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 Learning objectives 1. analyze the main idea of each para. and summarize the structure of the text; 2. enhance awareness of disaster prevention and mitigation and feel the spirit of unity; 3. master functions of data and rhetorical devices and features of literary journalism; 4. analyze the causes of heavy casualties, and discuss the protective measures. Lead-in What can happen to a city during a big earthquake? A great number of people were trapped under ruins陷入废墟 or seriously injured受伤严重 or even be killed. The disaster-stricken area will be in ruins.沦为废墟 Roads and bridges were destroyed.被摧毁 The supply of food, water and electricity was cut off.中断 While-reading Activity2: 1.What’s the main idea of the passage？ The passage is mainly about___________________________. 2.What’s the type of this text? A. A news report. B. A literary journal文学期刊. C. A novel. 3. How does the author organize the passage? The text is organized in ______ order. 　a terrible earthquake in Tangshan A literary journal 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. time before during after 2. Summarize each part with key words . warning signs damage rescue and revival Activity3：1.match the main idea. P1 The revival of the city. P2 Warning signs before the earthquake. P3 The immediate effects of the earthquake. P4 The happening of the big earthquake. P5 The rescue work. P1---P2-3---P4-5 (time order) [1]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 _______(crack) that appeared in the well walls. At least one well had some ______(smell) gas coming out of it. Chickens and even pigs were too nervous______ (eat), and dogs refused to go inside buildings. Mice ran out of the fields ______(look) 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 _________(hear). But the city's one million people were asleep as usual that night. cracks smelly to eat looking were heard village well Strange things farmyard Outside the city 1.water(rose and fell) 2.walls(deep cracks) 3.smelly gas Chickens/pigs (too nervous to eat) dogs (refused to go inside) mice (look for places to hide) fish (jumped out of the water) 1.bright lights in the sky 2.loud noises were heard The Mind Map of part 1 （para1） [2] At 3: 42 a.m., everything began to shake. It seemed ____ the world were coming to an end! Eleven kilometres _______(direct) below the city, one of the most deadly earthquakes of the 20th century had begun, a quake ____ 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 ______(ruin) Two thirds of the people ______ lived there were dead or injured. Thousands of children were left without parents. The number of people who were killed or badly_______（injure) in the quake was more than 400,000. as if directly that ruins who injured The city 1. ____below, one of the ____________ earthquakes of the 20th century began.2. An ______________ crack cut across. 3. Hard hills of rock became ______________ 4. In less than _____, the city lay _______. people 1. ______ people were dead or injured. 2. ____________ children were left without parents 3._____________ people were killed or badly injured. 11km most deadly 8kmlong--30mwide rivers of dirt 1min in ruins 2/3 Thousands of more than 400000 [3]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. _______(brick) covered the ground like red autumn leaves, but no wind could blow them away. Most bridges had fallen or were not safe _______(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 __shock-- and then, later that afternoon, another big quake shook Tangshan again. Even more buildings fell down. Water, food, and ________(electric) were hard to get. People began to wonder how long the disaster would last.翻译横线p3 Bricks to cross in electricity 市内大约75%的工厂和大楼，90%的住所和所有的医院都倒塌了。砖块就像秋天的红叶覆盖着地面，但是却没有风能将其吹走。大多数桥梁不是坍塌了，就是无法安全通行了；铁轨变成了废金属块；数万头奶牛、数十万头猪和数百万只鸡也都死掉了。沙子灌满水井。 1.How did people in Tangshan feel? 2.What kind of help do you think the survivors need? hopeless/desperate basic living things such as water , food...medical care The Mind Map of part 2 （para2-3） [4] But hope was not lost. Soon after the quakes, the army sent 150,000 soldiers to Tangshan to dig out those _______were trapped and to bury the dead. More than 10, 000 doctors and nurses came to provide medical care. Workers built shelters for survivors ______homes had been destroyed. Hundreds of thousands of people were helped. Water and food were brought into the city by train, truck, and plane. _______(slow) the city began to breathe again. Q1: How do you understand “hope was not lost”? Q2: What does the writer mean by “ slowly, the city began to breathe again”? The writer means that the city began to function again, because the earthquake had stopped people and supplies moving about, and so it was like the city couldn’t breathe. Soldiers, doctors, nurses and workers came to help. who whose Slowly [5] Tangshan started to revive itself and get back up on its _____(foot) again. With strong support from the government and the tireless _______(effort) of the city's people, a new Tangshan was built upon the earthquake ruins. The new city has become a home ___ more than seven million people, with great ____________(improvement) 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 _________(wise) to stay positive and rebuild for a ________ (bright ) future. 1.What is Tangshan like now? Tangshan started to revive itself and get back up on its feet. feet to efforts wisdom improvements brighter __________was not lost _______________ came to help, 10,000 ______________came to provide medical care, workers built ________, water and food were brought into the city The city began to __________again It has become a________ to seven million people, with improved ___________, industry, and environment Rescue work After the earthquake Revival of the city 150,000 soldiers doctors and nurses shelters Hope breathe home transportation The Mind Map of part3（para4-5） Summary Structure Main idea People before during after warning signs damage rescue & revival unaware hopeless hopeful Post- reading 1.What should we do in the face of an earthquake？ 　If you are indoors， stay there！ Get under a desk or table and hang on to it （Drop， Cover， and Hold on！） or move into a hallway or against an inside wall.Stay clear of windows， fireplaces， and heavy furniture or appliances.If you are outside， stay away from buildings， power lines， chimneys烟囱， and anything else that might fall on you.　 2.What can we learn from a natural disaster？ 　 power sign damage unify wise Disasters are .We should take notice of the warning______ or the would be extreme. In front of disaster ，life is weak，but if we are and show __ to stay positive， we’ll have a brighter future. powerful signs damage unified wisdom V训练检测 　Several days before 28 July 1976, many strange things happened in Tangshan.The water in the village wells rose and fell.Deep cracks appeared in the well walls, and even 1.smelly（smell） gas was coming out of one well.Some animals also had some unusual behaviour.But people in the city, 2.who were asleep as usual that night,didn’t think much of these. At 3：42 a.m., one of the most deadly earthquakes of the 20th century broke out.It destroyed the city and even caused damage in Beijing.In less than one minute, Tangshan 3.laylie） in ruins.The number of people who were killed or 4.terribly（terrible） injured in the quake 5.was（be） more than 400，000.Later that afternoon， another big quake struck Tangshan again.More buildings fell down.Water, food, and electricity were hard 6.to get（get）. But all the hope wasn’t lost.Soon after the quakes， teams were organised to dig out those who were trapped and to bury the dead.Many more people, 7.including（include） workers and doctors， came to provide help.Through all the 8.efforts（effort）,the city began to breathe again. Today, 9.a new Tangshan was built upon the earthquake ruins, which has proved 10.tothe entire world that in times of disaster, people must unify and show the wisdom to stay positive and rebuild for a brighter future. 人民教育电子音像出版社 普通高中教科书 英语 第一册 2019-08-09 348917.66 人民教育电子音像出版社 普通高中教科书 英语 第一册 2019-08-09 310775.16 $$