1、Unit 4 Natural Disasters Reading and ThinkingReading and ThinkingTo understand the language features and narrative points of literary journalism.To analyze the structure of the literary journalism and differenciate it from a news report.To obtain the situation before,during and after the Tangshan ea
2、rthquake;Discuss the significance of the Tangshan earthquake to us today.1Work in pairs.Discuss what would happen to a city during a big earthquake.A city would be destroyed;Water would be unsafe to drink;People would panic and get severely injured;.2Look at the title and photo below and guess what
3、the text is about.Then read and check if you are right.The text is about earthquakeThe Night the Earth Didnt Sleep Main idea The passage mainly talks about a/an _(what)that happened in _(where)on _ (when).earthquakeTangshanJuly 28,1976 Read the passage quickly and match the main idea with each parag
4、raph.Reading for main ideasDivide the passage into three parts and choose the correct word to summarize each part.the earthquake the earthquake the earthquakePart2Part1Part3beforedamage signsafterduring rescue Reading for main ideasPara.1Para.4-5Para.2-3later that afternoonsoon after the quakesFor s
5、everal daysAt about 3:00 a.m.on 28 July 1976 At 3:42 a.m.beforeduringafterIn what order is the text written?A.Time B.Space C.FeelingRead the text carefully and try to get some details of the text.Reading for detailsDetails about Para.1-the signs before the earthquake.What happenedWellsAnimalsLight a
6、nd loud noisesStrange thingsWater,rose and fell,rose and fell,deep cracks;smelly gasChickens and pigs were too nervous to eat;Dogs refused to go inside;Mice ran out;Fish jumped out.Could be seen and heard Reading for detailsDetails about Para.2-3 the ruins during the earthquake A huge crack,8 km lon
7、g and 30 meters wide Hard hills of rock In less than 1 minute,a large city 75%of factories and buildings The railway tracks Tens of thousands of cows,pigs and chickens Water,food,electricity People cut across houses,roads,and waterwayslay in ruins were gone covered the ground like the red autumn lea
8、vesfell down/not safe to cross useless pieces of metalwere deadwere hard to getwere dead or injured;wondered how long the disaster would last became rivers of dirt Bricks砖头砖头Most bridgesRescue150000 soldiersOver 10000doctors&nursesworkerswater&foodDetails about Para.4-5 What does the first sentence
9、mean in Para4?-rescue and revival after the earthquakeunawareshockedhopelesshopefulbefore the earthquakeduring the earthquakeduring the earthquakeafter the earthquakeThe change of peoples feelings Retell this passageTimeEventsFor several daysThe water in the village wells began to rose and fell,rose
10、 and fellAt about 3:00 a.m.on 28 July 1976Bright lights,loud noiseAt 3:42 a.m.Everything began to shakeLater that afternoonAnother big quake shook Tangshan againSoon after the quakesThe army sent 150,000 soldiers to TangshanRhetorical Devices修辞手法1.It seemed as if the world were coming to an end.2.Br
11、icks covered the ground like red autumn leaves.3.Hard hills of rock became rivers of dirt.4.The earth didnt sleep.5.The city began to breathe again.A.Exaggeration夸张 B.Simile明喻C.Metaphor暗喻 D.Personification拟人 ABCDD1 minute150kilometres 8&302/375%,90%400,00011 kilometresTo show the earthquake was very
12、 serious and it caused a lot of damage to people and the city.Task 3 Why did the writer use so many numbers in the Why does the writer use so many numbers in the text?点击添加相关标题文字ADD RELATED TITLE WORDSbeforeduringafterAccording to the title,photo and According to the title,photo and language features
13、.language features.Guess what the style of the text is.Guess what the style of the text is.A.News reportB.LiteratureC.Literary journalism(纪实性报告文学纪实性报告文学)What are the differences between news report and literary journaliam?SimilarityDifferenceswhat (事件)when(时间)where(地点)who (人物)why (原因)新闻报道：新闻报道：记叙文，语
14、言客观平实，往往没有过分花哨的词汇和过于复杂的句型。报告文学报告文学：对事件所发生的环境和涉及的人物进行生动的描绘，并运用多种修辞手法来组织语言，这样更能激发读者的情感而打动读者1.as if1.Look at the clouds in the sky!It looks as if it is going to rain.2.He treats me as if I were his own daughter3.They talked as if they had been friends for many years.4.He opened his as if he would say s
15、omething.考点归纳考点归纳(1)as if从句用陈述语气：从句表示的情况是真实的或极有可能发生的从句用陈述语气：从句表示的情况是真实的或极有可能发生的(2)as if从句用虚拟语气：从句用虚拟语气：从句用一般过去时从句用一般过去时(与现在的事实相反与现在的事实相反)从句用过去完成时从句用过去完成时(与过去的事实相反与过去的事实相反)从句用从句用would/could/might do形式形式(与将来的事实相反与将来的事实相反)能力提升能力提升句式升级句式升级(普通表达普通表达)The teacher walked here and there on the playground as
16、if he was looking for something(高级表达高级表达)The teacher walked here and there on the playground as if _(省略省略)单句语法填空单句语法填空 When a pencil is partly put into water,it looks as if it (break).When he saw his mother at the street corner,the boy cried sadly as if he _(scold)by someone else.He opened his mouth
17、 as if _(say)something.were brokenhad been scoldedwould saylooking for something2.不定式主动形式表示被动意义教材P50 Water,food,and electricity were hard to get.（1)常用的形容词有：easy,difficult,hard,interesting,pleasant,comfortable,impossible,safe,fit,dangerous等 The book is difficult to understand.（2）如果不定式中的动词为不及物动词，则其后要接
18、相应的介词。This kind of paper is not hard enough to write on.（3）变式：It+be+adj.+不定式（含宾语）The man is easy to get along with.It is easy to get along with the man.练习：The question is difficult for such a little boy _(answer).leave+宾语宾语+宾语补足语宾语补足语1.Dont leave a child alone in a room with an open fire.2.Were leaving him to do it.3.He left some housework unfinished.4.You can leave your case with me.考点归纳考点归纳leave作使役动词，意为作使役动词，意为“使使处于某种状态处于某种状态”，构成复合结构：，构成复合结构：leave+宾语宾语+doing 表主动、进行表主动、进行 done 表被动、完成表被动、完成 to do 表将来的动作表将来的动作 介词短语：强调状态介词短语：强调状态 形容词：强调状态形容词：强调状态Thanks!
