Unit 4 Natural disasters Reading and Thinking课件（25页） 2024-2025学年高一英语人教版（2019）必修第一册

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Reading and Thinking
Unit 4 Natural Disasters
1.Know about the historical event of Tangshan earthquake and introduce to others
2.Obtain some basic reading skills such as skimming and scanning
3.Increase the awareness of protecting ourselves when facing an earthquake
Learning objectives
Video Watching
What happened in the video
An earthquake happened
Lead-in
What happened during the big earthquake
Buildings_____________
fell down
People were_________________________
trapped or buried
The water pipes .
cracked and burst
The city was____________and lay_________
destroyed
in ruins
What is the text about
Look at the title and photos below and guess what is the text about Then read and check if you are right.
The text is about _____________
earthquake
Pre-reading
Match the main idea with each paragraph.
Para.1
Para.2
Para.3
Para.4
Para.5
the immediate effects of the earthquake
Help came soon after the quakes.
the happening of the big earthquake.
Tangshan came back to life again.
Warning signs before the earthquake.
How many parts can this passage be divided into Why
While-reading
Para.1: warning signs before the earthquakes
Para. 2: the happening of the big earthquake.
Para. 3: the immediate effects of the earthquake.
Para. 4: the rescue work.
Para. 5: the revival of the city.
during the earthquake
after the earthquake
before the earthquake
The text is organized in ________ order.
time
signs
damage
rescue
revival
1. What’s the main idea of the passage
The passage mainly talks about a/an___________(what) that happened in _________ (where) at _____________________(when).
earthquake
Tangshan
3:42 a.m. on 28 July 1976
2. What’s the type of this text
a news report
a literary journalism
a novel
Compared with a news report, literary journalism uses more vivid language with many figures of speech.
Find out the topic sentence of each paragraph.
Para. Topic sentence
1
2
3
4
5
Strange things were happening in the countryside of northeastern Hebei.
Everything began to shake. It seemed as if the world were coming to an end!
Nearly everything in the city was destroyed.
Hope was not lost.
Tangshan started to revive itself and get back up on its feet again.
Read Para 1: What were some of the strange things that were happening before the earthquake 震前怪异征兆？
strange things
in the village well
in the farmyard
outside the city
(rose and fell, rose and fell)
(deep cracks)
gas
(too nervous to eat)
(refused to go inside)
(ran out to look for places to hide)
(jumped out of the water)
bright lights in the sky
loud noises
water _____________________
walls ______________
_______ come out
______________________
___________________
_______________________
People’s attitude: The city’s one million people were asleep as uaual that night.
Unaware
The damage caused by the earthquake
The suffering of the people
Para. 2
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
400,000
11
150
Thousands
To show the great destruction and suffering;
To make the passage more accurate and convincing.
numbers
Shocked
Read Para 2 and fill in the blanks
75%factories,building 90%homes
100%hospital
were gone
bricks
_______________
water,food
and electricity
_________________
bridges
railway tracks
______________
cows,pigs
and chickens
_____________
covered the ground
had fallen
were dead
were hard to get
Feeling
Hopeless
Read Para 3 and finish the form.
The army
sent 150,000 soldiers to dig out … bury
The workers
built shelters for survivors whose homes…
Water and food were brought into the city by train, truck and plane.
Doctors and nurses
came …provide medical care
Para 4 _______after the earthquake
rescue
But hope was not lost !
slowly, the city began to breathe again
People from all over the country
Because of the timely rescue, _______________________________________.
Who came to the rescue
What did they do
What is Tangshan like today
What contributed to the revival of the city
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.
Read para.5 and answer the questions.
What is Tangshan like today
built upon the ruins
a home to more than 7 million people
great improvements in transportation, industry, environment
a reborn city
the strong support from the government
the tireless efforts of the people
the powerful unity of the nation
the unshakable resolve to overcome disater
What contributed to the revival of the city
When disaster struck,
help came from all sides！
positive and hopeful
feeling _________
feeling ________
unaware
shocked, hopeless
The Tangshan Earthquake
before the earthquake
the signs
the water, the well walls, the chickens, the pigs, the dogs, mice, fish, bright lights, loud noises
during the earthquake
the damage
factories, buildings, homes and hospitals, bricks, the railway tracks, water, food and electricity
after the earthquake
the rescue
the army, doctors and nurses, workers, water and food
the revival
a new Tangshan with great improvements
feeling ________
feeling ________
hopeful
positive
Summary
Retell the story according to the mind map
Well, chicken and pigs, mice, lights
What can we learn
We can... awareness ... protect ... unify...
signs damage rescue & revival
———|——————|——————|———→ before → during → after
(Para.1) (Para.2.3) (Para.4.5)
1/3 of the nation, thousands, 75%...(data)
army, doctor and nurses, workers, government...
Post-reading
Guess what they mean from the context.
Para 2 ruin n.
Para 3 brick n.
Para 4 trap v.
Para 4 bury v.
It describes the city straight after the earthquake. In a short time, a lot of damage was done, so it must describe a place that has been badly damaged.
It is used to describe the buildings that have fallen. They are red like leaves, but also heavy, because the wind cannot move them. They sound like the red clay blocks commonly used to build buildings.
It is used to describe people who are not dead, but they need help to be dug out, so it must mean they cannot move because they are stuck somewhere.
It is used to describe what happens to the dead bodies. They are often put into the ground and covered, so that could be what this means.
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 terrible injures, 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
in shock
electricity
Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the new words and phrases from the text.
breathing
buried
bricks
trapped
Identify the language features.
1.The night the earth's didn't sleep.
2.Slowly，the city began to breathe again.
3.The water in the village wells rose and fell，rose and fell.
4.It seemed as if the world were coming to an end!
5.Hard hills of rock became rivers of dirt.
6.Bricks covered the ground like red autumn leaves.
Personification
拟人
Repetition
重复
Exaggeration
夸张
Metaphor
隐喻
Simile
明喻
Make the passage true and convincing!
Thinking
What does the passage convey(传达)
A. No pains, No gains!没有努力，就没有收获
B. All things are difficult before they are easy.万事开头难
C. Where there is a will, there is a way.有志者，事竟成
D. Where there is life, there is hope.有生命的地方，就有希望
Though the disaster
caused severe damage to people’s life, it couldn’t
destroy the love, care and hope among People.
What does the sentence “Slowly, the city began to breathe again.” mean
A．The city will not die. It has hope. And it can recover from the pain.
B．The army sent 150，000 soldiers to Tangshan to help people.
C．Hundreds of thousands of people were helped.
D．Most of the 10，000 miners were rescued.
A
strong support from the government
the tireless efforts of the city’s people.
Various help from the whole nation
unify
What do you think helped in the revival of Tangshan city
Discuss in groups
How to help the sufferers
If I was on the spot(在现场)，I would _______________________________________
If I was not on the spot, I would _______________________________________
①take care of the sick people ②give out the goods(物品)，③help the doctors...
①donate(捐赠) my money and some of my belongings（所有物）such as clothes, bags,books to help them
②I will also call on(呼吁) people to give their help to them
Think：
what other cities and towns have gone through similar changes
Write：
Do some research on other natural disasters by surfing the Internet and make a report.
Homework