Unit 4 Earthquakes Reading By 莆田一中 杨淑霞

Brainstorm earthquake death injury shake fall Wenchuan earthquake Tangshan earthquake

How much do you know about Tangshan earthquake?

A NIGHT THE EARTH DIDN’T SLEEP

Main idea: An earthquake happened in Tangshan on July 28, 1976 Guess what the writer will write about the earthquake. Predicting( 预测 )

Fast reading Underline the topic sentence of each paragraph while reading.

Part1/Para 1 Part2/Para 2&3 Part3/Para 4 Before the earthquake During the earthquake After the earthquake The text can be divided into there parts signs damage recovery

Careful reading Para 1 Before the earthquake Strange things were happening. Awater Banimals c weather

* well water…*a smelly gas… * well walls … Para 1 strange things before the earthquake Water Careful reading

The water in the wells ____and____. And the well walls had deep ____________. A smelly gas ___ ____ out of the cracks. rose fell cracks came Water

Animals

Mice _______ out of the fields_______ places to hide. Fish _______out of bowls and ponds. looking for jumped Animals The chickens and even pigs were___ nervous ___eat. too to ran

weather People could _______lights in the sky. see The sound of planes could be _______ outside the city of Tangshan. heard

“It is always calm before a storm.” But “It is not calm before an earthquake.” Small events foretells big events. However,people in Tangshan,who ______________ these events,were asleep as usual. thought little of

Part2 Para. 2-3 damage during the earthquake. How did the writer describe the damage caused by the earthquake? numbers,details

Data( 数据 )  of the nation felt the earthquake.  A huge crack that was kilometres long and metres wide cut across houses.  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. 1/ /3 Para. 2-3 During the earthquake 400,000 75% 90%

Why did the writer give us so many numbers in paragraph 2 and 3?

Type of writing : It was one of the greatest earthquakes of the 20th century. a news report.

It seemed as if the world ______________. The suffering of the people ___________. Thousands of families _____________. Many children _____________________. Hospitals,factories and buildings _____. The railway tracks ________________. People ________________. Water, food and electricity _____________. were killed were left without parents was extreme were shocked were useless pieces of steel was at an end Para. 2-3 during the earthquake were hard to get were gone

. A huge crack ______ across houses, roads and canals.. Steam ______ from holes in the ground. Hard hills of the rock___________ rivers of dirt. Bricks ___________ the ground like red autumn leaves. Two dams ______. Sand now ______ the wells instead of water. A large city ______ in ruins. Para. 2-3during the earthquake cut burst became covered fell filled lay

exaggeration It seemed as if the world was at an end. Bricks covered the ground like red autumn leaves. simile

Was there still any hope?

Soldiers were sent to help. Miners were rescued from coal mines. Para. 4 All hopes were not lost. Recovery after the earthquake Shelters were built for survivors. Water were taken there. What did people do to help the people in Tangshan ?

Slowly,the city began to breathe again.

Neither a wise man nor a brave man lies down on the tracks of history to wait for the train of the future to run over them Dwight D Eisenhower After reading

Discuss in pairs: What lesson can we learn from Tangshan earthquake? Those who don ‘t learn from history are doomed to( 注定 ) repeat it. After reading

Homework: 1) Make a summary of the text. 2) Read the text over and over again and underline the useful phrases and expressions

Thank you !