(
课件网) Unit 4 Natural Disasters Period 2 Reading and Thinking What’s the meaning of the title What happened Lead-in Step 1 Lead-in Unit 4 Natural Disasters Period 2 Reading and Thinking Pre-reading Look at the title and photo below and guess what the text is about. Then read and check if you are right. While-reading Read the text carefully and then write down the main idea of each paragraph. Paragraph 1:_____ Paragraph 2:_____ Paragraph 3:_____ Paragraph 4:_____ Paragraph 5:_____ Warning signs before the earthquake. The happening of the big earthquake. The immediate effects of the earthquake. The rescue work. The revival of the city. While-reading Read the plete them with the correct forms of the new words and phrases from the text. in ruins in shock electricity bricks trapped breathing buried Part 1: the signs before the earthquake Strange things were happening in the countryside of northeastern Hebei. For several days, the water in the village wells rose and fell, rose and fell. There were deep cracks that appeared in the well walls. At least one well had some smelly gas coming out of it. Chickens and even pigs were too nervous to eat, and dogs refused to go inside buildings. Mice ran out of the fields looking for places to hide, and fish jumped out of the water. At about 3:00 a.m., on 28 July1976, bright lights were seen in the sky outside of the city of Tangshan and loud noises were heard. But the city's one million people were asleep as usual that night. unaware unprepared How did people feel During the earthquake less than 1 minute 2/3 75%, 90% all 400,000 a large city lay in ruins. The number of people who were killed or injured reached more than 400,000. Two-thirds of the people were dead or injured. 75% of the city's factories and buildings and 90% of its homes and hospitals were gone. Careful reading While-reading. Activity 3. Careful reading. Techniques Strange things were happening in the countryside of northeastern Hebei. For several days, the water in the village wells rose and fell, rose and fell. There were deep cracks that appeared in the well walls. At least one well had some smelly gas coming out of it. Chickens and even the pigs were too nervous to eat, and dogs refused to go inside buildings. Mice ran out of the fields looking for places to hide, and fish jumped out of the water. At about 3:00 am on 28 July 1976, bright lights were seen in the outside the city of Tangshan and noises were heard. But the city’s one million people were asleep as usual that night. repetition sensory description contrast Time Details During the earth-quake At 3:42 am on July 28, 1976 1.Everything began to _____ . 2. _____ cut across the road. 3.Rock turned into_____. 4. _____ buildings and _____of homes were gone. 5. More than _____ people were killed or injured. Afternoon of July 28, 1976 1. _____ shook Tangshan again. 2. More buildings _____. shake rivers of dirt Another big quake 400,0 ... ...
