(共18张PPT)
The night the earth didn’t sleep
Predicting:
Imagine what would happen if the Earth couldn’t sleep at night
Do you know the example in China
Volcanic, flood, tsunami, typhoon, earthquake
Earthquake:
How do earthquakes happen
Let’s take a show!
Read and think the following questions.
Skimming:
1. What’s the type of this passage?
2. In what order is the passage organized How did you get this conclusion
3. What happened that night (when, where, what)
Read and think the following questions:
Skimming:
What’s the type of this passage?
short story\event report\science guide
In what order is the passage organized How did you get this conclusion
What happened that night (when, where, what)
The passage mainly talks about an ________________(what)that happened in__________(where)in _________(when).
earthquake
Tangshan
1976
Para 1:
What are the signs before the earthquake
Para 1:
Did you notice any signs before the earthquake
Signs before the earthquake
animals
environment
chickens & pigs
dogs
mice
fish
water
cracks
bright lights
loud noise
smelly gas
Para 2:
What impress you most after reading para 2 and watching this video
What similarities do they have in describing the earthquake
They use figures
Can you list the figures that the author uses to describe the earthquake
How do you feel about these figure
Para 2:
eleven kilometres directly below the city
caused damage more than 150 kilometres away in Beijing
A huge crack, eight kilometres long and 30 metres wide
two thirds of the people who lived there were dead and injured
nearly one third of the whole nation felt it
thousands of children were left without parents
The number of people who were killed or badly injured in the quake was more than 400,000
In less than one minute, a large city lay in ruins
Why does the author uses so many figures to describe the earthquake
Para 3:
How does the author reflect the earthquake effect
figures
object image
75 percent of ..., 90 percent of ..., and all ... were gone
Tens of thousands of cows, hundreds of thousands of pigs, and millions of chickens were dead
Bricks covered the ground like red autumn leaves, but no wind could blow them away.
Sand now filled the wells instead of water.
,,,,,,,,,
Para 4:
150,000 soldiers
more than 10,000 doctors and nurses
workers
.........
Who brought hope back to Tangshan
What did they do for Tangshan
to dig out those who were trapped
to bury the dead
to build shelters for survivors
to send water and food
to provide medical care
........
Para 5:
What descriptions shows the revival of Tangshan
“Tangshan began to revive itself and get up on its feet again.”
“a new Tangshan was built upon the earthquake ruins.”
”a home to more than seven million people, with great improvements in transportation, industry, and environment.”
Para 5:
What did Tangshan prove to China and the rest of the world
“In times of disaster, people must unify and show the wisdom to stay positive and rebuild for a brighter future.”
Find and sort out useful words/expressions that describe the Tangshan earthquake (e.g. Para 1)
Tangshan Earthquake
describing people
describing
animals
describing
environments
Para 1: asleep
Para 1: too nervous to eat; ran out; look for; hide; jump out
Para 1: deep cracks; rose and fall; smelly gas;come out; loud noises
Tangshan Earthquack
describing people
describing
animals
describing
environments
Para 1: asleep
Para 2: injured
Para 3: survivors; in shock
Para 4: trapped; bury; dig out
Para 5: efforts; unify; wisdom; stay positive; rebuild
......
Para 1: too nervous to eat; ran out; look for; hide; jump out
Para 3: tens of; hundreds of; thousands of
......
Para 1: deep cracks; rose and fall;
Para 2: shake; in ruins
Para 3: bricks; metal; electricity; feel down
Para 4: medical care; breathe
Para 5: revive; get up on its feet;
......
For your reference
bricks trapped injured in shock electricity dig out in ruins
Social caring people:
Choose the appropriate word to the corresponding context.
“We sent water, food, and ———— to Tangshan because they were hard to get for Tangshan people.”
A survivor:
“When the earthquake happened, everybody was ————. Some people even got ————.”
Rescuers:
“Thousands of people were ———— so we must try our best to ———— those people.”
A reporter:
“———— covered the ground, and Tangshan city lay ————.”
electricity
in shock
injured
trapped
dig out
Bricks
in ruins
Thank you!