1、Unit4,Earthquakes,Tangshan Earthquake,Natural Disasters,typhoon,tsunami,drought,earthquake,volcanic eruption,sandstorm,Results,A night the earth didnt sleep,Strange things,_ of the nation felt the earthquake. A huge crack that was _ kilometers long and _ meters wide cut across houses. _ of the peopl
2、e died or were injured during the earthquake. The number of people who were killed or injured reached more than _.All of the citys hospitals, _ of its factories and buildings and _ of its homes were gone.,1/3,8,30,2/3,400,000,75%,90%,15 seconds,great/ destructive,What sentences does the writer use s
3、imile(明喻) to say the quake is GREAT?,Bricks covered the ground like red autumn leaves. No wind, however, could blow them away.,Hard hills of rock became rivers of dirt.,How the army helped the people in Tangshan?,Part 1 Part 2 Part 3,signs,damage,recovery,A night that the earth didnt sleep,The text
4、is about the terrible _ happening in Tangshan, Hebei in the year of 1976. They were many signs before the earthquake but little _ was paid.The earthquake nearly _ the city. With the help of the army, local people slowly felt hopeful about the future again.,earthquake,attention,destroyed,1 The chicke
5、n didnt eat because2 The people didnt worry because 3 Such a great number of people died because4 Water was needed because5 The people did not lose hope because,A the army came to help them.B the quake happened while they were sleepingC they were nervous.D dams and wells were uselessE they didnt kno
6、w what the strange events meant.,Strange things happened in Tang Shan before the earthquake. For a few days, water in the wells _. From the cracks of wells a smelly gas came out. Mice, chicken, pigs and even fish became too _ to eat, but people _ these events. They were asleep _ that night. At 3:42
7、am, everything began to _. It seemed _ the world was _. In fifteen seconds the whole city lay _. _ of the population died or got _. Later that afternoon, another big _ shook Tangshan and some of the _ workers and doctors were _ under the ruins. More buildings fell _ and water, food and electricity w
8、ere cut _. The army _ teams to _ those who were _ and they built _ for survivors whose homes had been _. Slowly, the city began to come to life again.,rose and fell,nervous,thought little of,as usual,shake,as if,at an end,in ruins,Two-thirds,injured,earthquake,rescue,trapped,down,off,organized,dig out,buried,shelters,destroyed,Summary,
