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Natural Disasters
Reading and thinking
Describe a natural disaster
By the end of this class, you will be able to:
1.To learn about various kinds of natural disasters and the kind of damage these events cause.
2.To find out the main idea of each paragraph and its supporting details.
3.To activate students’ own knowledge about natural disasters and what they might do if they caught up in a natural disaster.
Learning Objectives:
Lead in
What major earthquakes do you know in China
Yushu, April 14th, 2010
Wenchuan, May 12th, 2008
Tangshan, July 28th, 1976
What will happen to a city during a big earthquake
Discussing and thinking
Buildings will fall down such as hospital,school and so on.
People will lost their lives
or be trapped.
Damage to Infrastructure(基础设施)
such as roads, bridges
Economic Collapse
Look at the title and the photo on Page 50, and guess what the text is about.
THE NIGHT THE EARTH DIDN’T SLEEP
A. It’s a story about a disaster.
B. It’s a story about great changes.
C. It’s a story about a sleepless night.
D. It’s a story about the building of a city.
Pre-reading
personification 拟人
Read the passage and fill in the blanks
1. It is about __________________hit __________ at night in _______and caused _______________.
a big earthquake
Tangshan
1976
great damage
2. What’s the type of this article
News report
Novel
Literary journalism
A magazine
文学新闻（literary journalism）是一种融合文学叙事技巧与新闻事实的独特文体，既强调对事件真相的忠实记录，又注重通过艺术化表达传递深层意义。其核心在于通过细腻的描写、情感渲染和多维视角的叙事，赋予新闻事件更强的社会洞察力与人文价值。文学新闻在坚持真实原则的同时，需要与新闻报道的简练和文学创作的虚构相区别.
Read the passage and find out the topic sentence of each paragraph.
Strange things were happening in the countryside of northeast Hebei.
Everything began to shake. It seemed as if the world was at an end.
Everywhere they looked nearly everything was destroyed.
Hope was not lost.
Tangshan started to revive itself and get back up on its feet.
While-reading
Para1
Para2
Para3
Para4
Para5
According to the passage,we can divide the text into three parts.
Para 1
Signs before the earthquake.
Para 2
Para 3
Para 4
Para 5
What happened during the earthquake and the damage caused by the earthquake.
The rescue work and revival of the city after the earthquake.
The passage is organized in the order of _______.
time
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.
河北东北部的农村发生了奇怪的事情。一连几天，村子里的水时涨时落，时涨时落。井壁上出现了深深的裂缝。至少有一口井冒出了一些难闻的气体。鸡甚至猪都紧张得不敢吃东西，狗也拒绝进入建筑物。老鼠跑出田野寻找藏身之处，鱼跳出水面。1976年7月28日凌晨3点左右，唐山城外的天空中出现了亮光，还能听到巨大的噪音。但是那天晚上，这个城市的100万人像往常一样睡着了。
Read Para 1 carefully and get the main idea.
Para1: Warning signs before the earthquake.
Use context to understand new words
When you see a word you do not know, do not stop or look it up in a dictionary. If you continue reading, the context will probably help you understand what it means.
unconscious
Repetition重复
Watch the video: signs before earthquake
Read Para 1 carefully and find out the signs before the earthquake.
Signs before the earthquake
1. The water in the village wells
___________ __________.
rose and fell,
rose and fell
2. The well walls had_________________.
Some smelly gas ________________ .
deep cracks in them
came out of the well
3. Chickens and even pigs were ________________ .Dogs refused to ___________________ .
too nervous to eat
go inside buildings
4. Fish ____________the water and Mice ________________looking for places to hide.
jumped out of
ran out of the fields
5. People saw ______________in the sky.
bright lights
1．All the following unusual things happened before the earthquake except that ________.
A．the water in the village wells rose and fell
B．the chickens and even pigs were too nervous to eat
C．Mice ran out of the fields looking for hiding place
D．Fish swam in the water as usual
2．Before the earthquake people were asleep as usual because ________.
A．they didn't notice anything strange happening
B．they didn't realize the arrival of an earthquake
C．something strange happened in many places
D．they knew well about earthquakes
Read and choose the best answers.
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.
凌晨3点42分，一切开始动摇。似乎世界末日来临！在城市正下方11公里处，20世纪最严重的地震之一开始了，这场地震甚至在150多公里外的北京造成了破坏。全国近三分之一的人都感觉到了！一条8公里长、30米宽的巨大裂缝，切穿房屋、道路和水路。坚硬的岩石变成了泥土的河流。不到一分钟，一座大城市倒在了废墟中。住在那里的人有三分之二死亡或受伤。成千上万的孩子失去了父母。地震中死亡或重伤的人数超过40万。
Read Para 2&3 carefully
Para 2: The happening of the big earthquake.
exaggeration夸张
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.
幸存者所看之处，除了废墟什么也没有。这座城市几乎所有的东西都被摧毁了。大约75%的工厂和建筑、90%的住宅和所有的医院都消失了。砖块像红色的秋叶一样覆盖着地面，但是没有风可以把它们吹走。大多数桥梁已经倒塌或者不安全。铁轨现在是无用的金属片。数万头牛、数十万头猪和数百万只鸡死亡。沙子现在填满了水井，而不是水。人们震惊了—然后，那天下午晚些时候，唐山又发生了一次大地震。更多的建筑倒塌了。水、食物和电都很难得到。人们开始怀疑这场灾难会持续多久。
Para 3: The immediate effects of the earthquake.
shocked and hopeless
simile明喻
Read Para 2&3 carefully and write down the ruins.
