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

The Night the Earth didn't Sleep B1 Unit 4 Reading and Thinking Learning Objectives Learn about the event of Tangshan earthquake, collect the key information, and retell the story. Know about the language features of the literary journalism, and figure out the structure of it. Feel the power of unity towards natural disasters. Lead in When it comes to natural disasters, what comes first in your mind? tornado tsunami wildfire flood drought earthquake If an earthquake occurs, what will happen? Buildings will ______. People will__________, badly________, or even ________. The earthquake-stricken area will be ________. fall down get trapped. injured dead in ruins Pre-reading: Prediction Look at the title and photo THE NIGHT THE EARTH DIDN'T SLEEP The text may talk about _________________________________ the story about a disaster of earthquake. While-reading:the main idea and structure 1’ 1. The main idea of the passage: What: Where: When: An earthquake struck Tangshan on 28, July 1976 3. How is the text developed？ A. By the order of space. B. By the order of time. C. By making comparison. D. By giving examples. 2. What’s the type of the text? A. a novel B. a science report C.a travel brochure D.a literary journalism A literary journalism(报告文学) usually describes real historical events and real characters. Match the main idea of each paragraph. 1’ Para.1 Para.2 Para.3 Para.4 Para.5 A. The happening of the big earthquake. B. The rescue work. C. Warning signs before the earthquake. D. The revival of the city. E. The immediate effects of the earthquake. Feature1:Topic sentence tells the main idea of each paragraph. The structure of the text (Group discussion, 1’) The text can be divided into ______ parts. Why? 3 Part 1:___________________________ Part 2:___________________________ Part 3:___________________________ Before the earthquake: During the earthquake: After the earthquake: Feature 2: Time order makes the story logical. While-reading: detailed reading 5’ Before the earthquake:Para.1- 2 What happened? During the earthquake:Para.3-4 What were the damages? During the earthquake:Para.3-4 Who came to help? What did they do? Read the text carefully, and finish your handout. Before the earthquake:Para.1- 2 What happened? above the ground on the ground under the ground _____________in the sky ___________were heard Chickens and pigs______________________ Dogs__________________ Mice__________________ Fish__________________ Water__________________ Well wall _________________ Well __________________ bright lights loud noises refused to go inside ran out to look for places to hide jumped out of the water rose and fell, rose and fell deep cracks appeared gave off smelly gas Strange things were happening in the countryside of northeastern Hebei. Warning Signs were too nervous to eat During the earthquake:Para.3- 4 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. ___________ of the people died or were injured during the earthquake. The number of people who were killed or ….reached more than ________. About ______of the cities’ factories and buildings, ________ of its homes, and all of its hospitals were gone. 3:42 a.m. 11 150 1/3 8 30 1 2/3 400,000 In Ruins 75% 90% Feature 3: ____________ makes the story________. Using numbers convincing After the earthquake:Para.3- 4 The army sent soldiers to _______those who were _________ and to______ the dead. Doctors and nurses came to __________medical care. Workers built __________for survivors whose homes had been destroyed. Government With strong __________ from the government and the tireless _________ of the city's people, a new Tangshan was built. Who came to help? What did they do? dig out trapped bury provide shelters support efforts Rescue and Revive Read the following sentences again, and figure out what rhetorical devices（修辞手法） have been used? 1’ The night the earth didn’t sleep. Slowly, the city began to breath again. For several days, the water in the village wells rose and fell, rose and fell. Bricks covered the ground like red autumn leaves... personification 拟人 parallelism 排比 simile 明喻 Feature 4: __________________ makes the story________. Using rhetorical devices touching Conclusion 1 The language features of A literary journalism is: Feature1: Topic sentence tells the main idea of each paragraph. Feature 2: Time order makes the story logical. Feature 3: Using numbers makes the story convincing. Feature 4: Using rhetorical devices makes the story touching. Post-reading: Group Work: retell the story Draw a mind map, and retell the story within100 words. What should we do in face of earthquake? Before the earthquake During the earthquake After the earthquake have an emergency kit 急救包 remember the safety exit stay calm, drop to the ground, cover under a desk, move to a safe place keep positive, help each other to rebuild the hometown. Faced with natural disasters, people must _______and show the _________to stay________ and _________ for a brighter future. unify wisdom positive rebuild Summary Homework Finish your retelling in your exercise book. Thank you $$