video A Night The Earth Didn’t Sleep

huge A huge ________cut across the road. crack

The railway tracks became ________pieces of steel. useless

The bridge was d__________. estroyed

People were _________( 被困 ) under buildings. trapped

After the earthquake, the whole city _________________( 处于废墟中 ). lay in ruins

Read the passage very quickly to find out: 3:42 am on July 28,1976 Time Place Event Result Tangshan, northeast Hebei 400,000 killed and injured an earthquake happened

Listen Listen to the text and match the main idea of different parts. Para1 rescue work Para2 and 3 early warnings Para4 damage

Para1 early warnings What strange things happened in the countryside and in the city? before the earthquake

The water in the village wells _______________. The well walls had_____________ in them. A______ gas came out of the cracks. In the countryside rose and fell deep cracks smelly

The chickens and pigs were too_________ to eat. In the farmyards nervous

Mice _______ of the fields looking for places to ________ Fish _______________ their bowls and ponds. ran out hide jumped out of In the fields and ponds

People saw ______ lights in the sky. People heard ____________________ even when no planes were in the sky. In the sky bright the sound of planes

the water pipes in some buildings _______ and _________ In the city cracked burst

timewhat happenedthe results at 3:42 am 1/3 of china______ it. A _________ ---8km long and 30m wide __________ houses, roads and canals. ______ burst from holes in the ground. Hard hills of rock became______ of dirt. The city of Tangshan lay in____ in _____ seconds. People: Buildings: Animals: Later that afternoon 2/3(died;injured) 400,000(reached) all hospitals 75% (factories) 90% (homes) 2(dams)/bridges the railway tracks cows/ pigs/ chickens another big earthquake… rescue workers, doctors more buildings/ water, food, and electricity felt huge crack cut across Steam rivers ruins15 During the earthquake

How did the army rescue the survivors ? 150,000 soldiers the army 10,000 miners _________were built for homeless _________ ______________ was taken to the city. Para 4 after the earthquake _______,Tangshan began to________again! Shelterssurvivors breatheGradually …help the rescue workers dig out the trapped… bury… rescued from the coal mines fresh water

_______ things happened in Tangshan. For a few days, water in the wells ____ and fell. The wells had ______ and a ______ gas came out of them. Mice, chickens and even pigs became too ________ to live as usual. At 3:42 am, everything began to _______. It seemed ____ ___the world was __ __ ____. One third of the _______ felt it. In fifteen _______,the city lay in _____. Two-thirds of the people died or were _______. Later that afternoon, another big quake ______ Tangshan, which _______ many ______ workers and doctors. People began to wonder how long the ________ would ____. But all hope was not _____. Soldiers came to help those _________. Slowly, the city began to _______ again. Strange rose cracks smelly nervous shake at an endnation secondsruins injured shook trappedrescue disaster lastlost survivors breathe Summary as if

Why did the earthquake cause such great damage to Tangshan? It was a strong earthquake. It happened at night when people were asleep. It happened 11 km directly below the city. People thought little of those strange things. People didn’t have a good knowledge of the earthquake. ….. Discussion

Homework 1 Read the passage fluently and retell the first paragraph. (What are the strange things happened before the earthquake?) 2 Finish the exercises on Page2 of Learning English.