(共38张PPT)
B1U4 Natural Disasters
---Reading and thinking
THE NIGHT THE EARTH DIDN'T SLEEP
Amelia
Live to tell:
Raising awareness,
Reducing mortality.
用生命呼吁
增强减灾意识,
减少人员伤亡。
Learning aims:
Identify the structure of the text.
1
2
3
Appreciate the figures of speech (修辞手法) used in the text.
Learn about the basic information of the Tangshan earthquake.
Lead in
Did you still remember what had happened in Shantou on Aug. 30, 2018
A severe flood caused by the rainstorm hit Shantou, which has not been seen in decades.
Can you describe what happened during a big flood
Trees_____________
fell down
People were______________in the blood
trapped
The traffic was______________________
stopped
The city lay_________
in ruins
The Night the Earth didn’t Sleep
Prediction:Look at the title and the picture and predict what the text is probably about.
A terrible earthquake is likely to happen.
The passage mainly talks about a/an___________(what) that happened in _________ (where) at ______________________(when).
earthquake
Tangshan
3:42 a.m. on 28 July 1976
1. What’s the main idea of the text
3. How are the events arranged
The text is organized in time order.
While reading---Task 1 Skimming for main idea.
2. What kind of text is it
a news report B. a literary journalism(报告文学)
C. a novel D. a story
a news report
真实性+客观直接(语言)
a literary journalism
真实性(historical events历史事件)+ 文学性(语言)
the earth didn’t sleep
lay in ruins
rivers of dirt
brick ...like red autumn leaves
....
later that afternoon
soon after the quakes
For several days
At about 3:00 a.m.
on 28 July 1976
At 3:42 a.m.
before
during
after
Timeline:
Read the passage quickly and match the main idea with each paragraph.(P51 T3)
Reading for main ideas
E.The revival of the city.
Para.1
Para.2
Para.3
Para.4
Para.5
A.The immediate effects of the big earthquake.
B.The happening of the big earthquake.
C.The rescue work.
D.Warning signs before the earthquake.
Tip:To get the main idea, pay attention to the beginning sentence in each paragraph.
Para. 1 before the earthquake
Para. 2+3 during the earthquake
Para. 4+5 after the earthquake
Use one word to summarize each part.
signs
destroy
rescue
While-reading
before the earthquake
Part 1
Read the text quickly and try to get some details of the text.
Reading for details
Details about Para.1 ---- the signs before the earthquake.
___________appeared in the well walls.
Deep cracks
2
The water in the village wells ____ and____.
rose
fell
The signs before the earthquake.
___________came out of wells.
Smelly gas
3
Chickens and pigs were _________________.
too nervous to eat
Dogs refused to _________________.
go inside buildings
4
Mice _______of the fields looking for places to _____.
ran out
hide
5
Fish _____________
the water.
jumped out of
__________ were seen in the sky outside of Tangshan and _________ were heard.
Bright lights
loud noises
6
Read the text quickly and try to get some details of the text.
Reading for details
Details about Para.1 ---- the signs before the earthquake.
What was the attitude of the people in the city towards those strange things
People ignored the warning signs
While-reading
during the earthquake
Part 2
Reading for details
Read the text quickly and try to get some details of the text.
Details about Para. 2-3 —— the ruins during the earthquake
At _________, everything began to shake.
___ kilometers directly below, …damage more than ____ kilometers…
_______ of the nation felt the earthquake.
A huge crack that was __ kilometres long and___ metres wide cut across...
In less than___ minute, a large city lay in ruins.
3:42 a.m.
1/3
8
30
1
___________ of the people died or were injured during the earthquake.
____________ of children were left without parents.
The number of people who were killed or ….reached more than ________.
2/3
11
150
Thousands
400,000
What happened during the earthquake
Reading for details (scanning)
The damage caused by the earthquake
What’s the function of figures (数字、数据)
To stress the speed of the earthquake and the number of people who were injured or dead.
速度之快以及造成的人员伤亡人数之多
The suffering of the people
How did people feel at that time
shocked
Reading for details (scanning)
hopeless
While-reading
after the earthquake
Part 3
But hope was not lost. Soon after the quakes, the army sent 150,000 soldiers to Tangshan to dig out those who were trapped and to bury the dead. More than 10,000 doctors and nurses came to provide medical care. Workers built shelters for survivors whose homes had been destroyed. Hundreds of thousands of people were helped. Water and food were brought into the city by train, truck, and plane. Slowly, the city began to breathe again.
Tangshan started to revive itself and get back up on its feet. With strong support from the government and the tireless efforts of the city's people, a new Tangshan was built upon the earthquake ruins. The new city has become a home to more than seven million people, with great improvements in transportation, industry, and environment. Tangshan city has proved to China and the rest of the world that in times of disaster, people must unify and show the wisdom to stay positive and rebuild for a brighter future.
Reading for details
hopeful
positive
come back to life or recover
Who came to the rescue
What did they do
How did people feel
Read Para.4 and answer the following questions.
Think: What do you think helped in the revival of Tangshan city
strong support from the government
the tireless efforts of the city’s people.
