1、,Earthquakes in China,A Night the Earth Didnt Sleep,Guess,Whats the meaning of the title? A Night the Earth Didnt Sleep,When: Where: What happened:,Skimming,An earthquake happened in Tangshan on July 28, 1976.,Main idea:,A great earthquake,On July 28, 1976,Tangshan, Hebei,Strange things were happeni

2、ng in the countryside of the northeast HeBei. For three days the water in the village wells rose and fell, rose and fell. Farmers noticed that the well walls had cracks in them. A smelly gas came out of the cracks. In the farmyards, the chickens and even the pigs were too nervous to eat. Mice ran ou

3、t of the fields looking for places to hide.,Strange things were happening in the countryside of the northeast HeBei. For three days the water in the village wells rose and fell, rose and fell. Farmers noticed that the well walls had cracks in them. A smelly gas came out of the cracks. In the farmyar

4、ds, the chickens and even the pigs were too nervous to eat. Mice ran out of the fields looking for places to hide.,Strange things were happening in the countryside of the northeast HeBei. For three days the water in the village wells rose and fell, rose and fell. Farmers noticed that the well walls

5、had cracks in them. A smelly gas came out of the cracks. In the farmyards, the chickens and even the pigs were too nervous to eat. Mice ran out of the fields looking for places to hide.,Strange things were happening in the countryside of the northeast HeBei. For three days the water in the village w

6、ells rose and fell, rose and fell. Farmers noticed that the well walls had cracks in them. A smelly gas came out of the cracks. In the farmyards, the chickens and even the pigs were too nervous to eat. Mice ran out of the fields looking for places to hide.,Strange things were happening in the countr

7、yside of the northeast HeBei. For three days the water in the village wells rose and fell, rose and fell. Farmers noticed that the well walls had cracks in them. A smelly gas came out of the cracks. In the farmyards, the chickens and even the pigs were too nervous to eat. Mice ran out of the fields

8、looking for places to hide.,Strange things were happening in the countryside of the northeast HeBei. For three days the water in the village wells rose and fell, rose and fell. Farmers noticed that the well walls had cracks in them. A smelly gas came out of the cracks. In the farmyards, the chickens

9、 and even the pigs were too nervous to eat. Mice ran out of the fields looking for places to hide.,Strange things were happening in the countryside of the northeast HeBei. For three days the water in the village wells rose and fell, rose and fell. Farmers noticed that the well walls had cracks in th

10、em. A smelly gas came out of the cracks. In the farmyards, the chickens and even the pigs were too nervous to eat. Mice ran out of the fields looking for places to hide.,Fish jumped out of their bowls and ponds. At about 3:00 am on July 28, 1976, some people saw bright lights in the sky. The sound o

11、f planes could be heard outside the city of Tangshan even when no planes were in the sky. In the city, the water pipes in some buildings cracked and burst. But the one million people of the city, who thought little of these events, were asleep as usual that night.,Fish jumped out of their bowls and

12、ponds. At about 3:00 am on July 28, 1976, some people saw bright lights in the sky. The sound of planes could be heard outside the city of Tangshan even when no planes were in the sky. In the city, the water pipes in some buildings cracked and burst. But the one million people of the city, who thoug

13、ht little of these events, were asleep as usual that night.,Fish jumped out of their bowls and ponds. At about 3:00 am on July 28, 1976, some people saw bright lights in the sky. The sound of planes could be heard outside the city of Tangshan even when no planes were in the sky. In the city, the wat

14、er pipes in some buildings cracked and burst. But the one million people of the city, who thought little of these events, were asleep as usual that night.,Fish jumped out of their bowls and ponds. At about 3:00 am on July 28, 1976, some people saw bright lights in the sky. The sound of planes could

15、be heard outside the city of Tangshan even when no planes were in the sky. In the city, the water pipes in some buildings cracked and burst. But the one million people of the city, who thought little of these events, were asleep as usual that night.,Fish jumped out of their bowls and ponds. At about

16、 3:00 am on July 28, 1976, some people saw bright lights in the sky. The sound of planes could be heard outside the city of Tangshan even when no planes were in the sky. In the city, the water pipes in some buildings cracked and burst. But the one million people of the city, who thought little of th

17、ese events, were asleep as usual that night.,Fish jumped out of their bowls and ponds. At about 3:00 am on July 28, 1976, some people saw bright lights in the sky. The sound of planes could be heard outside the city of Tangshan even when no planes were in the sky. In the city, the water pipes in som

18、e buildings cracked and burst. But the one million people of the city, who thought little of these events, were asleep as usual that night.,Fish jumped out of their bowls and ponds. At about 3:00 am on July 28, 1976, some people saw bright lights in the sky. The sound of planes could be heard outsid

19、e the city of Tangshan even when no planes were in the sky. In the city, the water pipes in some buildings cracked and burst. But the one million people of the city, who thought little of these events, were asleep as usual that night.,city,cut across houses, roads, and canals,burst from holes in the

20、 ground,people,become rivers of dirt,died or were injured,were killed,were left without parents,It seemed as if the world was at an end.,damage,the damage to the ( ),the damage to the ( ),a huge crack,steam,hard hills of rock,twothirds of people,A large city lay in ruins.,The suffering of the people

21、 was extreme.,Topic Sentence:It seemed as if the world was at an end!,The damage to the( ),The damage to the( ),A large city lay in ruins.,The suffering of the people was extreme.,city,people,hospitals factories homes,Everywhere they looked nearly everything was destroyed.,Para. 3,be gone,bricks,cov

22、er,dams bridges,railway tracks,fell,useless,cows pigs chicken,Could never give milk be dead,rescue workers doctors,be trapped,food water electricity,be hard to get,more buildings,fall down,ALL HOPE WAS NOT LOST.,were sent to help the rescue workers,organized teams to dig out those who were trapped a

23、nd bury the dead,built shelters for survivors,was taken to the city,Detailed ReadingParagraph 4,Slowly, the city began to breathe again,A. The city will not die; it has hope and it can recover from the pain. B. The army sent 150,000soldiers to Tangshan to help people. C. Hundreds of thousands of peo

24、ple were helped. D. Most of the 10,000 miners were rescued.,Imagine you are a reporter, and you have to show what happened in Tanghan. Please try to use the words and expressions in the text.,可改為rewrite,Strange things It seemed as if A huge cracksteama large cityThe suffering twothirds of themthousa

25、nds of familiesthe number of Everywhere All of 75% . 90%. bricks the railway tracks people wereanother big quake the rescue workers and doctorsmore buildings food, water, electricity All hope was not lost. The army miners workersfresh waterSlowly, the city began to breathe again.,Strange things It s

26、eemed as if A huge cracksteama large cityThe suffering twothirds of themthousands of familiesthe number of Everywhere All of 75% . 90%. bricks the railway tracks people wereanother big quake the rescue workers and doctorsmore buildings food, water, electricity All hope was not lost. The army miners

27、workersfresh waterSlowly, the city began to breathe again.,Strange things,crackburst,the water well walls a smelly gas chickens&pigs mice fish bright lightssound water pipes,rise and fall,cracks,come out of,tooto,run out oflook for,jump out of,be seenbe heard,It seemed as if A huge crack steam a lar

28、ge city The suffering twothirds of them Families children the number of,reach,cut across,burst from,lie in ruins,extreme,diebe injured,be killed,be left without parents,Everywhere all of 75% . 90% bricks the railway tracks people were another big quake rescue workers and doctors more buildings food, water, electricity,be gone,cover,useless,shocked,shake,be t