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Unit 4 Natural Disasters
Reading and Thinking

Reflect on the lessons that we can learn from the earthquake.
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Learn about the basic information of the Tangshan earthquake.
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Adopt a more positive attitude towards natural disasters.
Learn some reading strategies such as skimming and scanning to find key information.
By the end of the class, students will be able to
Learning objectives:
Leading-in: Enjoy a short video


Reading:
The Night the Earth Didn’t Sleep
a literary journalism（报告文学）

The type of this reading
报告文学是散文的一种，介于新闻报道和小说之间，兼有新闻和文学的特点的散文。报告文学是运用文学艺术，真实、及时地反映社会生活事件和人物活动的一种文学体裁。
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Para.2
Para.3
Para.4
Para.5
B.The rescue work after the earthquake.
C.The happening of the big earthquake.
D.The revival of the city.
E.Warning signs before the earthquake.
Match the main idea of each paragraph.

Fast reading:
A. Damage caused by the earthquake.
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Para.2
Para.3
Para.4
Para.5
The rescue work after the earthquake.
The revival of the city.
Warning signs before the earthquake.
Damage caused by the earthquake.
The happening of the earthquake.
before the earthquake
during the earthquake
after the earthquake
The text is organized in ______ order.
time
Careful reading: Para. 1
city:
animals:
people:
Water in the village wells _____________ .
Well walls had ______________ .
Chickens and pigs were _________________ .
Mice _________________________________________ .
Dogs _____________________________ .
Fish _______________________ .
The city’s one million people ___________________ .
rose and fell
deep cracks
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 asleep as usual
ignore
ignorant
Before
earthquake
Careful reading: Para2-3
city
animals
people
During
earthquake
1.A huge crack that was____kilometres long and _____ metres wide cut across
houses, roads and waterways.
2.In less than ____ minute, a large city lay in ruins.
3.________of factories and buildings, ________ of homes and _____of the city’s
hospitals were gone.
4.Bricks covered the ground like red ______________.
5._______ bridges had fallen or were not safe to cross.
6.Railway tracks were useless pieces of _______ .
8. ______of the people were dead or injured .
9. ______________of children were left without parents.
10.The number of people who were killed or injured was more than__________ .
11.People were in _______ and began to wonder how long the disaster would last.
7.______________________ cows ,__________________________pigs, _____________
chickens were dead.
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30
1
75%
90%
autumn leaves
Most
metal
Tens of thousands of
Thousands of
millions of
2/3
shock
hundreds of thousands of
To show the earthquake was very serious.
To make the text more convincing.
400,000
Shocked and hopeless
all
Careful reading: Para. 4-5
1.Who came to the rescue? What did they do?


2. How was Tangshan able to revive itself?
?150,000 ________ were sent to Tangshan to ________those who were trapped
and ______ the dead.
?More than 10,000 __________________ came to provide ______________.
?________ built _________ for survivors whose home had been destroyed.
soldiers
dig out
doctors and nurses
medical care
shelters
With strong supporting from government and tireless efforts of the city’s people .
People were hopeful for the future.
bury
Workers
before the earthquake
The change of people’s feeling
ignorant
shocked
hopeless
hopeful
during the earthquake
after the earthquake
when the rescue came
Further Thinking
Why did this earthquake cause such extreme damage ?
What lessons can we learn from the earthquake?
1. It was a 7.8 magnitude earthquake, which was very destructive.
2. It hit the city at night, when people were enjoying a sound sleep.
3. People paid no attention to the warning signs.
4. People didn’t have enough rescue knowledge.
5. The buildings were poorly built.
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Further Thinking 1
Why did this earthquake cause such extreme damage ?
What lessons can we learn from the earthquake?


Disasters have no emotion, but people do.
In times of disaster, we must unify and show the wisdom to stay positive and rebuild for a brighter future.
unity
Further Thinking 2
Tangshan’s new look
Homework
1. Compulsory homework
Read the text and finish Activity 5 on Page51.
2. Optional homework
Search for more information about how to protect ourselves when an earthquake struck suddenly.
Thanks for your participation!
Unit4 Natural Disasters
Reading and thinking:
The Night the Earth Didn’t Sleep
Event: An earthquake
Time: July 28th, 1976
Place: Tangshan, Hebei
Death toll: More than 240,000
Before the earthquake: warning signs ------- ignorant
During the earthquake: damage ------- shocked/hopeless
After the earthquake: rescue/revival --------- hopeful
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