1、 The Night the Earth Didnt SleepTask Raising questions The Night the Earth didnt SleepLook at the title and the picture and guess why the earth didnt sleep well that night?A terrible earthquake struck at night.Task 2 Predicting Task 3 Skimming Timebeforeduringafter Task 4 Reading for detailsWhat hap
2、pened before the earthquake?rose and fell,rose and felldeep crackssmelly gastoo nervous to eatrefused to go inside buildingsran out looking for places to hidejumped out of the water Task 4 Reading for details Part para.-the _before the earthquake.2.What did the people in the city do towards those st
3、range things?unprepared /unaware signs.Use one word to summarize part .The citys one million people were asleep as usual that night.Task 4 Reading for details.What happened during and after the earthquake?Create your own mind map.2.Fill in the data(数据)in para 2-3)_of the nation felt the earthquake.2
4、)A huge crack that was_kilometres long and _ metres wide cut across houses.3)In less than _ minute,a large city lay in ruins.4)_of the people died or were injured during the earthquake.5)The number of people who were killed or injured reached more than_.6)_of its factories and buildings,_ of its hom
5、es and all of the citys hospitals were gone.One thirdOne third8 83030 Two thirdsTwo thirds400,000400,00075%75%90%90%Why did the author use so many numbers?To show the earthquake was very serious and it caused a lot of damage to people and the city.Task 4 Reading for details Find out some sentences w
6、hich contain the following figures of speech(修辞):exaggeration(夸张),simile(比喻),and personfication(拟人).How do you interpret them and why does the author use them?Task 3 Reading for details .It seemed as if the world were coming to an end!2.Bricks covered the ground like red autumn leaves,but no wind co
7、uld blow them away.3.Slowly,the city began to breathe again.Task 4 Reading for details .It seemed as if the world were coming to an end!(exaggeration)Task 4 Reading for details 2.Bricks covered the ground like red autumn leaves,but no wind could blow them away.(simile)Task 4 Reading for details 3.Sl
8、owly,the city began to breathe again.(personification)Using figures of speech can make the passage vivd and express some meanings convincingly,clearly and easily.Task 4 Reading for details Part 2 para.2-3-the _during the earthquake.5.How did the people feel during and after the earthquake?shocked,ho
9、peless,frightened,helpless.damage4.Use one word to summarize part 2 and part 3.Part 3 para.4-5-the _after the earthquake.rescue and revival hopeful,positive.What makes Tangshan revive so fast?Task 5 Dicussion.What makes Tangshan revive so fast?Task 5 Dicussionunitynameless heroesimmediate actiontire
10、less effortsyearning for revival2.What lessons can we learn from the earthquake in Tangshan?Task 5 Dicussion We should respect nature and obey its rules.We need to know the warning signs of different natural disasters to r We need to know how to protect ourselves when natural disasters happen.In times of disaster,people must unify and show the wisdom to stay positive and rebuild for a brighter future.Life is weak,but if people unify,disasters can be defeated.
