1、地球不眠之夜地球不眠之夜Live to tell:Raising awareness,Reducing mortality.用生命呼吁用生命呼吁增强减灾意识，增强减灾意识，减少人员伤亡。减少人员伤亡。Learning aims：Identify the structure of the text.123Appreciate the figures of speech(修辞手法)used in the text.Learn about the basic information of the Tangshan earthquake.video timeHow much do you know a
2、bout Tangshan earthquake?青海青海 玉树玉树河北河北唐山唐山汶川汶川雅安雅安Wenchuan,May12th,2008Yushu，April 14th,2010Tangshan,July 28th,1976Yaan，April 20th,2013Do you know other earthquakes that happened in China?Can you describe what happened during a big earthquake?Buildings_ fell downPeople were_ trapped or buriedThe wat
3、er pipes_ cracked and burstThe city was_and lay_ destroyedin ruins0102Collapsed houses 倒塌的房屋Prediction：Look at the title and the picture and predict what the text is probably about.（P50 T2）Tall buildings,busy roads.Skimming for main information.1.What kind of text is it?2.How are the events arranged
4、?The text is organized in time order.A.a news report B.a literary journalism C.a novel D.a story文学性新闻文学性新闻 the earth didnt sleep lay in ruins rivers of dirt brick.like red autumn leaves.Pre-reading Find out the time in this text.during the earthquake before the earthquake after the earthquake later
5、that afternoonat 3:42 a.m.at 3:00 a.m.for several days soon after the quakes Time orderPara.1Para.2&3Para.4&5Read the passage quickly and match the main idea with each paragraph.(P51 T3)Reading for main ideasE.The revival of the city.A.The immediate effects of the big earthquake.B.The happening of t
6、he big earthquake.C.The rescue work.D.Warning signs before the earthquake.Tip：To get the main idea,pay attention to the beginning sentence in each paragraph.Para.1 before the earthquakePara.2+3 during the earthquakePara.4+5 after the earthquakeUse one word to summarize each part.signsdestroy rescueW
7、hile-readingbefore the earthquakePart 1Read the text quickly and try to get some details of the text.Reading for detailsDetails about Para.1-the signs before the earthquake._appeared in the well walls.Deep cracks2The water in the village wells _ and_.rosefellThe signs before the earthquake._came out
8、 of wells.Smelly gas 3 3 Chickens and pigs were _.too nervous to eat Dogs refused to _.go inside buildings4 4 Mice _of the fields looking for places to _.ran out hide5 5 Fish _the water.jumped out of_ were seen in the sky outside of Tangshan and _ were heard.Bright lightsloud noises6 6Read the text
9、quickly and try to get some details of the text.Reading for detailsDetails about Para.1-the signs before the earthquake.What was the attitude of the people in the city towards those strange things?People ignored the warning signs/smeli/Strange things were happening in the countryside of northeastern
10、 Hebei.For serveral 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.Para 1 Before/smeli/Chickens and even pigs were too nervous to eat,and dogs refused to go inside buildings
11、.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 the city of Tangshan and loud noises were heard.But the citys one million people were asleep as usual that night.Para 1 BeforeWhile-rea
12、dingduring the earthquakePart 2 Reading for detailsRead the text quickly and try to get some details of the text.Details about Para.2-3 the ruins during the earthquake /smeli/At 3:42 a.m,everything began to shake.It seemed as if the world were coming to an end!Eleven kilometers directly below the ci
13、ty,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!Para 2 During/in /smeli/A huge crack,eight kilometres long and 30 metres wide,cut across houses,roads,and waterway
14、s.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 children were left without parents.The number of people who were killed or badly injured in the quake was more than 400,000.Para 2 D
15、uring/in The damage caused by the earthquakeThe suffering of the peoplevAt _,everything began to shake.v_ kilometers directly below,damage more than _ kilometersv_ of the nation felt the earthquake.v A huge crack that was _ kilometres long and_ metres wide cut across.vIn less than_ minute,a large ci
16、ty lay in ruins.3:42 a.m.1/38301v_ of the people died or were injured during the earthquake.v_ of children were left without parents.v The number of people who were killed or.reached more than _.2/3 11150Thousands 400,000What happened during the earthquake?Reading for details (scanning)/smeli/Everyw
