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Unit4 Natural Disasters
Reading and Thinking
The night the earth didn’t sleep.
Learning Objectives
By the end of this section, you will be able to:
Know about the historical event of Tangshan earthquake and introduce to others;
Obtain some basic reading skills such as skimming and scanning;
Increase the awareness of protecting ourselves when facing an earthquake.
Can you guess what happened during the big earthquake
Lead in
What were happening in Tangshan Earthquake
Thousands of buildings ____________.
Many people were trapped or ________________.
fell down
badly injured
The water pipes ____________________.
cracked and burst
The bridge will be too dangerous to cross.
The railway tracks will be ________________________.
People was _________.
The city was____________and lay_________
useless piece of metal
in shock
in ruins
destroyed
When
Where
At about_______________________, one of the greatest earthquakes of the 20th century happened in ______________________.
3:00 a.m., on 28 July 1976
Tangshan, Hebei, China
Why
THE NIGHT THE EARTH DIDN’T SLEEP
While reading
1. What’s the type of this passage
A Narrative(记叙文)
Skim for answers.
2. In what order is the text written
A. Time B. Space C. Feeling
3. What’s the main idea of the passage
The passage mainly talks about an___________(what)
that happened in _________ (where) in ______(when).
earthquake
Tangshan
1976
Skim for answers.
the Night the Earth Didn’t Sleep
before
during
after
timeline.
signs
damage
rescue
&revival
Read quickly and match the main idea.
E.Tangshan came back to life again.
Para.1
Para.2
Para.3
Para.4
Para.5
A.Unbelievable destruction was caused to Tangshan during the earthquake.
B.The earthquake happened and caused deaths and injuries in Tangshan.
C.Help came soon after the quakes.
D.Warning signs before the earthquake.
While reading
Scan for topic sentences.
Read for details
Para 1 Strange things were happening
strange things
in the village well
in the farmyard
outside the city
water (rose and fell, rose and fell)
walls (deep cracks)
smelly gas
chickens, pigs (too nervous to eat)
dogs (refused to go inside)
mice (ran out to look for places to hide)
fish (jumped out of the water)
bright lights in the sky
loud noises
repetition
To make the description more vivid and involve the readers in the atmosphere
But the city’s one million people were asleep as usual that night.
People ignored the warning signs
Feeling
The water rose and fell, rose and fell
repetition
contrast
To make the description more vivid and involve the readers in the atmosphere
warning signs
ignorant
ignorant
The suffering of the people
Para. 2
Feeling
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
shocked
11
150
Thousands
The damage caused by the earthquake
shocked
Why did the writer use so many numbers in the text
To show the earthquake was very serious and it caused a lot of damage to people and the city.
There was nothing but ruins.
Buildings/factories/homes/hospitals
bricks
Bridges/tracks
Cows/pigs/chickens
Hopeless
Para. 3
Feeling
like red autumn leaves, but…
Water/food/electricity
transportation
animals
necessities
People began to wonder how long the disaster would last.
damage to the city
Nearly everything in the city was destroyed.
damage to the people
Two-thirds of people_______________________.
Thousands of children___________without parents.
The number of people who___________________________was more than 400,000.
damage to public facilities
All of its hospitals, 75%of its factories, and 90%of its homes___________.
Most bridges had fallen or were not safe.
The railway tracks________________________________.
damage to animals
Tens of thousands of cows, hundreds of thousands of pigs, and millions of chickens_______________.
were dead or injured
were left
were killed or badly injured
were gone
were now useless pieces of metal
were dead
Damages!
But hope was not lost.
Soldiers
Doctor & nurses
Workers
dig out the trapped/bury the dead
Hopeful
Para. 4
Slowly, the city began to breathe again.
personification
provide medical services
build shelters for survivors
result
rescue
The night the earth didn’t sleep
Feeling
What shows the revival of Tangshan
How was Tangshan able to revive itself
What has Tangshan City proved to China and the rest of the world
The new city has become a home to more than 7million people, with great improvements in transportation, industry and environment.
With strong support from government and tireless efforts of the city’s people.
In times of disaster, people must unify and show the wisdom to stay positive and rebuild for a brighter future.
Read para.5 and answer the questions.
A. The city will not die, it has hope and it can recover from the pain.
B. The army sent 150, 000 soldiers to Tangshan to help people.
C. Hundreds of thousands of people were helped.
D. Most of the 10, 000 miners were rescued.
4. What does the sentence “Slowly, the city began to breathe again.” mean
Read para.5 and answer the questions.
The change of people’s feelings
strange
several 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
hopeful
before the earthquake
during the earthquake
after the earthquake
when the rescue came
Revival of Tangshan
government’s strong support
people’s tireless effort
Various help from the whole nation
unify
What kind of rhetorical devices are used
The night the earth didn’t sleep.
Slowly, the city began to breathe again.
For several days, the water in the village wells rose and fell, rose and fell.
It seemed as if the world were coming to an end!
Everywhere survivors looked, there was nothing but ruins.
Hard hills of rock became rivers of dirt.
Bricks covered the gound like red autumn leaves.
personification
personification
repetition
exaggeration
exaggeration
metaphor
simile
post reading
What can we learn from the passage
A. No pains, No gains!
B. Where there is a will, there is a way.
C. All things are difficult before they are easy.
D. Where there is life, there is hope.
post reading
1.What do you think helped the revival of Tangshan city
2.How can we protect ourselves in an earthquake
post reading
Open Questions
Don’t be nervous and keep calm.
Don’t try to run out of the classroom.
Sit down under your desk.
