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Life is beautiful.
We must love our lives.
Unit 4
Warming-up
How many natural disasters do you know
fire
flood
tsunami
typhoon / hurricane
tornado
volcano
snow slide
mudflow
sandstorm
earthquake
volcano 火山
typhoon/ hurricane 台风/飓风
twister/ tornado 龙卷风
snow slide 雪崩
landslide 滑坡
mudflow 泥石流
tsunami 海啸
sandstorm 沙尘暴
earthquake 地震
Reading
Reading:
A Night the Earth Didn’t Sleep
Pre-reading
Team work
Appreciate part of a film:
What do you think of the earthquake Show to us your opinion about it.
Discussion --to challenge your creativity and cooperation
Do it like this, I think/in my opinion…
While-reading
Skimming ---to get a general idea
Read the passage fast and match the main idea for each part:
Part 1( )
Part 2( )
Part 3( )
P.1
P.2-3
P.4
B. Signs before the earthquake.
C. Damage caused by the earthquake.
A. Rescue work after the earthquake.
do it like this, paragraph1 talks about…
Scanning
-- to get certain information
Signs before the earthquake
Part 1
Strange things
the water in the village wells
the well walls
the chickens and pigs
mice
fish
rose and fell
had deep cracks and a smelly gas came out
were too nervous to eat
ran out of the fields , looking for places to hide
jumped out of bowls and ponds
During the earthquake
Part 2
(damage)
Fill in the blanks according to paragraph 2 and 3:
1.At 3:42am everything began to ______.
2.One third of the nation _____ it.
3.A huge crack_______ houses, roads and canals.
4.Steam _____ from holes in the ground.
5.Hard hills of rock became rivers of ______.
6.Two thirds of the people died or ______.
happening
1.Hospitals, factories and buildings were ____.
2.Two dams and most of the bridges ____.
3.The railway tracks were _____ pieces of steel.
4.Cows would never give _____again.
5.Pigs and chickens were _____.
6.Sand______ the wells instead of water.
damage
shake
felt
cut across
burst
injured
gone
fell
useless
milk
dead
Part 2
filled
dirt
(Para 2)
(Para 3)
After the earthquake
Part 3
(rescue)
Answer the following questions according to paragraph 4:
1. Who came to help the rescue workers
2.What did the army do
Soldiers.
The army organized teams to dig out those who were trapped and to bury the dead.
Part 3
3.What did the workers do
Workers built shelters for survivors whose homes had been destroyed .
Tasks after reading -- to understand the text
better
Suppose there would be an earthquake, what should we do to keep ourselves safe
Discussion (group work) --to challenge your creativity and cooperation
Some key words:
keep away 远离 squat down 蹲下 protect 保护
hide 隐藏 in the corner of 在角落
If at school:
· Hide under a desk or table.
· keep away from windows.
.Follow teachers’ advice
If at home:
· Hide under a heavy table or bed.
· Sit in a corner, away from doors, windows, etc.
If on the street:
1.Use something hard to protect your head.
2.Avoid the buildings and bridges.
Don't rush out without order.
Never try to use the lift.
Stay calm!
If we are in a building
____________ happened in Tang Shan. For a few days, water in the wells _____________. From the ______ of wells __________came out. Mice, chicken, pigs and even fish became ________. At about 3:00 am, everything began to ______.It seemed that the world was _________. _________ of the nation ____ it. ___________cut across the city. The city lay _______.
Exercises in class– to learn your
advantages and disadvantages
Two-thirds of the people _____ or ___________. Then later that afternoon, another big quake ______ Tang Shan. People began to wonder ___________________________. But all hope ____________. _______ came to help those ________. Slowly, the city began to _____________.
____________ happened in Tang Shan. For a few days, water in the wells _____________. From the ______ of wells __________ came out. Mice, chicken, pigs and even fish became ________. At about 3:00 am, everything began to ______.It seemed that the world was _________. _________ of the nation ____ it. ___________cut across the city. The city lay _______.
Strange things
rose and fell
cracks
a smelly gas
nervous
shake
at an end
One-third
felt
A huge crack
in ruins
Two-thirds of the people _____ or ___________. Then later that afternoon, another big quake ______ Tang Shan. People began to wonder ___________________________. But all hope ____________. _______ came to help those ________. Slowly, the city began to _____________.
died
were injured
shook
how long the disaster would last
was not lost
Soldiers
breathe again
survivors
Summing up
--to sum up to experience success
Homework
--also an enjoyable learning experience
1. Read the text fluently;
2. Finish 0ff the comprehending Exercises 1 and 2 ;
3. Try to retell the text in your own words;
4.Preview the next period.
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Teaching schedule
Warming-up and Reading (1/2)
Language focus (1)
Learning about language (1)
Using language (1)
Listening, speaking and writing
Test (1/2)
One unit