1、The Night the Earth Didnt Sleep Unit 4 Reading and Thinking Look at the title and photo, guess what the text is about. THE NIGHT THE EARTH DIDNT SLEEP What do we know from the photos? Who are these people? What are they doing? What might happen on the night? Where may we read the text? Its a story a
2、bout a disaster. Skim and find out the topic sentences. Paragraph Topic sentence 1 2 3 4 5 Strange things were happening in the countryside of northeastern Hebei. Everything began to shake. It seemed as if the world were coming to an end. There was nothing but ruins. But hope was not lost. Tangshan
3、started to revive itself and get back up on its feet. 好像好像 v.复活复活 Part 1 (para. _) Part 2 (para. _) Part 3 (para. _) 1 2-3 4-5 Signs before the earthquake Damage during the earthquake Revival after the earthquake Skim the passage and match the main idea of each part. Read the text again and match th
4、e main idea of each paragraph. First reading Para.1 The rescue work. Para.2 The revival of the city. Para.3 The happening of the earthquake. Para.4 Warning signs before the earthquake. Para.5 The immediate effects of the earthquake. Read the text quickly and finish the following tasks. 1. When did t
5、he earthquake happen? A. At night on July 28, 1976. B. On the morning of July 28, 1976. C. On the afternoon of July 28, 1976. D. The writer didnt tell us. 2. How many people who lived there were dead or injured? A. A half. B. Two thirds. C. One third. D. The text didnt tell us. Tangshan Earthquake B
6、efore the earthquake The water in the village wells _ and fell again and again. Animals in the farmyards became too _ to eat. During the earthquake At 3:42 am everything began to _. And hard hills of rock became rivers of _. Damages of the earthquake Over 400,000 people were killed or _ in the earth
7、quake. And nearly everything was _. rose nervous shake dirt injured destroyed Fill in the blanks with the words you find from the text. The help from the whole nation Soldiers dug out those who were and buried the dead. Medical workers came to provide medical . Workers built for survivors. The great
8、 success people have achieved The new city has taken on a new look, with great in transportation, industry, and environment. trapped careshelters improvements 1. The huge earthquake left nearly the whole city . 2. Everyone was , thinking the world must be coming to an end. 3. Millions of people were
9、 left without water, food or . 4. Soldiers and volunteers worked as hard as they could to pull away and rocks and rescue those who were under the ruins. 5. Some were found alive, though they were suffering from terrible injuries, but others had already stopped when they were discovered. 6. A few bui
10、ldings were still standing, but people were afraid to use them as shelters, worrying they would be if the buildings fell. Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the new words from the text. inin ruins inin shockshock electricityelectricity bricksbricks trappedtrapped breathingbreathing bur
11、iedburied Read the text again and answer the questions. Third reading 1. WhatWhat doesdoes “Thehe Nightight Thehe Eartharth Didntidnt Sleepleep” mean?mean? 2. WhatWhat doesdoes thethe writer meanmean byby “Slowlylowly, thethe citycity beganbegan toto breathebreathe againagain”? ? It means a big eart
12、hquake happened at night. The writer means that the city began to function again. Third reading 3. WhatWhat kindkind ofof helphelp dodo youyou thinkthink peoplepeople whowho havehave sufferedsuffered anan earthquakeearthquake need? ? People who suffered an earthquake needs basic things such as water
13、, food, because they cannot get them easily. They also need medical and psychological care. Moreover, they need help and courage to rebuild their homes. 4. WhatWhat can we learn from the rebuilding of Tangshan city? Tangshan city has proved to China and the rest of the world that in times of disaste
14、r, people must unify and show the wisdom to stay positive and rebuild for a brighter future. Earthquake scared nervous shocked damages lives in ruins rescue medical team helicopter shelter events San Francisco Tangshan Wenchuan buildings cracks Complete the mind map with key words related to the ear
15、thquakes that you know. evacuating Bali island feelings 1. What do you think helped in the revival of Tangshan city? I think the revival of Tangshan was helped by the strong support of the government and the people who all worked in unity to rebuild the city even better than before. Discussion 2. Wh
16、at other cities or towns have gone through similar changes? What lessons can we learn from these event? Wenchuan county and some other towns near Wenchuan have the similar experiences. These towns were built up from the ruins. As well as developing better ways to detect and prepare for these disaste
17、rs, we have learnt that acting quickly and in unity is the best way to get over such disasters. The strong support from government and people around are also very important. Language Points 写出下列词组的含义: Phrases 1. tens of thousands of 2. bury the dead 3. the rest of the world 4. cut across 5. as usual
18、 6. look for places to hide 7. get up on ones feet 8. become a home to 成千上万的 埋葬死者 世界其他地方 穿过 和往常一样 寻找藏身之处 站起来 成为的家园 Sentences 1. For several days the water in the village wells rose and fell, rose and fell. 重复表强调 2. Everywhere survivors looked, there was nothing but ruins. everywhere用作连词，引导状语从句。 仿写：无
19、论走到哪里，她都受到热烈欢迎。 Everywhere she goes, she receives a warm welcome. eg：There are monkeys and monkeys and monkeys on the island. Sentences 3. Slowly, the city began to breathe again. 拟 人 类似的拟人句 ： The city began to revive itself and get up on its feet again. 4. Bricks covered the ground like red autumn
20、leaves, but no wind could blow them away. 比 喻 砖块像秋天的落叶一样覆盖在地面上，但没有风能够吹走它们。 仿写：我和你，像水和火，很难相处。 You and I, like fire and water, are hard to get along with. Sentences 5. It seemed as if the world were coming to an end! 此句是由 as if 引导的虚拟语气。 当说话人所陈述的是不真实的或极不可能发生的情况时，从句要用虚拟语气。 如果从句表示与现在事实相反，谓语动词用一般过去时。 如果从句
21、表示与过去事实相反，谓语动词用“had过去分词”。 如果从句表示与将来事实相反，谓语动词用“would/could/might动词原形”。 即学即练 1. The two strangers talked as if they (be) friends for years. 2. When a pencil is partly in a glass of water, it looks as if it (be)broken. 3. It seemed as if the night . had been were 长夜看上去永不会结束。 would never end Underline t
22、hese sentences in the text and try to remember them. 1. There were deep cracks thatthat appeared in the well walls. 2. .a quake thatthat even caused damage more than 150 kilometers away in Beijing. 3. Two thirds of the people whowho lived there were dead or injured. 4. The number of people whowho were killed or badly injured in the quake was more than 400,000. 5. Soon after the earthquake, the army sent 150,000 soldiers to Tangshan to dig out those whowho were trapped and to bury the dead. 6. Workers build shelters for survivors whosewhose homes had been destroyed. Thanks
