课件37张PPT。Unit 4 Earthquakes通山一中 张玉燕the power of human beingsfirefloodearthquake the damage of nature. The damage of nature is destructive. The power of human beings is great. What may happen before an earthquake?Pre-reading The water in the wells _____ and _____ . And some deep _______ can be seen in the well walls. A _______ gas comes out of the cracks.risesfallscrackssmellyMice run out of the fields __________ places to hide. Fish _____ out of the water.looking forjump The chickens and
even pigs are____
nervous ___eat.
The dog is _________
loudly again and again.tootobarkingPeople can see _______ lights in the sky.brightAnimals are too nervous to sleep, such as cats, dogs, chickens, ducks and rabbits, etc.Can you guess the type of writing according to the title of the passage?a story / a news reportGuessingA Night the Earth Didn’t SleepReadingA Night
the Earth Didn’t Sleep
Time:
Place:
Event: July 28, 1976Tangshan, HebeiA big earthquakeMain idea: A big earthquake happened
in Tangshan on July 28, 1976.Task1: scanningPart 1: para 1Part 2: para 2&3Part 3: para 4__________ before
the earthquake__________ during
the earthquake__________ after
the earthquakeSignsDamageRescueChoose one word to describe each part.Task 2:skimming-structure of the text1/315400,00075%90%Tens of thousands of Half a million millions ofWhy did the writer use so many numbers?To show the facts that the earthquake was _______ and that the suffering of the people was_________ .
terrible extremeTask 3:listening_____ of the nation felt the earthquake.
In ___ terrible seconds a large city lay in ruins.
________ people were killed or injured.
____ of its factories and buildings and ____ of its homes were gone.
_________________ cows would never give milk again.
___________ pigs and __________chickens were dead.Task 4: Pair work –Interview Choose one paragraph to act out an interview between a reporter and a survivor.Para 1:
R = reporter S = survivor
R: Did you notice anything strange before the
earthquake?
S: There were some strange things. I didn’t
see all of them.
R: What did you see?
S: I saw some cracks in pipes on some
buildings but I didn’t worry too much
about them.
……
R: Thank you. You have been very helpful.
ExampleGrammar filling: Strange things happened in Tangshan.
For a few days, water in the wells rose and _____( fall ). From the cracks of wells______ ( smell ) gas came out. Chickens and even the pigs were too nervous _____ eat.
At 3:42am, everything began to shake. fellsmellyto It seemed that the world was at ___ end. In 15 terrible seconds, the city lay in _____( ruin ). Two thirds of the people died or were _______ (injure). How could survivors believe it was natural? Everywhere they looked nearly everything was destroyed. The ground was covered with bricks and ashes. anruinsinjured People were _________( shock ) .Then later that afternoon, another big quake shook Tangshan. People began to wonder how long the disaster ___________ ( last ).
But all hope was ____ lost. Soldiers came to help. Slowly, the city began to ________( breath ).
shockedwould lastnotbreatheTang shan’s new look What should we do to reduce the damage / loss of earthquakes?Discussion:Topic 1: preparation
Topic 2: self-protection
Topic 3: rescue & rebuilding
1. Stay in a small room, such as a kitchen or a bathroom.
2. Hide under the table or bed, if you don’t have time to escape.
3. If you stay in the open air, keep off the tall building, and go to the fields without trees.
Do:Suggestions1. Be close to the outside wall.
2. Jump out of the tall building.
3. Use the lift.
Don't: Love can light the world.
爱可以照亮世界！
Love can also make miracles.
爱 也 可 以
创 造
奇 迹！Homework Read the passage again and again, and underline your difficult phrases and sentences.
Thank you!
