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 Period 2 Reading and Thinking (1) Do you still remember the natural disasters mentioned in those news reports? (2) What can happen to a city during a big earthquake? Work in pairs. Discuss the questions. Warming-up Pre-reading Look at the title and photo below and guess what the text is about. Then read and check if you are right. While-reading Read the text carefully and then write down the main idea of each paragraph. Paragraph 1:______________________________________ Paragraph 2:______________________________________ Paragraph 3:______________________________________ Paragraph 4:______________________________________ Paragraph 5:______________________________________ Warning signs before the earthquake. The happening of the big earthquake. The immediate effects of the earthquake. The rescue work. The revival of the city. While-reading Scan the text and find the words below. Guess what they mean from the context. This word describes the city straight after the earthquake. In a short time, a lot of damage was done, so it must describe a place that has been badly damaged. This word is used to describe the buildings that have fallen. They are red like leaves, but they are heavy, because the wind cannot move them. This verb is used to describe people who are not dead, but they need help to be dug out, so it must mean they cannot move because they are stuck somewhere. This verb is used to describe what happens to the dead bodies. They are often put into the ground and covered. While-reading Read the sentences. Complete them with the correct forms of the new words and phrases from the text. in ruins in shock electricity bricks trapped breathing buried While-reading Read the text again and answer the questions. 1. What were some of the strange things happening before the earthquake? Do you think they were warning signs? Why or why not? 2. What does the writer mean by “Slowly, the city began to breathe again”? 3. What kind of help do you thi