1、Unit 4 Natural Disasters Reading and Thinking Lead-in What can happen to a city during a big earthquake? Buildings will be _ People will be _ The city will be _ fall down dead or badly injured in ruins The bridge will be _ too dangerous to cross Whats the passage mainly about? Look at the title and
2、the pictures Its mainly about _ earthquake Prediction 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.5 A.The earthquake caused unbelievable destruction to Tangshan. B.The earthquake hap
3、pened and caused deaths and injuries in Tangshan. C.Help came soon after the quakes. D.Strange things happened，but no one paid attention to them. 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 Time
4、 order Part1 What may happen before an earthquake? Reading for details wells chickens pigs dogs mice fish lights strange things noises . Reading for details Details about Para.1 -The Strange signs before the earthquake. 1.The water in the wells _and_. 2.Well walls had _ _in them. 3.A _ _came out of
5、the cracks. 4.The chickens and pigs were too _ to eat. 5. Fish _ out of the water. 6.Mice _out of the fields. 7.At _am on July 28, 1976, people saw _ _ in the sky. rose fell deep cracks smelly gas nervous jumped ran 3:00 bright lights Further thinking The citys one million people were asleep as usua
6、l that night. What were people doing at that time? People ignored the warning signs ignorant （无知的）（无知的） Part2 What may happen during an earthquake? Reading for details Reading for details Details about Paras. 2-3-The deadly damage during the earthquake. A huge crack cut across houses ,roads and wate
7、rways. Hard hills of rock become rivers of dirt A large city lay in ruins Factories and buildings were gone Bricks Bridges The railway tracks Cows,pigs and chickens Water,food,electricity covered the ground fell down/not safe to cross useless dead hard to get Choose the best choice according to the
8、Para2. (1) what does the earthquake happen ? A. At night on July 28, 1976. B.On the morning of July 28, 1976. C.On the afternoon of July 28, 1976. D.The writer didnt tell us . (2) How many people who lived there were dead or injured? A. A half. B. Two thirds. C. One third. D. The text didnt tell us.
9、 You are a lucky dog True or false question (para.3) (1) After the earthquake water was enough because there was water in the wells. ( ) (2) The people in the city were shocked and didnt know how long the earthquake would last. ( ) F T 11 150 11 150 1/3 8 To make the passage true and convincing（令 人信
10、服的）. Part3 What may happen after an earthquake? Reading for details Q1:Who came to the rescue? Q2:What did they do? .to dig out those.and to bury. .to provide medical care .built.for survivors Rescue Soldiers Doctors and nurses Workers Details about Paras.4-5-The rescue and revival after the earthqu
11、ake. Q3:What helped in the revival of the Tangshan city? Q4:What can we learn from its revival ? governments support peoples effort unify stay positive what does the sentencs “ slowly, the city began to breathe again ” mean? ( ) A. The life in Tangshan began to return to normal ! B.The army sent 150
12、,000 soldiers to Tangshan to help people . C.Hundreds of thousands of people were helped. D. Most of the 10,000 miners were resued. Choose the best choice according to the Para4. Translation Tangshan city has proved to China and the rest of the world that in times of disaster, people must unify and
13、show the wisdom to stay positive and rebuild for a brighter future. （唐山向中国，向世界证明，在自然灾害中，人类必须戮力 同心，保持积极乐观的心态和重建家园的决心。） Role play A reporter （记者）（记者） A survivor （幸存者）（幸存者） R: Hello, I am , a reporter from CCTV 9. S: Hello, I am . Nice to meet you. R: What damage did it cause? S: people? buliding? brid
14、ge?. R: Who came to the rescue? whats your feelings? S: The army./doctors and nurses./workers. happy? lucky?thankful ? Summary 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 a brighter future. power sign damage unify wise powerful signs damage unified wisdom There is no love in disaster, but we have love in human heart. 1. Finish the exercises on Page 51. 2. Read the text aloudly after class. Homework Thank you for your listening!
