1、Unit 4UNIT 4 NATURAL DISASTERSReading and ThinkingTo read news report about Tangshan earthquake.To use context to understand new words and expressions, predicting before reading, summarizing the main idea of each paragraph.To describe and talk about a natural disaster.List the natural disasters you

2、know.earthquaketornadowildfiredroughtlandslidetsunamifloodvolcanic eruptionWatch the videos and use 3-5 sentences to describe the earthquake. Discuss what can happen to a city during a big earthquake.A city can be damaged in an earthquake. The electricity can go down. The water can be unsafe to drin

3、k. Fires can start. People can panic or get severely injured.What would you do if a big earthquake hit your city?Dont panic or run in a hurry. Calm down and Hide in a corner of the house.Turn off the gas. Keep away from the power lines, signs and buildings.Use something hard to protect your head. Ne

4、ver try to use the lift.Run out of the building as fast as you can.If you cant get out immediately, hide below your desk quickly.If youre on the playground, do not move, protect your head by your hands.Stay away from the tall buildings, power lines, trees Reading Look at the title and photo, guess w

5、hat the text is about.THE NIGHT THE EARTH DIDNT SLEEPWhat do we know from the photos?Who are these people?What are they doing?What might happen on the night?Where may we read the text?Its a story about a disaster.Part 1 (para. _)Part 2 (para. _)Part 3 (para. _)12-34-5Signs before the earthquakeDamag

6、e during the earthquakeRevival after the earthquakeSkim the passage and match the main idea of each part.Skim and find out the topic sentences.Paragraph Topic sentence 12345Strange things were happening in the countryside of northeastern Hebei. Everything began to shake. It seemed as if the world we

7、re ing to an end. There was nothing but ruins. But hope was not lost. Tangshan started to revive itself and get back up on its feet.好像v.復(fù)活Listen and read the text carefully and then write down the main idea of each paragraph.Para 1: Warning sighs before the earthquake.Para 2:Para 3:Para 4:Para 5:The

8、 happening of the big earthquake.The immediate effects of the earthquake.The rescue work.The revival of the city.Scan the text and find the words below. Guess what they mean from the context.trap brick bury ruinUse context to understand new wordsWhen you see a word you do not know, do not stop and l

9、ook it up in a dictionary. If you continue reading, the context will probably help you understand what it means.n. 語(yǔ)境;背景Pick 2 words to make up new sentences. trap brick bury ruinto spoil or destroy something pletelya hard block of baked clay used for building walls, houses etc.to prevent someone fr

10、om escaping from somewhere, especially a dangerous place a piece of equipment for catching animalsto put someone who has died in agravetrapbrickburyruinRead the sentences describing what happened after a huge earthquake. plete the sentences with the correct forms of the new words and phrases from th

11、e text. The huge earthquake left nearly the whole city _. 2. Everyone was _, thinking the world must be coming to an end.3. Millions of people were left without water, food or _.in ruinsin shockelectricity4. Soldiers and volunteers worked as hard as they could to pull away _ and rocks, and rescue th

12、ose who were _ under the ruins.5. Some were found alive, though they were suffering from terrible injures, but others had already stopped _ when they were discovered.6. A few buildings were still standing, but people were afraid to use them as shelters, worrying they would be _ if the buildings fell

13、.breathingburiedbrickstrappedv.遭受;受苦Earthquakescarednervousshockeddamageslivesin ruins rescuemedical teamhelicoptersheltereventsSan FranciscoTangshanWenchuanbuildingscracks plete the mind map with key wordsrelated to the earthquakes that you know.evacuatingBali island feelingsFill in the following c

14、hart.THE NIGHT THE EARTH DIDNT SLEEPTimeWhat happenedPeoples reactionThe resultBeforetheearthquakeThe well water rose and fell, well walls 1. _, and some smelly gas came out.Chicken and pigs were too 2. _ to eat, and dogs refused to go 3. _ buildings.Mice ran out of the 4. _ and fish jumped out of t

15、he water. 5. _ were seen in the sky and loud noises were heard.People paid no attention to them and did nothing. People were 6. _ as usual.crackednervousinsidefieldsBright lightsasleepTimeWhat happenedPeoples reactionThe resultDuring theearthquakeEverything began to shake.A large city lay in 7. _.An

16、other 8._shook Tangshan again.People were 9. _.Two thirds of the people who lived there were dead or 10. _.ruinsbig quakein shockinjuredTimeWhat happenedPeoples reactionThe resultAfter theearthquakeThe army sent soldiers to rescue, doctors and nurses came to help and workers built 11. _ for survivor

