1、Unit 4 Natural Disasters Reading and ThinkingReading and Thinking What would happen before/during/after an earthquake？1Work in pairs.Discuss what would happen before/during/after a big earthquake.Many strange things happened;A city would be damaged;Thousands of buildings were falling apart.People wo
2、uld panic,get severely killed or injured;Rescue workers would help the survivors;People would supply food;.PredictionThe Night the Earth Didnt SleepWhich night?When?Who?Where?Why?What happened?What does it mean?1.What does the passage mainly talk about?The passage mainly talks about an _that happene
3、d in _on _.earthquakeTangshanJuly 28,1976Fast-readingWhats the main idea of each paragraph?While reading:The structure of the whole passage is based on the main idea of each paragraph.Read the passage quickly.Focus on the first or the last paragraph and find the topic sentence of each paragraph.tips
4、: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.Chickens and even pigs were too nervous to
5、 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.But the citys one million people were as
6、leep 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 150 kilometres away in Beijing.Nearly o
7、ne 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 were dead or injured.Thousands of child
8、ren 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 and buildings,90 percent of its homes,and
9、 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 thousands of pigs,and millions of chickens we
10、re 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 would last.para.1:Warning signs before t
11、he earthquakespara.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 10,000 doctors and nurses came to provide
12、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 on its feet.With st
13、rong 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 t
14、he 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 Structure of TextTangshan EarthquakePara _Before the earthquakePara _ During the earthquake Para _After the
15、 earthquakeEverything began to shake and lay in ruins.Strange things happened.The city got help and revived.12-34-5The text is organized in _ order.timePart 1:the signs before the earthquake Strange things were happening in the countryside of northeastern Hebei.For several days,the water in the vill
16、age 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 fields looking for places to hide,and fish ju
17、mped 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.While reading:Read for detailsWhat were the strange things that were happening before
18、 the earthquake?water well walls.Chickens and even pigsdogsMicefishbright lights loud noiseswarningasleepHow did people feel?Careful-readingPara.1Strange things happened.several days ago well1.water _ and _2._ appeared in the well walls3.had some _ gasanimals1.chickens and pigs:too _ to _2._:refused
19、 to go inside buildings3._:ran out looking for places to _4.fish:jumped out of the waterBefore:rosedeep crackssmellynervouseatdogsmicehidefellCareful-readingStrange things happened.at about 3:00 a.m.on 28 July 1976bright _ were seen in the sky outside the cityloud _ were heardBefore:lightsnoises Wha
20、ts peoples attitude towards these strange things?Before the earthquakePeoples attitude:they didnt care much about it.one of the reasons forsuch huge damageunawareunawareunpreparedunpreparedCareful-readingEverything began to shake and lay in ruins.Para.2Sentences 1-2 the topic sentencesSentences 3-_
21、the damage caused(“one of the most deadly earthquakes of the 20th century”)Sentences _-_ the loss of lifePara.31.Circle the numbers and think about their usage.2.How do you think the people felt?During:7810 To support the statementsupport the statement that“nearly everything“was destroyed by the ear
22、thquake.To make the description more convincingmore convincing（有说服力的）by giving specific examples.Numbers3:42 am The quake even caused damage more than 150 kilometres away in Beijing.Nearly one third of the whole nation felt it.A huge crack was 8 kilometres long and thirty metres wide Two thirds of t
23、he people in Tangshan died or were injured.The number of people who were killed or injured reached more than 400,000.75%of the citys factories and buildings and 90%of its homes were gone.Tens of thousands of,hundreds of thousands of,millions of 3:43 amWhat happen in less than one minute?Part 2:The d
24、amage during the earthquake People felt helpless and worried.in shockin panicin despairPart 3:The rescue and the revival after the earthquake.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
25、 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 itself
26、 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.Tan
27、gshan 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.hopefulpositivespiritedcome back to life or recovercome back to life or recover While reading:Read for detailsWho Who came to ca
28、me to the rescue?the rescue?WhatWhat did they did they do?do?How How did did people people feel?feel?signs damage rescue&revival|before during after Finish your mind map.Retell the story according to the mind map.the change ofpeoples feelingsunawareshockedhopelesshopefulRetellingSWOTBefore the earth
29、quake:three days beforeat about 3:00 am in the village wells in the farmyards in the sky in the cityDuring the earthquake:at 3:42 amin less than one minutelater that afternoon a huge crack hard hills of rock sufferings of people damages of the city losses of animals rescue workers and doctors water,
30、food and electricityRetellingSWOTAfter the earthquake:soon after the quakenow People were helped.Shelters were built.Water was sent.seven million people,transportation,industry and government unify and show the wisdomThe Night the Earth Didnt SleepWhich night?When?Who?Where?Why?What happened?What do
31、es it mean?Prediction the features of literary journalism（文学新闻）（文学新闻）While reading:Read for writing style and language features1.Explore the figure of speech（修辞格（修辞格)in the following sentences.personification(拟人拟人)repetition(反复反复)simile(明喻)personification(拟人拟人)metaphor(暗喻暗喻)Function:to make the desc
32、ription _.more vivid and expressiveMake a news report about Tangshan earthquake based on the sample Good morning,its 17 April.A strong hit Ecuador yesterday.The 7.8-magnitude earthquake _ many buildings,and early reports said that about 230 people were killed and more than 1,500 were injured._ and rescue workers are helping the _.earthquakedamagedVolunteerssurvivorstimedisasterplacedamagerescueThank you
