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Unit 4 Natural Disasters
Reading and Thinking：Describe a natural disaster
To read the description（描述） about Tangshan earthquake.
To learn the construction（结构） and main idea.
To know how to protect yourself if an earthquake happened.
What do you think of our world Is it beautiful
Lead-in
However, is our world always beautiful and safe Why
Let’s learn
The night the earth didn’t sleep
1.Look at the title and picture below and guess what the text is about.
title
The passage is about an
Earthquake
fast reading
Skim Paragraph 1 quickly and answer:
when
where
what
at about 3:00 a.m., on 28 July 1976
Tangshan
earthquake
Skim and find out the topic sentences in each paragraph.
Paragraph Topic sentence
1
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.
好像
v.复活
Divide the whole passage into three parts, according to the three words.
sign
damage
rescue
Part 1: Para 1
Part 2: Para 2&3
Part 3: Para 4&5&5
signs
damage
rescue
the earthquake
the earthquake
the earthquake
Before
During
After
Time
Divide the whole passage into three parts according to the three words
Divide the whole passage into three parts：
Find out the writing order of this text
Time order
several days ago
at 3:00am
at 3:42amm
later that afternoon
after the quakees
before earthquake
during earthquake
after earthquake
the change of people’s feelings
ignorance
shocked
hopeless
hopeful
careful reading
Part 1
Signs before the earthquake
Signs before the earthquake
1. The water in the village ______ rose and fell.
2. There were __________ in the well walls.
3. At least one well had some _________ coming out of it.
1. Chicken and pigs were too _______ to eat, and dogs refused to go ______ buildings.
2. Mice ran out of the ______ and fish jumped out of the water.
__________were seen in the sky and loud noises were heard.
wells
deep cracks
smelly gas
nervous
inside
fields
Bright lights
careful reading
Part 2
The damage caused during the earthquake
Data (数据)
_____ of the nation felt the earthquake.
A huge crack that was __ kilometres long and _____ metres wide cut across houses.
In less than ___ minute a large city lay in ruins.
____ of the people living there died or were injured during the earthquake.
The number of people who were killed or injured reached more than ________.
About _____ of the city's factories and buildings, _____ of its homes, and all of its hospitals were gone.
1/3
8
30
1
2/3
400,000
75%
90%
Para. 2-3
careful reading
Part 3
Rescue work after the earthquake
B
B
Read para 4¶ 5 carefully and choose the best answer:
(1) Which of the following is not true according to the passage
A. Many soldiers helped to rescue the people who were trapped under the ruins.
B. More than twenty thousand doctors and nurses came to provide medical care.
C. Workers built shelters for homeless survivors.
(2) What does the sentence “Slowly, the city began to breathe again.” mean
A. The animals began to breathe.
B. The city returned to normal gradually.
C. People who were trapped came to life.
ten thousand
personification
拟人
Group work：Make a mindmap
before the earthquake
during the earthquake
after the earthquake
strange things
shake
damage
rescue work
rebuilding
in ruins
in ruins
breathe
bright future
Show time
Show your mindmap to your classmates
Tangshan’s new look
Post reading
Earthquake in Wenchuan on May 12th, 2008.
The whole city lay in ruins, 69,225 people died, 374,640 were injured and 17,939 were missing.
Be aware of
earthquakes and
love our life!
警惕地震，
珍爱生命
Suppose the earth begins to shake, what shall we do or not do
Discuss the following open question in group
if outdoors
if indoors
if indoors
If outdoors:
Stay away from buildings, trees, signs, and
power lines. Crouch down(蹲下) and cover
the head.
Get away!
If indoors:
1. Hide under a hard desk or table, and stay away from windows.
2. Wait for a good time to run to the open places.
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。是用文学手段处理新闻题材的一种文体。特点是真实，艺术加工，形象性，抒情性。
writing style
literary journalism
报告文学
90 percent;75 percent
more than 150 kilometres away;
nearly one third of ;more than 400, 000;
at about 3:00 a.m.;
less than one minute; at 3:42
data
time
news
The night the earth didn't sleep
Hard hills of rock became rivers of dirt.
Bricks covered the ground like red autumn leaves, ...
Slowly, the city began to breathe again.
personification
metaphor
simile
personification
literature

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