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

The Night the Earth didn’t Sleep People didnt’ sleep because of a big earthquake in Tangshan. Predict the possible reasons from the word cloud. What might have happened during the big earthquake in Tangshan? Para1.Strange things were happening in the countryside of northeastern Hebei. Para3.Everywhere survivors looked, there was nothing but ruins. Para4. But hope was not lost. Para2.At 3:42,everything began to shake. Para5.Tangshan began to revive itself and get up on its feet again. Figure out the structure of the passage from topic sentence . In what order was the passage written ? Read the passage and complete mindmap in your handouts or create your own mindmap. A sample of mindmap personalized understanding 12:29:53 Find out some sentences which contains the following figures of speech,personification(拟人), repetition(重复) and simile(比喻) and think about the author’s reasons for using them . presenter &organizer Ideas 1.For three days, the water in the village wells rose and fell, rose and fell. Repetition 2.Bricks covered the ground like red autumn leaves. Simile 3.The city began to breathe again. Personification Using figures of speech can make the passage vivid and express some meanings convincingly, clearly and easily. Analyze and identify the change of people’s feelings. 12:29:53 After Before During Before Change of people's feeling signs before the earthquake. But the city's one million people were asleep as usual. unconscious/ unaware/ ignorant... 12:29:53 structure key words supporting details During People were in shock-and then, later that afternoon, another big quake shook Tangshan again. Change of people's feeling Damages during the earthquake. shocked/ scared/ terrified/ hopeless... 12:29:53 After Slowly, the city began to breathe again. Change of people's feeling Rescue after the earthquake. hopeful/ optimistic/ positive... 12:29:53 Revival of Tangshan before the quake during the quake after the quake Strange signs in ruins revive 7million people ind