1、人教版英语 Unit 4 Natural Disasters人教版英语Reading and ThinkingTHE NIGHT THE EARTH DIDNT SLEEPWhat causes you not to sleep at night?exciment,worry,illnessIf the earth didnt sleep at night,what would happen?Lead inMr.Earth is emotional.Something happened at night.It is about the earth.It may be unusual,terri
2、ble.Pre-readingPrediction THE NIGHT THE EARTH DIDNT SLEEP.What does the title tell us?2.According to the picture,can you guess what the article is about?It might be about an earthquake.注意读标题和插图，里面往往蕴含关键信息While-readingSkimming .What does the passage mainly talk about?The passage mainly talks about an
3、 _that happened in _on July 28,_.earthquakeTangshan9762.Find out the topic sentences of each paragraph.3.In what order was the passage written?4.How many parts do you think the whole article should be divided into?回忆如何快速找主旨？主旨句呢？Strange things were happening in the countryside of northeastern Hebei.
4、At 3:42 a.m.,everything began to shake./It seemed as if the world were coming to an end.Everywhere survivors looked,there was nothing but ruins./Nearly everything in the city was destroyed.But hope was not lost.Before the earthquake During the earthquake During the earthquake After the earthquake .F
5、ind out the topic sentences of each paragraph.Time OrderWhile-readingSkimming Para Para 2Para 3Para 4signsdamagerescue快速找主旨：首句、首二句、末句、高频词Para 5Tangshan started to revive itself and get back up on its feet.After the earthquakeParagraph :_2.Write down the main idea of each paragraph.Paragraph 4:_Warni
6、ng signs before the earthquake.Paragraph 2:_Paragraph 3:_Paragraph 5:_The earthquake happened in Tangshan.The immediate effects of the earthquake.The rescue work.The revival of the city.SkimmingStructurePart2(Para 2-3)Part3(Para 4-5)before the quakeduring the quakeafter the quakerecoverydamagesignde
7、structivestrangehopefulMake a timelineat about 3:00 a.m.on 28 July 976at 3:42 a.m.later that afternoonsoon after thequakesfor several daysbeforeafterThe text is organized in order of _.timeduringBefore the earth-quakeTimeDetailsFor several days.Water in the village wells_.2.Well walls developed _.3.
8、_ come out of the cracks.4.Mice _ the fields.5.Fish _ the water.At about 3:00 a.m.on July 28,976._ appeared in the sky.2._ were heard.rose and felldeep cracksSmelly gasran out ofjumped out of Bright lights Loud noisesThe citys one million people were asleep as usual that night.But the earthquake was
9、 on the way.During the earth-quakeTimeDetailsAt 3:42 a.m.on July 28,976.Everything began to _.2._ cut across the road.3.Rock turned into_.4._ buildings and _of homes were gone.5.More than _ people were killed or injured.Afternoon of July 28,976._ shook Tangshan again.2.More buildings _.shakerivers o
10、f dirtAnother big quake400,000A huge crack 75%90%fell downFrom the data,we can see:a large city ;the suffering of the people was ;nearly everything was .lay in ruinsextremedestroyedIt seemed as if the world were coming to an end!After the earth-quakeTimeDetailsSoon ._ arrived.2.Doctors and nurses pr
11、ovided _.3.Workers built _.4._ brought in.After many years.Tangshan started to _.2.A new Tangshan rebuilt on _ _.3.Tangshan city proved people must _ and stay _.The armysheltersWater and foodmedical care the earthquake revive itselfunify positive ruinsTangshan takes on a new lookWork in groups.Discu
12、ss the questions:.What do you think helped in the revival of Tangshan?2.What achievements have people made?What shall we do if an earthquake happens?Post Reading Suppose you are a survivor from the Tangshan earthquake,your American friend Tom wants to know something about the earthquake.What would you like to tell him?Retell Use the mind map to retell the passage.signswater in welldamagenationcrackrescuehopearmyworkerscitychicken and pigspeoplepeopleHomework.Write a letter to tell people how to protect yourself in an earthquake.2.Finish the exercise on page 5.
