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课件网) Unit 4 Natural Disasters THE NIGHT THE EARTH DIDN'T SLEEP lead-in Brainstorm: Look at the pictures and think out some words related to the natural disasters. tornado drought landslide tsunami flood volcanic eruption wildfire Can you guess what natural disaster happened according to the pictures 1.What’s the main idea of the passage The passage mainly talks about a/an_____(what) that happened in _____ (where) at _____(when). earthquake Tangshan 3:42 a.m. on 28 July 1976 Task 1 Skimming 2.Find out the topic sentence of each paragraph. 2. Find out the topic sentence of each paragraph. Para.2 Para.1 Para.3 Para.4 Para.5 Strange things were happening. At 3:42 a.m., everything began to shake. There was nothing but ruins. But hope was not lost. Tangshan started to revive itself. Note: The topic sentence is usually the first sentence of each paragraph, sometimes the middle or last sentence. Read Para.1 and fill in the form. _ Careful reading In the sky Where Underground On the ground What happened water ,well walls ,smelly gas… bright lights , the sound… 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 3:42 am 11 kilometers 8 kilometers 30 meters At 3:42 am everything began to shake. 11 kilometers directly below the city A huge crack was 8 kilometers long. A huge crack was 30 meters wide. Careful reading Words Review crack as if ruin in ruins percent brick metal shock in shock n. 裂纹；裂缝 vt. & vi.（使）破裂 似乎；好像；仿佛 n. & vt. 破坏；毁坏 严重受损；破败不堪 n. 百分之…… adj.&adv. 每一百中 n. 砖；砖块 n. 金属 n. 震惊；令人震惊的事；休克 vt.（使）震惊 震惊；吃惊 Words Review electricity trap bury breathe revive revival effort unify wisdom context suffer n. 电；电能 vt. 使落入险境；使陷入圈套 n. 险境，陷阱 vt. 埋葬；安葬 vi. & vt. 呼吸 vt. & vi. 复活；（使）苏醒 n. 振兴；复苏 n. 努力；艰难的尝试；尽力 vi. & vt. 统一；（使）成一体 n. 智慧；才智 n. 上下文；语境；背景 vt. 遭受；蒙受 vi. （因疾病、痛苦、悲伤等）受苦 What actions were taken to rescue the people How do you understand the city began to breathe again S Reading-part 3 R E U C E dig out bury provide build be brought into breathe It meant that the city began to return to normal gradually Which sentence uses rhetorical figure What rhetorical figure ... ...
