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Natural Disasters
Learning objectives
1. skim the text "The Night the Earth Didn’t Sleep" to grasp its main idea, identify its type as literary journalism, and locate topic sentences to summarize the core content of each part ;
2. extract specific details from the text, including warning signs of the earthquake, casualty figures, and rescue measures implemented post-disaster;
3. recognize rhetorical devices in the text and explain their roles in expressing the disaster’s severity or people’s emotions;
4. engage in discussions about the reasons for Tangshan’s revival and the lessons learned from natural disasters based on the text content.
What natural disasters do you know about
Lead in
drought
volcanic eruption
tornado
tsunami
Earthquake
Watch a video and describe what happened with your partner.
Do you know some earthquakes that happened in China
青海 玉树
河北
唐山
汶川
雅安
Tangshan,
July 28th, 1976
Wenchuan, May12th, 2008
Yushu，
April 14th, 2010
Ya’an，
April 20th, 2013
积石山
Jishishan,
Dec. 18th, 2023
Look at the title and photo below and guess what the text is about.
The passage talks about an earthquake that broke out at night.
What ’s the style of the passage
A. a brochure
B. a novel
C. a literary journalism
A literary journalism usually describes real historical events and real characters. The usage of the numbers and the figures of speech can inspire readers’ feelings and thus touch the readers.
What’s the meaning of the title
“ A NIGHT THE EARTH DIDN’T SLEEP”
1. The title “A night the earth didn’t sleep” means _______.
A. the earth was awake all night long
B. people on the earth couldn’t fall asleep that night
C. the earth shook like crazy that night
D. animals on the earth would not sleep that night
Time:
Place:
Disaster:
July 28, 1976
Tangshan, Hebei
A big earthquake
Main idea:
An earthquake happened
in Tangshan on July 28, 1976
What’s the main idea of the text
(no more than 10 words)
Scan the text and match the main idea to each paragraph.
Paragrah1:___________________________________________
Paragrah2:___________________________________________
Paragrah3:___________________________________________
Paragrah4:___________________________________________
paragrah5:___________________________________________
Warning signs before the earthquake.
The happening of the big earthquake.
The immediate effects of the earthquake.
Help from all over the country/The rescue work.
The revival of the city
Pay attention to the topic sentence of each paragraph to find the main idea quickly
Para 1
Before
the earthquake
signs
Para 2&3
During
the earthquake
damage
Para 4&5
After
the earthquake
rescue
&
revival
Happening of the earthquake.
Warning signs before the earthquake.
Immediate effects of the earthquake.
Rescue work after the earthquake.
Revival of the city.
For several days
At about 3:00 a.m.
on 28 July 1976
At 3:42 a.m.
later that afternoon
soon after the quakes
Before
During
After
The text is written in______ order.
time
Find out the writing order of this text
Time order
several days ago
at 3:00am
at 3:42am
later that afternoon
after the quakes
before earthquake
during earthquake
after earthquake
Part 1: Para 1
Part 2: Para 2&3
Part 3: Para 4&5
signs
damage
revival
Warning signs before the earthquake.
There are cracks
in the wells.
The water in
the well
rose and fell.
A smelly gas
comes out of
the cracks.
Part1: Para 1
Strange things
Warning
signs
under the
ground
on the ground
above the ground
well water ( )
well walls ( )
( )gas
dogs ( )
mice ( )
fish ( )
chickens and pigs ( )
( )in the sky
( )were heard
rose and fell, rose and fell
deep cracks
smelly
were too nervous to eat
refused to go inside
ran out to look for places to hide
jumped out of the water
bright lights
loud noises
The author describes this part by _________________.
giving examples
___________________ before the earthquake
Strange things
Part2: Para 2&3
During the earthquake
Damage
people
city
animals
______ of the people who lived there were dead or injured.
_________ children were left without parents.
The number of the people who were killed or badly injured in the Quake was more than______.
_____of the city factories and buildings,
_____ of its homes, and all of its hospitals were gone.
_____ bridges had fallen.
________________ cows,
_____________________ pigs, and_________ chickens were dead .
two thirds
Thousands of
400,000
75%
90%
Most
millions of
The author describes the severity of the damage by
_________________.
giving numbers
Tens of thousands of
hundreds of thousands of
To directly show the earthquake was very serious and it caused a lot of damage to the people in the city.
shan
Part3: Para 4&5
After the earthquake
Rescue
the army
doctors
and nurses
workers
Who
What
sent 150,000 soldiers to Tangshan to those who were and the dead.
came to provide .
built for survivors whose homes
.
How
The city began to again .
dig out
trapped
to bury
medical care
shelters
had been destroyed
breathe
Part3: Para 4&5
After the earthquake
Revival
the government
the city’s people
strong support
tireless efforts
A new Tangshan was built upon the earthquake ruins.
A home to more than seven million people, with great improvements in , , and .
transportation
industry
environment
v
Task 5: Read for people’s reactions or feelings through the text.
the warning signs appeared
various rescue came
everything began to shake
another big quake occurred
saw the city lay in ruins
a new Tangshan was rebuilt
ignored
unaware
frightened
hopeless
hopeful
panicked
shocked
scared
anxious
gratitude
happy
Q: What do you think helped in the revival of Tangshan city
Q: If you were a volunteer, what would you do to help the survivors in the disaster
Thinking and Discussion
tireless efforts of the city’s people
various help from the whole nation
strong support from the government
the earthquake resistance spirit抗震精神
Strange things were happening in the countryside of northeastern Hebei. 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 3:00a.m, on 28 July 1976, bright lights were seen in the sky outside the city of Tangshan and loud noises were heard. But the city's one millin people were asleep as usual that night.
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 2
At 3:42 a.m., everything began to shake. It seemed as if the world were coming to an end! Eleven kilometres 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 kilometres away in Beiing. Nearly one third of the whole nation felt it! A huge crack, eight kilometres long and 30 metres 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 400,00.
Paragraph 3
Everywhere survivors looked, there was nothing but ruins. Nearly everything in the city was destroyed. About 75 percent of the cily'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 chickens 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.
Paragraph 4
But hope was not lost. Soon after the quakes, the army sent 150,00 soldiers 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 survors 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.
Paragraph 5
Tangshan began to revive itself and get up on its feet again. 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.

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