Unit 4 Earthquake

课件16张PPT。Unit 4 Earthquake Reading
A Night The Earth Didn’t SleepAims To know the earthquake in Tangshan
To realize the importance of the preparation before an earthquake
To grasp the skills of reading a passage Lead in Watch a short video and answer my questions:When did the earthquake happen in the video?
Could scientists predict the earthquake effectively?No, they couldn’t.In 1995.Predicting Title :Style :A night the earth didn’t sleepArgumentation (议论文)
B. Exposition(说明文)
C. Narration(记叙文)Fast reading 1Main idea On July 28,1976In TangshanPeople in TangshanEarthquakes Terribly damagedThe passage mainly tells us that there happened __________ in __________ on July 28,____,which brought ____________ to __________ in Tangshan.Tangshan cityearthquakes1976 terrible damagethe peoplenarrationWhenWhereWhoWhatHow badlyFind out the topic sentence of each paragraphPara 1:
Para 2:
Para 3:
Para 4:Strange things were happening in the countryside of the northeast Hebei.At 3:42 am everything began to shake.Everywhere they looked nearly everything
was destroyed.All hope was not lost.Fast reading 2Topic sentence of each paragraphthe earthquakesPara 1Para 2Para 3Para 4Strange thingsthe earthquakesHope Time For three days At about 3:00 am on July 28, 1976At 3:42 am on July 28,1976Afternoon of July 28,1976Soon after the quakeSigns DamageRescueProcessNarrationDetail reading of Para 1 Developed deep crackers
Came out of the crackers.
Rose and fell
Jumped out of their
bowls and ponds.
Ran out of the fieldsWater in the village
Well walls
A smelly gas
Mice
Fish1.Bright lights a________ in the sky.
2.The sound of planes could be _____ although there were no planes.
3.Some water pipes _____ and _____.ppearedburstcrackedheardDetail reading of Para 2&3Everything began to shake.One third of the nation felt it.Cut acrossHouses
Roads
Canals burstbecameRivers of dirtA city in ruinsThe extreme
suffering of the peopleCrack
Steam
Hard hills of rockcausedThe suffering of peoplePeople
Families
Children________ died or were injured__________ them were killed______ were left without parentsTwo thirdsThousands of ManyMore than 400,000Detail reading of Para 2&3 Data(数据)A city in ruins1.Hospitals, ______ of its factories and buildings and _____ of its homes were gone.2.Bricks covered like red autumn leaves3._____ dams fell and _______ the bridges also fell or were not safe for traveling4.Railway tracks were now useless pieces of steel.5._______________ cows would never milk again.6.________ pigs and _______ chickens were dead.TwoTens of thousands of millions of 75%90%most ofHalf a millionAnother earthquake1._______ of the rescue workers and doctors were trapped under the ruins.2._____ buildings fell down.Some of More Detail reading of Paragraph 4The armySheltersDig outBuryRescue minersFresh waterA brief summaryFill in the blanks with the first given letter: Several days before July 28,1976,many s______things happened in Tangshan. They were signs for the e_______. But people in the city of Tangshan didn’t think m_______of these. At 3:42am that day,the earth began to s________,which d_________the city. Many people,including workers and doctors,came to r_______those t_________under the ruins. Later that afternoon,another big earthquake struck Tangshan. More people were killed or injured and more buildings f____down. Soldiers were called in to help the rescue workers. Teams were o_______ to dig out the trapped and b____ the dead.trangearthquakeuchhakeestroyedescuerappedellrganizeduryWhen we meet an earthquake ,what shall we do?How do we reduce the damage caused by the earthquake after reading the passage?DiscussionWe should keep preparing for a disaster.
We should rescue ourselves and try to help others in a disaster .
……DiscussionDiscussionDiscussionDiscussion
Work in groups
Suppose you are in one of the above
situations, please give us a role-play
about what you would do ?Role playA summary for the periodKnow the earthquake in Tangshan
Realize the importance of the preparation before an earthquake
Learn the skills of reading a passage Homework Try to retell the earthquake in Tangshan in your own words.
Surf the Internet and try to find out more information about the earthquake.