(
课件网) Unit 4 Natural Disasters Period 2 Reading and Thinking Para1.Strange things were happening in the countryside of northeastern Hebei. Para3.Everywhere survivors looked, there was nothing but ruins. Para4. But hope was not lost. Para2.At 3:42,everything began to shake. Para5.Tangshan began to revive itself and get up on its feet again. Figure out the structure of the passage from topic sentence . In what order was the passage written Read the passage and complete mindmap in your handouts or create your own mindmap. 20:50:06 Find out some sentences which contains the following figures of speech,personification（拟人）, repetition（重复） and simile(比喻) and think about the author’s reasons for using them . presenter &organizer Ideas 1.For three days, the water in the village wells rose and fell, rose and fell. Repetition 2.Bricks covered the ground like red autumn leaves. Simile 3.The city began to breathe again. Personification Using figures of speech can make the passage vivid and express some meanings convincingly, clearly and easily. 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. Task2 Reading for details use one word to summarize each part Part 1para.1 -- the _____before the earthquake. wells animals Light and sound water in the wells rose and fell,；deep cracks appeared in the well walls；smelly gas came out chickens and pigs didn’t eat ;dogs refused to go inside; mice ran out; fish jumped out bright lights could be seen and loud noises were heard What was the attitude of the people in the city towards those strange things unpepared /unaware signs Task2 Reading for details use one word to summarize each part Part2 para. 2-3 the _____ during the earthquake a huge crack cut across houses,roads and waterways Hard hills of rock became rivers of dirt A large city lay in ruins Bricks Bridges The railway tracks Cows,pigs and chickens Water,food,electricity people covered the ground like the red autumn leaves had fallen /not safe to cross were useless pieces of metal were dead were hard to get were in shock/ began to wonder damage 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 During the earthquake less than 1 minute 2/3 75%, 90% all 400,000 a large city lay in ru ... ...
