1、Lead-in Unit4:natural disasters Reading:the night the earth didnt sleepAt 3:42a.m 28 July 1976prediction:what is the passage about?Reading:the night the earth didnt sleepLearning objectives In this class you will1.Predict the main content of this passage by the title and pictures.2.observe the struc
2、ture of the passage and the writing characteristic of reportage by fast reading.3.get more specific information,appreciate language expression by careful reading.(useful structures/words and phrases;beautiful sentences)4.learn more knowledge about warning signs and self-protection during an earthqua
3、ke by discussion.5.form a kind of belief that in times of disaster,we must unify and stay positive to rebuild a brighter future.pre-readingTask1.What does the sentence“the earth didnt sleep”mean?It means that the earth is veryTask2.what kind of article is it?“active”or“naughty”.reportageWhile-readin
4、g Fast reading Task1.What is the article mainly about?It is mainly about an earthquake.where did it happen?In Tangshan city.When did it happen?It happened on 28 July 1976.新闻三要素When/where/what Fast reading Task3 Please find out the topic sentence of each paragraph.Para1.Para2.Para3.Para4.Para5.Strang
5、e things happened in countryside of northeastern Hebei.At 3:42a.m everything began to shake.There was nothing but ruins.But hope was not lost.Tangshan began to revive itself and get up on its feet again.Fast reading Task4.Now we can divide the passage into three partsPara1.Para2-3.Para4-5.warningeff
6、ects of the disasterrescue work and revival Careful readingTask1We can read carefully to find more details about before,during and after the earthquake.RePlease retell the news in details according to the structure.Signs Damage Rescue and revival Before During After Wells rose and fell.Post reading
7、Group work Task 1Please discuss,what warning signs usually appear before an earthquake?(according to the passage or your own knowledge)Task2Please discuss,how to preserve yourself if an earthquake hits your city?(5 different situations)If you live in a bungalowIf you live in a building If you are dr
8、iving If you are on the streetIf you are having classStudents discuss(every group choose one studentto make a presentation)Students discuss(every group choose one studentto make a presentation)Students discuss（.）Students discuss(.)Get under table or bed,cover your head with pillow or bedding Youd be
9、tter leave the house as soon as possible after the earthquake.Useful structures（attributive clause）Teacher will show students the first attributive clause(in para1),then ss will find out more attributive clauses.Task 3文章使用了大量定语从句.1.There were deep cracks that appeared in the well walls.(para1)2.3.4.
10、Eleven kilometers directly bellow the city,one of the most deadly earthquakes of the 2oth century had begun,a quake that even caused damage more than 150 kilometers away in Beijing.(para2)Two thirds of the people who lived there were dead or injured.(para2)The number of people who were killed or bad
11、ly injured in the quake was more than 400,0009para2)5.6.the army sent 150,000 soldiers to Tangshan to dig out those who were trapped and bury the dead.(para4)Workers built shelters for survivors whose homes had been destroyed.（para4）Task 4(discuss in your group)Please translate those attributive cla
12、uses that youve found out in the passage into Chinese(exploration and cooperation)One student from each group will present the translation,after that teacher will guide students how to understand these attributive clauses better.1.2.3.4.5.6.There were deep cracks that appeared in the well walls.(par
13、a1)井壁上出现了深深的裂缝。Eleven kilometers directly bellow the city,one of the most deadly earthquakes of the 2oth century had begun,a quake that even caused damage more than 150 kilometers away in Beijing.(para2)在城市下方的11千米处，20世纪伤亡最严重之一的一场地震爆发了，远在150多千米以外的北京都受到了这场地震的破坏。Two thirds of the people who lived there
14、 were dead or injured.(para2)城里三分之二的居民都在地震中死亡或者受伤。The number of people who were killed or badly injured in the quake was more than 400,000（para2)在这次地震中死亡或者身受重伤的人数超过了40万。the army sent 150,000 soldiers to Tangshan to dig out those who were trapped and bury the dead.(para4)部队派出了15万名士兵奔赴唐山，挽救被困人员，并掩埋死者。
15、Workers built shelters for survivors whose homes had been destroyed.（para4）工人们为那些家园被毁的幸存者盖起了避难所。Useful words and phrases1.strange 奇怪的 2.appear 出现3.refuse to do e to an end 5.deadly 致命的,严重的6.damage 破坏 7.inruins 废墟8.injured 受伤的 9.badly injured 10.survivor 幸存者11.be gone 消失了12.like red autumn leaves 像秋天
16、的红叶13.tens of thousands of 数十万14.disaster 灾难 15.be trapped 被困的 16.bury 埋葬 17.revive 重生 18.destroy 毁坏 19.prove 证实 20.tireless efforts 不懈的努力21.unify 团结 22.brighter future 更加辉煌的未来simple and beautiful sentences It seemed as if the world were coming to an end!Nearly one third of the whole nation felt it!
17、there was nothing but ruins.People began to wonder how long the disaster would last.But hope was not lost.Slowly,the city began to breathe again.Tangshan began to revive itself and get up on its feet again.People must unify and show the wisdom to stay positive and rebuild for a brighter future.Feel
18、it and think!In the past years,our country has suffered so many disasters such as earthquake,flood,forest blaze,disease and so on.In times of disasters,great Chinese people showed strong unity of whole nation and wisdom to rebuild a brighter future.In the future,I believe you will be the strength of whole nation by studying hard and bring the next generation a brighter future.Homework 仿效文章记述今年的四川泸定地震.See you next time
