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Unit 4 Natural Disasters
---The Night the Earth Didn't Sleep
If our classroom starts shaking now, what do you think might happen？
Earthquake
some pictures of Wenchuan earthquake
Before After
The Night the Earth Didn't Sleep
？？？
when
At about 3:00 a.m. , on 28 July 1976
where
Tangshan
what
earthquake
Fast Reading
1.Skim the passage quickly and answer:
2.Read the passage quikly and find out the topic sentence of each paragraph.
Para. Topic sentence
1
2
3
4
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!
Nearly everything in the city was destroyed.
Hope was not lost.
Tangshan began to revive itself and get up on its feet again.
Read the text quikly, and divide the whole passage into three parts, according to the three words.
sign
damage
rescue
Part 1 (para.______)
Part2 (para._____)
Part3 (para.______)
1. What happened during the quake and the damage caused by the quake.
3. Signs before the earthquake.
Matching
2. The rescue work after the earthquake.
1
2&3
4&5
Careful Reading
Part 1
Signs before the earthquake
Signs before the earthquake
1.The water in the village wells rose and fell.
2.There were deep cracks that appeared in the well walls.
3. At least one well had some smelly gas coming out of it.
1.Chickens and pigs were too neverous to eat,and dogs refused to go inside buildings.
2.Mice ran out of the fields looking for places to hide, and fish jumped out of the water.
Bright lights were seen in the sky outside of Tangshan and loud noise were heard.
Careful Reading
part 2
The damages caused during the earthquake
Read para.2&3 carefully and fill in the blanks with data(数据).
1.Nearly ______ of the whole nation felt it!
2. A huge crack, ____ kilometers long and ____meters wide, cut across houses, roads, and waterways.
3.In less than___minute, a large city lay in ruins.
4.___of the people who lived there were dead or injured.
5. The number of people who were killed or badly injured in the quake was more than ______.
6. About ___of the city's factories and buildings ,____ of its homes, and all of its hospitals were gone.
1/3
8
30
1
2/3
400,000
75%
90%
What's your feelings towards these data
Natural disaster causes terrible damages, we should try our best to protect the earth and improve our awareness of self-production.
Careful Reading
part 3
Rescue work after the earthquake
Read para.4& para.5 carefully and choose the best answer:
(1) Which of the following is not true according to the passage
A. Many soldiers helped to rescue the people who were trapped under the ruins.
B. More than twenty thousand doctors and nurses came to provide medical care.
C. Workers built shelters for homeless survivors.
(2)What does the sentence “Slowly, the city began to breath again” mean
A. The animals began to breathe.
B. The city returned to normal gradually.
C. People who were trapped came to life.
B
B
Ten thousand
Personification 拟人
Discussion:
Suppose there would be an earthquake in the following situations, what should we do to keep ourselves safe
If we are...
I think we should...
1.at school
2. at home
3. on the road
4.in a building
If at school/ home:
(1)Hide beside a hard desk or table, and
Away from windows.
(2) Run to the open places
If on a road:
1. use something hard to protect your head
2.avoid the buildings and bridges
If in a high bulding :
1. never try to use the elevator
2.don't rush out without order
Stay calm!
Homework:
02
Find out more information about earthquake
01
Describe the Tangshan earthquake to your family
Thank you!

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