1、Reading and ThinkingTHE NIGHT THE EARTH DIDNT SLEEPPeriod3Know we should unit together in face of disaster and ger along with nature peacefullyBy the end of this period,students will be able to123 Acquire the basic usage of some words and phrases related to the topic.Have a good skill of describing
2、an event and have the ability of guessing words.Objectives:Lead-in1.Discuss what can happen to a city during a big earthquake?Guessing2.Scan the text and find the words below.Guess what they mean from the text.ruin brick trap buryEverywhere survivors looked,there was nothing but ruinsBricks covered
3、the ground like red autumn leaves,but no wind could blow them away.废墟废墟砖砖Guessing2.Scan the text and find the words below.Guess what they mean from the text.ruin brick trap burySoon after the quakes,the army sent 150000 soldiers to Tangshan to dig out who were trapped and to bury the dead.使陷入使陷入圈套圈套
4、埋葬埋葬Pre-reading1.Look at the title and picture below and guess what the text is about.The passage is about an earthquaketitleTip:The first and the last sentences might be helpful.Signs_ the earthquake.Para 1Part1Part 2Part 3Damage _ the earthquake.Para 2-3Rescue and revival _ the earthquake.Para 4-5
5、beforeduringafterPara1 Before the earthquakePart1Part 2Part 3 During the earthquakePara 2-3After the earthquakePara 4-5WhilereadingWhat were the strange things that were happening before the earthquake?Whilereading wells chickens pigs dogs mice fish lights strange things noises If you saw these stra
6、nge things,what would you do?What did people in Tangshan do?The citys one million people were asleep as usual that night.Para1 Before the earthquakePart1Part 2Part 3 During the earthquakePara 2-3After the earthquakePara 4-5WhilereadingCircle all the numbers and underline the sentences with numbers.D
7、eadly earthquake11thousands 400,0001501/3175%90%tens of thousands ofhundreds of thousands millions of2/38&30damageIf you come across a new word while reading,guess the meaning from the context.Earthquake111501/38&3012/3thousands 400,00075%90%75%of.factories and buildings90%of its homes,and all.tens
8、of thousands ofhundreds of thousands of millions ofcowspigschickensdeadWhy does the writer use so many numbers?2.Which one is not the damage caused by the earthquake?A.Most bridges had fallen or were not safe to cross.B.The railway tracks were now useless pieces of metal.C.Red autumn leaves covered
9、the ground.D.Sand filled the wells instead of water.Bricks covered the ground like red autumn leaves,but no wind could blow them away.Para1 Before the earthquakePart1Part 2Part 3 During the earthquakePara 2-3After the earthquakePara 4-5WhilereadingAmanda Hordevrescue_After the earthquakerevivaldig o
10、ut those who were trapped and to bury the deadbuild shelters for survivors whose homes had been destroyedcame to provide medical care_Q1:Who came to the rescue?What did they do?Q2:What helped in the revival?workerssoldiersdoctors2.What helped in the revival of the Tangshan city?What can we learn fro
11、m its revival?revival governments support peoples effort unify stay positiverebuild Slowly,the city began to breath againTangshans new look R:Hello,I am ,a reporter from CCTV 9.S:Hello,I am.Nice to meet you.Part1.R:Did you notice anything strange before the earthquake?S:There were many strange thing
12、s Part 2.R:What damage did it cause?S:Eleven km./One-third of/two-thirds /400,000 Part 3.R:Who came to the rescue?What did they do?S:The army./doctors and nurses./workers.bright lightsran out of jumped out of.too towells11150Deadly earthquake111501/3 .the nation felt it 8&30a huge crack,.long and.wi
13、de caused damage.150 km away 11 km.below the city1.one minute,.lay in ruins.2/3 two thirds of.dead or injuredthousandsthousands of.left without parents 400,000the number of.more than 400,000SoldiersDoctors NursesWorkersThe army sent.soldiers to.those who.and to.the dead.More than.doctors and nurses came to provide.Workers built.for survivors whose homes.destroyed.Homework1.Make a poster about how to survive the earthquake.2.Finish the exercises on Page 51.THANKS!