Various help from the whole nation
unify
signs damages rescue&revival
———|——————|————————|———→
before… during… after…
Finish your mind map.
Retell the story according to the mind map (assignment after class).
feelings
unaware
shocked
hopeless
hopeful
events
1.① The night the earth didn’t sleep. (title)
②Slowly, the city began to breathe again.
(last sentence, Para 4)
Appreciate the figures of speech (修辞手法) in the text
figure of speech: personification 拟人
Function(作用): to make the language vivid and expressive, and resonate with readers.
breathe: come back to life or recover
重新恢复生机
Read for writing style and language features
2....the water in the village wells rose and fell, rose and fell...(line 2, Para 1)
figure of speech: Repetition重复
Function: to make the description more vivid and involve the readers in the atmosphere.
Read for writing style and language features
3. It seemed as if the world were coming to an end.
(line 2, Para 2) 仿佛世界末日即将来临!
figure of speech: exaggeration夸张
Function: to show the destruction was extremely severe.
Read for writing style and language features
4. ①Bricks covered the ground like red autumn leaves.
(line 3, Para 3)砖块像红色的秋叶一样覆盖着地面。
②Hard hills of rock became rivers of dirt.
(line 5, Para 2)坚硬的岩石丘变成了泥土的河流。
figure of speech: ①simile明喻②metaphor 暗喻
Function: to make the description more vivid.
Read for writing style and language features
Post-reading: Pair work
Supportive words and expressions:
I remembered there were… before the quake, but…
It was terrible when…
I felt shocked/frightened/hopeless/desperate…, because…
It seemed as if …
Luckily, …
Suppose you were a survivor of the Tangshan earthquake in 1976, would you please share your experience with us Please discuss with your partner.
If one day we come across an earthquake, what should we do to protect ourselves
stay calm
go to an open space
drop down onto...
cover the head with...
stay away from...
hide under…
hold on to...
call... if possible
...
Post-reading: Discussion
1 The huge earthquake left nearly the whole city .
2 Everyone was , thinking the world must be coming to an end.
3 Millions of people were left without water, food, or .
4 Soldiers and volunteers worked as hard as they could to pull away _____ and rocks, and rescue those who were _____ under the ruins.
5 Some were found alive, though they were suffering from terrble injuries, but others had already stopped when they were discovered.
6 A few buildings were still standing, but people were afraid to use them as shelters,worrying they would be______ if the buildings fell.
in ruins
buried
trapped
bricks
electricity
in shock
breathing
leave sth. in ...使得..处于某种状态
竭尽所能地工作
suffer from遭遇...
将...作为...来使用
A man can be destroyed but not defeated.
一个人可以被毁灭,但绝不会被打败。
Disasters have no mercy, but humans do.
天灾无情,人有情。
Thank you!
Useful expressions in the text.
1 in the countryside of northeastern Hebei
2 rise and fall
3 deep cracks
4 smelly gas
5 come out of sth
6 too nervous to do sth
7 refuse to do sth
8 run out of the fields
9 jump out of the water
10 as usual
11 it seems / appears that
在河北东北部的农村
难闻的气体
深深的裂缝
拒绝做某事
从……中出来
从田野里跑出来
太紧张而不能做某事
起起落落
从水里跳出来
像往常一样
似乎 / 好像
12 as if
13 come to an end
14 directly below the city
15 one third of
16 eight kilometers long and 30 meters wide
17 cut across
18 hard hills of rock
19 in less than one minute
20 lie in ruins
21 two thirds of
22 be left without parents
仿佛;好像
城市的正下方
三分之一
8公里长,30米宽
冲破;抄近路;穿过
坚硬的岩石山
不到一分钟的时间
结束
沦为废墟
三分之二
失去父母
Useful expressions in the text.
23 the number of
24 be gone
25 blow away
26 tens of thousands of
27 hundreds of thousands of
28 millions of
29 instead of
30 be in shock
31 later that afternoon
32 fall down
33 dig out
……的数量
消失不见
吹散;吹走
成千上万的
数十万的
数以百万的
而不是
处于一片震惊之中
那天下午晚些时候
倒下;摔倒;倒塌
挖掘;挖出;探索
Useful expressions in the text.
34 bury the dead
35 provide medical care
36 get back up on its feet again
37 the tireless efforts
38 be built upon the earthquake ruins
39 a home to sb
40 with great improvements in transportation, industry and environment
41 the rest of the world
42 in times of disaster
43 show the wisdom to
埋葬逝者
提供医疗服务
再次站了起来
不懈的努力
在地震的废墟上重建
某人的家
在交通、工业和环境上的巨大改善
世界上的其他地方
在灾难时刻
向……展现智慧
Useful expressions in the text.
44 stay positive
45 rebuild a brighter future
46 look up a word in a dictionary
47 be trapped under the ruins
48 be found alive
49 suffer from terrible injuries
50 be afraid to do sth
51 the revival of Tangshan city
52 go through similar changes
53 learn lessons from
重建一个更美好的未来
在字典中查单词
身负重伤
被困在废墟中
被发现还活着
害怕做某事
保持乐观
唐山的复兴
从……中吸取教训
经历类似的变化
Useful expressions in the text.