1、 To read news report about Tangshan earthquake. To use context to understand new words and expressions. To describe a natural disaster. List the natural disasters you know. earthquake tornado wildfire drought landslide tsunami flood volcanic eruption Watch the video and use 3-5 sentences to describe
2、 the earthquake. Discuss what can happen to a city during a big earthquake. What would you do if a big earthquake hit your city? Dont panic or run in a hurry. Calm down and Hide in a corner of the house. Turn off the gas. Keep away from the power lines, the signs and buildings. Use something hard to
3、 protect your head. Never try to use the lift. Run out of the building as fast as you can. If you cant get out immediately, hide below your desk quickly. If youre on the playground, do not move, squat and protect your head by your hands. Stay away from the tall buildings, power lines, trees Look at
4、the title and photo, guess what the text is about. THE NIGHT THE EARTH DIDNT SLEEP What do we know from the photo? Who are these people? What are they doing? What might happen on the night? Where may we read the text? Part 1 (para. _) Part 2 (para. _) Part 3 (para. _) 1 2-3 4-5 strange things before
5、 the earthquake. the damage during the earthquake the rescue work after the earthquake and revival Skim the passage and get to know the main idea of each part. Skim and find out the topic sentences. Paragraph Topic sentence 1 2 3 4 5 Strange things were happening in the countryside of northeastern H
6、ebei. Everything began to shake. It seemed as if the world were coming to end. Everywhere they looked nearly everything was destroyed. Hope was not lost. Tangshan started to revive itself and get back up on its feet. 好像好像 v.复活复活 Listen and read the text carefully and then write down the main idea of
7、 each paragraph. Para 1: Warning sighs before the earthquake. Para 2: Para 3: Para 4: Para 5: Scan the text and find the words below. Guess what they mean from the context. trap brick bury ruin Use context to understand new words When you see a word you do not know, do not stop and look it up in a d
8、ictionary. If you continue reading, the context will probably help you understand what it means. n. 语境语境;背景背景 Pick 2 words to make up new sentences. trap brick bury ruin to spoil or destroy something completely a hard block of baked clay used for building walls, houses etc to prevent someone from es
9、caping from somewhere, especially a dangerous place a piece of equipment for catching animals to put someone who has died in a grave trap brick bury ruin Read the sentences describing what happened after a huge earthquake. Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the new words and phrases fr
10、om the text 1. The huge earthquake left nearly the whole city _. 2. Everyone was _, thinking the world must be coming to an end. 3. Millions of people were left without water, food or _. in ruins in shock electricity 4. Soldiers and volunteers worked as hard as they could to pull away _ and rocks, a
11、nd rescue those who were _ under the ruins. 5. Some were found alive, though they were suffering from terrible injures, but others had already stopped _ when they were discovered. 6. A few buildings were still standing, but people were afraid to use them as shelters, worrying they would be _ if the
12、buildings fell. breathing buried bricks trapped v.遭受遭受;受苦受苦 Earthquake scared nervous shocked damages lives in ruins rescue medical team helicopter shelter events San Francisco Tangshan Wenchuan buildings cracks Complete the mind map with key words related to the earthquakes. evacuating Bali island
13、feelings Part Events Before the earthquake _ were happening both in the countryside of Heibei but people _ as usual. During the earthquake The earthquake _ the city and _ the people. shocked destroyed were asleep Strange things Fill in the blanks. Part Events After the earthquake and revival Soldier
14、s were sent to dig out those trapped and _ the dead; _ were built for the survivors, _ were brought into the city. With _ from the government and _ of the people, Tangshan has proved to China that in times of _, people must _ and show the _ to rebuild for a brighter future. water and food shelters t
15、o bury efforts disaster support unify wisdom Answer the questions. 1. What were some of the strange things happening before the earthquake? Do you think they were warning signs? Why or why not? 2. Share with the class on your understanding of the sentence “Bricks covered the ground like red autumn l
16、eaves. ” (para.3) 3. What does the writer mean by “Slowly, the city began to breathe again”? (para.4) 4. Try to explain the meaning of the title “A night the earth didnt sleep” in your own words. R: Where were you when the earthquake began? S: I was. R: What did you see and hear? S: I remembered. ;
17、I saw.; The city. R: How was your feeling？ S: I felt.; Ill never forget. Role-play (the reporter, the survivor, the rescue worker, etc.) to present an interview after Tangshan earthquake. R = reporter S = survivor Do you know the meaning of the following words and expression? crack, as if, in ruins,
18、 percent, brick, metal, in shock, electricity, trap, bury, breathe, revive, effort, unify, wisdom, context, suffer, come to an end, one third, the dead, appear, look for, cause, injure, destroy, disaster, provide, shelter, survivor, tireless, prove, positive Watch the following videos about high-tec
19、hnology, some safety recommendations and rescue team, then talk about them. Write a short passage to express your opinions on questions below: What do you think helped in the revival of Tangshan city? What other cities or towns have gone through similar changes? What lessons can we learn from these event?
