Unit 4 Reading and Thinking课件 广东省惠州市第一中学2020-2021学年高一英语上学期必修第一册

The Night the Earth didn't Sleep Reading and Thinking Describe a natural disaster Work in pairs. Discuss what can happen to a city during a big earth-quake? (Page 50, Ex. 1) Warming up Buildings, bridges, tunnels(隧道) and dams collapse (坍塌). Roads and railways are destroyed and traffic is held up(受阻). Water, gas, electricity and communication are cut off. Buildings, roads and dams crack. (开 裂) People are buried, injured or killed. (被埋) 536870927.bin 536870928.bin A great number of people lose their homes. 许多,大量 Accidents may happen. Diseases may break out. The city lies in ruins (沦落为废墟). Look at the title and photos below and guess what is the text about? (Page 50, Ex. 2) It is about an earthquake. Prediction It is about Tangshan Earthquake in 1976. 1. In what order was the passage written? It's written in order of time (before the earthquake, during the earthquake and after the earthquake.) 2. What does the writer mean by the title “ A Night the Earth Didn't Sleep.” ? In pairs, suggest