1、Unit 4 Natural Disasters Reading and Thinking必修一必修一Pre-reading:PredictionLook at the title and the photo below and guess what the text is about.THE NIGHT THE EARTH DIDNT SLEEPA terrible earthquake happened at night.While readingActivity 1:Read for main idea（Skimming）(2mins)1.Whats the main idea of t
2、he passage?When_Where_on July 28,1976Tangshan,Hebei2.Match the main idea of each paragraph and divide the passage into three parts?beforeduringafterWhat happened before the earthquake?rose and fell,rose and felldeep crackssmelly gastoo nervous to eatrefused to go inside buildingsran out looking for
3、places to hidejumped out of the waterPara.1:The signs before the earthquake2.What did the people in the city do towards those strange things?unprepared /unawareThe citys one million people were asleep as usual that night.Para.1:The signs before the earthquakeThe signs before the earthquakePara 2-3 e
4、xtreme damage during the earthquake3:42am11km150km1/38km30m2/3400,00075%90%1.Circle the numbers in para.2&3 and find the information about them.At 3:42 a.m.,everything began to shake.3:42amEleven kilometers directly below the city11kmThe earthquake even caused damage more than 150 kilometers away in
5、 Beijing.150kmPara 2-3 extreme damage during the earthquakeCircle the numbers in para.2&3 and find the information about them.Nearly one third of the nation felt the earthquake!1/3A huge crack,eight kilometers long8km and 30 meters wide,cut across houses,roads,and waterways.30mPara 2-3 extreme damag
6、e during the earthquakeTwo thirds of the people who lived there were dead or injured.2/3The number of people who were killed or badly injured in the quake was more than 400,000.400,000About 75 percent of the citys factories and buildings,90 percent of its homes,and all of its hospitals were gone.75%
7、,90%Para 2-3 extreme damage during the earthquakeNumbers can show that the earthquake was very serious and caused great damage to the city and people.Para 2-3 extreme damage during the earthquake It seemed as if the world was at an end!It seemed as if the world was at an end!But hope was not lost!Bu
8、t hope was not lost!Q1:Who came to the rescue?Q2:What did they do?1.dig out those who were trapped 2.bury the deadprovide medical carebuilt shelters for survivorsRescueSoldiersDoctors and nursesWorkersDetails about Part 3-The rescue and revival after the e back to life/recoverWater&food by train,tru
9、ck,&planeBecause of the timely rescue,_.slowly,the city began to breathe againWhat does Tangshan city look like now?Para 5 Tangshan started to revive itself and get back up on its e back to life/recover governments strong support peoples tireless effort Who played an important role in the revival of
10、 the Tangshan city?Various help from the whole nation返回What does Tangshan city look like now?Discussion:What lessons can we learn from the earthquake in Tangshan?before a disasterduring a disasterafter a disaster1.We need to know the warning signs of different natural disasters to r2.We need to know
11、 how to protect ourselves when natural disasters happen.3.people must unify and show the wisdom to stay positive and rebuild for a brighter future.A man can be destroyed but not defeated.一个人可以被毁灭，但绝不会被打败。一个人可以被毁灭，但绝不会被打败。Disasters have no mercy,but humans do.天灾无情，人有情。天灾无情，人有情。When disaster struck,he
12、lp came from all sides.一方有难，八方支援。一方有难，八方支援。Task 4 Reading for details Find out some sentences which contain the following figures of speech(修辞):exaggeration(夸张),simile(比喻),and personfication(拟人).How do you interpret them and why does the author use them?Task 3 Reading for details 1.It seemed as if t
13、he world were coming to an end!2.Bricks covered the ground like red autumn leaves,but no wind could blow them away.3.Slowly,the city began to breathe again.Task 4 Reading for details 2.Bricks covered the ground like red autumn leaves,but no wind could blow them away.(simile)Task 4 Reading for detail
14、s 3.Slowly,the city began to breathe again.(personification)Using figures of speech can make the passage vivd and express some meanings convincingly,clearly and easily.Task 4 Reading for details Part 2 para.2-3-the _during the earthquake.5.How did the people feel during and after the earthquake?shoc
15、ked,hopeless,frightened,helpless.damage4.Use one word to summarize part 2 and part 3.Part 3 para.4-5-the _after the earthquake.rescue and revival hopeful,positive1.The night the earth didnt sleep.(title)2.Slowly,the city began to breathe again.(last sentence,Para 4)3.the water in the village wells r
16、ose and fell,rose and fell（line 2,Para 1）4.It seemed as if the world were coming to an end!5.Hard hills of rock became rivers of dirt.6.Bricks covered the ground like red autumn leaves.No wind,however,could blow them away.Could you locate sentences within the article that contain rhetorical devices?
17、exaggeration(夸张夸张)metaphor(隐喻隐喻)Figure of speech(修辞修辞)?to make the description vivid(生动的生动的)and impressive.personification 拟人拟人Repetition重复重复坚硬的石山变成了泥石流倾泻而下砖块像秋天的红叶一样覆盖着地面，但没有风能把它们吹走simile(明喻明喻)1.What makes Tangshan revive so fast?Task 5 Dicussionunitynameless heroesimmediate actiontireless effortsy
18、earning for revival2.What lessons can we learn from the earthquake in Tangshan?Task 5 Dicussion We should respect nature and obey its rules.We need to know the warning signs of different natural disasters to r We need to know how to protect ourselves when natural disasters happen.In times of disaster,people must unify and show the wisdom to stay positive and rebuild for a brighter future.Life is weak,but if people unify,disasters can be defeated.
