1、Wenchuan earthquakeIn Tangshan,in 1976.Do you know when and where another biggest earthquake happened in China in the 20th century?Reading PartEventsBefore the earthquake(Paragraph _)_ were happening both in the countryside and in the city of Tangshan but _ them.During the earthquake(Par._)The earth
2、quake _ the city and _ the people.After the earthquake(Paragraph _)Soldiers were sent to dig out those trapped and _ the dead;_ were built for the homeless and _ was taken to the city.shockeddestroyed2-3no one noticed1 Read the text quickly to find out Structure of the textto burysheltersfresh water
3、4Strange things What strange things happened What strange things happened before Tangshan Earthquake?before Tangshan Earthquake?ThingsWhat happened water in the well well walls chickens and pigsmice fish sky sound water pipesrose and felldeep cracks,smelly gasran out of,looking for places to hidetoo
4、 nervous to eatjumped outbright lightssound of planes heard even no planescracked and burst:Before the earthquake:Before the earthquakeDetailsDetails1.At _ am,the _ earthquake of the 20th century began.2._ burst from holes in the ground.3.Hard hills of the rock became rivers of _.4._ covered the gro
5、und like red autumn leaves.5.Two _ and most of the bridges fell.6.The railway tracks were now _pieces of _.7._ now filled the wells instead of water.8.Water,food,and _ were hard to get.Para.Para.2-32-3(During the quake)3:42greatestSteamdirtBricksdamsuselesssteelSandelectricityData(数据数据)v of the nati
6、on felt the earthquake.v A huge crack that was kilometres long and metres wide cut across houses.vIn terrible seconds a large city lay in ruins.v of the people died or were injured during the earthquake.v The number of people who were killed or injured reached more than .vAll of the citys hospitals,
7、_ of its factories and buildings and of its homes were gone.1/3830152/3400,00075%90%Para.2-3How the army helped the people in How the army helped the people in Tangshan?Tangshan?The army organized teams to dig out The army organized teams to dig out those who were trapped and to bury those those who
8、 were trapped and to bury those who were trapped.who were trapped.Miners were rescued from the coal Miners were rescued from the coal mines.mines.Shelters were built for survivors Shelters were built for survivors whose homes had been destroyed.whose homes had been destroyed.Fresh water was taken to
9、 the city.Fresh water was taken to the city.:After the earthquake:After the earthquake1.The chickens didnt eat because they were full.2.One third of the people died or were injured during the earthquake.3.Such a great number of people died because the quake happened while they were working.4.Rescue
10、workers built brick houses for survivors whose homes had been destroyed.5.Water was needed because dams and wells were useless.FFFFTRead the text carefully again and choose the best answer.3.What does“them”in the sentence“No wind,however,could blow them away.”(in Paragraph 3)refer to?A.Red autumn le
11、aves.B.Bricks on the ground.C.Bodies of dead animals.D.Sand in the wells.1.The title“A night the earth didnt sleep”means _.A.the earth was awake all night longB.people on the earth couldnt fall asleep that nightC.the earth shook like crazy that nightD.animals on the earth would not sleep that nighti
12、njuredinjuredburyburypipe pipe riseriserescuerescueruinsruinswellwellshockedshockeda thin metal piece that carries waterworried or frightenedhurta deep place to store water to drinkthe part of a building left after the rest has been damagedput something under the earth go uphelp to get someone out o
13、f danger1.The sun rises in the east and sets in the west2.Heavy rains raised the river stage.1.We were greatly shocked at her arrival.2.The failure was a great shock to him._ happened in Tang Shan.For a few days,water in the wells _.From the _ of wells _come out.Mice,chicken,pigs and even fish becam
14、e _.At 3:00 am,everything began to _.It seemed that the world was _._ of the nation _ it._cut across the city.The city lay _.Strange thingsrose and fellcrackssmelly gasnervousshakeat an endOne-thirdfeltA huge crackin ruinsTwo-thirds of the people _ or _.Then later that afternoon,another big quake _
15、Tang Shan.People began to wonder _.But all hope _._ came to help those _.Slowly,the city began to _.diedwere injuredshookhow long the disaster would lastwas not lostSoldiersbreathe againsurvivorsTang shans new look Suppose there would Suppose there would be an earthquake,be an earthquake,what should
16、 we do to what should we do to keep ourselves safe?keep ourselves safe?Homework1.1.Write a story about the Write a story about the Tangshan Earthquake Tangshan Earthquake according to the reading.according to the reading.2.2.Discover some useful Discover some useful expressions and structures.expressions and structures.
