课件26张PPT。Unit 4EarthquakesReadingA Night the Earth Didn’t SleepFast readingWhat?
When?
Where?
Fast reading Time: July 28, 1976Main idea: An earthquake happened in Tangshan on July 28, 1976
Place: Tangshan, Hebei Disaster: A big earthquakeRead the passage and match these main ideas to each paragraph Para.1
Para.2
Para.3
Para.4Strange things were happening in the countryside of northeast Hebei. All hope was not lost. It seemed as if the world was at an end.Everywhere they looked nearly everything was destroyed.Strange things happened before the earthquakeThe disaster happened and caused a lot of damage during the earthquakeHelps came to Tangshan after the earthquakeJust do it ! Divide the whole passage into three parts, find the main idea of each partPart2: (para.2-3)Part1: (para.1)Part3: (para.4)Strange things before the earthquake water in the wellrose and fellwell walls
deep cracks, smelly gaschickens and pigstoo nervous to eat
miceran out of, looking for places to hidefishjumped out
skybright lights
soundsound of planes heard even no planeswater pipescracked and burstPart 1Can you tell some reasons why these events were not noticed?Small incidents foretell big events.Pair WorkWhat happened during the earthquake?1. When did the earthquake begin?At 3:42 in the morning of July 28.2.In how many time did the city lay in ruins?In 15 seconds.3. How many people were killed or injured in the quake?More than 400,000 people.Part 2Careful reading4. Could the injured people go to hospital?No, they couldn’t. Because all of the
city’s hospitals were gone in the quake.5. Were there any aftershocks(余震)?Yes, another big quake shook Tangshan
later that afternoon.6. What happened to the rescue workers and doctors?Some of them were trapped under the ruins.Careful reading4. Could the injured people go to hospital?5. Were there any aftershocks(余震)?6. What happened to the rescue workers and doctors?Data(数据 )_______ of the nation felt the earthquake .
A huge crack that was ______ kilometres long and _______ metres wide cut across houses,roads and canals.
________of the people died or were injured during the earthquake.
________________families were killed and many children were left without parents.1/38302/3Thousands ofPart 2
All of the city’s hospitals, ______of its factories and buildings and _______ of its homes were gone.
________________________ cows would never give milk again.
_______________ pigs and _________ chickens had died.75%90%Tens of thousands ofHalf a millionmillions ofThe large city lay in ruins .Rescue cameafter the earthquakeWhat happened The army organized teams to dig out those who were trapped and to bury the dead. Miners were rescued from the coal mines. Workers built shelters for survivors whose homes had been destroyed. Daily necessity (fresh water, clothes, food…) were taken to the city by train, truck and plane.Part 3?A Night the Earth Didn’t SleepWhat does the sentence “The city began to breathe again” mean?ThinkToday's Tangshan Nowadays, disasters often happen in our lives. Facing disasters,what should we do? Discussion Where there is life, there is hope.Thank you!shining friends
A little faith brightens a rainy day
Life is difficult you can’t go away
Don't hide yourself in a corner
you have my place to stay
Sorrow is gonna say goodbye
Opens up you’ll see the happy sunshine
keep going on with your dream
chasing tomorrow’s sunrise
The spirit can never die Sun will shine my friend
Won't let you cry my dear
Seeing you shed a tear Make my world disappear
You’ll never be alone in darkness
See my smile my friend
We are with you holding handsInterviewChoose one paragraph and act out an interview between a reporter from China Daily and a survivor from the Tangshan earthquake.
Example:Paragraph 1
R(Reporter): Hello,nice to meet you. I am a reporter from China Daily.
S(Survivor): Nice to meet you too.
R: I hear that you are lucky enough to have escaped from the terrible earthquake that happened in Tangshan.
S: Yes. I was so lucky as to be one of the survivors.
R: Did you notice anything strange before the earthquake?
S: Yes. There were some strange things…
R: Thank you for having answering my questions.Homework
P27 comprehending 1 , 2
Underline the useful expressions, especially the phrases in the text.
作业本Unit 4 part 2(1,2)