1. Unit4 Welcome to our class! -- 台山侨中 陈柳玲

2. Leading-in: 1.What happened in the video? 2. How do you feel about it? Watch a video and answer questions!

3. Quiz: Do you know where and when the biggest earthquake happened in China in the 20th century? Wenchuan ( 汶川 )Yushu( 玉树 ) In Tangshan, in 1976.

4. Unit4 Reading A Night the Earth Didn’t Sleep

5. Task 1 Fast Reading

6. Skimming Part 1. (para.1) Part 2. (para.2&3) Part 3. (para.4) B. Signs before the earthquake A. Recovery after the earthquake C. Damage caused by the earthquake The whole passage can be divided into three parts. Please match the main idea of each part.

7. Task 2 Listening

8. Listen to paragraph 1 carefully, and then fill in the blanks. Listening Strange things before the earthquake: 1.______ in the wells rose and fell. 2. A smelly _____ came out of the crack. 3. __________ and ________ were too nervous to eat. 4. ______ ran out of the field and _______ jumped out of the ponds. 5. People saw bright ______ in the sky. Water gas Chickenspigs Micefish lights

9. Task 3 Careful Reading

10. Read paragraph 2, then decide if the following statements are true (T) or false (F) and correct the errors. Careful reading 1. The earthquake happened at midnight. 2. It was one of the biggest earthquakes of the 21st century. 3. The city lay in ruins in fifteen minutes. 4. A large number of people were killed or injured in the earthquake. (F) (T) (F) at 3:42 am. 20th seconds.

11. Read paragraph 2&3, and then choose the best answers to the following questions. Careful reading 1.According to the author’s description( 描述 ), which of the following statements about the earthquake is NOT True? 2.The earthquake caused a lot of damage except that ________. 3. Which of the following words can best describe people’ feeling about the earthquake?

12. Careful reading 1.According to the author’s description( 描述 ), which of the following statements about the earthquake is NOT True? A. The whole country felt it. B. Buildings were badly destroyed during it. C. A large number of people lost their lives. D. They could never imagine there would be an earthquake

13. Careful reading 2. The earthquake caused a lot of damage except that ________. A. two dams and most of bridges fell B. many families were killed and lots of children lost their parents C. a huge crack cut across houses, roads and canals D. water in the wells rose and fell

14. Careful reading 3. Which of the following words can best describe people’ feeling about the earthquake? A. Happy. B. Natural. C. Shocked. D. Angry.

15. It seemed as if the world was at an end! Is there any hope? All hope was not lost!

16. Detailed reading The army 1.______ were sent to Tangshan. 2.Teams were organized to _________ those who were trapped and to _____________ Workers _______ were built for ________ whose homes had been destroyed. Result The city ____________________ Soldiers dig out bury the dead. survivors began to breathe again. Read para.4 carefully and fill in the chart. What happened after the earthquake? Shelters

17. Task 4 Summary

18. The passage mainly tells us about a/an __________ that happened in ________on July 28, in_____, including the _______ before the earthquake, _______caused by it and ______________________ after the earthquake. earthquake Tangshan 1976 Summary signs damage recovery/ rescue work

19. Task 5 Post reading

21. Role-play Student A : A reporter Student B : A survivor （幸存者） from the Tangshan earthquake. ： Act out an interview ( 采访 ) according to the text. Here are five questions. Choose at least two questions. Reporter : 在地震之前你注意到什么奇怪的事情吗？ Reporter : 地震是什么时候发生的 ? 你的感受如何 ? Reporter : 地震造成了什么损害？ Reporter : 所以完全没有任何希望了吗 ? Task

22. Reporter : Did you notice anything strange before the earthquake ？ Survivor: There were some strange things…. Reporter : When did it happen and how did you feel? Survivor: Everything began to shake at…it seemed as if… Reporter : What damage did the earthquake cause? Survivor: One-third of the nation…more than 400,000 people were…75% of …and 90% of …half a million… Reporter : So all hope was lost? Survivor: No. The army and workers came to our rescue and the city began to breathe again. Sample

23. Tangshan’s new look God help those who help themselves.

24. When one place is hit by a disaster, help streams in from all over the country. ( 一方有难，八方支援 )

25. Homework 1.Read the text again, and underline some useful phrases and sentences. 2. 《全优课堂》： Finish the exercises on page 44-46.