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 THE NIGHT THE EARTH DIDN'T SLEEP 1 get the main idea, structure and some details of the text; recognize the type of writing; understand the greatness of our country and the unity spirit of Chinese people; describe a natural disaster by yourself. Learning objectives After learning the passage, you can:  What are the disasters in the pictures?  What other natural disasters do you know? drought tornado earthquake flood Lead in Imagine you meet one of the disasters and you must leave your house right away. You have time to take only one thing. What will you take? Why? I want to take money, books, food, water, … because... 这是急救箱 妈妈，这是什么？ THE NIGHT THE EARTH DIDN'T SLEEP when where what Guess what is the text mainly about? It’s a story about a disaster of earthquake.  B. It’s a story about a disaster of flood. C. It’s a story about a disaster of drought.          D. It’s a story about a disaster of tsunami. Pre-reading: Prediction Look at the title and photo 1. What’s the main idea of the passage? The passage mainly talks about a/an___________(what) that happened in _________ (where) at _____________________(when). earthquake Tangshan 3:42 a.m. on 28 July 1976 2. What’s the type of this text? A. a news report B. a literary journalism（报告文学） C. a novel D. a story Pre-reading---Skimming for main idea. later that afternoon soon after the quakes For several days At about 3:00 a.m. on 28 July 1976 At 3:42 a.m. before during after Timeline: 2. In what order did the writer write the passage?__ A. in order of importance B. in order of place C. in order of time D. in order of position ___________ in the sky were heard Chickens and pigs were ______________ Mice ________of the fields _______________________ bright lights ____________ appeared in the well walls deep cracks too nervous to eat. _________ come out of cracks smelly gas Please read paragragh 1 and fill in the blanks. Water in the village wells _____________________ rose and fell, rose and fell Dogs ______________________ refused to go inside buildings looking for places to hide. Fish ____________________ jumped out of the water run out loud noise 9 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. topic sentence warning signs ______________ before the earthquake While-reading： find the topic sentence strange things But the city’s one million people were asleep as usual that night. People ignored the warning signs Feeling warning signs Ignorant 11 The damage caused by the earthquake The suffering of the people Para. 2 At _________, everything began to shake. ___ kilometers directly below, …damage more than ____ kilometers… _______ of the nation felt the earthquake. A huge crack that was __ kilometres long and___ metres wide cut across... In less than___ minute, a large city lay in ruins. 3:42 a.m. 1/3 8 30 1 ___________ of the people died or were injured during the earthquake. ____________ of children were left without parents. The number of people who were killed or ….reached more than ________. 2/3 400,000 11 150 Thousands Please listen to paragragh 2 and finish the chart. numbers one of the most deadly earthquakes of the 20th century Feeling Shocked 14 There was nothing but ruins. buildings/factories/homes/hospitals bricks bridges/tracks cows/pigs/chickens Hopeless Para. 3 Feeling water/food/electricity People began to wonder how long the disaster would last. Please read paragragh 3 and find the destroyed things. Topic sentence Supporting details 15 Who came to this city? What did they do? Read paragragh 4 ---rescue To dig out and bury To provide medical care To build shelters Hope was not lost! Feeling When disaster struck, help came from all sides！ Positive Hopeful In the past, Tangshan was________. At present, the new city has become a __________to more than seven million people, with great ___________ in __________________________________________________ home improvements in ruins transportation, industry and environment. Read paragragh 5 ---revival Appreciate the picture SUMMARY Pay attention to the first and last sentences of each paragragh. Para.1 Para.2 Para.3 Para.4 Para.5 A. The another earthquake struck Tangshan, causing death and injuries. B. Help came soon after the quakes. C. The earthquake caused unbelievable damage to Tangshan. D. Tangshan came back to life again. E. Warning signs before the earthquake. Fill in the blanks according to the passage. Strange things happened 1.________the Tangshan earthquake happened. The well walls had deep cracks. A 2.______ (smell) gas came out of them. The water pipes cracked and burst. At 3:42 3.________the morning of July 28, 1976, everything began to shake. 4._________seemed as if the world was at an end. Steam burst from holes in the ground. Hard hills of rock became rivers of dirt. The whole city lay in 5.________ ( ruin). Many people died or were 6.________ (injure). Everything in the city 7.__________(be) destroyed. People were 8._________(shock) at before smelly on It ruins injured was shocked Describe the disasters and fill in the blanks this and wondered how long the disaster would last. The army organized teams to dig out those 9._______were trapped and to bury the dead. Workers built shelters for 10.___________ (survive). Fresh water was taken to the city. Slowly ,the city began to breathe again. who survivors Homework Find out more information of the earthquake in Tangshan and write a short summary about Tangshan Earthquake Homework Finish activity 11 on your paper Find out more information of the earthquake in Tangshan and write a short summary about Tangshan Earthquake Thank you! 27 tireless efforts of the city’s people strong support from the government various help from the whole nation united What makes Tangshan develop so fast? Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Para. Structure Para. Para. the earthquake Task 3 Think and use one word to summarize each part. Before During After Signs Damage Revival 1 2-3 4-5 the earthquake the earthquake time order 29 The damage caused by the earthquake The suffering of the people Para. 2 At _________, everything began to shake. ___ kilometers directly below, …damage more than ____ kilometers… _______ of the nation felt the earthquake. A huge crack that was __ kilometres long and___ metres wide cut across... In less than___ minute, a large city lay in ruins. 3:42 a.m. 1/3 8 30 1 ___________ of the people died or were injured during the earthquake. ____________ of children were left without parents. The number of people who were killed or ….reached more than ________. 2/3 400,000 11 150 Thousands Shocked Please read paragragh 2 and finish the chart. numbers To show the great destruction and suffering; To make the passage more accurate and convincing. 30 Lavf55.33.100 Lavf55.33.100 null 140492.42 Lavf55.33.100 Lavf55.33.100 $$