1、Unit 4Step 1 Lead-in1.Have you ever experienced any natural disaster?volcanofloodhailstonehurricanesandstormearthquakeLook at the pictures.Can you name all the disasters?3.Can you describe how terrible an earthquake is?2.Which natural disasters have you ever experienced?All the buildings fell downTh
2、e roads were destroyedMany people were killed or injured A lot of children became orphansTangshanSan FranciscoPlease look at the photos of Tangshan and San Francisco,describe what you can see in the two photos to your partner,and write them down.Step2 Warming up1.What can you see in the two photos?2
3、.Imagine there has been a big earthquake in these two cities,what might happen?beautiful cities;wide roads;tall buildings;large population the whole cities might be in ruins;the wide and busy roads might be destroyed;the tall buildings might fell down;many people might be killed or injured What do y
4、ou think will happen before an earthquake?Step3 Pre-readingwellfishdogspigsskymicechickensA NIGHT THE EARTH DIDNT SLEEPstep4Well,today we are going to read a news report about a strong earthquake of the 20th century,which happened in Tangshan,Hebei,in 1976.Before we learn the passage,lets watch a vi
5、deo about Tangshan earthquake.How many parts can this passagebe divided into?Three partsPart 1 Paragragh1Part 2 Paragraph 2-3Part 3 Paragraph 4I.skimmingBefore the earthquakeDuring the earthquakeAfter the earthquakeII.Detail reading:Fill in the blanksMain IdeaDetailsv_ things were happening in the c
6、ountryside in northeast Hebei.vThe water in the wells _ and _.vA _ gas came out of the cracks.vThe chickens and pigs were too _ to _.v Fish _out of the bowls and ponds.vMice _ out of the fields.vAt _ am on July 28,1976,people saw _ in the sky.Signs before the earthquakePara.1Strangerosefellsmellyner
7、vouseatjumpedran3:00bright lightsMain IdeaDetailsAt _ am,the _ earthquake of the 20th century began._ burst from holes in the ground.Hard hills of the rock became rivers of _._ covered the ground like red autumn leaves.Two _ and most of the bridges fell.The railway tracks were now _pieces of _._ now
8、 filled the wells instead of water.Water,food,and _ were hard to get.During the earthquakePara.2-3Fill in the blanks3:42greatestSteamdirtBricksdamsuselesssteelSandelectricityMain IdeaDetailsSoldiers were sent to dig out those who were trapped and _ the dead._ were built for the homeless and _ was ta
9、ken to the city.After theearthquakePara.4Fill in the blanksto bury Sheltersfresh waterStep5 ComprehendingJoin the correct parts of the sentences.1)The chickens didnt eat because2)The people didnt worry because 3)Such a great number ofpeople died because4)Water was needed because5)The people did not
10、lose hope becausel A the army came to help them.l B the quake happened while they were sleeping.l C they were nervous.l D dams and wells were useless.l E they didnt know what the strange events meant.There was a big _ in Tangshan in 1976.Before the earthquake,the water in the village wells _ and fel
11、l.The animals were too _ to eat.But the people didnt know about it.At 3:42 am,everything began to shake.In fifteen terrible seconds,the large city lay in_.More than _ people were killed or injured.Then later that afternoon,_ big earthquake shook Tangshan.But all hope was not _,because soldiers came
12、to help those_.Step6 ConsolidationRetell the news report to consolidate the passage.earthquakeroseruinssurvivors400,000anotherlostnervousHomeworknn Learn the new words and expressions in this part by heart.nn Read the text again and do the exercises on Page 27.We will check them tomorrow class.Thank you!Goodbye!
