1. Unit Four :
Earthquake
Period Two: Reading

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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.

8. brick
well

9. canal

10. dam

11. 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

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

13. Bright lights flash in the sky

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

15. 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

16. 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.

17. 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

18. 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

19. 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

20. 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

21. 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

22. 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

23. 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?

24. · 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.

25. 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.

26. 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

27. 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

28. 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

29. 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

30. 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