Module 1 unit 4 Earthquakes Period 1 Reading 界首市第一中学 李晓慧

How many Natural Disasters do you know? tornado typhoon tsunami

sand storm thunderstorm volcanic eruption

earthquake

Unit 4 Earthquakes

What do you think may happen before an earthquake?

What do you think may happen before an earthquake? The water in the wells ____and____. And some deep ______could be seen in the well walls. A______ gas came out of the cracks. rose fell cracks smelly

What do you think may happen before an earthquake? B Mice ran out of the fields___________ places to hide. Fish _________out of bowls and ponds. looking for jumped

What do you think may happen before an earthquake? C The chickens and even pigs were______ nervous _____eat. The dog was________ loudly again and again. too to barking

What do you think may happen before an earthquake? D People could see _______lights in the sky. bright

Can you describe what may happen in an earthquake?

The buildings fell down. fall down倒塌

Roads might crack. 裂开

The city lay in ruins. lie in ruins成为废墟

Many people were killed or injured. 受伤的

A great number of people lost their homes. 许多，大量

Tangshan, Hebei July 28th, 1976

Reading A NIGHT THE EARTH DIDN'T SLEEP

Fast-reading : Divide the whole passage into three parts and try to get the main idea of the text.

Part 1( ) Part 2( ) Part 3( ) Main idea for each part: P.1 Rescue work after the earthquake. P.2-3 Signs before the earthquake. P.4 Damage caused by the earthquake.

Read Paragraph 1 to complete the chart orally. Main idea Details ? The water in the wells The well walls A smelly gas The chickens and the pigs Mice Fish In the sky The water pipes rose and fell had deep cracks in them Strange things were happening in the countryside of northeast of Hebei came out of the cracks were too nervous to eat ran out of the fields jumped out of bowls and ponds Signs before the earthquake some people saw bright lights cracked and burst

What numbers can express the quake is GREAT? One-third of the nation felt… eight km long…thirty m wide cut across… In 15 terrible seconds Two-thirds…died or injured Thousands …killed,…more than 400,000 All, 75%, 90% Two dams …most of the bridges…. Tens of thousands of cows… Half a million…and millions… Why does the author use so many numbers/ data?

What verbs are used to describe the damage ? 1.Everything began to ______. 2.One third of the nation _____ it. 3.A huge crack _________ houses,roads and canals. 4.Steam _____ from holes in the ground. shake felt happening cut across burst 1.Two thirds of the people died or _______. 2.Hospitals, factories and buildings were ______. 3.Two dams and most of the bridges ______. 4.The railway tracks were _______ pieces of steel. 5.Cows would never ______ ______again. 6.Pigs and chickens were ______. injured gone fell damage useless give milk dead

In this part, the author uses simile to say the quake is GREAT In this part, the author uses simile to say the quake is GREAT.Can you find the sentence? Bricks covered the ground like red autumn leaves. No wind, however, could blow them away. What happened when rescue work was going on? Another big quake shook Tangshan.

at an end. destroyed. What do Para.2-3 want to tell us? The world seemed Everything was destroyed.

Para.4: What did people do for the city? dig out …& bury ... All hope was not lost / Not all hope was lost / Only some hope was lost What did people do for the city? Firstly, __________________ secondly,____________________ thirdly, _____________________ the last, _____________________ dig out …& bury ... rescue the coal miners build shelters for survivors transport fresh water to the city What can we learn from ‘breathe’? Slowly, the city began to breathe again.

United , we stand; Divided , we fall. When one place is hit by a disaster, help streams in from all over the country.(一方有难，八方支援) United , we stand; Divided , we fall.

The water in the village wells rose and fell, rose and fell. Simile Exaggeration Personification Repetition 拟人 比喻 夸张 重复 The water in the village wells rose and fell, rose and fell. It seemed as if the world was at an end. Bricks covered the ground like red autumn leaves. Slowly, the city began to breathe again. Repetition Exaggeration Simile Personification

Personification (拟人化) describes a specific thing, object or idea by making it into a person. This gives a kind of ‘life’ to the thing like a person The leaves are dancing happily in the air. The earth didn’t sleep that night. The city began to breathe again.

Exaggeration (hyperbole) 夸张 makes something more than it really is I caught a fish as big as a house He runs as fast as wind The world was at an end

C 1. The title “A night the earth didn’t sleep” means _______. A. the earth was awake all night long B. people on the earth couldn’t fall asleep that night C. the earth shook like crazy that night D. animals on the earth would not sleep that night C a poetic way of saying that an earthquake happened

Suggest another title: Which is better? Why? A night the disaster happened Tangshan is never ever getting back The world was at an end A frightening night Death is coming The earth was shaking that night A night the nation couldn’t forget The greatest earthquake in Tangshan

2. All the following unusual things happened in the countryside before the earthquake except that _______. A. the water in the village wells rose and fell B. the chickens and even the pigs were too nervous to eat C. tens of thousands of cows would never give milk again D. fish jumped out of bowls and ponds C

3. What does “them” in the sentence “No wind, however, could blow them away.” (in Paragraph 3) refer to? Red autumn leaves. B. Bricks on the ground. C. Bodies of dead animals. D. Sand in the wells. B

Post-reading: Retell the story ____________ happened in Tang Shan. For a few days, water in the wells _____________. From the ______ of wells __________came 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

What should we do to protect ourselves if an earthquake happened? Discussions What should we do to protect ourselves if an earthquake happened?

· keep away from windows. .Follow teachers’ advice If at school: · Hide under a desk or table.  · keep away from windows. .Follow teachers’ advice If at home: · Hide under a heavy table or bed. · Sit in a corner, away from doors, windows, ect.

If on a road: Use something hard (硬的) to protect your head.

Stay calm! If we are in a high building Never try to use the lift. Don't rush out without order.