TheNighttheEarthdidn'tSleepWhathappened?AbigearthquakehitTangshanon28July1976.Pre-readingTheNighttheEarthdidn'tSleepIfyouwereaskedtowritethepassage,howwouldyouorganizeit?Thetextisorganizedinorderof______.

timeIfyouweretheauthor,whataspectswouldyouwriteabout?Sumupthemainideaofeachpartofthepassage.Part1(para.___)Part2(para.____)Part3(para.____)1

strangethingsbeforetheearthquake2-3

4-5

thedamageduring

theearthquaketherescueworkafter

theearthquakeandrevivalsignSigns(para.1)StrangethingswerehappeninginthecountrysideofnortheasternHebei.

Forseveraldays,

thewaterinthevillagewellsroseandfell,

roseandfell.

Thereweredeepcracksthatappearedinthewellwalls.

Atleastonewellhadsomesmellygascomingoutofit.

Chickensandevenpigsweretoonervoustoeat,

anddogsrefusedtogoinsidebuildings.

Miceranoutofthefieldslookingforplacestohide,

andfishjumpedoutofthewater.

Atabout3:00a.m.,on28July1976,

brightlightswereseenintheskyoutsidethecityofTangshanandloudnoiseswereheard.

Butthecity'sonemillionpeoplewereasleepasusualthatnight.StrangethingswerehappeninginthecountrysideofnortheasternHebei.Whathappenedbeforetheearthquake?signSigns(para.1)StrangethingswerehappeninginthecountrysideofnortheasternHebei.

Forseveraldays,

thewaterinthevillagewellsroseandfell,

roseandfell.

Thereweredeepcracksthatappearedinthewellwalls.

Atleastonewellhadsomesmellygascomingoutofit.

Chickensandevenpigsweretoonervoustoeat,

anddogsrefusedtogoinsidebuildings.

Miceranoutofthefieldslookingforplacestohide,

andfishjumpedoutofthewater.

Atabout3:00a.m.,on28July1976,

brightlightswereseenintheskyoutsidethecityofTangshanandloudnoiseswereheard.

Butthecity'sonemillionpeoplewereasleepasusualthatnight.StrangethingswerehappeninginthecountrysideofnortheasternHebei.Whathappenedbeforetheearthquake?Howdidpeoplereacttothestrangethings?Tangshanandloudnoiseswereheard.

Butthecity'sonemillionpeoplewereasleepasusualthatnight.Damage(para.2.3)Whathappenedtothecityandpeople?Howdidthepeoplefeel?shockedhopelesshelplessDamage(para.2.3)Howdoestheauthordescribethequake?Whydoestheauthorusesomanynumbersinthesetwoparagraphs?signRevival(para.4.5)Buthopewasnotlost.Whocametotherescue?Whatdidtheydo?thearmydoctorsandnursesworkersdigout...;vide...build...Slowly,thecitybegantobreatheagain.signRevival(para.4.5)Whatdoyouthinkhelpedintherevivalofthecity?signReflectionWhydidtheTangshanearthquakebringaboutsuchdestructiveconsequences?Twothirdsofthepeoplewholivedthereweredeadorinjured.Thousandsofchildrenwereleftwithoutparents.Thenumberofpeoplewhowerekilledorbadlyinjuredinthequakewasmorethan400,000.About75percentofthecity’sfactoriesandbuildings,90percentofitshomes,andall

ofitshospitalsweregone.EARTHQUAKEHITSJAPAN:Over11,000DEAD

At2:00p.m.on11March2011,abigearthquakestruckJapan.11,232peoplehavebeenkilledinamassiveearthquakeinJapanthattriggeredadevastating

tsunami.

Thequake—themostpowerfultohitJapaninmorethan100yearscausedmassive

damageand16,361peopleare

missing

andfeareddead.

The8.9magnitudequakestruckFridayoffJapan’seasterncoast,

and

promptedtsunamiwarningsacrossthePacificasfarawayasSouthAmericaandtheU.S.

WestCoast.

TheRedCrosswarnedthatthe10-meterhightidalwavecouldwashoversomesmallislandsentirely.

ThequakeshookbuildingsintheJapanesecapitalandcausedseveralfires.

AlltrainandsubwaytrafficinTokyohasbeenstopped,

andthousandsofpeopletherewereunabletoget

backhome.

Addressing

the

nation,

Japanese

PrimeMinistersaidthegovernmentwoulddo

everythingitcanto

minimizetheeffectsofthedisaster.

AndinWashington,

PresidentBarack

Obama

saidtheUnitedStatesisreadytohelpthepeopleofJapan.TheearthquakeinTangshanTheearthquakeinJapanMagnitudeTimeMortalityAwarenessAssistancePlaceat3:42amon28July1976at2:00p.m.on11March2011inTangshancityoffJapan’seasterncoast

8.9magnitude7.8magnitudemorethan400,000over27,000unpreparedwellpreparedgovernmnt,peopleathomegovernment,internationalassistancesignReflection

Whatcanwedotopreventsuchdisasterfromhappeningagain?detectandprepareforthesamedisastersactquicklyandinunitystrongsupportfromthecountryandthepeoplearoundraiseawareness

protectourselvesLivetolearn:RaisingAwareness,ReducingMortality.—UnitedNationsInternationalStrategyforDisasterReduction(2014)Onlywhenweraiseawareness,haveagoodunderstandingofnaturaldisasters,takepropermeasurescanwereducethedamagecausedbydisasters.SupposeyouareareporterfromXinhuaNewsAgency,

pleasewriteanewsreportabouttheTangshanearthquake.AssignmentEarthquakedrillNationalDisasterPreventionandMitigationDayDrop,Cover,andHold—Takecoverunderasturdydesk,table,orbench,oragainstaninsidewall,andholdon.

Ifthereisnodeskortablenearyou,coveryourfaceandheadwithyourarmsandcrouchinaninsidecornerofthebuilding.Ifyouareinbedwhentheearthquakestrikes,staythere.

Holdonandprotectyourheadwithapillow,unlessyouareunderaheavylightfixturethatcouldfall.

Inthatcase,movetothenearestsafeplace.Stayinsideuntiltheshakingstopsanditissafetogooutside.

Mostinjuriesduringearthquakesoccurwhenpeoplearehitbyfallingobjectswhileenteringorleavingbuildings.Donotuseelevators.Ifyouareoutdoors,staythere.Moveawayfrombuildings,trees,streetlights,andutilitywires.Ifyouareinamovingcar,stopasquicklyassafetypermits,pulltothesideoftheroad.Ifyouaretrappedunderruins,donotlightamatch.Coveryourmouthwithahandkerchieforclothing.Taponapipeorwallsothatrescuerscanfindyou.

Useawhistleifoneisavailable.Shoutonlyasalastresort—shoutingcancauseyoutoinhaledangerousamountsofdust.Whathappenedbeforetheearthquake?(strange/unusual)Whathappenedtothecityand