高一英语必修一第四单元Reading

Retell the story.
_____________ Strange things happened in Tangshan. For a few days, water in the wells ____________. rose and fell From the ______ cracks of wells __________ smelly gas come out. Mice, chicken, pigs and even fish became ________. nervous At 3:00 am, everything
破败不堪
The buildings fell down. 倒塌
Roads cracked.
开裂
Many people were killed or injured. 受伤的
A great number of people lost their homes. 许多，大量
Pre-reading
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?
personal washing things
torch
food and sweets
money
You will take
blanket
mobile phone
a bottle of water medicine
Join the correct parts of the sentences.
1 The chickens didn’t eat because C they were nervous. 2 The people didn’t worry because
Things water in the well
What happened rose and fell deep cracks, smelly gas
well walls
chickens and pigs too nervous to eat
Things mice fish
What happened ran out of, looking for places to hide jumped out bright lights
E they didn’t know what the strange events meant.
3 Such a great number of people died because 4 Water was needed because 5 The people did not lose hope because
began to _____________. breathe again
_____________________________. how long the disaster would last But
all hope ___________. was not lost ________ Soldiers came to
help those _________. survivors Slowly, the city
B the quake happened while they were sleeping. D dams and wells were useless. A the army came to help them.
Structure of the text
Part Before the earthquake (Paragraph _______) 1 Events _____________ Strange things were happening both in the countryside and in the city of Tangshan but no one noticed them. _____________ destroyed During the The earthquake __________ earthquake the city and _________ shocked the (Paragraph people. 2-3 _______)
Part After the earthquake (Paragraph _______) 4
Events Soldiers were sent to dig out those trapped and _______ to bury the dead; _______ shelters were built for the homeless and ___________ fresh water was taken to the city.
3. What does “them” in the sentence “No wind, however, could blow them away.” (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.
sky sound
sound of planes heard even no planes
water pipes cracked and burst
Para. 2-3
Data (数据)
_____ 1/3 of the nation felt the earthquake. A huge crack that was __ 8 kilometres long and 30 metres wide cut across houses. _____ numbers show thecity destructive These In ___ seconds a large lay in ruins. 15 terrible ____ people of died or were injured during 2/3 of the effects earthquake the earthquake. The number of people who were killed or injured reached more than ________. 400,000 75% of its factories All of the city’s hospitals, _____ and buildings and _____ 90% of its homes were gone.
2. All the following unusual things happened in the countryside before the C earthquake except that _______. A. the water in the village wells rose and fell B. the chickens and even the pigs were too nervous to eat C. tens of thousands of cows would never give milk again D. fish jumped out of bowls and ponds
Predictions of an earthquake: 1) Bright lights flash in the sky; 2) The water in the well rise and fall; 3) The well walls have deep cracks with smelly gas; 4) Animals are too nervous, such as cows, pigs, horses, and snakes, etc; 5) Mice run out to look for places to hide; 6) Fish jump out of the ponds.
Tangshan, Hebei
July 28th, 1976
2008. 5. 12
Wenchuan Earthquake
青海省玉树县2010年4月14日发 生两次地震，最高震级7. 1级
Can you describe how terrible the earthquake was?
The town lay in ruins.
After the earthquake
How the army helped the people in Tangshan?
☆ The army organized teams to dig out those
who were trapped and to bury those who were trapped.
Do you know what would happen before an earthquake?
Bright lights flash in the sky
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Animals are too nervous, such as cows, dogs, horses, and snakes, etc.
began to ______. shake It seemed that the world was _________. at an end _________ One-third of the nation felt it. ____________ ____ A huge crack cut across the city. The city lay in _______. ruins
Unit 4 Earthquakes
How many Nature Disasters do you know?
seismic tornado, typhoon sea wave hurricane / tsunami thunderstorm earthquake flood drought sand storm volcanic hurricane fire eruption
died or Two-thirds of the people _____ ___________. were injured Then later that afternoon, another big quake shook ______ Tangshan. People began to wonder
☆ Miners were rescued from the coal mines. ☆ Shelters were built for survivors whose
homes had been destroyed.
☆ Fresh water was taken to the city.
Read the text carefully again and choose the best answer. 1. The title “A night the earth didn’t sleep” C means _______. 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 that night