17、here 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 all of its hospitals were gone.Bricks covered the ground like red autumn leaves,but no wind could blow them away.Most bridge
18、s had fallen or were not safe to cross,the railway tracks were now useless pieces of metal.Para 3 During/in /smeli/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 all
19、 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 tracks were now useless pieces of metal.Para 3 During/in /smeli/Tens of thousands of cows,hundreds of thousands of pigs,and mill
20、ions of chickens were dead.Sand now filled the wells instead of water.People were in shockand then,later that afternoon,another big 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 3 Duri
21、ng/in /smeli/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 shockand then,later that afternoon,another big quake shook Tangshan again.Even more buildings fell down.Water,food,and electricity were ha
22、rd to get.People began to wonder how long the disaster would last.Para 3 During/in be+done/adj：make the description more objective.How did people feel at that time?shocked Reading for details (scanning)While-readingafter the earthquakePart 3 Reading for detailsDetails about Para.4-5-rescue and reviv
23、al after the earthquakeI think the revival of Tangshan was helped by the strong support of the government and the people who all worked in unity to rebuild the city even better than before.Think:What do you think helped in the revival of Tangshan city?/smeli/But hope was not lost.Soon after the quak
24、es,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 built shelters for survivors whose homes had been destroyed.Hundreds of thousands of people were helped.Water and food were br
25、ought into the city by train,truck,and plane.Slowly,the city began to breathe again.(拟人)Para 4 After /smeli/Tangshan started to revive itself and get back up on its feet.With strong support from the government and tireless efforts of the citys people,a new Tangshan was built upon the earthquake ruin
26、s.The new city has become a home to more than seven million people,with great improvements in transportation,industry,and environment.Para 5 After /smeli/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 r
27、ebuild for a brighter future.Para 5 AfterThe changes of peoples feelings P1P2-3P4-5The night the earth didnt sleepBefore the earthquake During the earthquake After the earthquake Summaryabnormal signs unprepareddeadly damage hopelessrescue and revivalhopeful 1.The night the earth didnt sleep.(title)
28、Slowly,the city began to breathe again.（last sentence,Para 4）Appreciate the figures of speech(修辞手法)in the textfigure of speech:personification 拟人Function（作用）:to make the language vivid and expressive,and resonate with readers.breathe:come back to life or recover 重新恢复生机2.the water in the village well
29、s rose and fell,rose and fell.（line 2,Para 1）figure of speech:Repetition重复 Function:to make the description more vivid and involve the readers in the atmosphere.3.It seemed as if the world were coming to an end.（line 2,Para 2）仿佛世界末日即将来临！figure of speech:exaggeration夸张 Function:to show the destructio
30、n was extremely severe.4.Bricks covered the ground like red autumn leaves.（line 3,Para 3）砖块像红色的秋叶一样覆盖着地面。Hard hills of rock became rivers of dirt.（line 5,Para 2）坚硬的岩石丘变成了泥土的河流。figure of speech:simile明喻metaphor 暗喻Function:to make the description more vivid.Task 5 1 The huge earthquake 1 The huge eart
31、hquake leftleft nearly the whole city nearly the whole city .2 Everyone was2 Everyone was ,thinking the world must be coming to an end.,thinking the world must be coming to an end.3 Millions of people were left without water,food,or3 Millions of people were left without water,food,or .4 Soldiers and
32、 volunteers 4 Soldiers and volunteers worked as hard as they couldworked as hard as they could to to pull awaypull away andandrocks,and rescue those who wererocks,and rescue those who were _ under the ruins.under the ruins.5 Some were found alive,though they 5 Some were found alive,though they were
33、suffering fromwere suffering from terrble injuries,but others terrble injuries,but others hadhad already stoppedalready stopped when they were discovered.when they were discovered.6 A few buildings were6 A few buildings were stilstill l standing,but people were afraid to standing,but people were afraid to use them as sheltersuse them as shelters,worrying they would be_ worrying they would be_ if the buildings fell.if the buildings fell.Thank you!
