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factories and buildings and 90% of its
homes were gone.
Number each of these things during the Tangshan earthquake.
__3___ Brick buildings were destroyed. __1___ The walls of the village wells hadຫໍສະໝຸດ Baiducracks
Paragraph
Topic sentence
1
Strange things were happening in the
countryside of northeast Hebei.
2
Everything began to shake. It seemed
as if the world was at an end.
that night
3. All the following unusual things happened
before the quake except that __C__.
A. the water in the village wells rose and fell
B. the chickens and even the pigs were too nervous to eat
The main idea of each part
Part 1. (Para.1)
Something strange happened in Tangshan
Before the earthquake Part 2. (Para.2,3)
the destroy of the earthquake in Tangshan
means ___C____.
A. the earth was awake all night long B. people on the earth couldn’t fall asleep
that night C. the earth shook like crazy that night D. animals on the earth would not sleep
3
Everywhere they looked nearly
everything was destroyed.
4
All hope was not lost.
Join the correct parts of the sentences.
1. The chickens didn’t eat because
D. they could never imagine there would be an earthquake
Summary
1/3 of the nation felt the earthquake . A huge crack that was 8 kilometres long and 30 metres wide cut across houses.
2. The people didn’t worry because
3. Such a great number of people died because
4. Water was needed because
5. The people did not lose hope because
A. the army came to help them.
B. the quake happened while they were sleeping.
C. they were nervous.
D. dams and wells were useless.
E. they didn’t know what the strange events meant.
Detailed reading
A. they didn’t think it was strange for water pipes to crack and burst
B. they thought it was easy to experience an earthquake
C. they thought sleeping was the most important thing whatever would happen
Did you hear about Tangshan
Earthquake? When did it happen?
The Tangshan Earthquake was a natural disaster that occurred on July 28, 1976. It is believed to be the largest earthquake of the 20th century by death toll.
4. When did the second quake hit the city? What was the result of that?
5. Who came to help Tangshan first? And how?
Read the passage and find out the topic sentence of each paragraph.
Unit 4 Earthquakes
Warming up and reading
Yushu Earthquake
Earthquakes are usually caused when rock underground suddenly breaks along a fault. This sudden release of energy causes the seismic waves that make the ground shake.
C. tens of thousands of cows would never give milk again
D. fish jumped out of bowls and ponds
4. People in the city went to bed as usual
that night because _D___.
the water in it rises and falls. 3) Chickens are flying and dogs are
barking, and pigs and cows are too nervous to eat. 4) Fish jump out of the pond, and mice run wildly out of the fields.
(in Paragraph 3) refer to? B
A. Red autumn leaves. B. Bricks on the ground. C. Bodies of dead animals. D. Sand in the wells.
2. The title “A night the earth didn’t sleep”
The big earthquake in Pakistan and India in 2005. The big earthquake in Wenchuan, Sichuan Province in 2008.
The Haiti Earthquake happened in January 2010.
Imagine you have time to take only one thing before an earthquake, what will you take? Why?
Fast reading
Read the text and find answers to the following questions.
During the earthquake Part 3. (Para.4)
the rescue of Tangshan
After the earthquake
True or false
1. People in Tangshan were warned of the F earthquake and didn’t go to bed that night.
What does the sentence “It’s always quiet before a storm” mean?
What do you think will happen before an earthquake?
Signs before an earthquake
1) Bright light flashes in the sky. 2) The well has deep cracks in it, and
The Yushu Earthquake in Qinhai Province in April 2010.
5. People tried to get fresh water from under the
ground.
F
Read the text carefully again and choose the best answer.
1. What does “them” in the sentence “No wind, however, could blow them away.”
The number of deaths was around 240,000 to 255,000. A further 164,000 people were recorded as being severely injured.
Can you tell me anything about San Francisco? Can you imagine what the city of San Francisco like after the earthquake?
How many parts can this passage be divided into?
Three parts
Part 1 Paragragh1
Part 2 Paragraph 2、3
Part 3 Paragraph 4
Do you know the main idea of each part?
2. People in Beijing also felt the earthquake. T
3. More than 400,000 people were killed in the
quake.
F
4. Many rescue workers and doctors were T trapped under the ruins during the aftershock.
In 15 terrible seconds a large city lay in ruins. 2/3 of the people died or were
injured during the earthquake.
The number of people who were killed or
injured reached more than 400,000 . All of the city’s hospitals, 75% of its
in them. ___5__ Shelters were put up for those with no
homes. ___2___ Roads got huge cracks. __4___ The army helped the survivors.
Some other big earthquakes in recent years
1. When and where were the strange things happening? What were they?
2. Why did the text say the world seemed to be at an end?
3. How was the city destroyed after the quake?
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