(
课件网) Unit 4 Natural disasters Period 2 reading and thinking Discuss what can happen to a city during a big earthquake A huge crack appeared on the wall Discuss what can happen to a city during a big earthquake Many houses and the street were damaged Lead in Let’s review 1.The church service is in memory of the victims in the _____(灾难)。 2. He dived from the bridge and _____(营救)the drowning child. 3.The boy was deeply _____(影响)by the news of his mother’s death. 4. His wife’s _____(死亡)was a great blow to him. 5. The crops failed because of the _____(干旱)。 6. The _____(洪水)came about as a result of the heavy spring rains. disaster rescued affected death drought flood Let’s learn 01 Pre-reading Let’s learn The night the earth didn’t sleep 1.Look at the title and picture below and guess what the text is about. title The passage is about an earthquake Let’s learn Reading skills Use context to understand new words. When you see a word you don’t know, don’t stop and look it up in a dictonary. If you continue reading, the context will probably help you understand what it means. 2.Scan the text and find the words below .Guess what they mean from the text. ruin brick trap bury Everywhere survivors looked, there was nothing but ruins Bricks covered the ground like red autumn leaves,but no wind could blow them away. 废墟 砖 Scan the text and find the words below .Guess what they mean from the text. ruin brick trap bury Soon after the quakes,the army sent 150000 soldiers to Tangshan to dig out who were trapped and to bury the dead. 使陷入圈套 埋葬 02 While-reading Part 1 (Para 1) Part 2 (Para 2&3) Part 3 (Para 4&5) The rescue work after the earthquake and a new Tangshan was built ( the revival of the city) Signs before the earthquake. What happened during the quake and the damage caused by the quake. The whole passage can be divided into 3 parts .In what order did the writer write the passage Part 1: Para 1 Part 2: Para 2&3 Part 3: Para 4&5 signs damage recovery the earthquake the earthquake the earthquake Before During After Time Detailed reading 1).What were the signs before the Tangshan earthquake 4. Read the text and find out the needed information,then answer the questions given. 1 The well walls had_____ 2 8:00am 10:00am The water in the village wells _____. rose and fell deep cracks in them. 2).What happened during the Tangshan earthquake and what were the damages caused by the quake of the nation felt the earthquake . A huge crack that was kilometres long and metres wide cut across houses. In less than minute a large city lay in ruins. of the people died or were injured during the earthquake. The number of people who were killed or injured reached more than . All of the city’s hospitals, _ of its factories and buildings and _____of its homes were gone. 1/3 8 30 1 2/3 400,000 75% 90% 3) Read the text again and find out the detailed information about rescue work after the ea ... ...
