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Unit 4
Natural Disasters
Chloe
Welcome to our English class!
1. Warming-up
What may happen if you hear this sound?
Earthquake warning broadcast
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Yibin Earthquake
June 17th, 2019
What do you think of earthquakes?
1. Warming-up
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destroy
lay in ruins
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fall
crack
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trap
Tangshan Earthquake
7.8 magnitude(震级)
Death Toll: 242,000
Economic losses: 10 billion
1. Warming-up
Video of Tangshan Earthquake
2. Pre-reading
Reading
The NIGHT THE EARTH
DIDN’T SLEEP
When?
Where?
What?
3. Skimming
Main idea and structure
Skim the passage and think about these questions.
1. What is the passage mainly about?
2. In what order is the passage written?
3. How many parts will you divide the
passage into?
listening question type & weighing (score)
reading
5 out of 7
cloze
open cloze
writing
Paragraph Topic sentence
1
2
3
4
5
Strange things were happening in the countryside of northeast Hebei.
Everything began to shake. It seemed
as if the world were coming to an end.
... there was nothing but ruins.
But hope was not lost.
1.What is the passage mainly about?
3. Skimming
Tangshan started to revive itself and get back up on its feet.
listening question type & weighing (score)
reading
5 out of 7
cloze
open cloze
writing
Paragraph Main idea of each paragraph
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2
3
4
5
Warning signs before the earthquake
The happening of the big earthquake
The immediate effects of the earthquake
The rescue work
1.What is the passage mainly about?
3. Skimming
The revival of the city
listening question type & weighing (score)
reading
5 out of 7
cloze
open cloze
writing
2. In what order is the passage written?
Space
Time
Logic
3. Skimming
listening question type & weighing (score)
reading
5 out of 7
cloze
open cloze
writing
3. Skimming
3. How many parts will you divide the
passage into?
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4
A. Timely recue after the earthquake
B. Strange signs