Unit4 Natural Disasters Reading and thinking课件 2024-2025学年高中英语人教版（2019）必修第一册

Review the meaning of the following words 1. disaster 2. damage 3. destroy 4.death 5. affect 6. shelter 7. crack 8. gas 9.as if 10. in ruins 11. brick 12. metal 13.shock 14. electricity 15.trap 16. breathe 17.revive 18. effort 19. unify 20. wisdom Unit 4 Natural Disasters ---Reading and thinking THE NIGHT THE EARTH DIDN'T SLEEP 2  What are the disasters in the pictures? drought tornado earthquake flood THE NIGHT THE EARTH DIDN'T SLEEP Guess what is the text mainly about? It’s a story about a disaster of earthquake.  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 brochure B. a literary journalism（报告文学） C. a novel D. a story Skimming for main idea. A literary journalism usually describes real historical events and real characters. The usage of the numbers and the figures of speech can inspire readers’ feelings and thus touch the readers. Reading for main ideas of each paragraph(5 mins) E. Revival of Tangshan after the earthquake. Para.1 Para.2 Para.3 Para.4 Para.5 A.Damage caused by the earthquake. 立即的，立刻的 B.Frightening scenes during the earthquake . C. Rescue work after the earthquake. D. Warning signs before the earthquake. 警示标志 To get the main idea, pay attention to the topic sentence in each paragraph. para.5 Revival of Tangshan after the earthquake. para.3 Damage caused by the earthquake. para.2 Frightening scenes during the earthquak para.4 Rescue work after the earthquake. para.1 Warning signs before the earthquake. time order before the earthquake during the earthquake after the earthquake Para. 1 Strang things were happening. strange things in the village wells in the farmyard in the field in the sky water deep cracks smelly gas chickens pigs mice fish bright lights loud noises People ignored the warning signs (警示标志) What did people do at that night? ignorant 不了解的，无知的 Feeling 9 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... 3:42 a.m. 1/3 8 30 In less than___minute, a large city lay in ruins. ____ of the people died or were injured during the earthquake. The number of people who were killed or ….reached more than ________. 1 2/3 400,000 11 150 Feeling Shocked Para. 2 It seemed as if the world were coming to an end! 10 factories/buildings/homes/hospitals bricks/bridges/tracks cows/pigs/chickens Hopeless Feeling water/food/electricity Para. 3 ……there was nothing but ruins. everything was destroyed 11 Para. 4 But hope was not lost. who what did they do result soliders doctors and nurses workers digged out those who were trapped and buried the dead provided medical care built shelters for survivors the city began to breathe again Feeling Hopeful 12 Para. 5 Tangshan started to revive itself and get back up on its feet. What do you think helped in the revival of Tangshan city? 1. strong support from the government 2. tireless efforts of the city’s people 3. selfless help from the whole nation Feeling Positive Hopeful 13 Where there is life, there is hope. 有生命就有希望 Language points 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. At 3:42 a.m., everything began to shake. It 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. 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. 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. 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. $$