanning;Increase the awareness of protecting ourselves when facing an earthquake.Can you guess what happened during the
2、 big earthquake?What were happening in Tangshan Earthquake?Thousands of buildings _.Many people were trapped or _.fell downbadly injuredThe water pipes _.cracked and burstThe bridge will be too dangerous to cross.The railway tracks will be _.People was _.The city was_and lay_ useless piece of metali
3、n shockin ruinsdestroyedWhen?Where?At about_,one of the greatest earthquakes of the 20th century happened in _.3:00 a.m.,on 28 July 1976Tangshan,Hebei,ChinaWhy?THE NIGHT THE EARTH DIDNT SLEEP1.Whats the type of this passage?A Narrative(记叙文记叙文)2.In what order is the text written?A.Time B.Space C.Feel
4、ing3.Whats the main idea of the passage?The passage mainly talks about an_(what)that happened in _(where)in _(when).earthquakeTangshan1976beforeduringafter signsdamage rescue&revivalRead quickly and match the main idea.To make the description more vivid and involve the readers in the atmosphereBut t
5、he citys one million people were asleep as usual that night.People ignored the warning signsFeelingThe water rose and fell,rose and fellTo make the description more vivid and involve the readers in the atmosphereignorantignorantThe suffering of the peoplePara.2Feeling At _,everything began to shake.
6、_ kilometers directly below,damage more than _ kilometers _ of the nation felt the earthquake.A huge crack that was _ kilometres long and_ metres wide cut across.In less than_ minute,a large city lay in ruins.3:42 a.m.1/38301 _ of the people died or were injured during the earthquake._ of children w
7、ere left without parents.The number of people who were killed or.reached more than _.2/3 400,000shocked11150Thousands The damage caused by the earthquakeshockedTo show the earthquake was very serious and it caused a lot of damage to people and the city.There was nothing but ruins.Buildings/factories
8、/homes/hospitals bricksBridges/tracksCows/pigs/chickensHopeless Para.3Feelinglike red autumn leaves,butWater/food/electricitytransportationanimalsnecessitiesPeople began to wonder how long the disaster would last.But hope was not lost.SoldiersDoctor&nursesWorkersdig out the trapped/bury the deadHope
9、ful Para.4Slowly,the city began to breathe again.provide medical servicesbuild shelters for survivorsresultrescueThe night the earth didnt sleepFeeling 1.What shows the revival of Tangshan?2.How was Tangshan able to revive itself?3.What has Tangshan City proved to China and the rest of the world?The
10、 new city has become a home to more than 7million people,with great improvements in transportation,industry and environment.With strong support from government and tireless efforts of the citys people.In times of disaster,people must unify and show the wisdom to stay positive and rebuild for a brigh
11、ter future.A.The city will not die,it has hope and it can recover from the pain.B.The army sent 150,000 soldiers to Tangshan to help people.C.Hundreds of thousands of people were helped.D.Most of the 10,000 miners were rescued.4.What does the sentence“Slowly,the city began to breathe again.”mean?The
12、 change of peoples feelings strangeseveral days agolater that afternoonthe change of peoples feelingsthe timeline of the earthquake at 3:00amat 3:42amafter the quakes ignorance shocked hopelesshopefulbefore the earthquake during the earthquakeafter the earthquakewhen the rescue cameRevival of Tangsh
13、an governments strong support peoples tireless effort Various help from the whole nation personificationpersonificationrepetitionexaggerationexaggerationmetaphorsimileWhat can we learn from the passage?A.No pains,No gains!B.Where there is a will,there is a way.C.All things are difficult before they
14、are easy.D.Where there is life,there is hope.1.What do you think helped the revival of Tangshan city?2.How can we protect ourselves in an earthquake?Dont be nervous and keep calm.Dont try to run out of the classroom.Sit down under your desk.Protect your head by putting your bag on your head.If possi
15、ble,run to the schoolyard.1.The huge earthquake left nearly the whole city_.2.Everyone was _,thinking the world must be coming to an end.3.Millions of people were left without water,food,or _.4.Soldiers and volunteers worked as hard as they could to pull away _ and rocks,and rescue those who were _
16、under the ruins.5.Some were found alive,though they were suffering from terrible injuries,but other had already stopped _ when they were discovered.6.A few buildings were still standing,but people were afraid to use them as shelters,worrying they would be _if the buildings fell.in ruinsin shockelect
