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U4 The Night the Earth Didn't Sleep
learning aims
By the end of the lesson,students will be expected to
be able to summarize the main idea of each paragraph
be able to appreciate the language features
learn to to keep positive when they face a natural disaster
be able to say some natural phenomena before earthquakes and the terrified facts caused by earthquakes
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1. To catch the key information and draw a ///mind map.
2. To appreciate the language for description ///and apply it to practice.
Learning Objectives
Pre-reading
video
唐山大地震1976
唐山大地震32年后
Lead-in
video
Watch a short video and answer the following questions：
1: Do you know when and where the earthquake happened
2: How many people died in the earthquake
3: Do you know which day is “Natural Disaster Prevention and Reduction Day”(防灾减灾日)
In order to enhance(提高) the people's safety awareness(安全意识) of natural disasters. May 12 of each year is the national “Natural Disaster Prevention and Reduction Day(防灾减灾日)” since 2009.
Natural Disaster Prevention and Reduction Day
On May 12, 2008, a strong earthquake at magnitude 7.9 occurred in Wenchuan. A total of 69,227 people died, 374,643 were injured and 17,923 people were missing.
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
Look at the title, photo and language features.
Guess what’s the style of the text.
News report
Literature
Literary journalism
(报告文学)
Skim and find out the topic sentences.
Paragraph Topic sentence
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2
3
4
5
Strange things were happening in the countryside of northeastern Hebei.
Everything began to shake. It seemed as if the world were coming to an end.
There was nothing but ruins.
But hope was not lost.
Tangshan started to revive itself and get back up on its feet.
Part 1
Part 2
The topic sentences may be the first, the middle or the last sentence of the paragraph.
Part 3
Damage during the earthquake
Revival after the earthquake
Warning signs before the earthquake
fast reading
main idea of each part
Divide into 3 parts
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.
___________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
Mice _______of the fields looking for places to _____.
ran out
hide
5
Fish _____________
the water.
jumped out of
__________ were seen in the sky outside of Tangshan and _________ were heard.
Bright lights
loud noises
6
The water
The well walls
The chickens and pigs
Dogs
Mice
Fish
Light and sound
Warning signs(para1)
could be seen and heard
rose and fell
deep cracks appeared and smelly gas came out
too nervous to eat
ran out of the fields to hide
jumped out of water
refused to go inside
Careful-reading
How did people react to the warning signs
People were asleep as usual that night.
People ignored the warning signs
Reading for details
Details about Part 2---The deadly damage during the earthquake.
People
Children
Factories and buildings
were gone
Bricks
Bridges
The railway tracks
Cows,pigs and chickens
Water,food,electricity
covered the ground
fell down/not safe to cross
useless
dead
hard to get
left without parents
killed or injured
A huge crack
cut across houses ,roads and waterways.
Hard hills of rock
become rivers of dirt
A large city
lay in ruins
Happening and damage of the earthquake
Try to find information about damage to city and people and fill in the blanks.
Part 2 (Paragraph 2-3)
* 1/3 of the nation felt the earthquake.
* A huge crack that was 8 Kilometres long and 30 metres wide cut across houses.
* In less than 1 minute a large city lay in ruins.
* 2/3 of people were dead or injured during the earthquake.
* The number of people who were killed or badly injured was more than 400000.
* All of the city's hospitals, 75% of its factories and buildings and of its 90% homes were gone.
Why did the author use so many numbers
Part 2 (Paragraph 2-3)
* 1/3 of the nation felt the earthquake.
* A huge crack that was 8 Kilometres long and 30 metres wide cut across houses.
* In less than 1 minute a large city lay in ruins.
* 2/3 of people were dead or injured during the earthquake.
* The number of people who were killed or badly injured was more than 400000.
* All of the city's hospitals, 75% of its factories and buildings and of its 90% homes ---------were gone.
To make the article more convincing,
more impressive,and the damage
described more shocking.
These numbers give us a sense of the magnitude of the disaster,and we are deeply impressed by these huge numbers.
