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B1U4 Natural Disasters
---Reading and thinking
THE NIGHT THE EARTH DIDN'T SLEEP
Do you remember the names of these natural disasters
“
“
tsunami
wildfire
flood
Volcanic Eruption
drought
landslide
Typhoon
Sandstorm
Tornado
The Night the Earth didn’t Sleep
Prediction：Look at the title and the picture and predict what the text is probably about.
personification拟人
A big earthquake that happened at night and caused great damage.
figure of speech:
The passage mainly talks about a/an___________(what) that happened in _________ (where) at ______________________(when).
earthquake
Tangshan
3:42 a.m. on 28 July 1976
1. What’s the main idea of the text
While reading---Task 1 Skimming for main idea.
2. What kind of text is it
a news report B. a literary journalism(报告文学)
C. a novel D. a story
报告文学是一种介于新闻报道和文学作品之间的文体，其题材和所描写的人物是真实发生的历史事件和正式人物。
报告文学与普通新闻报道的最大区别在于，前者对事件发生的环境和所涉及的人物有生动的描绘，并运用多种修辞方法来组织语言，这样更能激发读者的情感，从而打动读者。
later that afternoon
soon after the quakes
For several days
At about 3:00 a.m.
on 28 July 1976
At 3:42 a.m.
The text is written in______ order.
time
3. Read the text carefully and recognise the writing order of it.
Read the passage quickly and match the main idea with each paragraph.(P51 T3)
Reading for main ideas
E.The revival of the city.
Para.1
Para.2
Para.3
Para.4
Para.5
A.The immediate effects of the big earthquake.
B.The happening of the big earthquake.
C.The rescue work.
D.Warning signs before the earthquake.
Para. 1 before the earthquake
Para. 2+3 during the earthquake
Para. 4+5 after the earthquake
Use one word to summarize each part.
signs
damage
rescue
Read the text quickly and try to get some details of the text.
Reading for details
Details about Para.1 ---- the signs before the earthquake.
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
___________________ before the earthquake
Strange things
signs
___________appeared in the well walls.
Deep cracks
2
The water in the village wells ____ and____.
rose
fell
The signs before the earthquake.
___________came out of wells.
Smelly gas
3
Chickens and pigs were
_________________.
too nervous to eat
Dogs refused to _________________.
go inside buildings
4
5
Fish _____________
the water.
jumped out of
__________ were seen in the sky outside of Tangshan and _________ were heard.
Bright lights
loud noises
6
Mice _______of the fields looking for places to _____.
ran out
hide
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
Read the text quickly and try to get some details of the text.
Reading for details
Details about Para.1 ---- the signs before the earthquake.
What was the attitude of the people in the city towards those strange things
People ignored the warning signs
unprepared/unaware
before---- signs
Reading for details
Read the text quickly and try to get some details of the text.
Details about Para. 2-3 —— the damage during the earthquake
At _________, everything began to shake.
___ kilometers directly below, …damage more than ____ kilometers…
_______ of the nation felt the earthquake.
A huge crack that was __ kilometres long and___ metres wide cut across...
In less than___ minute, a large city lay in ruins.
3:42 a.m.
1/3
8
30
1
11
150
What happened during the earthquake
Reading for details (scanning)
Part2: Para 2
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 were destroyed,
_____ 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
The railway tracks were now__________________.
useless pieces of metal
The function of the data:
1. To prove that the earthquake was very serious and caused great damage to the city and people.
2. To make the description more convincing and accurate.
How did people feel at that time
shocked
Reading for details (scanning)
hopeless
during the earthquake
Part 2
during- destroy
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
hopeful
positive
How did people feel
after the earthquake
Part 3
after- rescue
Think: What do you think helped in the revival of Tangshan city
strong support from the government
the tireless efforts of the city’s people.
Various help from the whole nation
unify
the earthquake resistance spirit 抗震精神
In times of disasters, people must and show the wisdom to stay and for a brighter future.
unify
positive
rebuild
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
Post-reading
Explore the figure of speech in the following sentences.
exaggeration(夸张)
metaphor(暗喻）
simile(明喻)
parallelism(排比)
personification(拟人)
repetition (反复)
personification(拟人)
Function: to make the description __________________________.
more vivid (生动形象)
Use the context to understand new words
ruin brick trap bury
1.The huge earthquake left 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.Soliders 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 weree discovered.
6.A few buildings were still standing, but people were afraid to use them as shelters, worrying they would be ________if the building fell.
in ruins
in shock
eletricity
bricks
trapped
breathing
buried
Summary
The Night
the Earth Didn't Sleep
Before the earthquake
During the earthquake
After the earthquake
Warning
signs
Damage
Rescue
&
Revival
unprepared
unaware
Frightened
Hopeless
Positive
Hopeful
When
What
Feelings
A man can be destroyed but not defeated.
一个人可以被毁灭，但绝不会被打败。
Disasters have no mercy, but humans do.
天灾无情，人有情。
Thank you!
Useful expressions in the text.
1 in the countryside of northeastern Hebei
2 rise and fall
3 deep cracks
4 smelly gas
5 come out of sth
6 too nervous to do sth
7 refuse to do sth
8 run out of the fields
9 jump out of the water
10 as usual
11 it seems / appears that
在河北东北部的农村
难闻的气体
深深的裂缝
拒绝做某事
从……中出来
从田野里跑出来
太紧张而不能做某事
起起落落
从水里跳出来
像往常一样
似乎 / 好像
12 as if
13 come to an end
14 directly below the city
15 one third of
16 eight kilometers long and 30 meters wide
17 cut across
18 hard hills of rock
19 in less than one minute
20 lie in ruins
21 two thirds of
22 be left without parents
仿佛；好像
城市的正下方
三分之一
8公里长，30米宽
冲破；抄近路；穿过
坚硬的岩石山
不到一分钟的时间
结束
沦为废墟
三分之二
失去父母
Useful expressions in the text.
23 the number of
24 be gone
25 blow away
26 tens of thousands of
27 hundreds of thousands of
28 millions of
29 instead of
30 be in shock
31 later that afternoon
32 fall down
33 dig out
……的数量
消失不见
吹散；吹走
成千上万的
数十万的
数以百万的
而不是
处于一片震惊之中
那天下午晚些时候
倒下；摔倒；倒塌
挖掘；挖出；探索
Useful expressions in the text.
34 bury the dead
35 provide medical care
36 get back up on its feet again
37 the tireless efforts
38 be built upon the earthquake ruins
39 a home to sb
40 with great improvements in transportation, industry and environment
41 the rest of the world
42 in times of disaster
43 show the wisdom to
埋葬逝者
提供医疗服务
再次站了起来
不懈的努力
在地震的废墟上重建
某人的家
在交通、工业和环境上的巨大改善
世界上的其他地方
在灾难时刻
向……展现智慧
Useful expressions in the text.
44 stay positive
45 rebuild a brighter future
46 look up a word in a dictionary
47 be trapped under the ruins
48 be found alive
49 suffer from terrible injuries
50 be afraid to do sth
51 the revival of Tangshan city
52 go through similar changes
53 learn lessons from
重建一个更美好的未来
在字典中查单词
身负重伤
被困在废墟中
被发现还活着
害怕做某事
保持乐观
唐山的复兴
从……中吸取教训
经历类似的变化
Useful expressions in the text.

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