ReadingandthinkingTHENIGHTTHEEARTHDIDN’TSLEEPBook1Unit4NaturalDisastersWhatarethedisastersinthepicture?tornadowildfirelandslidetsunamifloodvolcaniceruptionLead-in

Whatotherdisastersdoyouknow?Lookatthetitleandthepicturebelow,whatisthedisaster?Beforereading-makepredictionTHENIGHTTHEEARTHDIDN'TSLEEPAnearthquakeWhen?Where?What?Thepassagemainlytalksaboutaterrible____________(what?)thathappenedin__________(where?)in_____(when?)andcausedgreat_______

topeople.

earthquakeTangshan1976damageWhilereading-readformainidea

Whathappened?What’sthemainideaofeachparagraph?Whilereading-readforthemainideaofeachparagraph

StrangethingswerehappeninginthecountrysideofnortheasternHebei.Forseveraldays,thewaterinthevillagewellsroseandfell,roseandfell.Thereweredeepcracksthatappearedinthewellwalls.Atleastonewellhadsomesmellygascomingoutofit.Chickensandevenpigsweretoonervoustoeat,anddogsrefusedtogoinsidebuildings.Miceranoutofthefieldslookingforplacestohide,andfishjumpedoutofthewater.Atabout3:00a.m.,on28July1976,brightlightswereseenintheskyoutsideofthecityofTangshanandloudnoiseswereheard.Butthecity'sonemillionpeoplewereasleepasusualthatnight.At3:42a.m.,everythingbegantoshake.Itseemedasiftheworldwerecomingtoanend!Elevenkilometresdirectlybelowthecity,oneofthemostdeadlyearthquakesofthe20thcenturyhadbegun,aquakethatevencauseddamagemorethan150kilometresawayinBeijing.Nearlyonethirdofthewholenationfeltit!Ahugecrack,eightkilometreslongand30metreswide,cutacrosshouses,roadsandwaterways.Hardhillsofrockbecameriversofdirt.Inlessthanoneminute,alargecitylayinruins.Twothirdsofthepeoplewholivedthereweredeadorinjured.Thousandsofchildrenwereleftwithoutparents.Thenumberofpeoplewhowerekilledorbadlyinjuredinthequakewasmorethan400,000.Everywheresurvivorslooked,therewasnothingbutruins.Nearlyeverythinginthecitywasdestroyed.About75percentofthecity'sfactoriesandbuildings,90percentofitshomes,andallofitshospitalsweregone.Brickscoveredthegroundlikeredautumnleaves,butnowindcouldblowthemaway.Mostbridgeshadfallenorwerenotsafetocross.Therailwaytrackeswerenowuselesspiecesofmetal.Tensofthousandsofcows,hundredsofthousandsofpigs,andmillionsofchickensweredead.Sandnowfilledthewellsinsteadofwater.Peoplewereinshock-andthen,laterthatafternoon,anotherbitquakeshookTangshanagain.Evenmorebuildingsfelldown.Water,food,andelectricitywerehardtoget.Peoplebegantowonderhowlongthedisasterwouldlast.Buthopewasnotlost.Soonafterthequakes,thearmysent150,000soldierstoTangshantodigoutthosewhoweretrappedandtoburythedead.Morethan10,000doctorsandnursescametoprovidemedicalcare.Workersbuiltsheltersforsurvivorswhosehomeshadbeendestroyed.Hundredsofthousandsofpeoplewerehelped.Waterandfoodwerebroughtintothecitybytrain,truck,andplane.Slowly,thecitybegantobreatheagain.Tangshanstartedtoreviveitselfandgetbackuponitsfeet.Withstrongsupportfromthegovernmentandthetirelesseffortsofthecity'speople,anewTangshanwasbuiltupontheearthquakeruins.Thenewcityhasbecomeahometomorethansevenmillionpeople,withgreatimprovementsintransportation,industry,andenvironment.TangshancityhasprovedtoChinaandtherestoftheworldthatintimesofdisaster,peoplemustunifyandshowthewisdomtostaypositiveandrebuildforabrighterfuture.Readthepassagequickly.Findthetopicsentenceofeachparagraph.Thenmatchthemainideaswitheachparagraph.WarningsignsbeforetheearthquakeThehappeningofthebigearthquakeTheimmediateeffectoftheearthquakeTherescueworkTherevivalofthecityStrangethingswerehappeninginthecountrysideofnortheasternHebei.Forseveraldays,thewaterinthevillagewellsroseandfell,roseandfell.Thereweredeepcracksthatappearedinthewellwalls.Atleastonewellhadsomesmellygascomingoutofit.Chickensandevenpigsweretoonervoustoeat,anddogsrefusedtogoinsidebuildings.Miceranoutofthefieldslookingforplacestohide,andfishjumpedoutofthewater.Atabout3:00a.m.,on28July1976,brightlightswereseenintheskyoutsideofthecityofTangshanandloudnoiseswereheard.Butthecity'sonemillionpeoplewereasleepasusualthatnight.At3:42a.m.,everythingbegantoshake.Itseemedasiftheworldwerecomingtoanend!Elevenkilometresdirectlybelowthecity,oneofthemostdeadlyearthquakesofthe20thcenturyhadbegun,aquakethatevencauseddamagemorethan150kilometresawayinBeijing.Nearlyonethirdofthewholenationfeltit!Ahugecrack,eightkilometreslongand30metreswide,cutacrosshouses,roadsandwaterways.Hardhillsofrockbecameriversofdirt.Inlessthanoneminute,alargecitylayinruins.Twothirdsofthepeoplewholivedthereweredeadorinjured.Thousandsofchildrenwereleftwithoutparents.Thenumberofpeoplewhowerekilledorbadlyinjuredinthequakewasmorethan400,000.Everywheresurvivorslooked,therewasnothingbutruins.Nearlyeverythinginthecitywasdestroyed.About75percentofthecity'sfactoriesandbuildings,90percentofitshomes,andallofitshospitalsweregone.Brickscoveredthegroundlikeredautumnleaves,butnowindcouldblowthemaway.Mostbridgeshadfallenorwerenotsafetocross.Therailwaytrackeswerenowuselesspiecesofmetal.Tensofthousandsofcows,hundredsofthousandsofpigs,andmillionsofchickensweredead.Sandnowfilledthewellsinsteadofwater.Peoplewereinshock-andthen,laterthatafternoon,anotherbitquakeshookTangshanagain.Evenmorebuildingsfelldown.Water,food,andelectricitywerehardtoget.Peoplebegantowonderhowlongthedisasterwouldlast.WarningsignsbeforetheearthquakeThehappeningofthebigearthquakeTheimmediateeffectoftheearthquakeButhopewasnotlost.Soonafterthequakes,thearmysent150,000soldierstoTangshantodigoutthosewhoweretrappedandtoburythedead.Morethan10,000doctorsandnursescametoprovidemedicalcare.Workersbuiltsheltersforsurvivorswhosehomeshadbeendestroyed.Hundredsofthousandsofpeoplewerehelped.Waterandfoodwerebroughtintothecitybytrain,truck,andplane.Slowly,thecitybegantobreatheagain.Tangshanstartedtoreviveitselfandgetbackuponitsfeet.Withstrongsupportfromthegovernmentandthetirelesseffortsofthecity'speople,anewTangshanwasbuiltupontheearthquakeruins.Thenewcityhasbecomeahometomorethansevenmillionpeople,withgreatimprovementsintransportation,industry,andenvironment.TangshancityhasprovedtoChinaandtherestoftheworldthatintimesofdisaster,peoplemustunifyandshowthewisdomtostaypositiveandrebuildforabrighterfuture.TherescueworkTherevivalofthecity1:warningsignsbeforetheearthquakes2:thehappeningofthebigearthquake3:theimmediateeffectsoftheearthquake4:therescuework5:therevivalofthecity_________theearthquake

