1、 Unit 4 Natural DisastersReading and Thinking Activity 1 Viewing for Background Information in Para.1What are the strange things in the video?Do you think they were warning signs?For what?Recall as many strange things as you can.Water rose and fellDeep cracks appearedSmelly gas came out of wells pig
2、s were too nervous to eatDogs refused to go inside buildings.Mice looked for places to hideFish jumped out of the waterChickens and Activity 2Scanning for General Information(3mins.)1.Circle out the adverbs of time.2.Underline the topic sentence of each paragraph.BeforeAfter1.adverbs of timeBeforeDu
3、ringDuringAfterIn less than one minute later that afternoonSoon after the quakeFor several daysAt 3：42 a.mPara.5Para.4Para.3Para.2Para.1Part 1Part 2Part 32.topic sentence of each para.BeforeAfterSignsDuringDamage/RuinsHope/RevivePara.5Para.4Para.3Para.2Para.1Part 1Part 2Part 3noun.+verbs(as short as
4、 possible)Activity 3 Read for Detailed Information Discuss with your partners and draw a mind-map to complete the chart.（7mins）TeamTaskWhat happened?Peoples feelingsTeam A(Group 1/2)Before the Quake(Para.1)Team B(Group 3/4)During the Quake(Para.2&3)TeamC(Group 5/6)After the Quake(Para.4&5)Study Grou
5、p4.Word Master5.Student Advisor2.Organizer1.Presenter6.Summariser3.Discussion leader Role of Each Group MemberPara.1TeamTaskWhat happened?Peoples feelingsTeam A(Group 1/2)Before the Quake(Para.1)short phrases(noun.+verb)wellsanimalsskypeopleStrange thingsWater rose and fellDeep cracks appearedSmelly
6、 gas came out of wellsChickens and pigs were too nervous to eatDogs refused to go inside buildings.Mice looked for places to hideFish jumped out of the waterBright lights were seenLound noise were heardBright lights were seenWere asleep as usual.cityunaware/ignorantwhen did the quake happen?47 years
7、 ago!were warning signs?TeamTaskWhat happened?Peoples feelingsTeam B(Group 3/4)During the Quake(Para.2&3)In less than one minuteDuringlater that afternoonAt 3：42 a.mshort phrases(noun.+verb)中原联盟中原联盟everything began to shakepeople were dead or injuredchildren were left without parentsfactories,buildi
8、ngs,homes and hospitals bridges,railway trackscows,pigs,and chickenssand filled the wells.another big quake shookthe world were coming to an endthe deadly quake had bagan.a quake caused damage even in Beijingthe whole nation felt it.a huge crack cut across.hard hills become rivers of dirtmore buildi
9、ngs fell downwater,food and electricity were hard to get.people began to wonder.a large city lay in ruinsTip 1:1.more specific（具体）（具体）with chain of verbsMonicaMonica吴吴2.more logical（逻辑）&organized（条理)with time sequencethere was nothing but ruinslater that afternoonAt 3：42 a.mIn less than one minuteTe
10、amTaskWhat happened?Peoples feelingsTeamC(Group 5/6)After the Quake(Para.4&5)Hopeful Governmentselfothers soliders were sent to dig out the traaped and bury the dead doctors and nurses provide medical care workers built shelters water and food were brought(by other people)strong supportthe tireless
11、efforts What helped the revival of Tangshan?2.Slowly,the city began to breathe again.3.The water in the villiage wells rose and fell,rose and fell.1.The night the earth didnt sleep.4.It seemed as if the world were coming to an end!5.Bricks covered the ground like red autumn leaves,but no wind can bl
12、ow them away.Can you recognise the figure of speech?personificationsimilepersonificationrepetitionexaggeration6.Hard hills of rock became rivers of dirt.metaphorTip 3:To be more vivid and impressive with figures of speech（修辞）（修辞）Read for the styleIs it a story?Is it fictional?Is it a piece of news?L
13、iterary journalism（报告文（报告文学）学）is a form of nonfiction that combines factual reporting with narrative techniques traditionally used in fiction.Literary journalism Were you a survivor,what will you say to people?When faced with disaster,what should we do?What can we do to prevent the natural disasters
14、?Activity 5 Deep Thinking&Role Play Role PlaySupposed that you going to attend an interview on the 47th anniversary of Tangshan Earthquake.Choose two or more of the following roles:the interviewer,the survivor,the rescue worker,the volunteer,the scientist etc.,and try to present an interview.Discuss
15、 with your partners and list the questions and possible answers.Then try to act it out.（5 mins）Activity 6 SummaryBeforeDuringAfter2.more logical（逻辑）&organized（条理)with time sequenceTip 1:1.more specific（具体）（具体）with chain of verbsSignsDamage/RuinsHope/ReviveDisasterHopeTip 2:To be more convincing and
16、accurate with figures Tip 3:To be more vivid and impressive with figures of speech（修辞）（修辞）AssignmentCompulsoryWrite a news report about about Yushu or Wenchuan Earthquake using the similar structure of the passage and some figure of speech.(80 words.)OptionalMake a poster or make a video to show a list of safety instructionswhen faced up with an earthquake.
