Unit Four : Earthquake Period Two: Reading

earthquake n.地震 well n.井 pipe n.管；导管 burst vi.爆裂；爆发 n.突然破裂；爆发 million New Words n.地震 n.井 n.管；导管 vi.爆裂；爆发 n.突然破裂；爆发 n.百万 n.事件；大事 n.民族；国家；国民 earthquake well pipe burst million event nation

canal n. 运河; 水道 steam n.蒸汽；水汽 dirt n.污垢；泥土 ruin n. 废墟；毁灭 vt. 毁灭；使破产 New Words canal steam dirt ruin suffering extreme injure n. 运河; 水道 n.蒸汽；水汽 n.污垢；泥土 n. 废墟；毁灭 vt. 毁灭；使破产 n.苦难；痛苦 adj.极度的 vt.损害；伤害

destroy vt.破坏；毁坏；消灭 brick n.砖；砖块 dam n.水坝；堰堤 track n.轨道；足迹；痕迹 useless New Words destroy brick dam track useless shock rescue vt.破坏；毁坏；消灭 n.砖；砖块 n.水坝；堰堤 n.轨道；足迹；痕迹 adj.无用的；无效的；无益的 vt.&vi. (使)震惊；震动 n.休克；打击；震惊 n.&vt. 援救；营救

trap vt.使陷入困境 n.陷阱；困境 electricity n.电；电流；电学 disaster n.灾难；灾祸 bury New Words trap electricity disaster bury mine miner shelter vt.使陷入困境 n.陷阱；困境 n.电；电流；电学 n.灾难；灾祸 vt.埋葬；掩埋；隐藏 n.矿；矿山；矿井 n.矿工 n.掩蔽；掩蔽处；避身处

right away 立刻；马上 as if 仿佛；好象 at an end 结束；终结 in ruins 严重受损；破败不堪 expressions right away as if at an end in ruins dig out a (great) number of 立刻；马上 仿佛；好象 结束；终结 严重受损；破败不堪 掘出 许多；大量的

crack n.裂缝;劈啪声 vi. vt (使)开裂;破裂 The bottle will crack if you pour boiling water into it. The fireworks crack overhead.

brick well

canal

dam

What if only one thing you can take? Step2. Pre-reading What if only one thing you can take? money water fruit cakes precious photos certificates gold clothes

What strange things do you think may happen before an earthquake? pond mice well wall

Bright lights flash in the sky

Animals are too nervous, such as cows, pigs, horses, and snakes, etc.

1. Why is the title called A Night the Earth Didn’t Sleep? Step3 Skimming Read the text silently and quickly and try to get the information about the following questions. 1. Why is the title called A Night the Earth Didn’t Sleep? 2. When and where did the earthquake happen? In Tangshan, Hebei, on July 28th, 1976

Strange things happened before the earthquake. Step 5 Intensive reading Main idea of the text Part1 Paragraph 1 Strange things happened before the earthquake. to get the main idea, you should pay special attention to the beginning and ending sentences in each paragraph Part2 Paragraph 2&3 The earthquake destroyed the city of Tangshan. Part3 Paragraph 4 The army came to help the survivors.

In the well In the sky In the city What strange events happened before the earthquake in Tang Shan? In the well In the farmyard In the sky In the city well water, cracks ,smelly gas rose and fell, came out of chickens, pigs , mice , fish nervous to eat, run out to hide,jump bright light ,the sound of planes water pipes cracked and burst

Watch a short movie and make a timeline. Time Event Result three days before the earthquake at about 3:00 am at 3:42 am Later that afternoon after that

Time Event Result three days before the earthquake at about 3:00 am saw: cracks water in the wells—rose and fell, animals—too nervous,hide fish jumped out of bowls & ponds bright light in the sky Water pipes—cracked and burst heard: sound of planes smelt: smelly gas in the cracks of the wells People thought little of the events and went to bed as usual

Time Event Result at 3:42 am Later that afternoon felt: everything shook one-third nation felt it heard in Beijing 200 km. away saw: a huge crack cut across houses, roads… steam burst from holes in the ground hard hills of rock-rivers of dirt city lay in ruins 400,000 people killed/injured 75% factories 90% home gone bricks covered dams/bridges fell railway tracks useless cows never milk pigs/chickens died wells filled with sand buildings fell down water/food/electricity hard to get

Time Event Result after that hope not lost army sent 150,000 soldiers workers built shelters for survivors fresh water taken to the city the city began to breathe again

Read the text aloud and join the correct parts of the sentences. Step4 Scanning Read the text aloud and join the correct parts of the sentences. 1 The chickens didn’t eat because 2 Before the earthquake the people didn’t worry because 3 Such a great number of people died because 4 Water was needed because 5 The people did not lose hope because A the army came to help them B the quake happened while they were sleeping C they were nervous D dames and wells were useless E they didn’t know the quake caused the strange things

Discuss the following open question in group of four Step6 Discussion Discuss the following open question in group of four Suppose the earth begins to shake what will you do to protect yourself?

· Hide under a desk or table. · Face away from windows. If at home: Discussion If at school : · Hide under a desk or table.  · Face away from windows. If at home: · Hide under a heavy table or bed. · Sit in a corner, away from doors, windows, ect.

Life is beautiful. We must love our lives. In an earthquake Let’s practise hiding Life is beautiful. We must love our lives. In an earthquake SPEED IS LIFE.

Filling the blacks with the first given letter: Several days before July 28, 1976, many s______things happened in Tangshan. They were signs for the e__________. But people in the city of Tangshan didn’t think m_______of these. At 3:42am that day,the earth began to s________,which d_________the city. trange arthquake uch hake estroyed

Many people,including workers and doctors,came to r_______those t_________under the ruins. 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. escue rapped ell eams ury

Homework Surf on the internet or go to the library to find more information about how to survive in an earthquake. We will share your advice and your feelings with the whole class. Bye-bye

1.move quickly from side to side or up and down 2.a deep place to store water to drink 3.structure built to give protection from rain wind or attack 4.save or bring away from danger 5.cause to break violently open or apart 6.the part of a building left after the rest has been damaged 7.damage so badly that it no longer exits or works 8.event that causes great harm or damage 9.channel cut through land or boats or ships to Travel along,or carry water for irrigation shake well shelter rescue break ruins destroy disaster canal

10.sudden violent movement of the earth’s surface 11.gas that hot water gives out 12.violent blow or shake;worried or frightened 13.new or different;newly made,produced 14.source of pride and pleasure 15.a special wall that keeps water behind it 16.black material found underground used for burning to supply heat 17.baked or dried clay used for building 18.having a bad smell earthquake steam shock fresh honour dam coal brick smelly