17、ricitybrickstrappedbreathingburriedMany strange things happened before Tangshan earthquake happened.The well walls had deep cracks.Some smelly gas came out(1)_ wells.Chickens and even pigs were too nervous to eat.At 3:42 on(2)_ morning of July 28,1976,everything began to shake.It seemed as if the wo
18、rld(3)_（come）to an end.Hard hills of rock became rivers of dirt.In less than one minute,the whole city lay in(4)_（ruin）.Two thirds of the people died or were injured.Everything in the city was destroyed.People(5)_（shock）at this and wondered how long the disaster would last.The army organised teams t
19、o dig out those(6)_ were trapped and to bury the dead.Workers built shelters for(7)_（survive）.Fresh water and food were taken to the city.Slowly,the city began(8)_（breathe）again.With strong support from the government and the tireless efforts of the citys people，a new Tangshan was built upon the ear
20、thquake ruins.It(9)_（prove）that in times of disaster,people must unify and show the(10)_（wise）to stay positive and rebuild for a brighter future.ofthewere comingruinswere shockedwhosurvivorsto breatheproves/has provedwisdom death destroy survive crash shelter disasterEarthquakes are a form of natura
21、l _.They are so powerful that they can cause tall buildings to _ to the ground in just a few seconds.In fact,most of the _ in an earthquake are caused by falling houses or buildings.New research data from earthquake zones is helping architects to design safer buildings that will not be _ during an e
22、arthquake.Instead of being fixed in place like most ordinary buildings,the new buildings they have designed can move.Other researchers have designed small round houses that will not fall down when there is a quake.Because the houses are round,they can _ strong winds and floods,and are good _ during
23、a disaster.The photo below shows a special earthquake-proof house in Sichuan,China.Do you have any other ideas to make houses safer?disasterscrashdeathsdestroyedsurviveshelters Useful expressions in the text.1in the countryside of northeastern Hebei2rise and fall 3deep cracks 4smelly gas 5come out o
24、f sth 6too nervous to do sth 7refuse to do sth 8run out of the fields 9jump out of the water 10 as usual 11 it seems/appears that 在河北东北部的农村在河北东北部的农村难闻的气体难闻的气体深深的裂缝深深的裂缝拒绝做某事拒绝做某事从从中中出来出来从田野里跑出来从田野里跑出来太紧张而不太紧张而不能做某事能做某事起起落落起起落落从水里跳出来从水里跳出来像往常一样像往常一样似乎似乎/好像好像12 as if 13 come to an end 14 directly belo
25、w the city 15 one third of 16 eight kilometers long and 30 meters wide 17 cut across 18 hard hills of rock 19 in less than one minute 20 lie in ruins 21 two thirds of 22 be left without parents 仿佛仿佛；好像好像城市的正下方城市的正下方三分之一三分之一8 8公里长，公里长，3030米宽米宽冲破冲破；抄近路；穿过抄近路；穿过坚硬的岩石山坚硬的岩石山不到一分钟的时间不到一分钟的时间结束结束沦为废墟沦为废墟三
26、分之二三分之二失去父母失去父母Useful expressions in the text.23 the number of 24 be gone 25 blow away 26 tens of thousands of 27 hundreds of thousands of 28 millions of 29 instead of 30 be in shock 31 later that afternoon32 fall down 33 dig out 的数量的数量消失不见消失不见吹散吹散；吹走吹走成千上万的成千上万的数十万的数十万的数以百万的数以百万的而不是而不是处于一片震惊处于一片震惊之
27、之中中那天下午晚些时候那天下午晚些时候倒下；摔倒；倒塌倒下；摔倒；倒塌挖掘挖掘；挖出挖出；探索探索Useful expressions in the text.34 bury the dead 35 provide medical care 36 get back up on its feet again 37 the tireless efforts 38 be built upon the earthquake ruins 39 a home to sb 40with great improvements in transportation,industry and environment
28、 41 the rest of the world 42 in times of disaster 43 show the wisdom to 埋葬逝者埋葬逝者提供医疗服务提供医疗服务再次站了起来再次站了起来不懈的努力不懈的努力在地震的废墟上重建在地震的废墟上重建某人的家某人的家在交通在交通、工业和环境上的工业和环境上的巨大改善巨大改善世界上的其他地方世界上的其他地方在在灾难灾难时刻时刻向向展现智慧展现智慧Useful expressions in the text.44 stay positive45 rebuild a brighter future 46 look up a word i
29、n a dictionary 47 be trapped under the ruins 48 be found alive 49 suffer from terrible injuries 50 be afraid to do sth 51 the revival of Tangshan city 52 go through similar changes 53 learn lessons from 重建一个更美好的未来重建一个更美好的未来在字典中查单词在字典中查单词身负重伤身负重伤被困在废墟中被困在废墟中被发现还被发现还活着活着害怕做某事害怕做某事保持乐观保持乐观唐山的复兴唐山的复兴从从中
30、吸取教训中吸取教训经历经历类似类似的变化的变化Useful expressions in the text.Before the earthquakeDuring the earthquakeAfter the earthquakethe water/deep cracks/chickens/pigs/dogsmice/fish/bright lights/loud noises Damages to city Damages to people Damages to things Soldiers,doctors,nurses,workers,food and drinksIn this class,we learned:1.the historical event of Tangshan earthquake;2.some basic reading skills such as skimming and scanning;3.ways to protect ourselves when facing an earthquake.1.Retell the passage according to the timeline;2.Surf the Internet to know more about the earthquake.Homework
