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Unit4 Natural Disasters
Reading and Thinking
Learning objectives
In this lesson,we will
1.read more about Tangshan Earthquake;
2.improve reading ability;
3.discuss earthquake safety measures;
4. learn about earthquake relief work.
Do you know these disasters
Warming up
[d ‘zɑ st ] n. 灾害
landslide
[ l ndsla d]
滑坡
drought
[dra t] 干旱
tornado
[t ‘ne d ]
龙卷风
wildfire
[ wa ldfa (r)]
野火
flood
[fl d]
洪水
earthquake
[ θkwe k]
地震
3:42am,July28
Tangshan
Do you know what happened on this day
A big earthquake
The night the earth didn’t sleep
Fast reading :
3. Match each paragraph with its main idea.
1.Skim the passage and think about the meaning of the title.
2. Write down the main idea of the whole text. (no more than 10 words.)
1. The title “The 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. a terrible earthquake happened that night
D. animals on the earth would not sleep that night
Time:
Place:
Disaster:
on 28July , 1976
in Tangshan
A big earthquake
Main idea:
A big earthquake happened
in Tangshan on 28July , 1976.
2. What’s the main idea of the text
(no more than 10 words)
Task 3. Match each paragraph with its main idea.
(1) Paragraph 1 A. Damage the earthquake
(2) Paragraph 2~3 B. Rescue and revival the quake
(3) Paragraph 4~5 C. Signs the earthquake.
during
after
before
From the red words we can find that the text is developed in______ order( 顺序).
A. time B. place
A
Things What happened
The water in the village wells
The well walls appeared
Chickens and even pigs were
rose and fell
deep cracks,smelly gas
too nervous to eat
Careful reading:
2 minutes ,please read the first paragraph and fill in the chart.
Signs before the earthquake.
Things What happened
Dogs
Mice
Fish
In the sky
refused to go inside buildings
ran out of the fileds looking for places to hide
bright lights were seen
jumped out of the water
From the chart,we can know there were many signs before the earthquake.But did the people in Tangshan notice them
Obviously,the answer is____,
why Because_________________.
So what happened to Tangshan next
NO
people were asleep as usual
Data (数据)
Nearly__________of the whole nation felt the earthquake.
____________of the people who lived there were dead or injured.
The number of people who were killed or badly injured in the quake was more than___________
Nearly everthing in the city was destroyed.About ____________of the city's factories and buildings,____________of its homes,and all of its hospitals were gone.
one third
Two thirds
400,000
75 percent
90 percent
Para. 2-3
Part 2
From the data , we can know that theTangshan Earthquake was a big ________.
How about the actual scene Let's experience it together.
(感受一下真实场景)
disaster
Next what would happen to the city
Would it disappear(消失)?
And people would lose their hope
Next please read paragraph4-5 to find the answers.And then finish the following questions.
The army sent soldiers to Tangshan to ____ ____those who were ________ and to ____ the dead.
Workers built ______ for survivors whose homes had been destroyed.
______ and _______ were brought into the city.
With strong______ from the goverment and tireless______ of the city's people,a new Tangshan was built upon the earthquake ruins.
In times of disaster,people must______ and show the______ to stay________ and rebuild for a brighter future.
out
dig
trapped
bury
Water
food
shelters
support
efforts
unify
wisdom
positive
New Tangshan
From these pictures and the short video,we can know that new Tangshan is becoming ___________________________
more and more beautiful.
Summary
Strange things___________in Tangshan.
Everything began to_____.Everywhere survivors looked,there was nothing but ____.But hope was not____.Many things were______ into Tangshan.Slowly the city began to______ again.With strong support from the government and the tireless efforts of the city's people,a new Tangshan was built upon the earthquake ruins.
were happening
shake
ruins
lost
brought
breathe
Post reading
From the passage we can know that
In times of disaster,
we must unify and show the wisdom to stay positive and rebuild for a brighter future.
How to help the survivors(幸存者)
Think and discuss
The first one situation:
If you were on the spot(在现场),what would you do to help the survivors
The second situation:
If you were not on the spot(不在现场),what would you do to help the survivors
You can discuss in your groups.
In my opinion,if I were on the spot,I would.......
hand out food and water
help set up shelters
donate blood
help the injured
donate money
donate clothes
donate books
encourage them by writing letters
If I were not on the spot(在现场),I would .....
Thinking
In this passage,
what impressed(印象深刻) you most
Homework
1.Read the passage again after class.
2.Underline the language points.
3.If you meet an earthquake,
what will you do
Please make a list of safety instructions.
(安全措施)
Thank you!
Earthquake struck relentlessly,
there was love in the world!
地震无情,人间有爱!