Earthquake Reading A night the earth didn’t sleep

Before the earthquake: Time: Place: Disaster: Before the earthquake: Damage: Rescue: On July 28, 1976 Tangshan, Hebei Province A big earthquake Many strange things __________________happened in ruins The city lay______. More than _____________people were killed or injured 400,000 150,000 ___________soldiers were sent to help. Most of the _______miners were rescued. 10,000

ruin recovery signs Structure of the whole passage : Clue ( 线索 ) of the story: time order Before~during~after the earthquake Summarizes each part in one word Part 1. （Para.1） signs ruin Part 2. (Para.2,3) recovery Part 3. (Para.4)

Main ideas of parts Part 1 (par.1) Part 2 (par.2-3) Part 3 (par.4) Before the earthquake strange things began to happen but no one took any notice of them. The earthquake destroyed the city of Tangshan and shocked the people very much. The army came to help the survivors, bringing hope for a new life.

Listen to the record and then judge the following sentences whether true or false. People in Tangshan were warned of the earthquake and didn’t go to bed that night. F 2) People in Beijing also felt the earthquake. T 3) More than 400 000 people were killed in the earthquake. F 4) Many rescue workers and doctors were trapped under the ruins during the aftershock. T 5) People tried to get fresh water from under the ground in Tangshan. F

Signs before the earthquake: Part1 Signs before the earthquake: A The water in the wells ____and____. And some deep ______could be seen in the well walls. A______ gas came out the cracks. rose fell cracks smelly

Signs before the earthquake: Mice ran out the fields___________ places to hide. Fish _________out of bowls and ponds. looking for jumped

Signs before the earthquake: C The chickens and even pigs were______ nervous _____eat. The dog was________ loudly again and again. too to barking

Signs before the earthquake: D People could see _______lights in the sky. bright

the water in the village wells Strange things the water in the village wells the well walls the chickens and pigs mice fish rose and fell had deep cracks and a smelly gas came out were too nervous to eat ran out of the fields , looking for places to hide. jumped out of bowls and ponds

Para. 2-3 greatest 3:42 Steam dirt Bricks dams useless steel Sand Details 1.At _____ am, the __________ earthquake of the 20th century began . 2._______ burst from holes in the ground. 3.Hard hills of the rock became rivers of ____. 4.________ covered the ground like red autumn leaves. 5.Two _______ and most of the bridges fell. 6.The railway tracks were now ________pieces of _______. 7.______ now filled the wells instead of water. 8.Water,food,and ____________ were hard to get. greatest 3:42 Steam dirt Para. 2-3 Bricks dams useless steel Sand electricity

Fill in the Data(数据) 1/3 8 30 15 2/3 400,000 75% 90% Para. 2-3 of the nation felt the earthquake . A huge crack that was kilometres long and metres wide cut across houses. In terrible seconds a large city lay in ruins. of the people died or were injured during the earthquake. The number of people who were killed or injured reached more than . All of the city’s hospitals, of its factories and buildings and of its homes were gone. 8 30 15 2/3 400,000 75% 90%

How were the people helped by the army? Part3 How were the people helped by the army? The army organized teams to dig out those who were trapped and to bury those who were trapped. Miners were rescued from the coal mines. Shelters were built for survivors whose homes had been destroyed. Fresh water was taken to the city. Would you please discuss some ways to help them with your partners?

True or false 1.There were one million people in Tangshan at that time. T 2.The earthquake began 10 kilometres directly bellow the city. F 3.Not only the people but also the animals were shocked greatly. T F 4.There was only one quake at that time. 5.Before the earthquake there wasn’t anything strange happening. F 6.Workers rescued most of the 10,000 coal miners to the south of the city. F T 7.Almost everything in tangshan was destroyed.

What haven’t we learned from this reading passage? A. We’ve learned to pay attention to unusual signs ; B. We’ve learned about the great harm that earthquakes can do; C. What the army do to help others? D. What should we do or not do if an earthquake happens?

Roads get huge cracks.

gaps

fall onto

Dams and bridges fall down. Hard hills of rock become rivers of dirt .

Railway tracks are now useless pieces of steel.

Steam burst from holes or wells in the ground Steam burst from holes or wells in the ground. Water pipes are destroyed.

Houses fall down. Bricks cover the ground . Brick building are destroyed.

Factories, hospitals, buildings are gone.

destroy

The great fires

bury

homeless

People died and injured People died and injured. Families are killed and many children are left without parents. A few seconds, a large city lies in ruins. Everything is destroyed. It seems the world was at an end.

Earthquake fall down/ onto hurt die destroy break shake homeless Describe the damage by the earthquake. fall down/ onto hurt die destroy Earthquake break shake homeless

What shall we do or not do if an earthquake happens? Discussions What shall we do or not do if an earthquake happens? Dos Don’ts 1.Stay in a small room,such as kitchen or bathroom 1. Be close to the outside wall 2.Hide under the table or bed , if you haven’t time to escape , you may stand close to the inside wall with some things covering on the head. 2.Stay on the balcony 3. Jump out of the tall building 4. Use the lift 3.If you stay in the open air ,keep off the tall building, and go to the fields without trees .

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Task 4: This is the summary of the text Task 4: This is the summary of the text. Now, please complete the passage. Several days before July 28, 1976, many s______ things happened in Tangshan. They were signs for the e_________. At 3:42 am that day, the earth began to s____, which destroyed the city. Later that afternoon, another big earthquake struck Tangshan. More people were killed or injured and more buildings f__ down. Soldiers were called in to help the rescue workers. T____ were organized to dig out the trapped and b___ the dead. trange arthquake hake ell eams ury GAME TIME

Retell the story ____________ happened in Tang Shan. For a few days, water in the wells _____________. From the ______ of wells __________come out. Mice, chicken, pigs and even fish became ________. At 3:00 am, everything began to ______.It seemed that the world was _________. _________ of the nation ____ it. ___________cut across the city. The city lay _______. Strange things rose and fell cracks smelly gas nervous shake at an end One-third felt A huge crack in ruins

Two-thirds of the people _____ or ___________ Two-thirds of the people _____ or ___________. Then later that afternoon, another big quake ______ Tang Shan. People began to wonder ___________________________. But all hope ____________. _______ came to help those ________. Slowly, the city began to _____________. died were injured shook how long the disaster would last was not lost Soldiers survivors breathe again

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