Unit 4 Natural Disasters Reading and Thinking 课件-2023-2024学年高中英语人教版（2019）必修第一册

unit 4 Natural Disasters Reading and Thinking Activity1:Lead-in An Earthquake The Night The Eearth Didn’t Sleep Which night? Where? Teaching aims Get the main idea and specific information of the earthquake. Learn to talk about the earthquake and relevant precautions(安全措施). Raise awareness of unity and patriotism(爱国). 1 2 3 Activity2 Read for main ideas What is the passage mainly about? An earthquake happened in Tangshan in 1976. Activity 2 Read for main ideas Find out the topic sentence of each paragraph.Circlethe key words.Then sum up the main idea of each paragraph. Para 1 Para 2 Para 3 Para 4 Para 5 Warning signs before the earthquake. The happening of the deadly earthquake. The rescue work. The immediate effects of the earthquake. Match the main idea with each paragraph. The revival of the city Part1(para1) Signs(征兆) before the earthquake Part2(para2-3) Damage during the earthquke Part3 (para4-5) Rescue and revival after the earthquake. Activity 3 Read for details Magic box. Try your luck. Activity 3 Read for details Read the text again and answer the questions. 1. What were some of the strange things happening before the earthquake? The water in the wells , deep cracks,chickens, pigs, dogs, mice, fish and bright lights. Warning signs Animals' abnormal behaviors Strange phenomena in nature 2.What was people's response to the warning signs? They were asleep as usual that night. / were unware（无意识的） of the warning signs. 3.What damage does the earthquake bring to the city and the people? ·A huge crack . ·Hardhills became rivers of dirt. ·The city lay in ruins ·⅔ of peple were dead or injured 4.Who came to the rescue? What did they do? ·Soldiers, doctors, nurses, workers and government ·digging ·providing medical care ·building shelters 5.How is Tangshan’s new look? ·a new city ·a home to more than 7 million people ·great improvements in transportation,industry,and environment. the city people action and supplies a new city with gre