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Unit 4 Natural Disasters
Reading and Thinking
必修一
Learning Objectives
By the end of the class, students are expected to:
1. Understand the structure of the text and summarize the factual information;
2. Know about the text type: literary journalism;
3. Obtain some basic reading skills;
4. Increase the awareness of protecting ourselves when facing an earthquake;
Lead-in
THE NIGHT THE EARTH DIDN'T SLEEP
Why“the earth didn’t sleep”? What happened to the earth?
Pre-reading: Prediction
Look at the title and the photo below and guess what the text is about.
THE NIGHT THE EARTH DIDN'T SLEEP
Watch a video clip and talk about how you feel.
What happened to a city during a big earthquake?
Buildings____________________.
People were_________________________ _
The water pipes
____________________________
fell down
trapped or buried
cracked and burst
The city was ________ and lay_________
destroyed
in ruins
While reading
Activity1: Read for main idea(Skimming)(2mins)
1. What’s the main idea of the passage?
When_________________
Where_________________
What _________________
When______________
Where_______________
What _______________
on July 28, 1976
Tangshan, Hebei
an earthquake happened
Main idea: The passage mainly tells us that ________________________________________
an earthquake happened in Tangshan,Hebei on July 28, 1976.
1. What’s the main
idea of the passage?
E.The revival of the city after the quakes..
Para.2
Para.3
Para.4
Para.5
A.The effect during the earthquake.
B.The happening of the earthquake.
C.The rescue work after the earthquake.
D.Warning signs before the earthquake.
2.Match the main idea of each paragraph and divide the passage into three parts?
Para.1
before
during
after
signs
damage
rescue &
revival
Para.1
Para.2
Para.3
Para.4
Para.5
What’s the type of this text?
a news report
a literary journalism(报告文学)
C. a novel
Literary journalism uses more vivid language with many figures of speech.(修辞手法)
Activity2: Rea