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Unit 4 Natural Disasters
Period 2
Reading and Thinking
Para1.Strange things were happening in the countryside of northeastern Hebei.
Para3.Everywhere survivors looked, there was nothing but ruins.
Para4. But hope was not lost.
Para2.At 3:42,everything began to shake.
Para5.Tangshan began to revive itself and get up on its feet again.
Figure out the structure of the passage from topic sentence .
In what order was the passage written
Read the passage and complete mindmap in your handouts
or create your own mindmap.
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Find out some sentences which contains the following figures of speech,personification（拟人）, repetition（重复） and simile(比喻) and think about the author’s reasons for using them .
presenter
&organizer
Ideas
1.For three days, the water in the village wells rose and fell, rose and fell.
Repetition
2.Bricks covered the ground like red autumn leaves.
Simile
3.The city began to breathe again.
Personification
Using figures of speech can make the passage vivid and express some meanings convincingly, clearly and easily.
1.What’s the main idea of the passage
The passage mainly talks about a/an______________(what)
that happened in ____________ (where)
at _____________________________(when).
earthquake
Tangshan
3:42 a.m. on 28 July 1976
Task 1 Skimming
2.Find out the topic sentence of each paragraph.
2. Find out the topic sentence of each paragraph.
Para.2
Para.1
Para.3
Para.4
Para.5
Strange things were happening.
At 3:42 a.m., everything began to shake.
There was nothing but ruins.
But hope was not lost.
Tangshan started to revive itself.
Note: The topic sentence is usually the first
sentence of each paragraph, sometimes the
middle or last sentence.
Task2 Reading for details
use one word to summarize each part
Part 1para.1 ---- the ________before the earthquake.
wells
animals
Light and sound
water in the wells rose and fell,；deep cracks
appeared in the well walls；smelly gas came out
chickens and pigs didn’t eat ;dogs refused to go inside; mice ran out; fish jumped out
bright lights could be seen
and loud noises were heard
What was the attitude of the people in the city towards those strange things
unpepared /unaware
signs
Task2 Reading for details
use one word to summarize each part
Part2 para. 2-3 the _______ during the earthquake
a huge crack
cut across houses,roads and waterways
Hard hills of rock
became rivers of dirt
A large city
lay in ruins
Bricks
Bridges
The railway tracks
Cows,pigs and chickens
Water,food,electricity
people
covered the ground like the red autumn leaves
had fallen /not safe to cross
were useless pieces of metal
were dead
were hard to get
were in shock/ began to wonder
damage
During the earthquake
3:42 am
11 kilometers
8 kilometers
30 meters
At 3:42 am everything began to shake.
11 kilometers directly below the city
A huge crack was 8 kilometers long.
A huge crack was 30 meters wide.
Careful reading
During the earthquake
less than 1 minute
2/3
75%, 90%
all
400,000
a large city lay in ruins.
The number of people who were killed or injured reached more than 400,000.
Two-thirds of the people were dead or injured.
75% of the city's factories and buildings and 90% of its homes and hospitals were gone.
Careful reading
While-reading
Read the text again and fill in the blanks.
rose and fell
nervous
While-reading
Read the text again and fill in the blanks.
hope
breathe
home
Post-reading
Work in groups. Discuss the questions.
1. What do you think helped in the revival of Tangshan city
2. What other cities or towns have gone through similar changes What lessons can we learn from the events
United
noble behavior
firm faith
yearning for revival
What helped in the revival of Tangshan
immediate action
unify
Summarize with the help of the mindmap in groups.
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Notes
1. It seemed as if the world were coming to an end!
as if/though 意为“好像；似乎；仿佛”。
e.g. She was sitting there as if nothing had happened.
她坐在那儿，一副若无其事的样子。
近义短语：as though
e.g. He speaks English perfectly as though he had lived in England for years.
他英语讲得很好，好像他在英国生活了很多年似的。
Notes
2. The number of people who were killed or badly injured in the quake was more than 400,000.
the number of 意为“数字；数量”。
e.g. The number of competitors is limited.
参赛者的数量是有限的。
相关词组：a number of 多个，许多
e.g. I decided not to go, for a number of reasons.
我决定不去，有几个理由。
Phrases:
para1:
1.in the countryside 在乡村
2. rise and fall 起起伏伏
3. at least 至少 at most 至多
4. too...to... 太......而不能......
5. refuse to do sth. 拒绝做某事
6. run out of ... 从......跑出来；用光
jump out of... 从......跳出来
7. look for 寻找
8.as usual 像往常一样
Phrases:
para2:
1. as if 似乎；好像；仿佛
2. come to an end 结束
3. cause damage 造成损害
cause damage to 对......造成伤害
4. one third 三分之一
5. cut across 横穿
6. more than 多于；非常；不仅仅是
less than 少于
7. in ruins 严重受损
8. thousands of 成千上万的
9. the number of... ......的数量
Discussion
If one day we come across an earthquake, what should we do to protect ourselves
stay calm
go to an open space
drop down onto...
cover the head with...
stay away from...
hide under…
hold on to...
call... if possible
...
Bye bye!

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