Unit 4 Earthquakes reading

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An Earthquake
Wenchuan earthquake
In Tangshan, in 1976.
Do you know when and where another biggest earthquake happened in China in the 20th century
Reading
Part Events
Before the earthquake (Paragraph ___) _________ were happening both in the countryside and in the city of Tangshan but __________ them.
During the earthquake (Par.____) The earthquake ________ the city and _______ the people.
After the earthquake (Paragraph _______) Soldiers were sent to dig out those trapped and _______ the dead; _______ were built for the homeless and ______ was taken to the city.
shocked
destroyed
2-3
no one noticed
1
Read the text quickly to find out
Structure of the text
to bury
shelters
fresh water
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Strange things
What strange things happened before Tangshan Earthquake
Things What happened
water in the well
well walls
chickens and pigs
mice
fish
sky
sound
water pipes
rose and fell
deep cracks, smelly gas
ran out of, looking for places to hide
too nervous to eat
jumped out
bright lights
sound of planes heard even no planes
cracked and burst
: Before the earthquake
Details
1.At _____ am, the __________ earthquake of the 20th century began .
2._______ burst from holes in the ground.
3.Hard hills of the rock became rivers of ____.
4.________ covered the ground like red autumn leaves.
5.Two _______ and most of the bridges fell.
6.The railway tracks were now ________pieces of _______.
7.______ now filled the wells instead of water.
8.Water,food,and __________ were hard to get.
Para. 2-3
(During the quake)
3:42
greatest
Steam
dirt
Bricks
dams
useless
steel
Sand
electricity
Data(数据)
of the nation felt the earthquake .
A huge crack that was kilometres long and
metres wide cut across houses.
In terrible seconds a large city lay in ruins.
of the people died or were injured during the earthquake.
The number of people who were killed or injured reached more than .
All of the city’s hospitals, _ of its factories and buildings and of its homes were gone.
1/3
8
30
15
2/3
400,000
75%
90%
Para. 2-3
How the army helped the people in Tangshan
The army organized teams to dig out those who were trapped and to bury those who were trapped.
Miners were rescued from the coal mines.
Shelters were built for survivors whose homes had been destroyed.
Fresh water was taken to the city.
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:After the earthquake
True or false questions:
The chickens didn’t eat because they were full.
One third of the people died or were injured during the earthquake.
Such a great number of people died because the quake happened while they were working.
Rescue workers built brick houses for survivors whose homes had been destroyed.
Water was needed because dams and wells were useless.
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Read the text carefully again and choose
the best answer.
3. What does “them” in the sentence “No wind, however, could blow them away.” (in Paragraph 3) refer to
A. Red autumn leaves.
B. Bricks on the ground.
C. Bodies of dead animals.
D. Sand in the wells.
1. The title “A night the earth didn’t sleep” means _______.
A. the earth was awake all night long
B. people on the earth couldn’t fall asleep that night
C. the earth shook like crazy that night
D. animals on the earth would not sleep that night
injured
bury
pipe
rise
rescue
ruins
well
shocked
a thin metal piece that carries water
worried or frightened
hurt
a deep place to store water to drink
the part of a building left after the rest has been damaged
put something under the earth
go up
help to get someone out of danger
The sun rises in the east and sets in the west
Heavy rains raised the river stage.
We were greatly shocked at her arrival.
The failure was a great shock to him.
Retell the story
____________ happened in Tang Shan. For a few days, water in the wells _____________. From the ______ of wells __________come out. Mice, chicken, pigs and even fish became ________. At 3:00 am, everything began to ______.It seemed that the world was _________. _________ of the nation ____ it. ___________cut across the city. The city lay _______.
Strange things
rose and fell
cracks
smelly gas
nervous
shake
at an end
One-third
felt
A huge crack
in ruins
Two-thirds of the people _____ or ___________. Then later that afternoon, another big quake ______ Tang Shan. People began to wonder ___________________________. But all hope ____________. _______ came to help those ________. Slowly, the city began to _____________.
died
were injured
shook
how long the disaster would last
was not lost
Soldiers
breathe again
survivors
Tang shan’s new look
Suppose there would be an earthquake, what should we do to keep ourselves safe
Homework
Write a story about the Tangshan Earthquake according to the reading.
Discover some useful expressions and structures.