1、The Night The Earth Didnt SleepUnit 4 (period 2)Reading and Thinking不忘初心不忘初心 潜心教学潜心教学 Scan(寻读寻读)Predict(预测预测)主旨主旨Skip(跳读跳读)Locate(定位定位)段意段意Read(细细读读)Understand事实事实Explore(探究探究)Form(形成形成)观点观点Show(展示展示)Share(分享分享)成果成果 Learning objectives 学习目标 Lead-in It is a natural disaster.It can be extremely damagi
2、ng.It results from a sudden release of earths energy.Itll cause shake when erupting.earthquakeA city can be _ in the earthquake.Fires People BridgeBuildingsRoads Lead-in An Earthquakedamaged青海青海 玉树玉树河北河北唐山唐山汶川汶川雅安雅安Wenchuan,May12th,2008 Magnitude 8.0 Yushu，April 14th,2010 Magnitude 7.1Do you know so
3、me earthquakes that happened in China?Yaan，April 20th,2013 Magnitude 7.0Tangshan,July 28th,1976 Magnitude7.8THE NIGHT THE EARTH DIDNT SLEEP1.Predict:Look at the title and photo below and guess what the text is about.earthquake2.Think:(提示：用提示：用wh-词回答词回答)What can you read from the title?The NIGHT THE
4、EARTH DIDNT SLEEPWhen?Where?What?Whats the main idea of each paragraph?While reading:Task 3:Skip for main idea Strange 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 th
5、e well walls.At least one well had some smelly gas coming out of it.Chickens and even pigs were too nervous to eat,and 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 3:00 a.m.,on 28 July1976,bright lights were seen
6、in the sky outside of the city of Tangshan and loud noises were heard.But the citys one million people were asleep as usual that night.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 o
7、f the 20th century had begun,a quake that even caused damage more than 150 kilometres away in Beijing.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 min
8、ute,a large city lay in ruins.Two thirds 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 400,000.Everywhere survivors looked,there was nothing but ruins.Nearly everythi
9、ng in the city was destroyed.About 75 percent of the citys 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 safe to cross.The railway trackes were n
10、ow 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 shock-and then,later that afternoon,another bit quake shook Tangshan again.Even more buildings fell down.Water,food,and elec
11、tricity were hard to get.People began to wonder how long the disaster would last.But hope was not lost.Soon after the quakes,the army sent 150,000 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 buil
12、t shelters for survivors whose homes had been destroyed.Hundreds of thousands of people were helped.Water and food were brought into the city by train,truck,and plane.Slowly,the city began to breathe again.Tangshan started to revive itself and get back up on its feet.With strong support from the gov
13、ernment 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
14、 in times of disaster,people must unify and show the wisdom to stay positive and rebuild for a brighter future.Read the passage quickly.Find the topic sentence of each paragraph.Then summarise each paragraph in one phrase based on its topic sentence.tips:Strange things were happening in the countrys
15、ide of northeastern Hebei.For several days,the water in the village wells rose and fell,rose and fell.But the citys one million people were asleep as usual that night.At 3:42 a.m.,everything began to shake.Eleven kilometres directly below the city,one of the most deadly earthquakes of the 20th centu
16、ry.In less than one minute,a large city lay in ruins.Two thirds of the people who lived there were dead or injured.Everywhere survivors looked,there was.Nearly everything in the city was destroyed.People began to wonder how long the disaster would last.Para.1:Warning _ before the earthquakesPara.2:T
17、he _ of the big earthquakePara.3:The immediate _ of the earthquake.happeningeffects signs4.Skip for main idea of each paragraph But hope was not lost.Soon after the quakes,the army sent 150,000 soldiers to Tangshan to dig out those who were trapped and to bury the dead.Slowly,the city began to breat
18、he again.Tangshan started to revive itself and get back up on its feet.With strong support from the government and the tireless efforts of the citys people,.show the wisdom to stay positive and rebuild for a brighter future.Para.4:The _ work.Para.5:The _ of the city.rescuerevival 4.Skip for main ide
19、a of each paragraph1:warning signs before the earthquakes2:the happening of the big earthquake.3:the immediate effects of the earthquake.4:the rescue work5:the revival of the city.during the earthquake after the earthquakebefore the earthquakeWhile-reading While reading:Think for the main ideaThe te
20、xt is organized in _ order.time signsdamagerescuerevivalWhen?When?An EarthquakeWhere?Where?What?What?The passage mainly talks about a terrible _ (what?)that happened in _(where?)in_(when?)and caused great _ to people.(What result?)earthquakeTangshan1976damage While reading:Reading for main ideaWhat
21、happened?What happened?Part 1:the signs before the earthquake Strange 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 ga
22、s coming out of it.Chickens and even pigs were too nervous to eat,and 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 3:00 a.m.,on 28 July1976,bright lights were seen in the sky outside of the city of Tangshan and lo
23、ud noises were heard.But the citys one million people were asleep as usual that night.While reading:Read for detailsWhat were the strange things that were happening before the earthquake?water well wallsChickens and even pigsdogsMicefishbright lights loud noiseswarningunawareignorantunpreparedasleep
24、How did people feel?the groundthe animalsother thingsCollect the details and prepare for your mind map.Part 1 Warning signs before the earthquakewater:rose and fellcracks:appearedsmelly gas:came outanimals:behaved strangebright lights:appearedunawareignorantunpreparedPeoples reaction:Part 2:A huge e
25、arthquake struck Tangshan.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 that even caused damage more than 150 kilometres away in Beijing.Nearly
