Book1Unit4NaturalDisastersReadingandThinkingLearningObjectives:Attheendofthisclass,youwillbeabletoKnowmoreabouttheearthquakethathappenedinTangshan;Usepredicting,skimmingandscanninginreading;Understandthesignificanceofmutualhelp.Pre-reading:Predictthecontentofthispassagebasedonthetitleandthepicture.Title:TheNighttheEarthDidn’tSleepPicture:Reandthetextquicklyandthenwritethemainideaofeachpart.(Page51,Ex.3)

Readformainideaforeachpara.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.Togetthemainideaofeachparagraph段,payattentiontothefirstsentenceineachparagraph.Thensummariseeachparagraphinonephrasebasedonitstopicsentence.tips:

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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.para.1:Warningsignsbeforetheearthquakepara.2:The________ofthebigearthquakepara.3:Theimmediate_____oftheearthquake.happeningeffects

Buthopewasnotlost.Soonafterthequakes,thearmysent150,000soldierstoTangshantodigoutthosewhoweretrappedandtoburythedead.Morethan10,000doctorsandnursescametoprovidemedicalcare.Workersbuiltsheltersforsurvivorswhosehomeshadbeendestroyed.Hundredsofthousandsofpeoplewerehelped.Waterandfoodwerebroughtintothecitybytrain,truck,andplane.Slowly,thecitybegantobreatheagain.Tangshanstartedtoreviveitselfandgetbackuponitsfeet.Withstrongsupportfromthegovernmentandthetirelesseffortsofthecity'speople,anewTangshanwasbuiltupontheearthquakeruins.Thenewcityhasbecomeahometomorethansevenmillionpeople,withgreatimprovementsintransportation,industry,andenvironment.TangshancityhasprovedtoChinaandtherestoftheworldthatintimesofdisaster,peoplemustunifyandshowthewisdomtostaypositiveandrebuildforabrighterfuture.para.4:The_______work.para.5:The

_______ofthecity.rescuerevival

Para.1:warningsignsbeforetheearthquakesPara.2:thehappeningofthebigearthquake.Para.3:theimmediateeffectsoftheearthquake.Para.4:therescuework.Para.5:therevivalofthecity.duringtheearthquake

aftertheearthquakebeforetheearthquakeThetextisorganizedin________order.timesignsdamagerescuerevival

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Readformainideaforeachpara.DISCUSSIONSupposetherewouldbeanearthquake,whatshouldwedotokeepourselvessafe?Don’tbenervousandkeepcalm.Don’ttrytorunoutoftheclassroom.Sitdownunderyourdesk.Protectyourheadbyputtingyourbagonyourhead.Don’tuselift.Ifpossible,runtotheschoolyard.QuestionAnswer1.WhatwasthemagnitudeoftheearthquakeinEcuador?2.HowmanypeoplewerekilledorinjuredinEcuador?3.Wherearethefloods?4.Whataretherescueworkersandsoldiersdoingintheflood-hitarea?5.WhendidpeopleseethetornadoinMemphis?6.WhichbuildingsweredamagedinSeoul?7.WhatcausedthelandslideinSeoul?Gettheanswerstothequestions.About230peoplewerekilledandmorethan1,500wereinjured7.8alibraryandasupermarkettheheavyrainthathasfallenoverthepastweekcentralChinaTheyareworkingdayandnighttomakesurethatpeoplearesafe.at9:25a.m.,Saturday12AugustTopNewsDifferentPeriods,differentexpressionsGoodmorning,it’sAccordingto…,…Thosearethetopnewsfortoday,Wednesday21July,Goodevening.Todayis...Morenewsabout...Breakingnews,Saturday12August.…wasjustseenin...Eyewitnesses

saidthat…Apoliceofficertellsusthat…Whatstrangethingshappenedbeforetheearthquake?Thewaterinthewell____________________________Deepcracks___________Smellygas______________

wellsAnimalsbecame____________________Brightlights___________andloudnoises_______________roseandfell,roseandfellappearedcameoutoftoonervoustoeatwereseenwereheardHowdidpeoplefeeltowardsthesestrangethings?A.AnnoyedB.IgnorantC.AnxiousD.Frightened“But

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city’sonemillionpeoplewereasleepasusualthatnight.”Readpara.2&3andfindouttheanswertothequestionbelow.Whendidtheearthquakehappen?Whathappenedlaterthatafternoon?Whatdamagediditcausetothecityandpeople?Theearthquakehappened_______________________________AnotherbigearthquakeshookTangshanagain!Whendidtheearthquakehappen?2.Whathappenedlaterthatafternoon?at3:42a.m.,on28July1976HowdidpeopleinTangshanfeel?shocked

Workingroups.Discussthequestions.(51,Ex.7.1)

Whathelpedintherevival