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Reading and Thinking
—THE NIGHT THE EARTH DIDN'T SLEEP
Unit 4
NATURAL DISASTERS
Teaching aims：
Identify the language features of literary journalism and
the structure of the text;
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02
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Appreciate the figures of speech and writing skills used in the text;
Learn about the basic information of the Tangshan earthquake;
Activate students’ own knowledge about natural disasters and what they might do if they were caught up in an earthquake.
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Lead-in
Tell what the disasters are and talk about them one by one.
tsunami
landslide
flood
forest fire
tornado
volcanic eruption
Lead-in
earthquake
drought
What will happen to a city during a big earthquake
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.
Fast-reading
___________________________________________________
___________________________________________________
___________________________________________________
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 1
___________________________________________________
Warning signs before the earthquake.
Paragraph 3
___________________________________________________
Destruction of the earthquake.
Suffering of the people and the city after the earthquake.
Help from all over the country.
Revival of the city.
2. What is the structure of the text
the earthquake
the earthquake
During
the earthquake
After
Before
damage
The text is organised in a time/ chronological order.
While-Reading
Before the earthquake
Part 1
___________ in the sky
Chickens & pigs were
______________
Mice ran out
________________
bright lights
________
in the well walls
deep cracks
too nervous to eat.
looking for places to hide.
_________ from it.
smelly gas
1.Please listen to Paragraph 1 and fill in the blanks.
People’s attitude: The city’s one million people were asleep as usaual that night.
Unaware
While-Reading
A NIGHT THE EARTH DIDN’T SLEEP
Which night
Where
Tangshan
Task1. Skim the passage and then find out the topic sentence of each paragraph.
paragragh Topic sentence
para.1
para.2
para.3
para.4
para.5
Strange things were happening in the countryside of northeastern Hebei.
Everything began to shake. It seemed as if the world were coming to an end.
Everywhere survivors looked, there was nothing but ruins.
But hope was not lost.
Tangshan started to revive itself and get back up on its feet.
Task2. In what order did the writer write thepassage
A. in order of importance
B. in order of place
C. in order of time
D. in order of position
At about 3am
At 3:42 am, everything began to shake.
Soon after the quakes
(Para.1)
(Para.2&3)
(Para.4&5)
Task3.How many parts can this passage be divided into
Three parts
part 1 Para.1
Part 3 Para.4-5
Something strange happened in Tangshan
The destroy of the earthquake in Tangshan
The rescue of Tangshan
( ) the earthquake
Part 2 Para.2-3
( ) the earthquake
During
Before
( ) the earthquake
After
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Detailed reading
ALL OR NOTHING
NOW OR NEVER
Task 1：Read Para. 1 and find out signs before earthquake
sign 1
The water in the village wells ______ and ____. There were deep ____ that appeared in the well walls. At least one well had some _____ gas coming out of them.
rose
fell
cracks
smelly
sign 2
Chickens and even pigs were too
nervous to ______, and dogs refused to go inside buildings.
eat
sign 3
Mice ran out of the ______ looking for places to hide and
fish jumped out of the______.
fields
water
sign 4
At about 3:00 a.m., on 28 July 1976, ___________ were seen in the sky outside the city of Tangshan and ____________ were heard.
bright lights
loud noises
Task 2：Read Para. 2-3 and fill in the blanks to
learn the damage caused by the earthquake
_____ of the nation felt the earthquake.
A huge crack that was __ kilometres long and metres wide
cut across houses.
In ___ minute a large city lay in ruins.
____ of the people died or were injured during the earthquake.
The number of people who were killed or injured reached more than ________.
All of the city’s hospitals, _____ of its factories and buildings and _____ of its homes were gone.
1/3
8
30
less than 1
2/3
400,000
75%
90%
Task3. Read para. 4-5 and answer the question
Q: What happened after the earthquake
Some people came to help Tangshan.
rescue
The army:
Workers:
__________soldiers to Tangshan to_____ those who were ______and to ____ the dead.
____ shelters for survivors whose homes had been ______.
sent
dig out
trapped
bury
built
destroyed
The city breathes again.
Tangshan’s new look
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Post-reading
Discussion
What should you do if you are in an earthquake
Hide under a desk or table.
Face away from windows.
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Homework
Surf on the internet or go to the library to find more information about how to survive in an earthquake.
THANK YOU

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