1、1 Unit 4 Natural Disasters -Reading and thinking THE NIGHT THE EARTH DIDNT SLEEP What are these natural disasters? Pre-reading tornado drought volcanic eruption flood landslide earthquake Natural disaters Lets predict: Whats the passage mainly about? Look at the title and the pictures Its mainly abo
2、ut _ earthquake While Reading What can happen to a city in an earthquake? While Reading Lets predict Tangshan THE NIGHT THE EARTH DIDNT SLEEP Para 1 Para 2-3 Para 4-5 Part1 Part 2 Part 3 Signs_ the earthquake. Damage _ the earthquake. Rescue and revival _ the earthquake. before during after Find the
3、 main idea of each part. Read for main idea Tip: The first and the last sentences might be helpful. Time order Para 1 Para 2-3 Para 4-5 Part1 Part 2 Part 3 before the earthquake during the earthquake after the earthquake Read for information What were the strange things that were happening before th
4、e earthquake? Before the earthquake wells chickens pigs dogs mice fish lights strange things noises Further thinking If you saw these strange things, what would you do? What did people in Tangshan do? The citys one million people were asleep as usual that night. . Para 1 Para 2-3 Para 4-5 Part1 Part
5、 2 Part 3 before the earthquake during the earthquake after the earthquake Read for information Circle all the numbers and underline the sentences with numbers . Deadly earthquake 11 thousands 400,000 150 1/3 1 75% 90% tens of thousands of hundreds of thousands millions of 2/3 8&30 During the earthq
6、uake If you come across a new word while reading, guess the meaning from the context. Eleven kilometres directly below the city, one of the most deadly earthquake of the 20th century had begun, a quake that even caused damage more than 150 kilometres away in Beijing. 在城市正下方的11千米处，20世纪伤亡最严重之一 的一场地震爆发
7、了，远在150多千米以外的北京都受 到了这场地震的破坏。 Deadly earthquake 11 150 Deadly earthquake 11 150 1/3 one third of the nation felt it 8&30 a huge crack, 8 km long and 30 m wide caused damage more than 150 km away 11 kilometres directly below the city 1 in less than one minute, . lay in ruins. 2/3 two thirds of the peo
8、ple.dead or injured thousands thousands of children.left without parents 400,000 the number of people. more than 400,000 Earthquake 11 150 1/3 8&30 1 2/3 thousands 400,000 75% 90% 75% of . factories and buildings 90% of its homes, and all. tens of thousands of hundreds of thousands of millions of co
9、ws pigs chickens dead Why does the writer numbers use so many ? Further thinking 2. Which one is not the damage caused by the earthquake ? Read for details A.Most bridges had fallen or were not safe to cross. B.The railway tracks were now useless pieces of metal. C.Red autumn leaves covered the grou
10、nd. D.Sand filled the wells instead of water. Bricks covered the ground like red autumn leaves, but no wind could blow them away. Para 1 Para 2-3 Para 4-5 Part1 Part 2 Part 3 before the earthquake during the earthquake after the earthquake Read for information Hope was not lost. Who came to the resc
11、ue? What helped in the revival of the Tangshan city? After the earthquake What did they do? Amanda Hordev rescue _ _ _ After the earthquake revival _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Q1:Who came to the rescue? Q2:What did they do? Q3:What helped in the revival? Olvia Kim Lorem Ipsum is dolor sita apa slider powe
12、r adus ana buta ako volup dalam cintuan dapa ananade inteman. Editor Amanda Hordev Manager 1. Who came to the rescue? What did they do? Amanda Hordev Manager rescue Soldiers Doctors Nurses Workers .to dig out those . and to bury . . to provide medical care . built . for survivors whose . The survivo
13、rs homes had been destroyed. Workers built shelters for survivors. Workers built shelters for whose homes had been destroyed. Slowly, the city began to breathe again Tangshan started to revive itself and get back up on its feet. 2. What helped in the revival of the Tangshan city? What can we learn f
14、rom its revival ? revival governments support peoples effort unify stay positive rebuild Tangshans new look Post Reading Role play A survivor A reporter R: Hello, I am , a reporter from CCTV 9. S: Hello, I am . Nice to meet you. Part1. R: Did you notice anything strange before the earthquake? S: The
15、re were many strange things Part 2. R: What damage did it cause? S: Eleven km./One-third of /two-thirds /400,000 Part 3. R: Who came to the rescue? What did they do? S: The army./doctors and nurses./workers. bright lights ran out of jumped out of. too to wells Deadly earthquake 11 150 Deadly earthqu
16、ake 11 150 1/3 .the nation felt it 8&30 a huge crack, . long and . wide caused damage . 150 km away 11 km.below the city 1 . one minute, . lay in ruins. 2/3 two thirds of .dead or injured thousands thousands of .left without parents 400,000 the number of . more than 400,000 Soldiers Doctors Nurses W
17、orkers The army sent .soldiers to . those who . and to . the dead. More than . doctors and nurses came to provide . Workers built . for survivors whose homes .destroyed. What shall we do when an earthquake happens? Group Discussion Sit down under your desk. Dont be nervous and keep calm. If you are
18、in the classroom, dont run out of it immediately. Protect your head by putting your bag on your head. Dont use lift. If you are out of the building, run to the schoolyard. Where there is life, there is hope. 1. Make a poster about how to survive the earthquake. 2. Finish the exercises on Page 51. Homework
