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

B1U4 Natural Disasters -Reading and Thinking The Night The Earth Didn’t Sleep导学案 【Learning objectives】 By the end of the class, you will be able to: 1. read news report about Tangshan earthquake. 2.To get to know the rhetorical devices used in the passage. 3. To describe and talk about a natural disaster. 4.Raise the awareness of how to protect ourselves from disasters and cherish the present life. 【Learning procedures】 Step1 Lead-in Watch a video about Tangshan Earthquake and answer the following questions. 1. What do you see？ 2.How do you feel？ Step 2. Pre- reading Activity 1:Look at the picture and the title, then answer the questions. The Night The Earth Didn’t Sleep 1. What does “the Earth didn't sleep” mean? 2.What happened at that night? Activity2: Look at the title and photo below to guess what is the text mainly about ( ) A.It’s a story about a disaster.                      B. It’s a story about great changes. C. It’s a story about a sleepless night.          D. It’s a story about the building of a new city. Step 3. While-reading Activity3 Fast reading: 1.Read the passage quickly and get the main idea （1）Check prediction: What does the passage mainly talk about? A.The terrible earthquake happened in Tangshan. B.The damages caused by the earthquake in Tangshan. C.People suffered from the earthquake in Tangshan. （2）What is the type of the passage? A. novel B. literary journalism C. letter D. brochure 2. Underline the topic sentence of each paragraph and summarize each paragraph with one word. Para.1 __ __ the earthquake Para.2 Para.3 _ __ the earthquake Para.4 _ the earthquake Para.5 Q:In what order is the text written? What information does the text give us? A. Time B. Space C. Feelings D. Numbers Activity4 Detailed reading: 1. Read Para. 1 and fill in the table. 2. What were the strange things and what were the people doing that night? 3.Read para.2 &3 and finish the detailed information. · ____________ of the nation felt the earthquake. · A huge crack that was _______ kilometers long and _____ meters wide cut across houses. · 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 badly injured reached more than ________. · All of the city’s hospitals, _____ of its factories and buildings, _____ of its homes and all of its hospital were gone. (4) 4.Read paragraph 4 about rescue after the earthquake and finish the mind map about help from different people. Read the whole passage again to think about the change of people’s feelings. Step 4. Post-reading (读后） Group Discussion What makes Tangshan develop so fast? Why is the damage caused by the Tangshan earthquake so severe? What should we do if the earthquake comes? Step 5 Homework Suppose you were a survivor of the Tangshan earthquake in 1976, would you please share your experience with us? Please write a passage about 80 words. Supportive words and expressions: I remembered there were… before the quake, but… It was terrible when… I felt shocked/frightened/hopeless/desperate…, because… It seemed as if … Luckily, … 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$