1、THE NIGHT THE EARTH DIDNT SLEEPTHE NIGHT THE EARTH DIDNT SLEEPUnit 4 NATURAL DISATERSUnit 4 NATURAL DISATERSDiscuss what can happen to a city during a big earthquake?A huge crack appeared on the wall Pre-ReadingMany houses and the street were damagedDiscuss what can happen to a city during a big ear
2、thquake?Pre-ReadingLook at the on the right side and guess what the text is about.Who are these people?What are they doing?What might happen to the night?Where may we read the text?PredictionWhat is of the text?A.A terrible earthquake of Tangshan.B.Strange signs before the earthquake of Tangshan.C.R
3、escue work after the earthquake of Tangshan.D.Damages of the earthquake of Tangshan.ATips:To get,pay attention to the in each paragraph.Skim and find out the.Pre-ReadingWhenWhereWhat Time:Place:Disaster:on 28 July 1976Tangshan,Hebei A big earthquakeA big earthquake happened in Tangshan,Hebei Provinc
4、e on July 28,1976.Skim the passage and guess the information below.While-ReadingFind out the time in this text.during the earthquake before the earthquake after the earthquake later that afternoonat 3:42 a.m.at 3:00 a.m.several days ago soon after the quakes Time orderPara.1Para.2&3Para.4&5While-Rea
5、dingbefore the earthquakePart 1While-ReadingRead para.1 carefully and find out the signs before the earthquake._appeared in the well walls.Deep cracks2The water in the village wells _ and_.rosefellWhile-Reading _came out of wells.Smelly gas 3 3 Chickens and pigs were _.too nervous to eat Dogs refuse
6、d to _.go inside buildings4 4While-Reading Mice _of the fields looking for places to _.ran out hide5 5 Fish _the water.jumped out of_ were seen in the sky outside of Tangshan and _ were heard.Bright lightsloud noises6 6While-Readingbefore the earthquakePart 1Part 2during the earthquakeWhile-ReadingR
7、ead para.2&3 carefully and fill in the blanks with data._of the whole nation felt the earthquake.A huge crack that was _kilometres long and _metres wide cut across houses,roads and waterways.In less than _ minutes a large city lay in ruins._of the people died or were injured during the earthquake.Th
8、e number of people who were killed or injured reached more than_.About _ of the citys factories and buildings and _of its homes were gone.1/32/3400,00075%90%8301The damage caused by the earthquake is so great.While-Readingbefore the earthquakePart 1Part 2during the earthquakeafter the earthquakePart
9、 3While-Readingvolunteer workers_army,soldiersdoctors,nurses_ the people who were trappeddig out_ the deadbury_ medical careprovidebuild shelters for _survivors_ the water and food transport What did they do for the city?Who went into the city?rescueWhile-ReadingTHE NIGHT THE EARTH DIDNT SLEEP Stran
10、ge things were happening in the countryside of northeastern Hebei.For several days,the water in the village wells rose and fell,rose and fell.There were deep cracks that appeared in the well walls.At least one well had some smelly gas coming out of it.Chickens and even pigs were too nervous to eat,a
11、nd dogs refused to go inside buildings.Mice ran out of the fields looking for places to hide,and fish jumped out of the water.At about 3:00a.m,on 28 July 1976,bright lights were seen in the sky outside the city of Tangshan and loud noises were heard.But the citys one millin people were asleep as usu
12、al that night.Paragraph 1 Main idea:Warning signs before the earthquake While-ReadingParagraph 2 At 3:42 a.m.,everything began to shake.It seemed as if the world were coming to an end!Eleven kilometres directly below the city,one of the most deadly earthquakes of the 20th century had begun,a quake t
13、hat even caused damage more than 150 kilometres away in Beiing.Nearly one third of the whole nation felt it!A huge crack,eight kilometres long and 30 metres wide,cut across houses,roads,and waterways.Hard hills of rock became rivers of dirt.In less than one minute,a large city lay in ruins.Two third
14、s of the people who lived there were dead or injured.Thousands of children were left without parents.The number of people who were killed or badly injured in the quake was more than 400,00.Main idea:The terrible damage the earthquake caused While-ReadingParagraph 3 Everywhere survivors looked,there
15、was nothing but ruins.Nearly everything in the city was destroyed.About 75 percent of the cilys factories and buildings,90 percent of its homes,and all of its hospitals were gone.Bricks covered the ground like red autumn leaves,but no wind could blow them away.Most bridges had fallen or were not saf
16、e to cross.The railway tracks were now useless pieces of metal.Tens of thousands of cows,hundreds of thousands of pigs,and millions of chickens were dead.Sand now filled the wells instead of water.People were in shockand then,later that afternoon,another big quake shook Tangshan again.Even more buil
17、dings fell down.Water,food,and electricity were hard to get.People began to wonder how long the disaster would last.Main idea:Nearly everything in the city was destroyed.While-ReadingRead the sentences describing what happened after a huge earthquake.Complete the sentences with the correct forms of
18、the new words and phrases from the text.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 left without water,food or _.in ruinsin shockelectricityWhile-ReadingParagraph 4 But hope was not lost.Soon after the quak
19、es,the army sent 150,00 soldiers to Tangshan to dig out those who were trapped and to bury the dead.More than 10,000 doctors and nurses came to provide medical care.Workers built shelters for survivors whose homes had been destroyed.Hundreds of thousands of people were helped.Water and food were bro
20、ught into the city by train,truck,and plane.Slowly,the city began to breathe again.Main idea:Relief work after the terrible earthquake.The city will not die,it has hope and it can recover from the pain.While-ReadingRead the sentences describing what happened after a huge earthquake.Complete the sent
21、ences with the correct forms of the new words and phrases from the text.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 injures,but others had already stopped
22、_ when they were discovered.6.A few buildings were still standing,but people were afraid to use them as shelters,worrying they would be _ if the buildings fell.breathingburiedbrickstrappedWhile-ReadingTangshan began to revive itself and get up on its feet again.With strong support from the governmen
23、t and the tireless efforts of the citys people,a new Tangshan was built upon the earthquake ruins.The new city has become a home to more than seven million people,with great improvements in transportation,industry,and environment.Tangshan city has proved to China and the rest of the world that in ti
24、mes of disaster,people must unify and show the wisdom to stay positive and rebuild for a brighter future.Main idea:Tangshan began to revive itself and stood up again.Paragraph 5 mental supportmedical aidfood and shelterWhile-ReadingRead the text carefully and then write down the main idea of each pa
25、ragraph.Paragraph 1：Warning signs before the earthquake.Paragraph 2：The terrible damage the earthquake caused.Paragraph 3：Nearly everything in the city was destroyed.Paragraph 4：Relief work after the terrible earthquake.Paragraph 5：Tangshan began to revive itself and stood up again.While-ReadingWhats your feeling towards this passage?governments support+peoples efforts=unify=a brighter futurePost-ReadingTangshans new lookPost-ReadingHomework1.课本P89-90:Using Words and Expressions.Thank you!Thank you!
