人教版（2019）必修 第一册Unit 4 Natural disasters Reading and Thinking 课件(共24张PPT)

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Unit 4 NATURAL DISASTERS
Reading and Thinking
The Night The Earth Didn’t Sleep
学完本节课后，你将能够：
1. 了解地震常识，会判断地震的征兆；
2. 用自己的语言描述地震前、中、后的变化;
3. 学会猜词，揣摩题目的内涵；
4. 树立人类命运共同体意识，知道在地震中应如何保护自己。
学 习 目 标
Talk about the names of different disasters.
Revision
earthquake
tornado
wildfire
drought
landslide
tsunami
flood
volcanic
eruption
Predict: Based on the title and photo, what do you think the text is mainly about
Activity 1
“THE NIGHT THE EARTH DIDN’T SLEEP”
Read the text and check if you are right.
A big earthquake hit Tangshan at night and caused great damage.
Main Idea
Activity 2
Careful Reading
1. How is the text mainly developed
A. By providing research results
B. By following time order
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C. By showing opinions
2. Match each paragraph with its main idea.
Para 1
Para 2
Para 3
Para 4
Para 5
A: The rescue work.
B: The revival of the city.
C: Warning signs before the earthquake.
D: The happening of the big earthquake.
E: The bad effects of the earthquake.
Read the text carefully and summarize the main idea of each paragraph.
Paragraph 1
Warning signs before the earthquake.
Paragraph 2
The happening of the big earthquake.
Paragraph 3
The immediate effects of the big earthquake.
Paragraph 4
The rescue work of the earthquake.
Paragraph 5
The revival of the Tangshan city.
before the earthquake
during the earthquake
after the earthquake
Careful Reading
Find these words, guess their meanings, and share your reasons.
ruin
brick
trap
bury
Use context to understand new words
When you see a word you do not know, do not stop and look it up in a dictionary. If you continue reading, the context will probably help you understand what it means.
阅读小技巧
Activity 3
Read the text carefully again and fill the blank.
Question 1: What are the warning signs before the earthquake
Question 2: What effects did it cause to the city and people
Question 3: What happened later that afternoon
Question 4: Who came to the rescue What did they do
Activity 4
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Question 1: What are the warning signs before the earthquake
the water
rose and fell
deep cracks
appeared in their walls
animals
chickens and pigs
too nervous to eat
dogs
refused to go inside buildings
mice
ran out of the fields
fish
jump out of the water
strange
act
bright lights and noises
were seen in the sky and heard
Question 2: What effects did the big earthquake cause to the city and people
Nearly everything was destroyed.
More than 400,000 people were killed or badly injured.
covered bricks
fallen bridges
useless railway tracks
dead cows, pigs and chickens
wells full of sand
Question 3: What happened later that afternoon
Another big quake shook Tangshan again.
Question 4: Who came to the rescue What did they do
150,000 soldiers. They were sent to dig out those who were trapped and bury the dead.
More than 10,000 doctors and nurses. They came to provide medical care.
Workers. They built shelters for survivors whose homes had been destroyed.
Discussion: Discuss the following questions in your small group.
What does the author mean by “Slowly, the city began to breathe again”
What kind of help do you think people who suffered an earthquake need
Activity 5
What does the author mean by “Slowly, the city began to breathe again”
The writer means that the city began to function again, because the earthquake had stopped people and supplies moving about, so it was like the city couldn’t breathe.
What kind of help do you think people who have suffered an earthquake need
We can protect ourselves in an earthquake by taking the following measures.
Hide in a corner of the house.
Turn off the gas.
Keep away from the power lines, the signs and buildings.
Use something hard to protect your head.
Never try to use the lift.
Summary
What can we learn from the passage
Disasters are .We should take notice of the warning or the would be extreme. In front of disaster, life is weak, but if we are and show to stay positive, we’ll have a brighter future.
power sign damage unify wise
powerful
signs
damage
unified
wisdom
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