_________theearthquake_________theearthquakeWhile-readingWhilereading-readforthestructureThetextisorganizedin______order.time

signsdamagerescueandrevivalbeforeduringafter

Part1Beforetheearthquake

SignsPara.1Whilereading-readfordetailsFillintheblanksbytimeorder.TimeDetails______theearth-quake(para.1)Forseveraldays1.Waterinthevillagewells_______________.2.Wellwallsdeveloped____________3.___________comeoutofthecracks.

4.Mice___________thefields.5.Fish_______________thewater.Atabout3:00a.m.onJuly28,19761.______________appearedinthesky.2._____________wereheard.roseandfelldeepcracksSmellygasranoutofjumpedoutof

BrightlightsLoudnoisesWhatwaspeople’sattitudetowardsthesestrangethings?BeforeWarningsignsofthequake.Peopleignoredthewarningsigns.

Part2Duringtheearthquake

damagePara.2-3Listentoparagraphs2and3andcirclethedata/numbersWhilereading-readfordetailsThedamagecausedbytheearthquakeAt3:42a.m.,__________________________._____________,eightkilometreslongand30metreswide.Nearlyonethirdofthenation___________________.

75%ofthe___________________________,90%of_________,weregone.Tenthousandsof_____,hundredsofthousandsof______,andmillionsof________weredead.everythingbegantoshakefelttheearthquakecity’sfactoriesandbuildingsAhugecrackFillintheblanksofthemeaningbehindthenumbersitshomescowspigschickensThesufferingofthepeopleTwothirdsofthepeople____________________duringtheearthquake.Thousandsofchildren________________________.Thenumberofpeoplewhowere___________________reachedmorethan400000.werediedorinjuriedkilledorbadlyinjuriedwereleftwithoutparents

toshowtheearthquakewasvery_______andit_______________________topeopleandthecity.tomakethearticlemore_________and___________.seriouscausedalotofdamageconvincingobjectiveWhynumbersarewidelyusedinthistext?

Part3Aftertheearthquake

rescueandrevivalPara.4-5Whilereading-readfordetailsWhocametotherescue?Whatdidtheydo?comebacktolifeorrecover?

Buthopewasnotlost.Soonafterthequakes,thearmysent150,000soldierstoTangshantodigoutthosewhoweretrappedandtoburythedead.Morethan10,000doctorsandnursescametoprovidemedicalcare.Workersbuiltsheltersforsurvivorswhosehomes

hadbeendestroyed.Hundredsofthousandsofpeoplewerehelped.Waterandfoodwerebroughtintothecitybytrain,truck,andplane.Slowly,thecitybegantobreatheagain.Tangshanhasnowtakenonanewlook.Aheroiccity!Thinkaboutthechangeofpeople’sfeelings.thechangeofpeople’sfeelingsthetimelineoftheearthquakeat3:00amat3:42amafterthequakesunaware

shocked

hopelesshopefulThecity'sonemillionpeoplewere