(共24张PPT)
Reading
Ⅰ. Know how to use reading skills, such as
skimming, scanning and careful reading.
Ⅱ. Learn about what should we do if an earthquake happens.
Ⅲ. Realize the importance of group work.
What can we learn after this class
(Learning objectives)
quake
at an end
event
million
burst
nation
injury
destroy
in ruins
rescue
dig out
shock
read the words
&
translate them
what's your feeling when we talk about earthquake
Brainstorm
播放一段地震的视频
由于视频太大,不能上传
A Night the Earth Didn’t Sleep
Skimming
What’s the main idea of this passage
A. A strong earthquake hit the city of Tangshan on July 28, 1976.
B. Some strange things were happening in Hebei.
C. There are many disaster
D. The animals bacame strange.
Para1
Para2
Para3
Para4
Strange things were happening in the countryside of northeast Hebei.
It seemed as if the world was at an end!
Everywhere they looked nearly everything was destroyed.
All hope was not lost.
Read the text quickly and find out the topic sentence of each paragraph.
Skimming
When did the earthquake happen
How many people were killed or injured
during the quake
scanning
At about 3:42 am, July 28, 1976.
More than 400,000.
Sum up the main idea of each part of the passage. (choose one word to describe)
Part 1: para 1
signs
Part 2: para 2&3
Part 3: para 4
damage
rescue
A. rescue B. signs(征兆) C. cause D. damage
(before the earthquake)
(during the earthquake)
(after the earthquake)
Task 3
Careful Reading
According to the text describe the changes in the pictures.
Part 1 Signs(paragraph1)
things what happened
water in the well
well walls
chicks and pigs
mice
fish
sky
sound
water pipe
rose and fell
deep cracks, smelly gas
ran out of, looking for places to hide
too nervous to eat
jumped out
sound of planes heard even no planes
cracked and burst
bright lights
Fill in the charts
Part1 Signs (paragraph1)
Part2 Damage/ Loss(paragraph2-3)
a huge crack
steam burst from holes
people died/were injured
factories&buildings / gone
It seemed as if the world was at an end.
Part2 Damage/ Loss(paragraph2-3)
railway tracks/ useless
dams&bridges / fell
the farm animals/ dead
Everywhere they looked nearly everthing was destroyed.
Details
1.At _____ am, the __________ earthquake of the 20th century began .
2.______________ cut across houses, roads and canals.
3._______ burst from holes in the ground.
4.Hard hills of the rock became rivers of ____.
5.Two _______ and most of the bridges fell.
6.The railway tracks were now ________pieces of steel.
7.______ now filled the wells instead of water.
8.Water,food,and __________ were hard to get.
3:42
greatest
A huge crack
Steam
dirt
dams
useless
Sand
electricity
Para. 2-3
(During the earthquake)
Para. 4: After the earthquake
Who came to help
What did they do
1. ______those who were trapped.
2.__________ the dead .
3. ___________ 10,000 miners .
4. _______________ for survivors.
5. took __________ to the city.
The army
&
the rescue
workers
dug out
buried
rescued
built shelters
fresh water
Para. 1
Para. 2
Para. 3
Summary
Part 1
Part 2
Before the earthquake strange things began to happen but no one took any notice of them.
The earthquake destroyed the city of Tangshan and shocked the people very much.
signs
damage
Part 3
Para. 4
rescue
The army came to help the survivors, bringing hope for a new life.
1. The title “A night the earth didn’t sleep” means _______.
A. the earth was awake all night long
B. people on the earth couldn’t fall asleep that night
C. the earth shook like crazy that night
D. animals on the earth would not sleep that night
Read the text carefully and choose the best answer.
Exercise
2. What does “them” in the sentence “No wind, however, could blow them away.” (in Paragraph 3) refer to
A. Red autumn leaves.
B. Bricks on the ground.
C. Bodies of dead animals.
D. Sand in the wells.
3.Who played the most important part in helping the people in the earthquake
A. The soldiers and the rescue workers.
B. The college students.
C. The miners in the coal mines.
D. The injured and the dead.
I'm the monitor,I must save my classmates!
I must go first!
Discussion
?
What's your opinion
Homework
1.Underline the usefull words and phrases in the text;
2.Write a short passage about Tangshan earthquake according to what we have learnt.
earthquake
sign
rescue
damage
____of the nation felt the earthquake .
A huge crack that was___ kilometres long and___metres wide cut across houses.
In___terrible seconds a large city lay in ruins.
___of the people died or were injured during the earthquake.
____________families were killed and many children were left without parents.
The number of people who were killed or injured reached more than________.
All of the city’s hospitals, ____of its factories and buildings and_____of its homes were gone.
___dams fell and most of the bridges also fell or were not safe for travelling.
______________________cows would never give milk again.
_________________pigs and____________ chickens were dad.
8
1/3
15
400,000
75%
90%
2
Tens of thousands of
Half of a million
millions of
30
2/3
Thousands of
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