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Unit 4 Natural Disasters
---Reading and thinking
THE NIGHT THE EARTH DIDN'T SLEEP
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 Objectives:1. Identify the main idea and structure of the text by finding out the topic sentence.2. Apply skimming and scanning to know about the basic information of the Tangshan earthquake.3. Appreciate the rhetorical devices(修辞) and writing skills used in the text.Develop students’ sense of cooperative learning and individual capability.
what may happen if the earth didn’t sleep at night
Predict the main idea by looking at the title and the picture
The Night the Earth Didn’t Sleep
Ⅰ
skimming
Read the passage quickly to find the topic sentence of each paragraph and analyze how many parts the passage can be divided into.
Skimming
1
2
3
4
5
Strange things were happening in the countryside of northeastern Hebei.
At 3.42, everthing began to shake.
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
Skim the text and find the topic sentence of each paragraph.
How many parts can the text be divided into
: warning signs before the earthquake.
: damage during the earthquake
: rescue and survival after the earthquake.
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Skimming
Ⅱ
scanning
1.Describe the strange things before the earthquake .
2.What was people’s reaction to these strange things Why
Before the earthquake(para1)
Scanning
1. Strange things before the earthquake .
Srange things were happening in the countryside of northeastern Heibei. For several days the water in the village wells rose and fell, rose and fell. There were deep cracks that appeared in the well walls. At least one well had some smelly gas coming out of it. Chickens and even pigs were too nervous to eat, and dogs refused to go inside buildings. Mice ran out of the fields looking for places to hide and fish jumped out of the water. At about 3:00 am., on 28th July 1976 bright lights were seen in the sky outside the city of Tangshan and loud noises were heard. but the city’s one million pepole were alseep as ususal that night.
water
deep cracks
smelly gas
pigs
dogs
Mice
fish
bright lights
loud noises
2.What was people’s raction to these strange things Why
The city’s one million people were asleep as usual that night.
Because they were unconscious/unaware of the earthquake.
unconcious
Scanning
1. Find the figures that are used in this part.Why does the writer use these figures
2. Find the rhetorical devices that are used in this part. Why does the writer use these rhetorical devices
3. How do you think the people feel
Scanning
during the earthquake
At 3.42 a.m., everything began to shake. It seemed as if the world were coming to an end! Eleven kilometers directly below the city, one of the most deadly earthquakes of the 20th century had begun, a quake that even caused damage more than 150 kilometers away in Beijing. Nearly one third of the whole nation felt it ! A huge crack, eight kilometers long and 30 meters wide, cut across houses, roads and waterways. Hard hills of rock became rivers of dirt . In less than one minute , a large city lay in ruins. Two thirds of the people who lived there were dead or injured. Thousands of children were left without parents. The number of people who were killed or badly injured in the quake was more than 400,000.
caused damage more than 150
one third of
eight kilometers long and 30 meters wide
In less than one miunute
Two thirds
Thousands of
more than 400,000
Scanning
paragraph2
kilometers
Everywhere survivors looked, there was nothing but ruins. Nearly everthing in the city was destroyed.About 75 percent of the city’s factories and buildings, 90 percent of its homes, and all of its hospitals were gone. Bricks covered the ground like red autumn leaves, but no wind could blow them away. Most bridges had fallen or were not safe to cross. The railway tracks were now useless pieces of metal. Tens of thousands of cows, hundreds of thousands of pigs, and millions of chicken were dead. Sand now filled the wells instead of water. People were in shock-- and then, later that afternoon, another big quake shook Tangshan again. Even more buildings fell down. Water, food and electricity were hard to get. People began to wonder how long the disaster would last.
75 percent of the city’s
factories and buildings
90 percent of its homes
Tens of
thousands of cows
hundreds of thousands of
millions of
Scanning
paragraph3
To support the fact that the earthquake caused great damage. To make the description more convincing by giving specific examples.
Why
para3. Bricks covered the ground like red autunmn leaves, but no wind could blow them away.
rhetorical devices
para2. It seemed as if the world were coming to an end！
para2. Hard hills of rock became rivers of dirt
exaggeration夸张
metaphor 暗喻
Scanning
simili明喻
To show that the earthquake was really powerful, deadly, and cruel.To vividely describe the serious damange caused by the earthquake.
Why
3. How do you think the people feel
People felt hopeless and worried.
1. Who brought hope to the people in Tangshan
2. Find the sentences showing that people have hope.
Scanning
after the earthquake
But hope was not lost. Soon after the quakes, the army sent 150,000 soilders to Tangshan to dig out those who were trapped and to bury the dead. More than 10,000 doctors and nurses came to provide medical care. Workers built shelters for survivors whose homes had been destroyed .Hundreds of thousands of people were helped. Water and food were brought into the city by train, truck, and plane. Slowly, the city began to breathe again.
the
army
150,000 soilders
10,000 doctors and nurses
Workers
Hundreds of thousands of people
were helped
Water and food
the city
1. Who brought hope to the people
Scanning
paragraph4
2.Find the sentences showing that people have hope.
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 enviroment. 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.
a new Tangshan
The new city
Scanning
paragraph5
2.Find the sentences showing that people have hope.
Post-reading
Ⅲ
What should we do when facing natural disasters
Discussion
What should we do when facing natural disasters
discussion
be united,
be positive,
take immediate action
Typhoon Doksuri hit the southeast of China this summer, leading to heavy rain, which caused great damage. Write a short passage about Typhoon Dusurui by using figures.
homework

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