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Unit 4 Natural disasters
Reading and Thinking
1. Teach students to find out the topic sentences and understand the basic information of the Tangshan earthquake through skimming, searching and other reading skills.
2. Enable students to sort out the details of the paragraph.
AIMS:
Look at the photos!
Do you know what these disasters are
5
4
3
2
1
volcanic eruption
wildfire
flood
tornado
tsunami
Lead in
Do you know any other
natural disasters
What’s the passage about？
Pre-reading
This passage is about a big _________ (what )that happened in __________ (where )
earthquake
Tangshan
THE NIGHT THE EARTH DIDN’T SLEEP
Fast Reading: skimming
Match the main idea of each paragraph.
Para.1
Para.2
Para.3
Para.4
Para.5
A. The happening of the big earthquake.
B. The rescue work.
C. Warning signs before the earthquake.
D. The revival of the city.
E. The immediate effects of the earthquake.
Fast-reading
While-reading
While-reading
qFast Reading: skimming
1. Warning signs before the earthquake.
2. The happening of the big earthquake.
3. The immediate effects of the earthquake.
4. The rescue work.
5. The revival of the city.
Fast-reading
before the earthquake
during the earthquake
after the
earthquake
signs
damage
rescue revival
Divide the text into 3 parts.
The text is organized in______ order.
time
Para. 1 What happened to these things
1. The water in the village wells ...
2. The well walls …
3. One well...
4. The chickens and pigs …
5. Dogs...
6. Mice …
7. Fish …
8. The sky …
signs
But …
Careful reading: before the earthquake
Para. 2 What do all the numbers referred to in the paragraph How do you feel
3:42
11 kilometres
20th century
150 kilometres
1/3
8 kilometres
30 metres
less than one minute
thousands of
400,000
began to shake
below the city, ...
one of the most deadly earthquakes
caused damage more than150 kilometers away in Beijing
1/3 nation felt this earthquake
the crack was 8 kilometres long
the crack was 30 metres wide
a large city lay in ruins
children were left without parents
the number of people who were killed or badly injured ...
Careful reading: during the earthquake
Careful reading: during the earthquake
Para. 3 What do all the numbers referred to in the paragraph
75%
90%
all of ... Most ...
tens of/hundreds of thousands of ...
millions of
another
The factories and buildings were gone.
The homes were gone.
All of its hospitals were gone and most bridges ...
... cows and pigs were dead.
... chickens were dead.
another big quake shook Tangshan again.
Para. 4 What measures were taken after the earthquake
army
shelter
water and food
Sent 150,000 soldiers to dig out the trapped and to bury the dead; doctors and nurses provided medical care.
Workers built shelters for survivors.
Water and food were brought into the city by train, truck and plane.
Careful reading: after the earthquake
Para. 5 What do we know about Tangshan now according to the passage And What does Tangshan prove to us all
Careful reading: after the earthquake
Mindmap
unconscious
shocked/hopeless
hopeful
While-reading
Read the text again and answer the questions.
Careful reading
1. What does “The Night The Earth Didn't Sleep” mean
2. What does the writer mean by “Slowly, the city began to breathe again”
It means a big earthquake happened at night.
The writer means that the city began to function again.
Careful reading
3. What kind of help do you think people who have suffered an earthquake need
People who suffered an earthquake needs basic things such as water, food, because they cannot get them easily. They also need medical and psychological care. Moreover, they need help and courage to rebuild their homes.
4. What can we learn from the rebuilding of Tangshan city
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.
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.
Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the new words from the text.
in ruins
in shock
electricity
bricks
trapped
breathing
buried
Thanks

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