【人教版】高中英语必修一：Unit 4 Earthquake Reading课件

In the farmyard
chickens, pigs: mice:
too nervous to eat
run out
to hide
fish: jump
At about 3:00 am on July 28, 1976
In the sky bright light were in the sky
Event
For three days
At 3:42 am Later that afternoon Soon after the quakes
For three days
In the well
well water rose and fall
cracks
smelly gas came out of
i_n_ r_u__in_s_. Two-thirds of the people d_i_e_d_ or were i_n_j_u_r_e_d_. Then later that afternoon, another big quake s_h_o_o_k__ Tang Shan, which t_ra__p_p_e_d_ many r_e_sc_u__e_workers and doctors. People began to wonder how long the d_is_a_s_t_e_r would l_a_s_t__.
6. When did the earthquake begin? At 3:42 in the morning of July 28.
7. How many people were killed or injured in the earthquake?
More than 400, 000 people. 8. Could the injured people go to
5. People slept outdoors after the earthquake. ( T )
6. Not only the people but also the animals were shocked greatly. T 7. Many rescue workers and doctors were trapped under the ruins during the aftershock. T
hospital? No, they couldn’t because all of the city’s hospitals were gone in the quake.
Choose the best answer.
1. How do you understand the real meaning of the idiom “It is always calm before a storm”? A
Result: The city began to breathe again.
True ( T ) or false ( F )?
One-third 1. Two-thirds of the nation felt the earthquake.
( F) Two-thirds
2. All the people in Tangshan were dead or injured during the earthquake. ( F ) 75% 75%
Fill in the blanks.
At 3:42 am, everything began to s_h_a_k_e_. It seemed that the world was a_t_ _a_n_ _e_n_d_. On__e-_t_h_i_r_d_(1/3) of the nation f_e_lt__ it. A h_u_g_e__ crack cut across the city. The city lay
Bright lights flash in the sky
Animals are too nervous to sleep, such as cats, dogs, chickens, horses, ducks
and rabbits, etc.
What do you think may happen before an earthquake?
Before the earthquake strange things began to happen but no one took any notice of them.
Part 2
Paragraph 2 Paragraph 3
The earthquake destroyed the city of Tang Shan and shocked the people very much.
Unit 4
Earthquake
Reading
Pre-reading
1. Imagine your home begins to shake and you must leave it right away. You have time to take only one thing. What will you take?
People could see _b_r_i_gh_t__ lights in the sky.
Reading
A NIGHT THE EARTH DIDN’T SLEEP
Look at the each part and write
down its main idea.
Part 1 Paragraph 1
Mice ran out of the fields__lo_o_k_i_n_g_f_o_r_ places to hide. Fish __j_u_m_p_e_d__out of bows and ponds.
What do you thinBiblioteka Baidu may happen before an earthquake?
The water in the wells r_o_s_e_and_f_e_l_l . And some deep c_r_a_c_k_s_could be seen in the well walls. A _s_m_e_l_ly_ gas came out the cracks.
What do you think may happen before an earthquake?
deep cracks, and a smelly gas came
out of the cracks. 5. Did people pay any attention to
these abnormal phenomena? No. They went to the bed as usual that night.
5 The people did not lose hope because
B the quake happened while they were sleeping.
D dams and wells were useless.
A the army came to help them.
Time
Make a timeline
Soon after the quakes
The army: ---sent soldiers to Tangshan. organized teams to dig out those who were trapped and to bury the dead.
Workers: ---built shelters for survivors whose homes had been destroyed.
Read the text carefully and answer these questions. 1. What is the passage mainly about?
An earthquake happened in Tangshan in 1976.
2. What did people in Tangshan see in the sky before the earthquake?
burst from hole in the ground.
Hills of rock became rivers of dirt
The large city lay in ruins
Group work
Explain the title “ A night the earth didn’t sleep”. Then suggest another title for the text. The title means at that night, the earth didn’t fall asleep as usual, but became active. It is a poetic way of saying that an earthquake happened. Sample: “The waking earth and the sleeping city” “Tangshan’s great challenge”
personal washing things
torch
food and sweets
money
You will take:
blanket
mobile phone
a bottle of water
medicine
2. What strange things would happen before an earthquake?
Part 3 Paragraph 4
The army came to help the survivors, bringing hope for a new life.
Join the correct parts of the sentences.
1 The chickens didn’t eat because
2 The people didn’t worry because
C they were nervous.
E they didn’t know what the strange events meant.
3 Such a great number of people died because
4 Water was needed because
They saw bright lights in the sky.
3. What did people hear?
They heard the sound of planes outside Tangshan even when no planes were in the sky.
4. What did people notice in the wells? People noticed the well walls had
3. All of the city’s hospitals, factories, buildings and homes were damaged in the earthquake. (F ) 90%
4. Later that afternoon, a terrible earthquake shook Tangshan again. ( T )
The chickens and even pigs were__t_o_o__ nervous __t_o__eat.
The dog was _b_a_r_k_i_n_g_ loudly again and again.
What do you think may happen before an earthquake?
the sound of planes could be heard
In the city water pipes: cracked and burst
At 3:42 am Later that afternoon
House, roads and canals
had a huge crack
Steam