1、Unit 4 EarthquakesReading,授课教师：刘贵娇,人教版必修一,Natural disaster,typhoon,flood,Natural disaster,tornado,drought,20 April, 2013,12 May, 2008,12 May, 2008,Wenchuan earthquake,Yaan earthquake,20 April, 2013,Tangshan earthquake,Reading,A NIGHT THE EARTH DIDNT SLEEP,Skimming & Scanning,Q1:When did the quake ha
2、ppen?July 28,1976/3:42am.Q2:How many people were killed and injured during the quake? More than 400,000.Q3:How many buildings were destroyed?75% Q4:When did the second quake hit the city? Later that afternoon.,Part 1,TimeFor three days,Event water in the village wells rose and fellwell walls develop
3、ed deep cracksa smelly gas came out of the cracksmice ran out of the fieldsfish jumped out of their bowls and ponds,Timeline,Part 1,TimeAt about 3:00 am on July 28,1976,Eventbright lights appeared in the skythe sound of planes could be heard although there were no planessome water pipes burst,Timeli
4、ne,Water in wells rose and fell.,Smelly gas came out of wells.,Animals were too nervous to eat.,There were bright lightsin the sky.,Loud sound could be heard.,Mice looked for places to hide. Fish jumped out of bowls and ponds.,Water pipes cracked and burst.,warning signs before an earthquake,Find th
5、e sentences to show it was a big earthquake.,It seemed as if the world was at an end!It was felt in Beijing1/3 of the nation felt it.In 15 seconds, a large city lay in ruins.The suffering of the people was extreme.(died, be injured, be killed, be left without parents).,Part 2,Part 2 Discuss the foll
6、owing questions: After the big earthquake, why were water, food, and electricity hard to get?,Dams fell and wells were filled with sand.Nearly everything was destroyed, including the electricity poles(电线杆)and power station.(发电站）Cows, chickens and pigs were killed or frightened, so milk and meat were
7、 hard to get. Besides, the railway tracks were useless. As a result, some food were also difficult to transport there.,Part 3,Q1:How many soldiers did the army sent to Tangshan to help the rescue workers?150,000.Q2:What action did the army take after the quake?The army organized teams to dig out tho
8、se who were trapped and to bury the dead.Q3:What did the workers do after the quake?They built shelters for survivors whose homes had been destroyed.,Discuss the following questions:,Retell the story,_ happened in Tang Shan. For a few days, water in the wells _. From the _ of wells _come out. Mice,
9、chicken, pigs and even fish became _. At 3:42 am, everything began to _.It seemed that the world was _. _ of the nation _ it. _cut across the city. The city lay _.,Strange things,rose and fell,cracks,smelly gas,nervous,shake,at an end,One-third,felt,A huge crack,in ruins,Two-thirds of the people _ o
10、r _. Then later that afternoon, another big quake _ Tang Shan. People began to wonder _. But all hope _. _ came to help those _. Slowly, the city began to _.,died,were injured,shook,how long the disaster would last,was not lost,Soldiers,breathe again,survivors,Determine the sentence is true or false
11、 and correct the false one. 1. One-third of the nation felt the earthquake. ( ) 2. All the people in Tangshan died or wereinjured during the earthquake. ( )3. All of the citys hospitals, 75% of its factories and buildings and 90% of its homes were damaged in the earthquake. ( ),T,F,T,More than 400,0
12、00 people,4. Later that afternoon, a terrible earthquakeshook Tangshan again. ( )5. At 3:00 am, everything began to shake.( ),T,F,3:42,Tang shans new look,Wenchuans new look,Homework,1. Find another two news reports about earthquake.2. Read the article again and underline the place you dont understand.,Thank you！,
