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Unit4 Natural Disasters
Reading and Thinking ---Describe a natural disaster
Did you sleep well last night
If there were a night that the earth didn’t sleep , what might happen
Activity 1 Prediction
Read the title and picture
Read the title and picture
What does the title mean Does the earth sleep as you do If you can’t go to sleep , how do you feel Try to imagine what can happen to the earth if it doesn’t sleep
Lead in Think and discuss
The Night The Earth Didn’t Sleep
personification
Activity 1 Prediction
Read the title and picture.
The Night The Earth Didn’t Sleep
Who are these people
What are they doing
What’s the meaning of “The Earth Didn’t Sleep ”
earthquake
Activity2 Brainstorm: What can happen to a city during a big earthquake
Buildings_____________
fell down
People were_________________________
trapped or buried
The water pipes_____________________________
cracked and burst
The city was____________and lay_________
destroyed
in ruins
While-reading
Activity3 Skim the text quickly and summarize the main idea.
The passage mainly talks about a ∕ an ______
(what) that happened in __________(where) in___________(when) and caused great __________ ( what result) to the city and people.
earthquake
damage
1976
Tangshan
Activity4 Skimming for main information.
1. What kind of text is it
2. How are the events organized
The type of writing of the text is literary journalism(报告文学).
Literary journalism usually describes real historical events and real characters. The usage of the figures of speech can stimulate readers' feelings and thus touch the readers.
The text is organized in time order.
Activity3 Skimming for main information.
Read the text carefully and then write down the main idea of each paragraph.
Paragraph1:Warning signs before the earthquakes.
Paragraph2:______________________________
Paragraph3:______________________________
Paragraph4:______________________________
Paragraph5:______________________________
The happening of the big earthquake.
The immediate effects of the earthquake.
The rescue work.
The revival of the city .
during the earthquake
after the earthquake
before the earthquake
Strange
things
Were
happening
In the village wells, water rose and fell…deep crack appeared …
In the farmyard, chickens and even pigs …and dogs …
In the field, mice ran out looking for places to hide
In the sky, bright lights were seen and loud noise were heard
What was the attitude of the people in the city towards those strange things
But the city’s one million people were asleep as usual that night.
People ignored the warning signs
ignorant
Para1. Strange things were happening.
Supporting details
At _________, everything began to shake.
____________ of the nation felt the earthquake.
A huge crack that was _______ kilometres long and
_____ metres wide cut across houses.
In less than___ 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 badly
injured reached more than ________.
All of the city’s hospitals, _____ of its factories and
buildings and _____ of its homes were gone.
Para2. It seemed as if the world were coming to an end.
3:42 a.m.
One third
eight
30
one
Two thirds
400,000
75%
90%
How did people feel at that time
shocked
Supporting details
Guess what the word“ruin” means from the context.
课本原句：
In less than one minute, a large city lay in ruins.
This word describes the city straight after the earthquake. In a short time, a lot of damage was done, so it must describe a place that has been badly damaged.
Learning tip: When you see a word you do not know, do not stop and look it up in a dictionary. If you continue reading, the context will probably help you understand what it means.
What was the people’s feeling at that time
People felt hopeless at that time.
Para3. Everywhere survivors looked, there was nothing but ruins.
factories, buildings and homes , hospitals were gone
Bricks covered the ground like red autumn leaves
dams, bridges, railway tracks had fallen or were useless
cows, pigs , chickens were dead
water, food , electricity were hard to get
Supporting details
Para4. But hope was not lost.
who what result
hopeful
Supporting details
soldiers
doctors and nurses
workers
to dig out those who
were trapped and to
bury the dead
came to provide
medical service
build shelters for
survivors whose homes
had been destroyed
the city began to
breathe again
What does the writer mean by “Slowly, the city began to breathe again”
The writer means that the city began to function again, because the earthquake had stopped people and supplies moving about, and so it was like the city couldn't breathe.
come back to life or recover
I think the revival of Tangshan was helped by the strong support of the government and the people who all worked in unity to rebuild the city even better than before.
Para5 Tangshan started to revive itself and
get back up on its feet.
What do you think helped in the revival of Tangshan city
The change of people's feeling
ignorant
shocked
hopeless
hopeful
before the earthquake
during the earthquake
after the earthquake
when the rescue came
1.① The night the earth didn’t sleep.
②Slowly, the city began to breathe again.
2....the water in the village wells rose and fell, rose and fell...
Activity4 Reading for language features and writing skills
figure of speech: personification 拟人
Function: to make the language vivid and expressive, and resonate with readers.
figure of speech: Repetition重复
Function: to make the description more vivid and involve the readers in the atmosphere
3. It seemed as if the world were coming to an end.
4. ①Bricks covered the ground like red autumn leaves.
②Hard hills of rock became rivers of dirt.
Activity5 Reading for language features and writing skills
figure of speech: ①simile明喻②metaphor 暗喻
Function: to make the description more vivid.
figure of speech: exaggeration夸张
Function: to show the destruction was extremely severe.
What's the function of the figures
3:42 a.m.
11
kilometers
200 kilometers
15 seconds
2/3
75%, 90%
400,000
To show the disastrous destruction and suffering; to make the passage true and convincing.
After-reading
Activity6 Discussion
1.What do you think helped in the revival of Tangshan city
2.What other cities or towns have gone through similar changes
2. Wenchuan county and some other towns near Wenchuan have the similar experiences. These towns were built up from the ruins. As well as developing
better ways to detect and prepare for these disasters, we have learnt that acting
quickly and in unity is the best way to go over such disasters. The strong support from government and people around are also very important.
Activity 6 Discussion
2.What other cities or towns have gone through similar changes
The disaster is merciless , but we are blessed with love.
Tangshan 1976,July 28
Tangshan 2025
Home-work
1.Summarize the passage.
2.Do some research on other natural disasters by surfing the Internet and make a report.
Thank you!

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