Unit 4 Natural Disasters Reading and Thinking 课件-2024-2025学年高中英语人教版（2019）必修第一册

Unit 4 Natural Disasters Reading and Thinking 1. Look at the title and photo and predict what the text is about. The night the earth didn't sleep Let's watch a video about a terrible earthquake in Tang Shan paragraph topic sentence key word para 1 para 2 para 3 para 4 para 5 signs damage rescue revival Strange things were happening. It seemed as if the world were coming to end. There was nothing but ruins. But hope was not lost. Tangshan started to revive itself and get back up on its feet. before during after It is organized in time order Read the passage quickly and find out the topic sentence Tip: pay attention to the first and last sentence of each paragraph. 2. Match the main ideas with each paragraph. Para 1 A.The immediate effects of the earthquake Para 2 B.Warning signs before the earthquake Para 3 C.The revival of the city Para 4 D.The rescue work Para 5 E.The happening of the big earthquake Signs before the earthquake(para.1) the calm Tangshan What strange things would happen before an earthquake? strange things: well The water in the wells ____and____. Some deep ______ appeared in the well walls. A_________gas came out of the cracks. rose fell cracks smelly strange things: animals 3. Mice ran out of the fields___________places to hide. 4. Fish _________out of the water. 1. The chickens and even the pigs were____nervous _____eat. 2. Dogs refused to_____________. looking for jumped too to go inside buildings People could see _______lights in the sky. ______________ were heard. bright loud noises strange things: the sky people's reaction(反应）？ unconcerned（不关心的） damage during the earthquake: para 2.3 Try to find information about damage to people ,animals and buildings A huge crack that was ___________ long and __________ wide cut across houses, roads and waterways. Hard hills of rock became _____________. In less than one minute, a large city_______________. ____ of the city's factories and buildings, _____of its homes, and _____of its hospitals were gone. _____bridges had fallen or were not safe to cross. The railway tracks were now ______________ of metal. 8 kilometres 30 metres rivers of dirt lay in ruins all 75% 90% Most useless pieces ______________of people who lived there were dead or injured. The number of people who were killed or badly injured was _____________________. ______________ children were left without parents. Two thirds more than 400,000 Thousands of Damage to animals ______________________ of cows, _________________________________ pigs and _____________ of chickens were dead. Tens of thousands hundreds of thousands of millions of What's the function of so many numbers? Figures speak louder than words to show how serious the damage was to make the description more real and convincing (具有说服力的） unconcerned Summary: the structure strange things well animals the sky the city the people the animals rescue & revival people's feelings hopeless hopeful an earthquake before during after extreme damage Para. 4-5 rescue work after the earthquake and the revival of the Tangshan Details The army Doctors and Nurses Workers governments sent soldiers to ___ ____those who were_______and to______ the dead. dig out trapped bury came to _______medical care. built _______for survivors whose homes had been destroyed provide shelters With strong ____________ from the government and the tireless_______of the city's people, a new Tangshan was built. support efforts 3.After the earthquake 3.Reading skills Use context to understand new words When you see a word you do not know, do not stop or look it up in a dictionary. If you continue reading, the context will probably help you understand what it means. 查阅，查询, look up these words, 代词放中间 ruin brick trap bury Everywhere survivors looked, there was nothing but ruins Bricks covered the ground like red autumn leaves, but no wind could blow them away. 废墟 砖 Scan the text and find the words below .Guess what they mean according to the text. Soon after the quakes, the army sent 150000 soldiers to Tangshan to dig out who were trapped and to bury the dead. 被困 埋葬 1．All the following unusual things happened before the earthquake except that ________. A．the water in the village wells rose and fell B．the chickens and even pigs were too nervous to eat C．Mice ran out of the fields looking for hiding place D．Fish swam in the water as usual 2．Before the earthquake people were asleep as usual because ________. A．they didn't notice anything strange happening B．they didn't realize the arrival of an earthquake C．something strange happened in many places D．they knew well about earthquakes 1.Read and choose the best answers. Step 4. Careful Reading 3．The title “A Night The Earth Didn't Sleep” means ________. A．