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Unit 4 Natural Disasters
---Reading and thinking
THE NIGHT THE EARTH DIDN'T SLEEP
by Miss.Lee
Review: Look at the pictures and think out some new words relating to the natural disasters.
tornado
drought
wildfire
tsunami
flood
volcanic eruption
earthquake
Lead-in
Questions:
①Have you ever experienced a huge earthquake?
②What can happen to a city during a big earthquake?
Lead-in
The night the earth didn't sleep
Lead-in
Prediction
Make a prediction:
Look at the title and the pphoto below and guess what the text is about.
What is the main idea of the text?
A. A terrible earthquake of Tangshan.
B. Strange signs before the earthquake of Tangshan.
C. Rescue work after the earthquake of Tangshan.
D. Damages of the earthquake of Tangshan.
A
Skim the passage (1 min)
Listen to the tape carefully and match the main idea with each paragraph.
Reading for main ideas(5 mins)
E.The revival of the city.
Para.1
Para.2
Para.3
Para.4
Para.5
A.The immediate effects of the earthquake .
B.The happening of the big earthquake .
C.The resue work.
D.Warning signs before the earthquake.
To get the main idea, pay attention to the beginning sentence in each paragraph.
Find out the writing order of this text
Time order
Fast reading
several days ago
at 3:00am
at 3:42am
later that afternoon
after the quakes
before earthquake
during earthquake
after earthquake
damages
signs
rescue
Read the text quickly and try to get some details of the text.
Details about Para.1 ---- the signs before the earthquake.
What happened
wells
animals
Light and sound
Strange things
Water--rose and fell, walls--cracks
Chickens and pigs didn’t eat;Dogs refused to do inside; Mice ran out; Fish jumped out.
Could be seen and heard
Reading for details
Read the text quickly and try to get some details of the text.
Details about Para. 2-3 —— the ruins during the earthquake
a huge crack
cut across
Hard hills of rock
became rivers of dirt
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