1、 Natural DisastersReading and Tkinking U N I T 4 Do you know why an earthquake happens?Pacific plateAmerican plateEurasian plate India plateAfrican plateAntarctic plate EducationLearn from the video Paragraph 4Pacific plate NorthSouthWestEastAmerican plateEarthquake Happens幸存者目及之处无一不是废墟，万物尽毁。市内大约75%
2、的工厂和大楼、90%的住房和所有的医院都倒塌了。砖块就像秋天的红叶覆盖着地面，但是却没有风能将其吹走。大多数桥梁不是塌坍了，就是无法安全通行了；铁轨变成了废金属块；数万头奶牛、数十万头猪和数百万只鸡也都死掉了。沙子灌满水井，井水消失殆尽。沙子灌满水井，井水消失殆尽。人们惊恐万状，然而临近傍晚时分，又一次强烈的地震撼动唐山。更多的楼房倒塌了，没有水和食物，电也停了。人们心里开始疑惑这场灾难还会持续多久.Scientists explain that there are a number of different _(plate)outside the earth.Some of them are
3、 moving very _(slow)towards each other._,when some plates suddenly jump at a fast speed,two plates will form collision(碰撞碰撞).Therefore,an earthquake _(happen).Some unlucky places _ sit along the plate boundary（边界）（边界）,such as San Francisco,Tangshan,have a lot of earthquakes.转折关系platesslowlyHoweverha
4、ppenswhich 然而，希望尚存。地震发生后不久，部队派出了15万名士兵奔赴唐山，将受困群众从废墟中抢救出来，并掩埋了死者。上万名医疗工作者赶到现场，救死扶伤。工人们为那些家园被毁的幸存者盖起了避难所，数十万的群众获得了帮助，火车、卡车和飞机给城市运来了食物和饮用水。慢慢地，这座地方又开始恢复了生机。唐山重新站起来并获得了新生。有了来自政府的大力支持以及唐山人民的不懈努力，一座新的唐山在废墟中被建立起来。这座新的城市已经成为700多万人的家园，交通、工业和环境都得到了巨大的改善。唐山向中国、向世界证明，在自然灾害中，人们必须齐心协力，保持积极乐观的心态和重建家园的决心。1.survivor
5、 n.幸存者；生还者 survive v.生存；幸存2.nothing but 仅仅.3.brick n.砖；砖块4.crack n.裂缝;裂纹 vi.&vt.(使)破裂5.blow.away 把.吹走，把.驱散6.railway track 铁路轨道 7.in shock 震惊；吃惊8.fall down 倒塌；跌倒 fall over9.electricity n.电，电能Summary:A Night the Earth Didnt SleepInformation we can infer from the title:What happened in the passage?When
6、 did it happen?Fast reading 1.What kind of discourse pattern(语篇模式)does the passage belong to?A.a narrative pattern（记叙文）B.an expositive pattern（说明文）C.an argumentative pattern（议论文）2.How does the author organize the passage?A.in the order of space B.in the order of time C.in the order of importanceRead
7、 for topic sentences/key words:Para 1Para 2Para 3Para 4strange thingsbegan to shake shockedrescuePart 1Part 2Part 3In the well1.water:_ _ _2.well walls had deep_3._ _ _ In the farmyard1.Chickens and pigs:_ _ _ _2.Mice:_ _3.Fish:_ _In the sky1.saw:_ _ 2.heard:_ _ _In the city1.water pipes:_ _ _2.peop
8、le:_ _ _ _rose and fellcracksa smelly gastoo nervous to eatran outjumped outbright lightsthe sound of planecracked and burstwere asleep as usualPara 1 But the one million people of the city,who thought little of these events,were asleep as usual that night.The reason why the damage was so severe Ple
9、ase read the text in five minutes and do the multiple choice:(Paragraph 2&3)1.When did the first quake happen?A.July 28,1976 B.July 27,1976C.Jun 28,1976 D.July 28,19752.How long did the first quake last?A.13 seconds B.15 seconds B.C.14 seconds D.16 seconds3.In Para 3,the author lists the data to sho
10、w that the damage caused by the earthquake was_A.severe B.not much C.not serious at all C.nothing Para 4Who played the most important part in helping the people in the earthquake?150,000 soldiersWrite down the summary of the passagePara 1Para 2Para 3Para 4strange thingsbegan to shake shockedrescue连贯
11、性的词 before,after,however,therefore,butSummary _ the earthquake,strange things happened _ people pay no attention to them.At midnight,the earthquake happened and destroyed the city.People were very shocked at the damage caused by the earthquake._,all hope was not lost.The soldiers came to rescue the
12、survivors.BeforebutHoweverHomework1.Find out irregular verbs in the passage.2.Find out the useful expressions.3.Underline the sentences with the Attributive Clause.Useful expressions太紧张了以致于不能进食太紧张了以致于不能进食从从冒出来冒出来找寻躲藏的地方找寻躲藏的地方轻视，不看重轻视，不看重照常照常似乎，好像似乎，好像结束结束严重受损严重受损的数量达到的数量达到数以千计数以千计被困在了废墟里被困在了废墟里挖掘挖掘
13、死者死者10.last 持续11.dig out 挖出；掘出12.trap-trapped-trapped be trapped in 被困在.中13.bury v 埋葬；安葬 be buried in 被埋于.里面14.medical care 医疗护理15.breathe v.呼吸 breath n.呼吸的空气16.get up on ones feet 站着，站立17.tireless adj.不知疲倦的，精力充沛的18.in times of 在.的时候Summary:语篇分析(Discourse Analysis)What kind of discourse pattern(语篇模式
14、)does the passage belong to?A.a narrative pattern（记叙文）B.an expositive pattern（说明文）C.an argumentative pattern（议论文）Para 1 Why does the author list several questions in paragraph 1?Attract readers attention.Para 2&3 Find out the topic sentences of paragraph 2&3.Para 2:With such models,scientists have f
15、ound out some key principles operating in food webs.Para 3:Mathematical models have also revealed that food webs may be unstable，where small changes of top predators can lead to big effects throughout entire ecosystems.also表示并列、递进关系表示并列、递进关系Para 4 Find out one key word to summarize paragraph 4.Human
16、 activities.Para 5 Find out topic sentence in paragraph 5.Ideally,the system would tell us when to adapt human activities that are pushing an ecosystem toward a breakdown or would even allow us to pull an ecosystem back from the borderline.Whats the connection between the models and human activities
17、?语义粘连语义粘连Part 1:Para 1-attractHow many parts can the passage be divided?Part 2:Para 2&3-found out/also revealedPart 3:Para 4&5-the model guide human activities Introductory What Why 说明文的特征：1.What does the author convey?(说明的对象是什么？）2.Why does the author convey?（文章的立意、目的是什么？）3.How does the author convey?（文章的结构是什么？总分/分总）Exercise 高考真题D篇 Find out the topic sentence or key words of each paragraph.Homework1.Read the passage of Lang Ping and Michael Jordan.2.Talk about an athlete that you admire and explain the reason.Thank you!