a terrible earthquake happened that night . B．the earth was awake all night long C．people on the earth couldn't fall asleep that night D．animals on the earth couldn't fall asleep that night 4．What's the meaning of the last sentence “Slowly, the city began to breathe again.”？ A．People weren't sad any more. B．Those who were trapped were saved. C．The earthquake finally came to an end. D．Life in Tangshan began to return to normal. 2.Read and choose the best answers. 5. What is the mood(语气) of this passage. A. Sad. B. Serious C. Serious and sad D. Calm 6. Where is the passage probably taken from? A. A news report B. A science book C. A travel brochure D. A medicine book 2.Read and choose the best answers. What do you think helped the revival of Tangshan city? Read Para 5 carefully and think about : It was the strong support from the government and the tireless efforts of the city's people that helped the revival of Tangshan city. The city of Tangshan has now taken on a new look. Let’s enjoy Tangshan’s new look Post reading Strange things were happening in the countryside of northeastern Hebei. For several days the water in the village wells rose and fell, rose and fell. There were deep cracks that appeared in the well walls. At least one well had some smelly gas coming out of it. Chickens and even pigs were too nervous to eat, and dogs refused to go inside buildings. Mice ran out of the fields looking for places to hide, and fish jumped out of the water. At about 3:00 a.m. on 28 July 1976,bright lights were seen in the sky outside the city of Tangshan and loud noises were heard. But the city's one million people were asleep as usual that night. rise v. 上升 fall v.下降 定从，that在从句中作主语 adv.至少 adj.难闻的 从...出来 too+adj./adv.+to do sth.太...以至于不能 run out of 从...跑出,用尽,耗尽 现在分词短语作状语,表伴随 从...跳出 sleep v. 睡觉 asleep adj.睡着的,熟睡的 sleepy adj.困的,想睡觉 mouse的名词复数 单复数同形 At 3:42 a.m.everything began to shake.lt seemed as if the world were coming to an end! Eleven kilometres directly below the city, one of the most deadly earthquakes of the 20th century had begun, a quake that even caused damage more than 150 kilometres away in Beijing.Nearly one third of the whole nation felt it! A huge crack, eight kilometres long and 30 metres wide.cut across houses,roads,and waterways. Hard hills of rock became rivers of dirt. In less than one minute,a large city lay in ruins.Two thirds of the people who lived there were dead or injured.Thousands of children were left without parents. The number of people who were killed or badly injured in the quake was more than 400,000. 看起来好像,as 引导的表语从句 sound,look,feel adv.直接地,恰好 在...下面 +n复, ....之一 adj.致死的,破坏性的 dead adj.死去的 n. 死者 adv.几乎,差不多 分子用基数词,one,two,three,分母用序数词first, second,third 严重受损,破败不堪 ...的数量+n.复数 谓语动词用单数 超过 adv. 差,很,非常,严重 定从 Everywhere survivors looked,there was nothing but ruins. Nearly everything in the city was destroyed.About 75 percent of the city's factories and buildings, 90 percent of its homes, and all of its hospitals were gone.Bricks covered the ground like red autumn leaves,but no wind could blow them away.Most bridges had fallen or were not safe to cross.The railway tracks were now useless pieces of metal. Tens of thousands of cows, hundreds of thousands of pigs,and millions of chickens were dead. Sand now filled the wells instead of water. People were in shock-and then, later that afternoon, another big quake shook Tangshan again.Even more buildings fell down.Water,food,and electricity were hard to get. People began to wonder how long the disaster would last. 仅仅，只有 adv.几乎，差不多 （ ） be gone 消失 吹走,吹散,吹去 无用的,无价值的 一块块 数万头 数十万头 数百万 be+形容词,表示状态,死了 代替,而不是 shake的过去式 想知道,引导定从 But hope was not lost. Soon after the quakes,the army sent 150,000 soldiers to Tangshan to dig out those who were trapped and to bury the dead. More than 10.000 doctors and nurses came to provide medical care.Workers built shelters for survivors whose homes had been destroyed.Hundreds of thousands of people were helped.Water and food were brought into the city by train,truck,and plane.Slowly,the city began to breathe again. send的过去式,过去分词 send sb.to do sth.派某人做某事 dig--dug--dug 挖掘 定从 and 连接的两个并列的to表目的 定从,修饰survivors 作定语 卡车 v. n.breath out of breath气喘吁吁 Tangshan started to revive itself and get back up on its feet. With strong support from the government and the tireless efforts of the city's people,a new Tangshan was built upon the earthquake ruins.The new city has become a home to more than seven million people,with great improvements in transportation,industry,and environment. Tangshan city has proved to China and the rest of the world that in times of disaster,people must unify and show the wisdom to stay positive and rebuild for a brighter future. 重新站起来 adj. tired 疲劳的 tireless 不疲倦的 在...上 向...证明 其余的 在...时刻 re+build 重建 Lavf55.33.100 $$