26、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 thirds of the people who lived there were dead or injured.Thousands of chil
27、dren were left without parents.The number of people who were killed or badly injured in the quake was more than 400,000.Everywhere survivors looked,there was nothing but ruins.Nearly everything in the city was destroyed.About 75 percent of the citys factories and buildings,90 percent of its homes,an
28、d 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 safe to cross.The railway trackes were now useless pieces of metal.Tens of thousands of cows,hundreds of thousands of pigs,and millions of chickens w
29、ere dead.Sand now filled the wells instead of water.People were in shock-and then,later that afternoon,another bit quake shook Tangshan again.Even more buildings fell down.Water,food,and electricity were hard to get.People began to wonder how long the disaster would last.While reading:Read for detai
30、lsWhy did the writer use so many numbers in the text?Circle the numbers used to describe the destruction?3:42 am The quake even caused damage more than 150 kilometres away in Beijing.1/3 the whole nation felt it.A huge crack was 8 kilometres long and 30 metres wide 2/3 the people in Tangshan died or
31、 were injured.The number of people who were killed or injured reached more than 400,000.75%of the citys factories and buildings and 90%of its homes were gone.Tens of thousands of,hundreds of thousands of,millions of 3:43 amin less than one minute to show the earthquake was very _ and it _ to people
32、and the city.to make the article more _ and _.seriouscaused a lot of damageconvincingshocking2.How does the author describe the damage?A.By asking questions B.By listing the data(数据数据)C.By making comparisons(比较比较)D.By making definition(定义定义)While reading:Read for detailsPart 2:A huge earthquake stru
33、ck Tangshan.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 that even caused damage more than 150 kilometres away in Beijing.Nearly one third of t
34、he 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 thirds of the people who lived there were dead or injured.Thousands of children were left
35、 without parents.The number of people who were killed or badly injured in the quake was more than 400,000.Everywhere survivors looked,there was nothing but ruins.Nearly everything in the city was destroyed.About 75 percent of the citys factories and buildings,90 percent of its homes,and all of its h
36、ospitals were gone.Bricks covered the ground like red autumn leaves,but no wind could blow them away.Most bridges had fallen or were not safe to cross.The railway trackes were now useless pieces of metal.Tens of thousands of cows,hundreds of thousands of pigs,and millions of chickens were dead.Sand
37、now filled the wells instead of water.People were in shock-and then,later that afternoon,another bit quake shook Tangshan again.Even more buildings fell down.Water,food,and electricity were hard to get.People began to wonder how long the disaster would last.While reading:Read for detailsHow did peop
38、le feel?in shockin panicin despairPart 2 The earthquake caused deadly damageEverything was in ruinsBeijing-suffereda huge crack-appearedTangshan-in ruinshills-rivers of dirtcaused-death&injuriesfactories,buildings-gonebricks-coveredbridges-fellrailways track-uselessanimals-deadfood,water,electricity
39、-not availableHow did people feel?Collect the details and prepare for your mind map.in shockin panicin despairPart 3:The rescue and the revival after the earthquake.But hope was not lost.Soon after the quakes,the army sent 150,000 soldiers to Tangshan to dig out those who were trapped and to bury th
40、e 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 brought into the city by train,truck,and plane.Slowly,the city began to breathe again.Tangshan s
41、tarted to revive itself and get back up on its feet.With strong support from the government 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,indus
42、try,and environment.Tangshan city has proved to China and the rest of the world that in times of disaster,people must unify and show the wisdom to stay positive and rebuild for a brighter future.hopefulpositivespirited精神饱满的精神饱满的come back to life and recover While reading:Read for detailsWho came to
43、the rescue?What did they do?How did people feel?Part 3(Para4-5):Deep thinking(深度思考深度思考)What can be infered from this two paragraphs?People came to rescuedig out-trappedbury-deadcare-injuredbuild shelters-survivorsdeliver food,water-survivorsTangshan revivedCollect the details and prepare for your mi
44、nd map.How did people feel?hopeful positive spiritedbuild a new city-destroyed signs damages rescue&revival|before during after Finish your mind map.Retell the story according to the mind map (assignment after class).feelingsunawareshockedhopelesshopeful eventsAACECBD While reading:1.Explore the fig
45、ure of speech（修辞格（修辞格)in the following sentences.Function:to make the description _.more vivid and expressive Read for writing style and language features While reading:Read for writing style and language features Function:to make the description _.factual and convincing1 minute150kilometres 8&302/3
46、75%,90%400,0003:42 am11 kilometres2.the features of literary journalism(文学性新闻文学性新闻)Part 2:A huge earthquake struck Tangshan.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
47、century had begun,a quake that even caused damage more than 150 kilometres away in Beijing.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
48、 city lay in ruins.Two thirds 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 400,000.Everywhere survivors looked,there was nothing but ruins.Nearly everything in the c
49、ity was destroyed.About 75 percent of the citys 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 safe to cross.The railway trackes were now useless
50、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 shock-and then,later that afternoon,another bit quake shook Tangshan again.Even more buildings fell down.Water,food,and electricity wer