Protect your head by putting your bag on your head.
If possible, run to the schoolyard.
1. The huge earthquake left nearly the whole city____________.
2. Everyone was ____________, thinking the world must be coming to an end.
3. Millions of people were left without water, food, or _____________.
4. Soldiers and volunteers worked as hard as they could to pull away ___________
and rocks, and rescue those who were ___________ under the ruins.
5. Some were found alive, though they were suffering from terrible injuries, but other had already stopped _____________ when they were discovered.
6. A few buildings were still standing, but people were afraid to use them as shelters, worrying they would be ____________if the buildings fell.
in ruins
in shock
electricity
bricks
trapped
breathing
burried
Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the new words and phrases from the text.
Many strange things happened before Tangshan earthquake happened. The well walls had deep cracks. Some smelly gas came out (1)_______ wells. Chickens and even pigs were too nervous to eat. At 3:42 on (2)________ morning of July 28, 1976, everything began to shake. It seemed as if the world (3)____________（come） to an end. Hard hills of rock became rivers of dirt. In less than one minute, the whole city lay in (4)________（ruin）. Two thirds of the people died or were injured. Everything in the city was destroyed. People (5)_____________（shock） at this and wondered how long the disaster would last. The army organised teams to dig out those (6)________ were trapped and to bury the dead. Workers built shelters for (7)_________（survive）. Fresh water and food were taken to the city. Slowly, the city began (8)__________（breathe） again. With strong support from the government and the tireless efforts of the city’s people，a new Tangshan was built upon the earthquake ruins. It (9)_________________（prove）that in times of disaster, people must unify and show the (10)________（wise）to stay positive and rebuild for a brighter future.
of
the
were coming
ruins
were shocked
who
survivors
to breathe
proves/has proved
wisdom
Complete the passage with the correct forms of the words below.
death destroy survive crash shelter disaster
Earthquakes are a form of natural ________. They are so powerful that they can cause tall buildings to ________ to the ground in just a few seconds. In fact, most of the ________ in an earthquake are caused by falling houses or buildings. New research data from earthquake zones is helping architects to design safer buildings that will not be _________ during an earthquake. Instead of being fixed in place like most ordinary buildings, the new buildings they have designed can move. Other researchers have designed small round houses that will not fall down when there is a quake. Because the houses are round, they can ________ strong winds and floods, and are good ________ during a disaster.
The photo below shows a special earthquake-proof house in Sichuan, China. Do you have any other ideas to make houses safer
disasters
crash
deaths
destroyed
survive
shelters
Complete the passage with the correct forms of the words below.
Useful expressions in the text.
1 in the countryside of northeastern Hebei
2 rise and fall
3 deep cracks
4 smelly gas
5 come out of sth
6 too nervous to do sth
7 refuse to do sth
8 run out of the fields
9 jump out of the water
10 as usual
11 it seems / appears that
在河北东北部的农村
难闻的气体
深深的裂缝
拒绝做某事
从……中出来
从田野里跑出来
太紧张而不能做某事
起起落落
从水里跳出来
像往常一样
似乎 / 好像
12 as if
13 come to an end
14 directly below the city
15 one third of
16 eight kilometers long and 30 meters wide
17 cut across
18 hard hills of rock
19 in less than one minute
20 lie in ruins
21 two thirds of
22 be left without parents
仿佛；好像
城市的正下方
三分之一
8公里长，30米宽
冲破；抄近路；穿过
坚硬的岩石山
不到一分钟的时间
结束
沦为废墟
三分之二
失去父母
Useful expressions in the text.
23 the number of
24 be gone
25 blow away
26 tens of thousands of
27 hundreds of thousands of
28 millions of
29 instead of
30 be in shock
31 later that afternoon
32 fall down
33 dig out
……的数量
消失不见
吹散；吹走
成千上万的
数十万的
数以百万的
而不是
处于一片震惊之中
那天下午晚些时候
倒下；摔倒；倒塌
挖掘；挖出；探索
Useful expressions in the text.
34 bury the dead
35 provide medical care
36 get back up on its feet again
37 the tireless efforts
38 be built upon the earthquake ruins
39 a home to sb
40 with great improvements in transportation, industry and environment
41 the rest of the world
42 in times of disaster
43 show the wisdom to
埋葬逝者
提供医疗服务
再次站了起来
不懈的努力
在地震的废墟上重建
某人的家
在交通、工业和环境上的巨大改善
世界上的其他地方
在灾难时刻
向……展现智慧
Useful expressions in the text.
44 stay positive
45 rebuild a brighter future
46 look up a word in a dictionary
47 be trapped under the ruins
48 be found alive
49 suffer from terrible injuries
50 be afraid to do sth
51 the revival of Tangshan city
52 go through similar changes
53 learn lessons from
重建一个更美好的未来
在字典中查单词
身负重伤
被困在废墟中
被发现还活着
害怕做某事
保持乐观
唐山的复兴
从……中吸取教训
经历类似的变化
Useful expressions in the text.
Retell the story.
Before the earthquake
During the earthquake
After the earthquake
the water/deep cracks/chickens/pigs/dogs
mice/fish/bright lights/loud noises
Damages to city
Damages to people
Damages to things
Soldiers, doctors, nurses, workers, food and drinks…
post reading
Summary
In this class, we learned:
the historical event of Tangshan earthquake;
some basic reading skills such as skimming and scanning;
ways to protect ourselves when facing an earthquake.
1. Retell the passage according to the timeline;
2. Surf the Internet to know more about the earthquake.
Homework
Thanks

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