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The NIGHT THE ERATH DIDN’T SLEEP
Unit 4
Natural Disasters
---Reading and thinking
Live to tell:
Raising awareness,
Reducing mortality.
用生命呼吁
增强减灾意识，
减少人员伤亡。
Learning aims：
Identify the structure of the text.
1
2
3
Appreciate the figures of speech (修辞手法) used in the text.
Learn about the basic information of the Tangshan earthquake.
What can happen to a city and the people during a big earthquake
Thousands of buildings will ____________________.
Many people will be ______ or ____________.
fall down
badly hurt
/be destroyed
trapped
The bridge will be _________
and too dangerous to cross.
The railway tracks will be ______________________.
People will be _______________.
The whole city will lie _________.
useless pieces of metal
frightened/in shock
in ruins
damaged
1. What’s the main idea of the passage
The passage mainly talks about a/an___________(what) that happened in _________ (where) in ______(when).
earthquake
Tangshan
1976
3. In what order is the text written
A. Time B. Space C. Feeling
2. What’s the type of this text
A. a news report B. a literary journal（报告文学） C. a novel
报告文学是散文的一种，介于新闻报道和小说之间，兼有新闻和文学的特点的散文。报告文学是运用文学艺术，真实、及时地反映社会生活事件和人物活动的一种文学体裁。
While reading---Skimming for main idea.
Look at the title and photo below to guess what the text is about.
Pre-reading
The Night the Earth Didn’t Sleep
A big earthquake that happened at night and caused great damage.
Read and check if you are right.
The passage talks about the terrible earthquake
that nearly destroyed Tangshan city in Hebei Province in 1976.
While-reading
Fast-reading
1.Read the text carefully and then match the main idea of each paragraph.
___________________________________________________
___________________________________________________
___________________________________________________
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 1
___________________________________________________
A. Warning signs before the earthquake.
Paragraph 3
___________________________________________________
C. Destruction of the earthquake.
E.Suffering of the people and the city after the earthquake.
B. Help from all over the country.
D.Revival of the city.
Para Topic sentence
1
2
3
4
5
(2 mins)
3. Read the passage and write donw the main idea of each paragraph.
Warning signs before the earthquake
The happening of the big earthquake.
The immediate effects of the earthquake.
The revival of the city.
The rescue work.
Part 1 (Para __ )
Part 2 (Para ___ )
Part 3 (Para ___ )
The rescue work ________ the earthquake.
Signs________ the earthquake.
What happened_______ the earthquake and the damage caused by the earthquake.
1
2&3
4-5
Read and divide the text into 3 parts.
before
during
after
The passage is organized in the order of _______.
time
3mins
before
warning signs
during
damage
after
rescue and revival
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.
___________came out of wells.
Smelly gas
3
Chickens and pigs were _________________.
too nervous to eat
Dogs refused to _________________.
go inside buildings
4
Mice _______of the fields looking for places to _____.
ran out
hide
5
Fish _____________
the water.
jumped out of
__________ were seen in the sky outside of Tangshan and _________ were heard.
Bright lights
loud noises
6
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 was the attitude of the people in the city towards those strange things
People ignored the warning signs
Strange things were happening.
In the village wells
In the farmyard
In the field
In the sky
Para. 1
Read Para. 1 and find out the supporting details.
Strange things were happening in the countryside of northeastern Hebei.
The _______caused by the earthquake
The suffering of the people
At _________, everything began to shake.
___ kilometers directly below, …damage more than ____ kilometers…
_______ of the nation felt the earthquake.
A huge crack that was __ kilometres long and___ metres wide cut across...
In less than___ minute, a large city lay in ruins.
3:42 a.m.
1/3
8
30
1
___________ of the people died or were injured during the earthquake.
____________ of children were left without parents.
The number of people who were killed or ….reached more than ________.
2/3
400,000
11
150
Thousands
Please read para. 2 and finish the chart.
Para.
2
to show the earthquake was very ________ and it caused a lot of _________ to people and the city.
to make the article more ____________ and ___________ .
serious
damage
convincing
shocking
Why does the writer use so many numbers
The earthquake is so serious. And what did the city look like after the quake
damage
There was nothing but ruins.
Buildings/factories/homes/hospitals
bricks
Bridges/tracks
Cows/pigs/chickens
Para. 3
What is people’s attitude
Water/food/electricity
People began to wonder how long the disaster would last.
Please read para. 3 and find the destroyed things.
noun.
Hopeless
The army
sent 150,000 soldiers to dig out … bury
The workers
Water and food were brought into the city by train, truck and plane.
Doctors and nurses
came …provide medical care
Para 4 _______after the earthquake
rescue
Why does the author say “hope was not lost”
slowly, the city
began to breathe again
People from all over the country
Because of _________________,
Please read para. 4 and answer the questions.
built shelters for survivors whose homes…
the timely rescue
Hopeful
Attitude
Who came to the rescue
What did they do
What other cities or towns have gone through similar changes What lessons can we learn from these events
●Wenchuan county and some other towns.
●develop better ways to predict and prepare for the disasters.
●act quickly and in unity.
●The strong support from the government and people around.
Deep Thinking
The new look of Tangshan
The new city has become a home to more than seven million people, with great improvements in transportation, industry, and environment.
Think about the change of people’s feelings.
strange
three days ago
later that afternoon
the change of people’s feelings
the timeline of the earthquake
at 3:00am
at 3:42am
after the quakes
ignorance
shocked
hopeless
proud
Detailed-reading
before the earthquake
during the earthquake
after the earthquake
now
Further-Thinking
.
Post-reading
What makes Tangshan develop so fast
tirelss efforts of the city's people
strong support from the government
various help from the whole nation
unify
See you next time!

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