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课件网) The night the earth didn’t sleep. CONTENTS 01 02 03 04 Pre-reading Fast reading Detailed reading Post-reading 01 Pre-reading disasters What kind of disasters do you know flood 洪水 Typhoon 台风 drought 旱灾 fire 火灾 mudflow 泥石流 vocanno 火山爆发 Earthquake 地震 What do you think will happen before an earthquake There are bright lights in the sky. Frogs are everywhere. The dog is barking. A NIGHT THE EARTH DIDN’T SLEEP 02 Fast-reading A NIGHT THE EARTH DIDN’T SLEEP Which night Where Tangshan Task1. Skim the passage and then find out the topic sentence of each paragraph. paragragh Topic sentence para.1 para.2 para.3 para.4 para.5 Strange things were happening in the countryside of northeastern Hebei. Everything began to shake. It seemed as if the world were coming to an end. Everywhere survivors looked, there was nothing but ruins. But hope was not lost. Tangshan started to revive itself and get back up on its feet. Task2. In what order did the writer write thepassage A. in order of importance B. in order of place C. in order of time D. in order of position At about 3am At 3:42 am, everything began to shake. Soon after the quakes (Para.1) (Para.2&3) (Para.4&5) Task3.How many parts can this passage be divided into Three parts part 1 Para.1 Part 3 Para.4-5 Something strange happened in Tangshan The destroy of the earthquake in Tangshan The rescue of Tangshan ( ) the earthquake Part 2 Para.2-3 ( ) the earthquake During Before ( ) the earthquake After 03 Detailed reading ALL OR NOTHING NOW OR NEVER Task 1：Read Para. 1 and find out signs before earthquake sign 1 The water in the village wells _____ and ____. There were deep ____ that appeared in the well walls. At least one well had some _____ gas coming out of them. rose fell cracks smelly sign 2 Chickens and even pigs were too nervous to _____, and dogs refused to go inside buildings. eat sign 3 Mice ran out of the _____ looking for places to hide and fish jumped out of the_____. fields water sign 4 At about 3:00 a.m., on 28 July 1976, _____ were seen in the sky outside the city of Tangshan and _____ were heard. bright lights loud noises Task 2：Read Para. 2-3 and fill in the blanks to learn the damage caused by the earthquake _____ of the nation felt the earthquake. A huge crack that was __ kilometres long and metres wide cut across houses. In ___ minute a large city lay in ruins. ____ of the people died or were injured during the earthquake. The number of people who were killed or injured reached more than _____. All of the city’s hospitals, _____ of its factories and buildings and _____ of its homes were gone. 1/3 8 30 less than 1 2/3 400,000 75% 90% Task3. Read para. 4-5 and answer the question Q: What happened after the earthquake Some people came to help Tangshan. rescue The army: Workers: _____soldiers to Tangshan to_____ those who were _____and to ____ the dead. ____ shelters for survivors whose homes had been _____. sent ... ...
