(共20张PPT)
Unit 4 Natural Disasters
Reading and Thinking
Activity 1
Viewing for Background Information
in Para.1
What are the strange things in the video
Do you think they were warning signs For what
Recall as many strange things as you can.
Water rose and fell
Deep cracks appeared
Smelly gas came out of wells
pigs were too nervous to eat
Dogs refused to go inside buildings.
Mice looked for places to hide
Fish jumped out of the water
Chickens and
Activity 2
Scanning for General Information(3mins.)
Circle out the adverbs of time.
Underline the topic sentence of each paragraph.
中原联盟
Before
After
1. adverbs of time
Before
During
During
After
In less than one minute
later that afternoon
Soon after the quake
For several days
At 3:42 a.m
Para.5
Para.4
Para.3
Para.2
Para.1
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
2. topic sentence of each para.
Before
After
Signs
During
Damage/
Ruins
Hope/
Revive
Para.5
Para.4
Para.3
Para.2
Para.1
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
noun.+ verbs
(as short as possible)
Activity 3
Read for Detailed Information
Discuss with your partners and draw a mind-map to complete the chart.(7mins)
Team Task What happened People's feelings
Team A (Group 1/2 ) Before the Quake (Para.1)
Team B (Group 3/4 ) During the Quake (Para.2&3)
TeamC (Group 5/6 ) After the Quake (Para.4&5)
Study Group
4.Word Master
5.Student Advisor
2.Organizer
1.Presenter
6.Summariser
3.Discussion leader
Role of Each Group Member
Para.1
Team Task What happened People's feelings
Team A (Group 1/2 ) Before the Quake (Para.1)
short phrases
(noun.+ verb)
wells
animals
sky
people
Strange
things
Water rose and fell
Deep cracks appeared
Smelly gas came out of wells
Chickens and pigs were too nervous to eat
Dogs refused to go inside buildings.
Mice looked for places to hide
Fish jumped out of the water
Bright lights were seen
Lound noise were heard
Bright lights were seen
Were asleep as usual.
city
unaware/ ignorant
when did the quake happen
47 years ago!
were warning signs
Team Task What happened People's feelings
Team B (Group 3/4 ) During the Quake (Para.2&3)
In less than one minute
During
later that afternoon
At 3:42 a.m
short phrases
(noun.+ verb)
中原联盟
everything began to shake
people were dead or injured
children were left without parents
factories, buildings, homes and hospitals
bridges,…railway tracks…
cows,pigs, and chickens
sand filled the wells.
another big quake shook
the world were coming to an end
the deadly quake had bagan.
a quake caused damage even in Beijing
the whole nation felt it.
a huge crack cut across.
hard hills become rivers of dirt
more buildings fell down
water, food and electricity were hard to get.
people began to wonder.
a large city lay in ruins
Tip 1:
1.more specific(具体) with chain of verbs
Monica吴
2. more logical (逻辑)& organized (条理) with time sequence
there was nothing but ruins
later that afternoon
At 3:42 a.m
In less than one minute
Team Task What happened People's feelings
TeamC (Group 5/6 ) After the Quake (Para.4&5)
Hopeful
Government
self
others
soliders were sent to dig out the traaped and bury the dead
doctors and nurses provide medical care
workers built shelters
water and food were brought(by other people)
strong support
the tireless efforts
What helped the revival of Tangshan
2. Slowly, the city began to breathe again.
3. The water in the villiage wells rose and fell, rose and fell.
The night the earth didn’t sleep.
4. It seemed as if the world were coming to an end!
5. Bricks covered the ground like red autumn leaves, but no wind can blow them away.
Can you recognise the figure of speech
personification
simile
personification
repetition
exaggeration
6. Hard hills of rock became rivers of dirt.
metaphor
Tip 3:
To be more vivid and impressive with figures of speech
(修辞)
Read for the style
Is it a story
Is it fictional
Is it a piece of news
Literary journalism(报告文学) is a form of nonfiction that combines factual reporting with narrative techniques traditionally used in fiction.
Literary journalism
Were you a survivor, what will you say to people
When faced with disaster, what should we do
What can we do to prevent the natural disasters
Activity 5
Deep Thinking & Role Play
Role Play
Supposed that you going to attend an interview on the 47th anniversary of Tangshan Earthquake.
Choose two or more of the following roles:the interviewer, the survivor, the rescue worker, the volunteer, the scientist etc., and try to present an interview.
Discuss with your partners and list the questions and possible answers. Then try to act it out. (5 mins)
Activity 6 Summary
Before
During
After
2. more logical (逻辑)& organized (条理) with time sequence
Tip 1:
1.more specific(具体) with chain of verbs
Signs
Damage/Ruins
Hope/Revive
Disaster
Hope
Tip 2:
To be more convincing and accurate with figures
Tip 3:
To be more vivid and impressive with figures of speech
(修辞)
Assignment
Compulsory Write a news report about about Yushu or Wenchuan Earthquake using the similar structure of the passage and some figure of speech. (80 words.) Optional
Make a poster or make a video to show a list of safety instructions
when faced up with an earthquake.