Unit 4 Natural Disasters Reading and Thinking 课件-2022-2023学年高中英语人教版（2019）必修第一册

Unit 4 Natural disasters Period 2 reading and thinking Natural Disasters flood drought tornado hurricane typhoon sandstorm volcanic eruption landslide mudslide snowslide tsunami earthquake 洪水灾害 旱灾;干旱 龙卷风 飓风 台风 沙尘暴 火山喷发 地震 海啸 雪崩 泥石流 山体滑坡 I. Look at the title and photo, guess what the text is about. THE NIGHT THE EARTH DIDN’T SLEEP When and where? What happened? 1. Read the text and find out each paragraph’s topic sentence. Tips： Pay attention to the first and second sentences of each paragraph. II. Fast Reading Para Topic sentence 1 2 3 4 5 Strange things were happening in the countryside of northeast Hebei. It seemed as if the world were at an end! Nearly everything in the city was destroyed. But hope was not lost. Tangshan started to revive itself and get back up on its feet. Tips: Pay attention to the beginning of each paragraph. 2. Match the main ideas with each paragraph. Para 1 A.The immediate effects of the earthquake Para 2 B.Warning signs before the earthquake Para 3 C.The revival of the city Para 4 D.The rescue work Para 5 E.The happening of the big earthquake Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 The rescue work after the earthquake and a new Tangshan was built ( the revival of the city) Signs before the earthquake. What happened during the quake and the damage caused by the quake. The whole passage can be divided into 3 parts. (Para 4&5) (Para 2&3) (Para 1) 1).What were the signs before the Tangshan earthquake? 3. Read the text and find out the needed information,then answer the questions given. 1 The well walls had________________ 2 8:00am 10:00am The water in the village wells ___________. rose and fell deep cracks . Some smelly gas _____________________. came out of the cracks. 3 The chickens and even the pigs were ________________. 4 too nervous to eat Dogs ____