内容正文:
*talk about the experience of sleepless night
when? why? what to do?...
The Night The Earth Didn’t Sleep
**prediction:What do you think the text is mainly about?
*read and check
*divide the passage into several parts according to your understanding, give reasons
structure:
Para1: signs before the earthquake;
Para 2-3: damage during the earthquake;
Para 4-5: rescue and revive after the earthquake.
The Night The Earth Didn’t Sleep
general idea of the passage:
(a brief summary)
read and analyze Part 1 【signs before the earthquake】
1.Fill in the form for the detailed information of when, where, what happened to the city & people.
time What happened to the city What people did
water…rose and fell, rose and fell
deep cracks; smelly gas
chickens, pigs, dogs, mice, fish
bright lights; loud noise
Strange sings
asleep as usual
Strange ignorance
too strage to ignore
Q1: Which word can be used to sum up the signs before the earthquake?
Q2: After reading the description of these strange things , what do you feel?What language leads to the feeling?
Q3: What is people’s reaction towards the strange things before the earth quake?Why?
Q4: Would you take notice of these strange things if you were there at that time?Why or why not?
read and analyze Part 2(para 2-3)【damage during the earthquake】
1.Find out the general descriptions of the earthquake:
one of the most deadly earthquake of the 20th century
It seemed as if the world were coming to an end!
In less than one minute,a large city lay in ruins.
Q: Are these words and sentences enough to describe the deadly earthquake? Why or why not?
说明:区分整体概括和细节描述有利于帮助学生建构系统化知识体系。
11km directly below the city/ caused damage more than 150km away in Beijing
1/3 of the whole nation felt it
a huge crack 8 km long and 30m wide cut across…
hard hills of rock becomes rivers of dirt
2/3... dead or injure
thousands of children left without parents
400,000 people were killed or badly injured
75% of factories and buildings
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