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课件网) unit4 Reading and Thingking 01 Pre-reading pre-reading Work in pairs. Discuss what can happen to a city during a big earthquake. Thousands of buildings will fall down. Many people will be dead or badly injured. People will be in shock. The bridge will be too dangerous to cross. The railway tracks will be useless piece of metal. The city will be in ruins. 02 While-reading while-reading Look at the title and photo below and guess what the text is about. title:THE NIGHT THE EARTH DIDN'T SLEEP about earthquake while-reading Read the text carefully and then write down the main idea of each paragraph. about earthquake 1. The passage is written in _____ order. A. time B. place A Tips： Pay attention to the first and second sentences of each paragraph. while-reading Read the text carefully and then write down the main idea of each paragraph. about earthquake Para1 Strange things were happening. Para2 It seemed as if the world were coming to an end. Para3 Nearly everything in the city was destroyed. Para4 Hope was not lost. Para5 Tangshan started to revive itself and get back up on its feet. Warning signs happening effect rescue revival while-reading Read the text again and answer the questions. about earthquake 1. What were some of the strange things happening before the earthquake Do you think they were warning signs Why or why not In the village well Water (rose and fell, rose and fell) Deep cracks(in the well walls) Smelly gas(coming out of the well) Para1 Strange things were happening. while-reading Read the text again and answer the questions. about earthquake In the farmyard Chickens , pigs(too nervous to eat) Dogs(refused to go inside) Mice(ran out to look for places to hide) Fish(jumped out of the water) Outside the city Bright lights in the sky Loud noises Step 3 Post-reading Feel my rage 1. At about 3:00 a.m., everything began to shake. 2. A huge crack that was 30 kilometres long and 8 metres wide cut across houses. 3. 2/3 of the people who lived in Tangshan were dead or injured. 4. The number of people who were killed or badly injured in the quake was less than 400,000. 5. About 75% of the city’s factories and buildings, 90% of its homes, and all of its hospitals were gone. detailed reading F F F T T Task 4 Please pay attention to the numbers in the passage and judge T or F. Step 4 Summary Feel my rage The Night the Earth Didn’t Sleep why Earthquake Para.1 Warning signs before the earthquake. Disasters have no mercy, but humans do. 天灾无情，人有情。 Para.2 The earthquake happened and caused death injuries in Tangshan. Para.3 The earthquake caused unbelievable damage to Tangshan. Para.4 Help came soon after the quakes. Para.5 Tangshan came back to life again. Summary Step 5 Homework Feel my rage For several days before the earthquake struck Tangshan, strange things were happening. For example, chickens and even pigs were too nervous (eat) and mice ran out of the fields looking ... ...