At _________, everything began to shake.
___ kilometers directly below, …damage more than ____ kilometers away in Beijing.
_______ of the nation felt the earthquake.
A huge crack that was ____ kilometres long and___ metres wide...
In less than___ minute, a large city lay in ruins.
___________ of the people died or were injured during the earthquake.
____________ of children were left without parents.
The number of people who were killed or ….reached more than ________.
About ____ percent of the city’s factories and buildings，____ percent of its homes，and all of its hospitals were gone
The data and figures
3:42 a.m.
11
150
One third
8
30
1
Two thirds
Thousands of
400,000
75
90
What’s the function of figures
A. To tell the true facts and show how big the disaster was.
B. To explain the science of why earthquakes happen.
C. To compare this earthquake with other earthquakes.
D. To focus on telling the sad stories of the people.
3. According to the passage, which of the following statements is TRUE
A. The earthquake's damage was 150 kilometers directly below Beijing.
B. The powerful quake was felt by roughly a third of the country's population.
C. The major crack that appeared was 30 meters long and 8 meters wide.
D. All the hospitals were destroyed, but 90% of the homes remained safe.
4. The author mentions that "Bricks covered the ground like red autumn leaves, but no wind could blow them away" primarily to __________.
A. create a beautiful image of the city after the quake
B. show the changing seasons in Tangshan
C. emphasize the complete destruction and stillness of the ruins
D. explain how the wind helped to clear the debris
Read Para 4&5 carefully
Faced with natural disasters,who came to the rescue
firefighters
soldiers/police
medical workers
workers
countless volunteers
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.
但是希望没有失去。地震发生后不久，军队向唐山派遣了15万名士兵来挖出被困人员并埋葬死者。一万多名医生和护士前来提供医疗服务。工人们为房屋被毁的幸存者建造了避难所。成千上万的人得到了帮助。水和食物通过火车、卡车和飞机运进了这座城市。慢慢地，这座城市又开始呼吸了。
Read Para 4 carefully
Para 4: The rescue work.
what did they do
hopeful
personification 拟人
5. How was water and food supplied to the stricken city
A. By ships and helicopters.
B. By train, truck, and plane.
C. By volunteers on foot.
D. Through international aid.
6. What's the meaning of the last sentence
“Slowly, the city began to breathe again.”？
A．People weren't sad any more.
B．Those who were trapped were saved.
C．The earthquake finally came to an end.
D．Life in Tangshan began to return to normal.
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.
唐山开始复苏，重新站起来。在政府的大力支持和市民的不懈努力下，一个新的唐山建在了地震废墟上。随着交通、工业和环境的极大改善，这座新城市已经成为700多万人的家园。唐山市向中国和世界证明，在灾难时刻，人们必须团结起来，展示智慧，保持乐观，重建美好未来。
Read Para 5 carefully
Para 5: The revival of the city.
positive
Read Para 4&5 carefully and fill in the blanks.
dig out
trapped
bury
provide
shelters
support
efforts
Post-reading
What do you think helped in the revival of Tangshan city
A. Immediate rescue and relief efforts, followed by strong governmental support and the persistent work of the people.
B. Advanced foreign technology and a large number of international volunteers.
C. The quick decision to relocate the entire city to a new and safer location.
D. A primary focus on attracting new residents from other parts of China.
The city of Tangshan has now taken on a new look. Let’s enjoy Tangshan’s new look
New look
Help is important. Many people, like soldiers and doctors, came to help Tangshan.
Working together is powerful. The government and the people worked hard as a team to rebuild the city.
We must never lose hope. Even after a big disaster, it is possible to recover and build a better future.
Be positive and strong. The people of Tangshan showed that staying positive helps in rebuilding a city and a life.
What can we learn from the passage
Summary
A terrible earthquake hit the city of Tangshan on 28 July, 1976. In the earthquake two thirds of the people living there were dead or injured. People were greatly 1.________(shock) because nearly all the buildings fell down and the whole city lay 2._________ ruins. Water, food and electricity were hard to get and people began to wonder how long the disaster 3._________(last). It seemed as if the world were coming to 4._________ end.
The people of Tangshan didn’t lose hope because 150,000 soldiers were sent to help the rescue workers. The soldiers tried their best 5._________(dig)out those 6._________were trapped. They also built shelters for 7._________(survivor). Water and food were taken to the city by every means. 8._________(slow), the city began to come back to life. It was said that before the earthquake, strange things happened in the countryside. The water in the village wells rose and 9._________(fall). Fish jumped out of the ponds. Bright lights were seen in the sky and loud noises were heard, but people thought little of 10._________(they).
shocked
in
would last
an
to dig
who
survivors
Slowly
fell
them
1 The huge earthquake left nearly the whole city .
2 Everyone was , thinking the world must be coming to an end.
3 Millions of people were left without water, food, or .
4 Soldiers and volunteers worked as hard as they could to pull away
and rocks, and rescue those who were under the ruins.
5 Some were found alive, though they were suffering from terrible injuries,
but others had already stopped when they were discovered.
6 A few buildings were still standing, but people were afraid to use them as shelters,worrying they would be______ if the buildings fell.
Exercise
in ruins
in shock
electricity
bricks
trapped
breathing
buried
Discuss in groups.
Suppose there would be an earthquake in the following situations, what should we do to keep ourselves safe
Don’t panic and stay calm
go to an open space
drop down onto...
cover the head with...
stay away from...
hide under…
hold on to...
call... if possible
...
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