17、s.The city began to 12. _ again.Tangshan began to 13. _ itself and get back up on its feet.People were hopeful and 14. _.People unified and used their 15. _ to rebuild a new Tangshansheltersbreatherevivepositivewisdom( ) It even caused damage to Beijing which is more than 150 kilometers away.( ) Ele

18、ven kilometers directly below the city, one of the most deadly earthquakes of the 20th century began.( ) Later that afternoon, another big quake shook Tangshan again, making water and food harder to get.( ) A huge crack that was eight kilometers long and thirty meters wide cut across houses, roads a

19、nd waterways.( ) Sand filled the wells instead of water.21453Read paras 2-3, put the sentences intothe right order.Answer the questions.What were some of the strange things happening before the earthquake? Do you think they were warning signs? Why or why not?Before the earthquake, the water in the v

20、illage wells rose and fell. Deep cracks appeared in their walls. Animals were acting strangely. I think these were warning signs as this doesnt usually happen and it showed something strange was happening below the ground. Sometimes animals have more sensitive reactions to some ing dangers.2. What d

21、oes the writer mean by “Slowly, the city began to breathe again”?The writer means that the city began to function again, because the earthquake had stopped people and supplies moving about, and so it was like the city couldnt breathe.3. How did the author write the details of the damage? A. In time

22、order B. In space order C. By examples with data D. By making contrasts(對(duì)比)4. A ording to the last paragraph, in which aspect has Tangshan improved itself? A. Industry B. Environment C. Transportation D. All of the above.1. What do you think helped in the revival of Tangshan city?2. What other citie

23、s or towns have gone through similar changes? What lessons can we learn from these event? 1. What do you think helped in the revival of Tangshan city?I think the revival of Tangshan was helped by the strong support of the government and the people who all worked in unity to rebuild the city even bet

24、ter than before.2. What other cities or towns have gone through similar changes? What lessons can we learn from these event? Wenchuan county and some other towns near Wenchuan have the similar experiences. These towns were built up from the ruins. As well as developing better ways to detect and prep

25、are for these disasters, we have learnt that acting quickly and in unity is the best way to get over such disasters. The strong support from government and people around are also very important.R: Where were you when the earthquake began?S: I was.R: What did you see and hear?S: I remembered. ; I saw

26、.; The city.R: How was your feeling?S: I felt.; Ill never forget.Role-play (the reporter, the survivor, the rescue worker, etc.) to present an interview after an earthquake.R = reporter S = survivor1. It seemed as if the world were ing to an end! 明喻是用另一種事物比喻要說(shuō)明的事物，通過(guò)比喻詞將兩者聯(lián)系起來(lái)。常見(jiàn)的比喻詞有l(wèi)ike, as, as if

27、, as though, seem和as . as .等。本句使用了明喻的修辭手法，coming to an end讓讀者真切地感受到地震的強(qiáng)度和破壞性。2. Bricks covered the ground like red autumn leaves, but no wind could blow them away. 由like可知，本句使用明喻的修辭手法。將滿(mǎn)地的bricks比喻為red autumn leaves（紅色的秋葉），呈現(xiàn)出一片狼藉的景象，渲染出悲傷的氛圍。but轉(zhuǎn)折的使用及“沒(méi)有風(fēng)可以吹走”更讓讀者體會(huì)到災(zāi)難面前人們的無(wú)助和無(wú)力。3. Slowly, the city

28、began to breathe again. 擬人就是賦予物以人的言語(yǔ)屬性。由breathe可知，本句使用擬人修辭手法，把city描寫(xiě)得栩栩如生，使讀者感受到這座遭受過(guò)巨大創(chuàng)傷的城市開(kāi)始復(fù)活，對(duì)這座城市充滿(mǎn)了希望。4. Tangshan started to revive itself and get back up on its feet. 本句使用擬人修辭手法，賦予了唐山這座城市生命，并且憑借自己的力量站立起來(lái)，體現(xiàn)了人們面對(duì)災(zāi)難時(shí)堅(jiān)強(qiáng)不屈的毅力和魄力。Retell the passage.In the city of Tangshan, Hebei in 1976, strange t

29、hings were happening. People heard strange noises and saw bright lights in the sky and animals were afraid. Then, in the early hours of the morning of July 28, the earth shook. Nearly a third of China felt one of the biggest earthquakes in the twentieth century. In less than one minute Tangshan was

30、in ruins and more than 400,000 people were killed or injured.In the afternoon another quake shook Tangshan again. But then the army, doctors, nurses and workers all came to help. They rescued the trapped people, brought water and food for the survivors, provided medical care and built shelters. Slowly, Tangshan began to recover. Now, the new city has revived and shown the world the wisdom to stay positive.Watch the following videos about high-technology, some safety re mendations a