课件32张PPT。 Unit 4
EarthquakesName:Zhang ChaoClass 5 Grade 1Look at the following picture, do you think it is a beautiful city?What would this city be like if there had been a big earthquake
DiscussionThe roads cracked.The buildings
fell down .A number of things were destroyed, such as …bridgerailwaybuildingsDo you know something more about the earthquake
A night the earth didn’t sleepReadingListening&Skimming1.When did the earthquake begin?
2.How many people were killed or
injured in the quake?
3.Who helped to rescue the people?
4.Why the title is “ A night the earth
didn’t sleep?”
Listening&Skimming When did the earthquake begin?
At 3:42 am everything began to shake.
Listening&Skimming How many people were killed or injured in the quake?
The number of people who were killed or injured reached more than 400,000.Listening&Skimming Who helped to rescue the people?
Soon after the quake, the army sent 150,000 soldiers to Tangshan to help the rescue wokers.
Listening&Skimming Why the title is “ A night the earth didn’t sleep”?
Night is the time to sleep,and night should be safe and quiet. But that night everything changed. The writer use the title to show how terrible and how unusual the night wasCareful Reading Paragraph 1
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 4A. The earthquake destroyed the city of Tangshan.
B. What happened before the earthquake?
C. The army came to help them.
D. The damage of the earthquake.
Match the paragraphs with the main ideasABCDCareful ReadingParagraph 1:
Water in the wells________________.
Chickens and pigs_____________.
Mice_____________________.
Fish________________________.
Sound and lights_______________.
Water pipes___________________.What happened before the earthquake?
Careful Reading Water in the wells_______________________. rose and fell,rose and fell.Careful Reading Chickens and pigs________________.
Mice__________________________________.
Fish______________________________. were to nervous to eat ran out of the fields looking for places to hide jumped out of their bowls and pondsCareful Reading Some people saw bright lights in the sky.The sound of planes__________
________________
________________________________________. could be heard outside the city of Tangshan even when no planes were in the skyCareful Reading Water pipes____ ______________________________.in some builings cracked and burstParagraph 2:
Difficult Sentences:Careful Reading 1.It seemed as if the world was at an end.
2.In fifteen terrible seconds a large city lay in ruins.1.It seemed as if the world was at an end. as if: as though
at an end: finished
Paraphrase:
It seemed as though the world was finished.
2.In fifteen terrible seconds a large city lay in ruins.The city lay in ruins.Translation:
在可怕的15秒内，一座大的城市变成了废墟。Careful Reading Paragraph 3:
Difficult Sentences:
People were shocked.
shocked: (adj.) surprised
shock: (v.) make someone feel surprised and upsetParagraph 4:
Difficult Sentences:
1.The army organized teams to dig out those who were trapped and to bury the dead.
2.Slowly, the city began to breathe again.
Careful Reading 1.The army organized teams to dig out those who were trapped and to bury the dead. dig out: get sth. out by digging
trap: (v.) put sth./sb. in a place
Translation:
军队组成小分队挖掘那些受困的人们并埋葬死者。2.What’s the meaning of this sentence “Slowly, the city began to breathe again.”? The writer compares the city to a person who suffered a lot in the disaster.The writer feels the pain. So when people come to help, the writer believe the earth can recover from the pain.PracticeExercise
DiscussionExercise1. Join the correct parts of the sentencesThe chickens didn’t eat because
The people didn’t worry because
Such a great number of people died because
Water was needed because
The people didn’t lose hope becausethe army came to help them.
the quake happened while they were sleeping
they were nervous
dams and wells were useless
they didn’t know what the strange events meant
CEBDAHow to protect yourself
during an earthquake?DiscussionABCHide under the hard (硬的) furniture ( 家具 )Run out in order(按顺序)Put out the fire, and turn off the gas.DEFOpen the door when it
begin to shakeUse something hard to protect your head Never try to use the liftHomework1.Retell the passage.
2.Finish the exercises on page27.
Thank you !Good bye!
