Unit4 Reading and Thinking 课件-2023-2024学年高中英语人教版（2019）必修第一册

Reading and Thinking Unit 4 Natural Disasters Learning objectives To read news report about Tangshan earthquake. To use context to understand new words and expressions, predicting before reading, summarizing the main idea of each paragraph. To describe and talk about a natural disaster.  What are the disasters in the pictures?  What other natural disasters do you know? What is the disaster? How do you feel? How can we predict the content before reading a new text? theme/topic: pictures title main idea: disasters a deadly earthquake Make Predictions Look at the pictures and think about the content before reading. This helps you to relate what you read to what you already know and to understand the next text. Pre-reading : predict THE NIGHT THE EARTH DIDN'T SLEEP 1.What is the passage mainly talk about? When: Where: What happened: July 28, 1976 Tangshan, Hebei a big earthquake An earthquake happened in Tangshan in 1976. Read for main information while-Reading Paragraph Topic sentence 1 2 3 4 5 Strange things were happening in the countryside of northeastern Hebei. 2. Skim and find out the topic sentences Everything began to shake. It seemed as if the world were coming to an end. 好像 There was nothing but ruins. But hope was not lost. Tangshan started to revive itself and get back up on its feet. v.复活 Tips： Pay attention to the first and last sentences of each paragraph. Signs before the earthquake (para.1) Damage during the earthquake (para.2-3) Rivial after the earthquake (para.4-5) Tangshan Earthquake Read for structure How many parts can be divided in this passage? Time & Space order Time Details Before the earth-quake (para.1) For several days 1.Water in the village wells _______________ . 2.Well walls developed _______ 3._________ come out of the cracks. 4. Mice _________ the fields. 5. Fish ___________ the water. At about 3:00 a.m. on July 28,1976 1. ________