Unit4NaturalDisasters

ReadingandThinking

LearningobjectivesInthislesson,wewill1.readmoreaboutTangshanEarthquake;2.improvereadingability;3.discussearthquakesafetymeasures;4.learnaboutearthquakereliefwork.Doyouknowthesedisasters

?

Warmingup[d?‘zɑ?st?]n.災害landslide

[?l?ndsla?d]滑坡drought[dra?t]干旱tornado

[t??‘ne?d??]

龍卷風

wildfire[?wa?ldfa??(r)]

野火flood

[fl?d]

洪水earthquake

[???θkwe?k]

地震3:42am,July28TangshanDoyouknowwhathappenedonthisday?AbigearthquakeThenighttheearthdidn’tsleepFastreading:

3.Matcheachparagraphwithitsmainidea.1.Skimthepassageandthinkaboutthemeaningofthetitle.

2.Writedownthemainideaofthewholetext.(nomorethan10words.)1.Thetitle“Thenighttheearthdidn’tsleep”means_______.A.theearthwasawakeallnightlongB.peopleontheearthcouldn’tfallasleepthatnightC.aterribleearthquakehappenedthatnightD.animalsontheearthwouldnotsleepthatnightTime:Place:Disaster:

on28July,1976in

TangshanAbigearthquakeMainidea:

AbigearthquakehappenedinTangshan

on28July,1976.2.What’sthemainideaofthetext?(nomorethan10words)

Task3.

Matcheachparagraphwithitsmainidea.(1)Paragraph1A.Damagetheearthquake(2)Paragraph2~3B.Rescueandrevivalthequake(3)Paragraph4~5C.Signstheearthquake.duringafterbeforeFromtheredwordswecanfindthatthetextisdevelopedin______order(順序).A.timeB.placeAThingsWhathappenedThewaterinthevillagewellsThewellwallsappearedChickensandevenpigswereroseandfelldeepcracks,smellygastoonervoustoeatCarefulreading：2minutes,pleasereadthefirstparagraphandfillinthechart.Signsbeforetheearthquake.ThingsWhathappenedDogsMiceFishIntheskyrefusedtogoinsidebuildingsranoutofthefiledslookingforplacestohidebrightlightswereseenjumpedoutofthewaterFromthechart,wecanknowthereweremanysignsbeforetheearthquake.ButdidthepeopleinTangshannoticethem?Obviously,theansweris____,why?Because_________________.SowhathappenedtoTangshannext?NOpeoplewereasleepasusualData(數(shù)據(jù))Nearly__________ofthewholenationfelttheearthquake.____________ofthepeoplewholivedthereweredeadorinjured.Thenumberofpeoplewhowerekilledorbadlyinjuredinthequakewasmorethan___________Nearlyeverthinginthecitywasdestroyed.About____________ofthecity'sfactoriesandbuildings,____________ofitshomes,andallofitshospitalsweregone.onethirdTwothirds400,00075percent90percentPara.2-3Part2

Fromthedata,wecanknowthattheTangshanEarthquakewasabig________.Howabouttheactualscene?Let'sexperienceittogether.(感受一下真實場景)

disasterNextwhatwouldhappentothecity?Woulditdisappear(消失)？Andpeoplewouldlosetheirhope?Nextpleasereadparagraph4-5tofindtheanswers.Andthenfinishthefollowingquestions.ThearmysentsoldierstoTangshanto________thosewhowere________andto____thedead.Workersbuilt______forsurvivorswhosehomeshadbeendestroyed.

______and_______were

brought

intothecity.

Withstrong______fromthegovermentandtireless______ofthecity'speople,anewTangshanwasbuiltupontheearthquakeruins.Intimesofdisaster,peoplemust______andshowthe______tostay________andrebuildforabrighterfuture.outdigtrappedburyWaterfoodshelterssupporteffortsunifywisdompositiveNewTangshanFromthesepicturesandtheshortvideo,wecanknowthat

newTangshanisbecoming___________________________moreandmorebeautiful.Summary

Strangethings___________inTangshan.Everythingbeganto_____.Everywheresurvivorslooked,therewasnothingbut____.Buthopewasnot____.Manythingswere______intoTangshan.Slowlythecitybeganto______again.Withstrongsupportfromthegovernmentandthetirelesseffortsofthecity'speople,anewTangshanwasbuiltupontheearthquakeruins.werehappeningshakeruinslostbroughtbreathePostreadingFromthepassagewecanknowthatIntimesofdisaster,wemustunifyandshowthewisdomtostaypositiveandrebuildforabrighterfuture.Howtohelpthesurvivors(幸存者)?ThinkanddiscussThefirstonesituation:Ifyou

were

onthespot(在現(xiàn)場)，whatwouldyoudotohelpthesurvivors?Thesecondsituation:Ifyou

werenot

onthespot(不在現(xiàn)場)，whatwouldyoudotohelpthesurvivors?Youcandiscussinyourgroups.Inmyopinion,ifIwereonthespot,Iwould.......handoutfoodandwaterhelpsetupsheltersdonatebloodhelptheinjureddonatemoneydonateclothesdonatebooksencouragethembywritinglettersIfI

werenot

onthespot(在現(xiàn)場),Iwould.....ThinkingInthispassage,whatimpressed(印象深刻)youmost?Homework1.Readthepassageagainaftercl