(共23张PPT)
Unit 4 Natural Disasters
Reading and Thinking
必修一
Learning Objectives
By the end of the class, you are expected to:
1. Understand the structure of the text and summarize the detailed information;
2. Know about the text type;
3. Employ some basic reading skills;
4. Increase the awareness of protecting ourselves when facing an earthquake.
Watch a video clip and talk about how you feel.
What happened to a city during a big earthquake
Buildings____________________.
People were_________________________ _
The water pipes
____________________________
fell down
trapped or buried
cracked and burst
The city was ________ and lay_________
destroyed
in ruins
Prediction
Make a prediction:
Look at the title and the photo below and guess what the text is about.
Listen to the tape carefully and match the main idea with each paragraph.
Reading for main ideas(3 mins)
E.The revival of the city.
Para.1
Para.2
Para.3
Para.4
Para.5
A.The immediate effects of the earthquake .
B.The happening of the big earthquake .
C.The resue work.
D.Warning signs before the earthquake.
To get the main idea, pay attention to the beginning sentence in each paragraph.
1. What’s the main idea of the whole passage
The passage mainly talks about a terrible ____________ (what ) that happened in __________( where ) on_______________ (when ) and caused great _________ to people. (What result )
earthquake
Tangshan
July 28, 1976
damage
Find out the writing order of this text
Time order
Fast reading
several days ago
at 3:00am
at 3:42am
later that afternoon
after the quakes
before the earthquake
during the earthquake
after the earthquake
Read the text quickly and try to get some details of the text.
Details about Para.1 ---- the ____________ before the earthquake.
What happened
wells
animals
sky
strange things
water rose and fell
deep cracks appeared
smelly gas came out
Chickens and pigs didn’t eat.
Dogs refused to go inside.
Mice ran out.
Fish jumped out.
Reading for details
bright lights were seen
loud noises were heard
warning signs
Strange things
Water, rose and fell, cracks
Chickens and pigs didn’t eat ; Mice ran out; Fish jumped out.
Q:What was the reaction(反应) of the city’s people towards those strange things
People didn’t know/realize the warning signs. Sometimes animals are more sensitive than human beings.
unaware&ignorant
Read the text quickly and try to get some details of the text.
Details about Para. 2-3 __________ during the earthquake
a huge crack
cut across roads, buildings and waterways
Hard hills of rock
became rivers of dirt
A large city
lay in ruins
Factories and buildings
were gone
Bricks
Bridges
The railway tracks
Cows,pigs and chickens
Water,food,electricity
covered the ground like the red autumn leaves
fell down or became not safe to cross
were now useless metal
were dead
were hard to get/were cut off
Reading for details
Damages
Who came to rescue What did they do
soldiers
doctors and nurses
workers
(volunteers)
Reading for details
Read the text quickly and try to get some details of the text.
Details about Para.4-5 --- rescue and revival after the earthquake
The soldiers dug out those trapped and buried the dead.
Doctors and nurses provided medical care.
Workers built shelters.
The government offered surpport.
The volunteers/citizens delivered supplies.
What did they do
Why did Tangshan develop so fast
tirelss efforts of the city's people
strong support from the government
various help from the whole nation
Thinking
What can we learn from the passage
Disasters are .We should take notice of the
warning , or the would be extreme. In face of disaster,life is weak,but if we , show and stay positive, we’ll have a brighter future.
powerful signs damage unify wisdom
powerful
signs
damage
unify
wisdom
events
emotions
warning signs
unaware
ignorant
damages
terrified
shocked
helpless
panic
sorrowful
rescue and
revival
hopeful
positive
relieved
Thinking
What’s the type of this text
a news report
a literary journalism(报告文学)
C. a novel
Literary journalism uses more vivid language with many figures of speech.(修辞手法)
Read for the type of the text
1) _________of the nation felt the earthquake .
2) A huge crack that was____kilometres long and _____ metres wide cut across houses.
3) In less than ____ minute, a large city lay in ruins.
4)__________of the people died or were injured during the earthquake.
5) The number of people who were killed or injured reached more than__________ .
6) _____of its factories and buildings, _____ of its homes and all of the city's hospitals were gone.
One third
8
30
1
Two thirds
400,000
75%
90%
Explore the data(数据) in para 2-3
Detailed data make the description vivid and accurate.
Explore the figure of speech(修辞格) in the following sentences.
The night the earth didn’t sleep.(title)
For three days the water in the village wells rose and fell, rose and fell. (L2)
It seemed as if the world were coming to an end!(L13)
Bricks covered the ground like red autumn leaves.(L20)
Slowly, the city began to breathe again.(L37)
Personification(拟人)
Simile(明喻)
Exaggeration(夸张)
Repetition (反复)
litrary journalism (报告文学)
Figure out what type of literature(体裁) the passage is?
Faced with an earthquake, what can we do to protect ourselves
Post-reading: Discussion
Before an earthquake
During an earthquake
After an earthquake
Discussion
Before an earthquake
make a list of what to do , where to go ,who to contact.
During an earthquake
If you are INDOORS--STAY THERE! (Get under a desk or table and hang on to it, or move into a hallway or get against an inside wall. DON'T run downstairs or rush outside while the building is shaking
If you are OUTSIDE-- get into an OPEN space.
After an earthquake
Use a cellphone to get help.
Tap on a pipe or wall or whistle for help.
Excerpt (摘录)some sentences to describe an earthquake.
Finish the exercise 5 on Page 51.
Homework