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Period 2
Reading and Thinking
Unit 4　Natural Disasters
英语
Studying objectives:
1.To make predictions of the passage and get the main idea of it.
2.To figure out the main structure and key information of the passage.
3.To draw a mind map and retell the text.
4. To have a role-play and engage in critical thinking.
重点：
1. Help students figure out the main structure and key information of the passage.
2. Help students draw a mind map of the text and then retell the text.
难点：
1. Enable students to draw a mind map of the text.
2. Enable students to talk about the earthquake happened in Tangshan.
Studying key points and difficulties:
Pre-reading
Activity 1 Group work
Work in pairs. Discuss what can happen to a city during a big earthquake.
A city can be damaged in an earthquake. The electricity can go down. The water can be unsafe to drink. Fires can start. People can panic or get severely injured.
Pre-reading
Activity 2　Prediction
Look at the title and photo below and guess what the text is about. Then read and check if you are right.
Title
There were ruins in the picture. It might be about a kind of natural disaster — the earthquake.
The title means the earthquake was too severe and caused a lot of damage.
While-reading
Activity 1　Read for main idea
Read the text carefully and then write down the main idea of each paragraph.
Paragraph 1: _______________________________
Paragraph 2: _______________________________
Paragraph 3: _______________________________
Paragraph 4: _______________________________
Paragraph 5: _______________________________
The happening of the big earthquake.
The immediate effects of the earthquake.
The revival of the city.
The rescue work.
Warning signs before the earthquake.
Signs
While-reading
Activity 2　Read for details
Before the earth-quake The water in the village wells______________________________
Deep cracks___________________________
Smelly gas_________________________
Chickens and even pigs____________________________
Dogs____________________________
Mice __________________________
Fish _________________________
Bright lights____________________ and _________________ were heard
appeared in the well walls .
rose and fell .
came out of the well .
were too nervous to eat .
refused to go inside buildings .
ran out of the fields looking for places to hide.
jumped out of the water .
were seen in the sky
loud noises .
1.Read para. 1 and then complete the chart.
.
During the eathquake:
Happening
While-reading
Activity 2　Read for details
At ___________ , the earthquake happened.
_______________ directly below the city.
_______________ long and _____________ wide.
________________ of the whole nation felt it!
Two thirds of the people who lived there were dead or injured.
Thousands of children ____________________________
More than__________ were killed or badly injured
3:42 a.m.
Eleven kilometres
8km
30m
Nearly one third
were left without parents
400,000
Time
Location and appearance
Casualty
2. Read para. 2 ＆para. 3 and complete the chart.
.
During the earthquake:
Impact
While-reading
Activity 2　Read for details
There was nothing but ___________ .
About 75 percent of the city’s _________________________, 90 percent of its
_________________, and all of its ____________________ were gone.
Bricks covered the ground like __________________
Most bridges ____________________________________________.
The railway tracks were now ____________________________.
Thousands of livestock were dead.
____________ filled the wells instead of water.
Another big quake shook Tangshan again.
Water, food, and electricity ______________________.
ruins
factories and buildings
homes
hospitals
red autumn leaves
had fallen or were not safe to cross
useless pieces of metal
Sand
were hard to get
metaphor
.
After the earthquake:
The rescue work
_______________ were sent to Tangshan to ____________________.
More than 10,000 doctors and nurses _________________________.
Workers ___________________for survivors whose homes had been destroyed.
_____________________ were brought into the city by train, truck, and plane.
While-reading
Activity 2　Read for details
150,000 soldiers
dig out the trapped and to bury the dead
came to provide medical care
built shelters
Water and food
3.Read para. 4 ＆para. 5 and complete the chart.
After the earthquake:
Revival
A new Tangshan was built _________________________________.
The new city: ________________________________________, with
great improvements in ______________________________________.
Tangshan city has proved that in times of disaster, people _____________and showed the wisdom to stay positive and rebuild for a brighter future.
Location
While-reading
Activity 2　Read for details
upon the earthquake ruins
a home to more than seven million people
transportation, industry, and environment
must unify
Capacity and facilities
Lesson
Activity 3 Read for specifics
While-reading
Read the text again and answer the questions.
1. What were some of the strange things happening before the earthquake Do you think they were warning signs Why or why not
2. What does the writer mean by “Slowly, the city began to breathe again”
3. What kind of help do you think people who have suffered an earthquake need
Before the earthquake, the water in the village wells rose and fell. Deep cracks appeared in their walls. Animals were acting strangely. I think these were warning signs as this doesn't usually happen and it showed something strange was happening below the ground. Sometimes, animals have more sensitive reactions to some coming dangers.
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.
People in places who have suffered an earthquake need quick access to basic things such as water and food, because they cannot get them easily. They also need medical care, not just for injuries, but to protect against disease and other problems that happen after the earthquake. Last but not least, these people also need psychological care and help.
Activity 1 Draw a mind map of the text, and then compare your mind map with your classmates.
Post-reading
Before the earthquake
Strange things: Warning signs.
During
the earthquake
The earthquake happened.
The impact of the earthquake.
After
the earthquake
The rescue work.
The revival of the city.
Activity 2 Retelling
Retell the text according to the mind map.
Post-reading
Activity 3 Role-play
Post-reading
Work in pairs, one playing a journalist and the other playing a survivor of the Tangshan earthquake, to write and perform the dialogue. Then upload the video onto the class platform, which will be scored by AI.
Work in group to discuss the two questions below:
1. What do you think helped in the revival of Tangshan city
2. What other cities or towns have gone through similar changes What lessons can we learn from these events
Critical thinking
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.
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 get over such disasters. The strong support from government and people around are also very important.
Homework
Have a discussion with your partner — what can we do if an earthquake happened
Thank you !

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