1、A Night the Earth didnt SleepPeriod threeStep one:read the passage whilelistening to the recording of the passage A Night The Earth Didnt Sleep1.Imagine your home begins to shake and you must leave it right away.(P25)Shake:vi/vt (shook,shaken)Shake hands with sb Shake ones head over/at sthThe whole
2、house shook during the explosion.The host shook hands with all the guests.He shook his head in answer to my question.right away:right now;at once;immediatelyI am getting in touch with him right away.Steptwo:Language points in the reading passageThe water rose and fell.He _from his chair when the doo
3、rbell rang.Her job is _chickens.Her temperature is still_.He _ in rank recently.2.rise vi.&raise vt.roseraisingrisinghas risensmelly:smell+y=adj.smell n./v (smelt/smelled)They were all hungry and the food _good.I can _something burning in the kitchen.Please throw the _fish away.smeltsmellsmelly3.A _
4、 gas came _ _ the cracks.smellyout ofCracks4.the water pipes in some buildings cracked and _.burstburst:to come open or fly apart suddenlyThe balloon suddenly burst.burst into +n.Some robbers burst into that house.burst outburst out+doingThey burst out laughing.He burst into laughter.=He burst out l
5、aughingHe burst into tears.=He burst out crying.burst into+n.burst out+doing5.It seemed that the world was _ _ _.at anendat the end of 用于表示具体事物或场所的场合，它也可以用来表示比喻意;by the end of 用于表示时间的场合到结束的时候，用语过去完成时态;in the end 意思“最后、终于”。Compare:at the end of by the end of in the end1).His father will return home _
6、this year.2).He will be a scientist _.3).How many English words had you learned _ last term?at the end ofin the endby the end ofA large city lay in ruins6.In fifteen terrible seconds a large city lay in_.ruinslie(lay,lain):to be,remain or be kept in a certain statein ruins:severely damaged or destro
7、yedCompare:ruin;destroy;damage damage指部分“损坏”、“损害”、“破坏”或指使用价值有所降低。它可以用作动词,也可以用作名词,用作名词时常与to something 连用。The accident did a lot of damage to his car.destroy 只能用作动词,指彻底破坏,以致不可能修复,常作“破坏”、“毁灭”解,也可以指希望、计划等打破。The earthquake destroyed almost the whole town.ruin则表示破坏严重,以致不能修复,但这种破坏不像destroy那样毁灭某物,而是强调致使该物的使
8、用价值发生了问题。用作动词时,它作“使毁灭”、“使崩溃”、“弄糟”解;用作名词时,它表示“毁灭”、“瓦解”、“废墟”等抽象概念。ruin也有借喻的用法。The fire ruined the castle.The house has fallen into ruin.The company is facing ruin.The village _in ruins after the war.These machines have _idle since the factory closed.An earthquake left the whole town _.His career is_.l
9、aylainin ruinsin ruinsEverywhere they looked nearly everything was_.destroyedHe _ his girl friends prospectsruinedSoft wood _easily.damagesinjureinjure:to hurt oneself/sbto hurt oneself/sb./sth./sth.physicallyphysically7.Two-thirds of the them died or were _ during the earthquake.injuredMore than 61
10、%of the surface of the earth _covered by water.Seventy percent of the workers in this factory _ young.isareTheir criticisms _him deeply.Smoking will _his health.He was slightly _in the car accident.He got _in the fighting.What you said _my feeling.have hurtinjuredinjuredwoundedhurtCompare:injure;hur
11、t;woundwonder:v.A.to have a feeling of surprise.B.to be filled with curiosity or doubt.n.one that arouses astonishment,surprise;admirationIt is no wonder(that)=No wonder(that)wonder8.People began to _how long the disaster would last.-Tom often works deep into the night every day.-No wonder he always
12、 gets first in the examinations.9.All hope was not lost.allnot =not all;some but not all Not all the children are left.(=Only some of them left early.)Not all the children are noisy.(=Some of the children are not noisy.)none of.None of us were allowed to go there.None of these reports is very helpfu
13、l.10.bury the dead.bury:A.to place in the ground B.to occupy(oneself)with deep concentration;absorbThe dog buried the bone in the ground.I buried myself in my studies.bury oneself in=be buried in devote oneself to=be devoted to11.shelter n.庇护所，避难所，遮蔽物a shelter for the homelessIn the storm I took she
14、lterunder a tree.v.庇护，掩蔽，保护The plants must be sheltered from direct sunlight.Step three:Please listen to the tape and divide the passage into three parts,then get the main idea of each part.(Ex 3 on P27)Paragraph 1Paragraph 2Paragraph 3Part 1Part 2Before the earthquake strange things began to happen
15、 but no one took any notice of them.The earthquake destroyed the city of Tangshan and shocked the people very much.Part 3Paragraph 4The army came to help the survivors,bringing hope for a new life.Step four:Recite the story _ happened in Tang Shan.For a few days,water in the wells _.From the _ of we
16、lls _come out.Mice,chicken,pigs and even fish became _.At 3a.m,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
17、_.Then later that afternoon,another big quake _ Tang Shan.People began to wonder _.But all hope _._ came to help those _.Slowly,the city began to _.diedwere injuredshookhow long the disaster would lastwas not lostSoldiersbreathe againsurvivorsWhat shall we do if an earthquake happens?Step five:Discussionl Dont be nervous and keep calm.Dont try to run out of the classroom.Protect your head by putting your bag on your head.Squat or sit down under your desk.Leave the classroom after the earthquake.Tang shans new look
