unit 4 earthquakes

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Unit4
In Tangshan, in 1976.
Do you know when and where the biggest earthquake happened in China in the 20th century
A Night the Earth Didn’t Sleep
Reading
1.When did the quake happen
2.How many people were killed
and injured during the quake
3.How many buildings were destroyed
At about 3:00am on July 28,1976.
The number of people who were killed or injured reached more than 400,000.
All of the city’s hospitals, 75% of its factories and buildings were gone.
Part1.
Part2.
Part3.
signs
damage
before
para.1
para.2
-para.3
para.4
rescue and recovery
______ the earthquake
______ the earthquake
during
______ the earthquake
after
2. In what sequence (order) is the article organized
Sum up the main idea of each part of the
passage.
What signs may appear before an earthquake
Read part I:
What signs may appear before an earthquake
The water in the wells
____and____. And some
deep ______could be seen
in the well walls. A ______
gas came out of the cracks.
rose
fell
cracks
smelly
Mice ran out of the
fields___________
places to hide.
Fish _________out
of bowls and
______.
looking for
jumped
ponds
What signs may appear before an earthquake
The chickens and
even pigs were___
nervous _____eat.
too
to
What signs may appear before an earthquake
People could see _______lights in the
sky.
bright
What signs may appear before an earthquake
Water ______ in some buildings
cracked and_____.
pipes
burst
因小见大；见微知著
Read part II and fill in the chart.
Tangshan Earthquake
a huge crack
steam
hills of rock
2/3 people
children
the number of the dead
/injured
died or were injured
were left without parents
reached more than 400,000
cut across….
burst from holes
rivers of dirt
75%
90%
two
tens of thousands of
half a million
millions of
Chickens were dead.
The factories and buildings were gone.
The homes were gone.
Dams fell.
Pigs died.
The cows would never give milk again.
Data(数据)
After the earthquake, Tangshan was completely destroyed.
How were the people in the disaster area helped after this big earthquake
People offered to help the trapped.
The army came to help.
dig out the trapped people
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bury the dead
offer food and water for the survivors
Slowly, the city began to breathe again.
The writer compares the
city to a person who suffered a lot in the disaster. When people came to help her, the city will not die. She can recover from the pain.
Personification(拟人)
There is still hope……
Life is strong…
Tang Shan’s New Look
Earthquakes are terrible.
But we must help ourselves!
Nothing in the world is impossible for a united human society!
1.Find more news reports about earthquake.
2.Write a piece of news about Tangshan. You can use the information in the passage.