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The Night
The Earth Didn't Sleep
Unit 4 Reading and Thinking
Describe a natural disaster
What can happen to a city and the people during a big earthquake
Thousands of buildings will fall down/ be destroyed.
People will be trapped/ buried and get injured.
Bridges will be damaged.
Survivors will be frightened/ in shock.
The whole city will be in ruins.
Skim the passage in two minutes and answer the following questions.
The main idea of the text:
The type of the text：
The order of the text：
The passage mainly talks about a/an________________(what)
that happened in ____________ (where) in ____________(when).
A. brochure B. Encyclopedia
C. literary journalism D. newspaper
earthquake
Tangshan
1976
√
Time order
Draw a timeline and divide the passage into three parts.
at about
3:00 a.m.
on 28 July 1976
at 3:42 a.m.
later that afternoon
soon
after the
quakes
for
several days
before
after
during
para 1
para 2-3
para 4-5
were too nervous to eat.
ran out of the fields.
jumped out of the water.
for several days
rose and fell.
appeared in the well walls.
came out of the cracks.
refused to go inside the buildings.
Part 1
What happened before the quake？
were seen in the sky and loud noises were heard.
Be observant
in daily life
at about 3:00 a.m.
11 kilometres
150 kilometres
1/3
8 kilometres long
30 metres wide
more than
400,000
at
3:42 a.m.
the d_____ from the source of quake
the d_______ influence of the quake
of the n______ felt the quake
of the p______ were dead or injured
people were killed or badly injured
the a____ of the quake
2/3
thousands of
c______ were left without parents
epth
istance
rea
hildren
ation
eople
What does each figure mean
Part 2
Severe
disaster
Hard hills of rock
Bricks
Bridges
The railway tracks
Sand
at
3:42 a.m.
became rivers of dirt
covered the ground
had fallen and were unsafe to cross
were useless pieces of metal
filled the wells
were gone
Cow, pigs and chickens
Factories and buildings
Homes and hospitals
were dead
Disastrous effect
What happened to these things
Part 2
A large city lay in ruins!!!
It seemed as if the world were coming to an end!
One of the most
deadly earthquakes
of the 20th century!
feelings
shocked
heart-broken
hopeless
desperate
scared/frightened
helpless
Can you imagine how people felt then
The army arrived to rescue the people.
dig out
bury
provide
build
be brought into
soon after the quake
“Slowly, the city began to breathe again.”
Part 3
Tangshan started to revive itself and get back up on its feet. With strong support from the government and the tireless efforts of the city’s people, a new Tangshan was built upon the earthquake ruins. The new city has become a home to more than seven million people, with great improvements in transportation, industry, and environment. Tangshan city has proved to China and the rest of the world that in times of disaster, people must unify and show the wisdom to stay positive and rebuild for a brighter future.
Tangshan’s new look
Why
unify
can Tangshan take on a new look
How
is new Tangshan like
lesson can we learn
What
stay positive
What can we learn from the passage
powerful signs damage unified wisdom
Use the following five words to make a summary.
Disasters are powerful. We should take notice of the warning signs or the damage would be extreme. In front of disaster, life is weak, but if we are unified and show wisdom to stay positive, we’ll have a brighter future.
1.What does the title “The night the earth didn’t sleep” mean
2.What’s the meaning of the last sentence “Slowly, the city began to breathe again”
Discuss the following two questions:
A disastrous earthquake happened that night, leaving people nowhere to sleep.
The city in ruins was revived and the life there began to return to normal.
1.The night the earth's didn't sleep.
2.Slowly，the city began to breathe again.
3.The water in the village wells rose and fell，rose and fell.
4.It seemed as if the world were coming to an end!
5.Hard hills of rock became rivers of dirt.
6.Bricks covered the ground like red autumn leaves.
Personification
拟人
Repetition
重复
Exaggeration
夸张
Metaphor
隐喻
Simile
明喻
Read for language feature.
Key sentences
1. Chickens and even pigs were too nervous to eat, and dogs refused to go inside buildings.
2. It seemed as if the world were coming to an end！
3. Thousands of children were left without parents.
4. Everywhere survivors looked, there was nothing but ruins.
5. Tangshan city has proved to China and the rest of the world...
鸡，甚至猪，都紧张得不敢吃东西，狗也拒绝进入屋内。
仿佛世界末日即将来临。
成千上万的孩子成了孤儿。
幸存者放眼望去，遍地皆为废墟。
唐山已经向中国以及全世界证明...
Key sentences
起起落落（兴盛与衰亡）_______________
难闻的气体 _______________
从...中出来 _______________
严重受伤 _______________
除了...一无所有 _______________
秋叶 _______________
吹走 _______________
处于震惊状态 _______________
9. 把某人送到某地 _______________
10. 挖出 _______________
11. 医疗护理 _______________
12. 恢复元气 _______________
13. 强有力的支持 _______________
14. 毫不懈怠的努力 _______________
15. 在...的情况下 _______________
rise and fall
smelly gas
come out of
badly injured
there is nothing but
autumn leaves
blow away
in shock
send sb. to sp.
dig out
medical care
get back up on one’s feet
powerful support
tireless effort
in times of
Prevention is better than cure when it comes to disaster.
在自然灾害面前
预防胜于治疗

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