Unit 4 Natural Disasters Reading and Thinking The Night the Earth Didn’t Sleep 课件-2022-2023学年高中英语人教版（2019）必修第一册

tornado tsunami flood landslide Prediction According to the title and picture, what information will be mentioned in the passage? An Earthquake The passage mainly talks about a terrible ____________ (what?) that happened in __________( where?) in_______ (when?) and caused great _________ to people. (What result?) earthquake Tangshan 1976 damage Read for main idea While reading 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 What’s the main idea of each paragraph? Read for main idea While reading Para1: warning signs before the earthquakes Para 2: the happening of the big earthquake. Para 3: the immediate effects of the earthquake. Para 4: the rescue work Para 5: the revival of the city . Read for main idea The text is organized in ________ order. time While reading 9 Part 1: the signs before the earthquake ①Strange things were happening in the countryside of northeastern Hebei. For several days, the water in the village wells rose and fell, rose and fell. There were deep cracks that appeared in the well walls. At least one well had some smelly gas coming out of it. Chickens and even pigs were too nervous to eat, and dogs refused to go inside buildings. Mice ran out of the fields looking for places to hide, and fish jumped out of the water. At about 3:00 a.m., on 28 July1976, bright lights were seen in the sky outside of the city of Tangshan and loud noises were heard. But the city's one million people were asleep as usual that night. Read for details What were the strange things that were happening before the earthquake? unaware unprepared How did people feel? While reading Part 2: A huge earthquake struck Tangshan