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课件网) NATURAL DISASTERS UNIT 4 Can you guess what natural disaster happened according to the pictures 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. Find out some sentences which contains the following figures of speech,personification（拟人）,repetition（重复）andsimile(比喻) and think about the author’s reasons for using them .presenter&organizerIdeas1.For three days, the water in the village wells rose and fell, rose and fell.Repetition2.Bricks covered the ground like red autumn leaves.Simile3.The city began to breathe again.PersonificationUsing figures of speech can make the passagevividand express somemeaningsconvincingly, clearly and easily. 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 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 less than 1 minute 11 kilo meters 8 kilo meters 30 meters 2/3 75%, 90% all 400,000 3:42 am What do these numbers stand for Careful reading Part 2 (para3-4): the damage during the earthquake AfterSlowly, the city began tobreatheagain.Change of people's feelingRescue after the earthquake.hopeful/optimistic/positive... United noble behavior firm faith yearning for revival What helped in the revival of Tangshan immediate action unify While-reading. Activity 4. Review. What is the genre(体裁) of this passage Report Literat ... ...
