1、Unit 4 Natural Disasters -Reading and thinking THE NIGHT THE EARTH DIDNT SLEEP by Mr. Zhang Language Capacity Learning Capacity Cultural capacity Thinking Quality Know about the elements and features of literary journalism. Grasp the strategies of guessing the meanings of the words in the text. Know
2、 more about the disasters that occur in the text; raise awareness of how to protect ourselves from disasters. Learn more information about earthquake,and know how to deal with it. Improve the ability to solve the problem. Learning Aims lead-in Brainstorm: Look at the pictures and think out some new
3、words relating to the natural disasters. tornado drought landslide tsunami flood volcano wildfire The night the earth didnt sleep Lead-in Read the passage quickly and match the main idea with each paragraph. Reading for main ideas E.Tangshan came back to life again. Para.1 Para.2 Para.3 Para.4 Para.
4、5 A.The earthquake caused unbelievable destruction to Tangshan. B.The earthquake happened and caused deaths and injuries in Tangshan. C.Help came soon after the quakes. D.Warning signs before the earthquake. To get the main idea, pay attention to the beginning sentence in each paragraph. What is the
5、 main idea of the text? A. A terrible earthquake of Tangshan. B. Strange signs before the earthquake of Tangshan. C. Rescue work after the earthquake of Tangshan. D. Damages of the earthquake of Tangshan. A A the earthquake the earthquake the earthquake Part1 Para1 Part2 Para2.3 Part3 Para4.5 Use on
6、e word to summarize each part. before destroy signs after during rescue Fast-reading Time order Read the text quickly and try to get some details of the text. Reading for details Details about Para.1 - the signs before the earthquake. What happened wells animals Light and sound Strange things Water,
7、 rose and fell, cracks Chickens and pigs didnt eat ; Mice ran out; Fish jumped out. Could be seen and heard Reading for details Read the text quickly and try to get some details of the text. Details about Para. 2-3 the ruins during the earthquake a huge crack cut across Hard hills of rock rivers of
8、dirt A large city in ruins Factories and buildings gone Bricks Bridges The railway tracks Cows,pigs and chickens Water,food,electricity The suffering of people covered the ground like the red autumn leaves fell down/not safe to cross useless dead hard to get extreme 1) _of the nation felt the earthq
9、uake . 2) 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 buil
10、dings, _ of its homes and all of the citys hospitals were gone. One thirdOne third 8 8 3030 1 1 Two thirdsTwo thirds 400,000400,000 75%75% 90%90% Fill in the Data(数据数据) in para 2-3 Reading for details Read the text quickly and try to get some details of the text. Details aboutPara.4-5 - rescue and r
11、evival after the earthquake The army. Doctors and nurses. Workers. Water and food. How did the city begin to breathe? Who came to the city？ Hope was not lost. Tang shans new look With strong support from the government and the tireless efforts of people, Tangshan started to revive itself and get bac
12、k up on its feet. What has Tangshan City proved to China and the rest of the world? A. In times of disaster, people must not go to sleep so early. B. In times of disaster, people must try their best to stay awake during the night. C. In times of disaster, people must begin to breathe again quickly.
13、D. In times of disaster, people must unify and show the wisdom to stay positive and rebuild for a brighter future. D D P1 P2-3 P4-5 The night the earth didnt sleep Before the earthquake During the earthquake After the earthquake Summary abnormal signs unprepared deadly damage hopeless rescue and rev
14、ival hopeful Summary Timely Documentary Literary Styles of documentary literature Explore the figure of speech（修辞格（修辞格) in the following sentences. 1. The night the earth didnt sleep.(title) 2. For three days the water in the village wells rose and fell, rose and fell. (L2) 3. It seemed as if the wo
15、rld were coming to an end!(L13) 4. Bricks covered the ground like red autumn leaves.(L20) 5. Slowly, the city began to breathe again.(L37) Personification( 拟人) Simile(明喻) Exaggeration(夸 张) Repetition (反复) Suppose you are a student surviving from Tangshan earthquake, and your partner is a reporter. D
16、iscussion and role play How can we protect ourselves in an earthquake at school? What can you do after an earthquake? A: Hello, I am , a reporter from CCTV 9. B: Hello, I am . Nice to meet you. Dont be nervous and keep calm. Dont try to run out of the classroom. Sit down under your desk. Protect you
17、r head by putting your bag on your head. Dont use lift. If possible, run to the schoolyard. Thinking What can we learn from the passage? Disasters are .We should take notice of the warning or the would be extreme. In front of disaster ，life is weak，but if we are and show to stay positive， well have
18、a brighter future. power sign damage unify wise powerful signs damage unified wisdom 青青 海海 玉玉 树树 河北河北 唐山唐山 汶汶 川川 雅雅 安安 Wenchuan, May12th, 2008 70,000 Yushu， April 14th, 2010 2200 Tangshan, July 28th, 1976 240,000 7.17.1 8.08.0 7.87.8 Do you know other earthquakes happened in China? Yaan， April 20th, 2013 196 7.07.0 Where there is life, there is hope. 1. Make a poster about the earthquake 2. Finish the exercises on Page 51. Homework THANKS