How did people feel at that time
shocked
Reading for details (scanning)
hopeless
1. The night the earth didn’t sleep. (title)
2. Slowly, the city began to breathe again. (last sentence, Para 4)
3. the water in the village wells rose and fell, rose and fell（line 2, Para 1）
4. It seemed as if the world _______________________!
5. Hard hills of rock_____________________.
6. Bricks covered the ground_______________________. No wind, however, could blow them away.
were coming to an end
became rivers of dirt
like red autumn leaves
Could you locate sentences within the article that contain rhetorical devices(修辞手法) "
exaggeration(夸张)
metaphor
(隐喻)
Figure of speech(修辞)
to make the description vivid(生动的)and impressive.
personification 拟人
Repetition重复
坚硬的石山变成了泥石流倾泻而下
砖块像秋天的红叶一样覆盖着地面，但没有风能把它们吹走
simile(明喻)
It seemed as if the world was at an end!
But hope was not lost!
While-reading
after the earthquake
Part 3
But hope was not lost !
Workers built shelters for survivors whose homes had been destroyed.
Water and food were brought into the city by train, truck, and plane.
The army sent 150, 000 soldiers to dig out those who were trapped and to bury the dead.
More than 10,000 doctors and nurses came to provide medical care.
Because of the timely rescue, _______________________________________.
slowly, the city began to breathe again
Q1:Who came to the rescue
Q2:What did they do
Para 4 _______after the earthquake
rescue
But hope was not lost !
Workers built shelters for survivors whose homes had been destroyed.
Water and food were brought into the city by train, truck, and plane.
The army sent 150, 000 soldiers to dig out those who were trapped and to bury the dead.
More than 10,000 doctors and nurses came to provide medical care.
Because of the timely rescue, _______________________________________.
slowly, the city began to breathe again
What does Tangshan city look like now
Para 5
Tangshan started to revive itself and get back up on its feet.
come back to life/recover
government’s strong support
people’s tireless effort
Who played an important role in the revival of the Tangshan city
Various help from the whole nation
unify
返回
Tang shan’s new look
With strong support from the government and the tireless efforts of people, Tangshan started to revive itself and get back up on its feet.
What has Tangshan City proved to China and the rest of the world
In times of disaster, people must unify and show the wisdom to stay positive and rebuild for a brighter future.
Critical Thinking
1. Why did the earthquake in Tangshan cause such heavy loss of lives
2. What shall we do to reduce the loss of lives before earthquakes and during earthquakes？
Critical Thinking
1. Why did the earthquake in Tangshan cause such heavy loss of lives
There are many reasons for the large number of casualties(伤亡) in the Tangshan earthquake. The main reasons are as follows:
First, the earthquake had a magnitude(震级) of 8 on Richter scale(里氏) and the epicenter(震中) of the earthquake was right under Tangshan, a city with a dense population (人口稠密）.
Second, the earthquake-resistant (抗震的) effect of buildings was poor.
Finally, the earthquake happened at night, so people couldn't escape in time.
Critical Thinking
2. What shall we do to reduce the loss of lives
before earthquakes and during earthquakes？
(抗震的建筑earthquake-resistant buildings, 疏散演练evacuation drill, 提高意识raise awareness[re z we n s] )
Critical Thinking
2. What shall we do to reduce the loss of lives before earthquakes and during earthquakes？
Even though we can’t predict earthquakes accurately(准确地) at present, we still do something to minimize(最小化) the loss of lives and reduce the chances of being killed or injured.
First of all, improve(改善) the earthquake-resistance of buildings before earthquakes. Secondly, we should strengthen(加强ga) earthquake safety education of the public and do a good job in earthquake evacuation drills. Finally, everyone should enhance(提高) their sense of self-protection(自我保护意识).
What shall we do if an earthquake happens
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Discussion: What shall we do to keep safe if an earthquake happens
If indoors
If outdoors
If outdoors:
Stay away from buildings, trees and
power lines. Crouch down(蹲下) and cover the head.
Get away!
at school
at home
Hide beside a desk or table. Try to find a triangle area.
If in classroom:
1.Don’t be nervous and
keep calm.
2.When at the bottom
of the building, you
should leave the
classroom in good
order. If you are at the
top of the building ,
don’t try to run out of
the classroom or jump
out of the window.
3. Hide under your
desk and protect your
head by putting your
hands on your head.
4.Wait for a good time
and leave the
classroom right away
after the shake
decrease(减少，减小).
Life is precious.
1.Learn the new words and expressions in this part by heart.
2. Read the text again and again and write a summary of the text in not more than 150 words.
3.Think of using high-technology or other methods to save lives in an earthquake.
BYE!

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