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Unit 4 Reading and Thinking
Describe a natural disaster
Review the natural disasters you know.
earthquake
tornado
wildfire
drought
landslide
tsunami
flood
volcanic eruption
1. Discuss what can happen to a city during a big earthquake withe your partner.
1. A city can be ruined in an earthquake.
2. Many people can panic, get severely injured or even die.
3. The electricity can go down.
4. The water can be unsafe to drink.
5. Fires can start.
6. Many rescue teams get there to do rescue work.
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THE NIGHT THE EARTH DIDN'T SLEEP
2. Prediction
Look at the title and photo below
when
where
what
1. Guess what is the text mainly about?
It’s a story about a disaster.
B. It’s a story about great changes.
C. It’s a story about a sleepless night.
D. It’s a story about the building of a new city.
3. While reading topic sentences-main ideas-parts
Paras topic sentences Main idea of each para Parts Main idea of each part
Para1
Para2
Para3
Para4
Para5
Para1, S1
Nothing but ruis left soon after the two quakes
What happend in the first big earthquake
Warning signs before the earthquake
Para2, S1
Para3, S1
Para4, S1
Para5, S1
The rescue work from army soon after the quake
The revival of the city
Part1 (Para1)
Part3 (Para4&5)
Part2 (Para2&3)
Revival after the quake
Signs before the quake
Damage during the quakes
destructive
strange
hopeful
Before the earth-quake Time Details
For several days 1. Water in the village wells___________ .
2. Well walls developed _____________.
3. _________ come out of the cracks.
Chickens and pigs__________
Dogs _____________
6. Mice _________ the fields.
7. Fish ___________ the water.
At about 3:00 a.m. on July 28,1976 1. __________ appeared in the sky.
2. ___________ were heard.
rose and fell
deep cracks
Smelly gas
ran out of
jumped out of
Bright lights
Loud noises
were too nervous to eat
refused to go inside the buildings.
Task 6 Q1
described by data