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Book 1 Unit 4
Period 1 Reading and thinking
Ⅱ. Reading
Fast reading
Task one: Read the passage quickly, find out the key sentence of each paragraph and match the main idea.
Para. 1 A. Unbelievable destruction was caused to Tangshan during the quake.
Para. 2 B.The earthquake happened and caused deaths and injuries in Tangshan.
Para. 3 C. Help came soon after the quakes.
Para. 4 D.Warning sins before the earthquake.
Para. 5 E.Tangshan came back to life again.
Task two: Divide the text into three parts and use one word to summarize each part.
Part 1 (Para. ) : ___________________________
Part 2 (Para. ) : ____________________________
Part 3 (Para. ) :__________________________________________
Detailed readig
Task three: Skim the text again and choose the right answer for each question.
Before the earthquake people were asleep as usual because ________.
A．they didn't notice anything strange happening
B．they knew well about earthquakes
C．something strange happened in many places
D．they didn't realize the arrival of an earthquake
2. What's the meaning of the last sentence “Slowly, the city began to breathe again.”？
A．People weren't sad any more.
B．The life in Tangshan began to return to normal.
C．The earthquake finally came to an end.
D．Those who were trapped were saved.
3. How did the author write the details of the damage
A. In time order B. In space order
C. By examples with data D. By making contrasts(对比)
4. 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.
D. In times of disaster, people must unify and show the wisdom to stay positive and rebuild for a brighter future.
Post reading
Task five: Work in groups and discuss the following questions.
What do you think helped in the revival of Tangshan
What lessons can we learn from these event
What can we do to protect ourselves if an earthquake happen in our city
Water in the ______________ rose and fell
Well walls developed deep ___________________
Chickens and pigs were too nervous to ___________
Dogs refused to ___________________________
Mice _________________ the fields looking for places __________________.
Fish __________________________the water.
At _________ everything began to _______________
Hard hills of rock turned into river of _____________
A large city lay _________________
more than 400,000 people were killed or______________; 75% buildings and 90% of homes were __________________________.
Later that afternoon, another __________even caused more buildings to _________.
The ______________ arrived to dig out those who were ____________ and to ____________ the dead.
More than 10,000 doctors and nurses came to ____________________
_______ were built for ______________________
Water and food supplies were brought in.
The city began to ___________________ again.
Strange things happened before Tangshan Earthquake happened. The well walls had deep cracks. Some 1. _______ (smell) gas came out of them. Chickens and even pigs were too nervous 2. ______ (eat). At 3:42 3. ______ the morning of July 28, 1976, everything began to shake. It seemed 4._______ the world was coming at an end. Steam burst from holes in the ground and hard hills of rock became rivers of dirt. In less than one minute, the whole city lay in 5. _______ (ruin).
Two thirds of people died or were 6. _______ (injure). Everything in the city was destroyed. People were 7. ________ (shock) at this and wondered how long the disaster would last. The army organized teams to dig out those 8. _____ were trapped and to bury the dead. Workers built shelters for 9. __________ (survive). Fresh water was taken to the city. Slowly the city began to breathe again. With strong support from the government, a new Tangshan10. _______________(build).

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