1、There are always some natural disasters happening What natural disasters do you know?What natural disasters do you know?typhoontsunami海啸volcanic eruptionsandstormthunderstorm火山喷发droughtfloodfirehurricaneearthquakeUnit 4 EarthquakesReading Whathappened?The buildings fell down.倒塌The city lay in ruins.
2、破败不堪Many people were killed or injured.受伤的ReadingA night the earth didnt sleepDate:Place:Disaster:Damage:on July 28,1976Tangshan,Hebei ProvinceA big earthquakeThe city lay _.More than _ people were killed or injured.skimmingin ruins400,000.Skim the passage and find out the topic sentence of each par
3、agraph.Strange things were happening in the countryside of northeast Hebei.Everything began to shake and it seemed as if the world was at an end.Everywhere they looked nearly everything was destroyed.All hope was not lost.Answer the question:Q:In what order was the passage written?The text is writte
4、n in time order.Time For three daysSoon after the quakeAfternoon of July 28,1976At about 3:00am on July 28,1976At 3:42am on July 28,1976The order of the passage(Para 1)(Para 2&3)(Para 4)Before the earthquakeDuring the earthquakeAfter the earthquakeCareful ReadingPara1.What may happen before an earth
5、quake?What do you think may happen before an earthquake?The water in the wells_and_.And some deep _could be seen in the well walls.A_gas came out the cracks.rosefellcrackssmellyWhat do you think may happen before an earthquake?Mice ran out of the fields _ places to hide.Fish _out of bowls and ponds.
6、looking forjumpedWhat do you think may happen before an earthquake?The chickens and even pigs were_nervous _eat.The dog was _loudly again and again.tootobarkingWhat do you think may happen before an earthquake?People could see _lights in the sky.brightDamage caused byearthquakePara 2-3 Fill in the b
7、lanks3:42greatestSteamdirtBricksdamsuselesssteelSandelectricityDatav _ of the nation felt the earthquake.v A huge crack that was _ kilometres long and _ metres wide cut across houses.vIn _ terrible seconds a large city lay in ruins.v _ of the people died or were injured during the earthquake.v The n
8、umber of people who were killed or injured reached more than _.vAll of the citys hospitals,_ of its factories and buildings and _ of its homes were gone.1/3830152/3400,00075%90%Para.2-3What help did people in Tangshan receive?The army organized teams to dig out those who were trapped and to bury the
9、 dead people.Miners were rescued from the coal mines.Shelters were built for survivors whose homes had been destroyed.Fresh water was taken to the city.:After the earthquakeTrue or False?1.There were one million people in Tangshan at that time.2.The earthquake began 10 kilometres directly bellow the
10、 city.3.Not only the people but also the animals were shocked greatly.4.There was only one quake at that time.5.Only supply of water and electricity was cut off.6.Workers rescued most of the 10,000 coal miners to the south of the city.7.Before the earthquake there wasnt anything strange happening.8.
11、Almost everything in Tangshan was destroyed.TFTTFFFF11anotherlater the afternoonnorthwere strange thingsfoodRetell the story_ happened in Tang Shan.For a few days,water in the wells _.From the _ of wells _come out.Mice,chicken,pigs and even fish became _.At 3:00 am,everything began to _.It seemed th
12、at the world was _._ of the nation _ it._cut across the city.The city lay _.Strange thingsrose and fellcrackssmelly gasnervousshakeat an endOne-thirdfeltA huge crackin ruinsTwo-thirds of the people _ or _.Then later that afternoon,another big quake _ Tang Shan.People began to wonder _.But all hope _
13、._ came to help those _.Slowly,the city began to _.diedwere injuredshookhow long the disaster would lastwas not lostSoldiersbreathe againsurvivorsRead the passage_ happened in Tang Shan.For a few days,water in the wells _.From the _ of wells _come out.Mice,chicken,pigs and even fish became _.At 3:00
14、 am,everything began to _.It seemed that the world was _._ of the nation _ it._cut across the city.The city lay _.Strange thingsrose and fellcrackssmelly gasnervousshakeat an endOne-thirdfeltA huge crackin ruinsTwo-thirds of the people _ or _.Then later that afternoon,another big quake _ Tang Shan.P
15、eople began to wonder _.But all hope _._ came to help those _.Slowly,the city began to _.diedwere injuredshookhow long the disaster would lastwas not lostSoldiersbreathe againsurvivorsSentence enjoyment1.For three days the water inthe village wells rose and fell,rose and fell.Repetition(重复):to make
16、a deep impression on the readers.Sentence enjoyment2.It seemed as if the world was at an end.Exaggeration(夸张):to draw peoples attention to the seriousness of the disaster.Sentence enjoyment3.Bricks covered the groundlike red autumn leaves.Simile(比喻):to create a vivid image.Sentence enjoyment4.Slowly,the city began to breatheagain.Personification(拟人):to form a vivid image.Sentence enjoyment5.A night the earth didnt sleep.Personification(拟人):to form a vivid image.Tangshans new lookWenchuans new look Where there is life,there is hope.Cherish our life!Comprehending
