1. A Night the Earth Didn't Sleep
Module 1 Unit 4
A Night the Earth Didn't Sleep
By Betty

2. destroyed
The city lay in ruins.

3. water pipes
burst

4. crack

5. injured , buried in bricks.

6. Unit4
Earthquakes

8. What may happen before an earthquake?

9. Reading
A Night the Earth
Didn’t Sleep

10. Match the main ideas with each paragraph.
first or last sentence---topic sentence(主旨句）
1. During the earthquake, nearly
everything was destroyed .
2. Before the earthquake,
strange things happened but
people ignored(忽视) them.
3. The earthquake began and
caused much damage.
4. The rescue after the
earthquake.
Para. 1
Para. 2
Para. 3
Para. 4

11. What: __________________ Where: _________________
Main idea
What: __________________
Where: _________________
When: __________________
An earthquake happened
Tangshan,Hebei
July 28,1976
An earthquake happened in Tangshan,Hebei on July 28, 1976.

12. How to divide the passage into 3 parts based on time order?
the structure(结构） ?

13. Para.1 Use to fill the table. key words rose and fell
things
what happened
water in the well
well walls
chickens and pigs
mice
fish
sky
sound
water pipes
rose and fell
deep cracks, smelly gas
too nervous to eat
ran out of, looking for places to hide
jumped out
bright lights
heard even no planes
cracked and burst

14. Para. 2&3 The earthquake comes... True(T) or false(F)? F F F T
1.Two-thirds of the nation felt the earthquake.
( )
2.All the people in Tangshan were dead or
injured during the earthquake ( )
3. All of the city’s hospitals, factories, buildings
and homes were damaged in the earthquake.
4.Later that afternoon, a terrible
earthquake shook Tangshan again ( ) F F F T

15. Para.4 Fill in the blanks. soldiers Fresh water
1.The _______ arrived and sent
________to help.
2. ________ were built for survivors.
3. ____________ was brought in the city.
army
soldiers
Shelters
Fresh water
Slowly, the city began to breathe again.

16. Tang Shan’s New Look

17. Summary Retell the story water in the wells ___________. A s ______gas
S _________things happened in Tangshan. The
water in the wells ___________. A s ______gas
came out of the c______. Animals were too nervous to eat. Then, everything began to s______. It seemed as if the world was
_________.The city lay_________ and the
people were i_______. Later, another big
quake shook Tangshan. People began to wonder how long the d_______ would l_____. But all hope was not lost. Soldiers came to help those s________. Slowly, the city began to b ________ again.
trange
rose and fell
melly
racks
hake
at an end
in ruins
njured
isaster
ast
urvivors
reathe

18. the best
roommate
in China
中国好室友

19. Discussion If you meet an earthquake,
and you can take only one thing, what will you take? why?

20. pictures of family
water
money
identity card
map
books
food
clothes
mobile phone
torch
radio

21. Remember:
No matter what you take, the most important thing is to protect yourself and believe in yourself. And when you believe, there will be miracles（奇迹）.

22. Many nights we've prayed With no proof anyone could hear
许多夜晚我们曾恳切祈祷
With no proof anyone could hear
不能证明有人能听到
In our hearts a hopeful song
我们心中有一阕希望之歌
We barely understood
自己难以参透
Now we are not afraid
如今我们不再害怕
Although we know there's much to fear
尽管我们知道仍有许多事情令人畏惧
We were moving mountains long
翻山越岭后
Before we knew we could
才知晓自己能够做到
There can be miracles when you believe
只要你相信,奇迹就会实现.
Though hope is frail
尽管希望渺茫
It's hard to kill
却难以抹杀
Who knows what miracles you can achieve
谁能知晓 你可以实现什么奇迹
When you believe somehow you will
只要你相信
You will when you believe
只要你相信 奇迹就会实现

23. Homework 1.Remember the new words.
2.Finish the exercises on the handout.