1、Unit 4 EarthquakesReading A NIGHT THE EARTH DIDNT SLEEP广西博白县王力中学 李瑜芳lead inlead in Tangshan is beautiful,but do you know what happened to it about 40 years ago?Can you describe how terrible the earthquake was?July 28,1976Tangshan,HebeiThe railway tracks were useless steelThe bridge was brokenBuildin
2、gs fell downFast readingFind out the topic sentence of each paragraph.P26 in textbookparagraph1 paragraph2 paragraph3 paragraph4Strange things were happening in the countryside of northeast Hebei.Everything began to shake.Nearly everything was destroyed.All hope was not lost.outline of the text part
3、1(para.)Before the earthquake part2(para.)Duaring the earthquake part3(para.)After the earthquake12-34rose and felldeep cracks,a smelly gastoo nervous to eatRead para.1 and fill in the blanks.ran out of the fields to hidejumped out of their bowls and ponds bright lightscould be heard even though the
4、re were no planes cracked and burstData(数据)v _ 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.vThe number of people who were
5、killed or injured reached more than _.1/3830152/3Para.2400,000The numbers tell us that the earthquake caused a lot of deaths(死亡）and damage（损失）to the victims（受害者）.1.Bricks covered the ground like red_.2.Dams and bridges fell and were not _.3.The railway tracks became useless_.4.A lot of cows stopped
6、giving_ forever.5.A number of pigs and chickens were _.6.Sand filled the _ instead of water.7.Some rescue workers and doctors were trapped under the _.leavessafesteelmilkdeadwellsruinsFill in the blanks according to paragraph 3.soldiersdead10,000 minersshelterswater_ happened in Tangshan.For a few d
7、ays,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 as if the world was _.Strange thingsrose and fellcracksa smelly gasnervousshakeat an end_ of the nation _ it._ cut across the city.The city lay _.One-thirdfeltA
8、 huge crackin ruinsTwo-thirds of the people _ or _.Then later that afternoon,another big quake _ Tangshan.But all hope _._ came to help those _.Slowly,the city began to _.diedwere injuredshookwas not lostSoldierssurviorsbreathe again What should we do to protect ourselves if an earthquake is happeni
9、ng now in our classroom?*Keep calm and dont be nervous.*Stay where you are.*Protect your head by putting your bag/hands on it.*Squat(蹲下)under your desk.*Leave our classroom after the earthquake.1.about Tangshan earthquake 2.about how to protect ourselves in an earthquake.HomeworkWrite a compozition on what we should do before an earthquake.
