Unit 4 Natural Disasters Reading and Thinking 课件(共18张PPT)-2025-2026学年人教版（2019）必修第一册

(共18张PPT)
Unit 4 Natural Disasters
---Reading and thinking
THE NIGHT THE EARTH DIDN'T SLEEP
Match the pictures with the natural disasters.
earthquake___ tsunami___ volcanic eruption__
drought___ landslide___ tornado_ flood___
1
2
3
5
4
7
7
3
2
4
5
7
6
1
Lead-in
6
Pre-reading
Make a prediction:
Look at the title and the photo below and guess what the text is about.
at night.
Personification
拟人
A terrible earthquake happened
1.Skimming for the main idea of the passage.
The passage mainly talks about a/an___________(what) that happened in _________ (where) at (when).
earthquake
Tangshan
3:42 am on July 28th 1976
While reading---Fast reading
2.Scanning for topic sentences
Pay attention to the first and last sentences of each paragragh.
4.How does the author organize the passage
The passage is organized in ________order.
Before
3. Divide the passage into three parts
time
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.
During
After
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
（4-5）
before the earthquake
during the earthquake
after the earthquake
（2-3）
（1）
Before the earthquake
(para.1 )
in the village well
animals
outside the city
water __________________
walls ______________
_________came out
__________________
____________________
__________________
rose and fell, rose and fell
deep cracks
smelly gas
too nervous to eat
refused to go inside buildings
ran out looking for places to hide
jumped out of the water
in the sky
loud noises
Careful reading--Read part 1 and fill in blanks.
Warning
signs
bright lights
Part 1 para.1 ---- the before the earthquake.
unaware
signs
Use one word to summarize part 1
2 What did the people in the city do when those strange
things happened
The city’s one million people were asleep as usual that night.（P1L7）
_________ of the people who lived there were dead or injured
_________ children were left without parents.
The number of the people who were killed or badly injured in the Quake was more than _________.
During the earthquake
_____of the city factories and buildings,
_____ of its homes, and all of its hospitals were gone.
_____ bridges had fallen.
Tens of thousands of cows, hundreds of thousands of pigs, and_________ chickens were dead .
two thrids
Thousands of
75%
90%
millions of
What do the Numbers show
400,000
Most
Numbers can show that the earthquake was very serious and caused great damage to the city and people.
Read part 2 and fill in blanks.
damage
Part 2 para.2-3 ---- the ________ during the earthquake.
How did the people feel during the earthquake
shocked
damage
Use one word to summarize part 2
People were in shock. (P3l7)
People began to wonder how long the disaster would last. (P3L9)
hopeless
Q1:Who came to rescue What did they do
Q2:What makes Tangshan revive so fast
Read part 3 and answer the questions.
Q1:Who came to rescue What did they do
soldiers
doctors and nurses
workers
(volunteers)
When disaster struck, help came from all sides！
rescue
Past
Present
tireless efforts of the city's people
strong support from the government
various help from the whole nation
Q2：What makes Tangshan revive so fast
revival
.How did the people feel after the earthquake
Use two words to summarize part 3.
Part 3 para.4-5 ---- the __________________ after the earthquake.
rescue and revival
hopeful
But hope was not lost(P4L1)
Don’t be nervous and keep calm.
Sit down under your desk.
Protect your head by putting your bag on your head.
Don’t use lift or even jump off a building .
If possible, run to the schoolyard in order .
Keep away from tall trees and buildings
Post-reading--Group discussion
What should we do when the earthquake
comes at school
Lesson：Life is weak, but if people unify, disasters can be defeated.
你生命是脆弱的，但是只要团结一心，就能战胜灾难
威马孙
5.12汶川大地震
琼海百年不遇大洪水
Homework
Make a mind map and retell the story.
Make a poster about What should we do if an earthquake happens and share it next class.
Compulsory:
Optional:
Thanks