1、Unit 4 Natural Disasters Period six Reading for Writing 学习目标 1.Get the gist of the text and identify the type and language features of the text. 2.Analyse the sample and summarise the key elements in writing a summary. 3.Write a summary of the passage“THE NIGHT THE EARTH DIDNT SLEEP”. 课堂探究 Part Read
2、ing Activity 1 Prediction Look at the picture and the title,infer the type of the text and predict what the text might be about. Activity 2 Reading for the gist it requires us to write in our own words. Part 1.Strange things happened in the countryside before the earthquake. An earthquake hit Tangsh
3、an China on 28 July 1976. The number of people who were killed or badly injured in the quake was more than 400,000. Nearly everything in the city was destroyed. Soldiers and medical workers came to help the people who had great loss and try to find survivors. With strong support from the government
4、and the tireless efforts of the citys people,a new Tangshan was built upon the earthquake ruins. 2.Paragraph 1:Strange things happened in the countryside of Hebei,China. Paragraph 2:A strong earthquake hit Tangshan,and many people were killed or injured. Paragraph 3:The city was greatly affected and
5、 nearly destroyed. Paragraph 4:The rescue work began soon after the quake. Paragraph 5:With strong support from the government and the citys people,the new city of Tangshan was built. 3.Sample writing For several days,strange things occurred in the countryside of northeastern Hebei.Then,on 28 July 1
6、976,an earthquake hit Tangshan city.The city was greatly affected and nearly destroyed.Many people were killed or injured.The rescue work began soon after the quakes.Soldiers and medical workers arrived to find survivors and help the people who had lost everything.With strong support from the government and the tireless efforts of the people,a new Tangshan was built.
