内容正文:
NATURAL DISASTERS
UNIT 4
Natural Disasters
earthquake
typhoon
tornado
flood
landslide
drought
wildfire
volcano eruption
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Lead-in
What’s the meaning of the title?
What happened?
Lead-in
Fast Reading
Divide the passage into three sections
according to the key words.
para(s) ______
Signs
para(s) ______
Damage
para(s) ______
Rescue&revival
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2
3
4
5
Words Review
electricity
trap
bury
breathe
revive
revival
effort
unify
wisdom
context
suffer
n. 电;电能
vt. 使落入险境;使陷入圈套
n. 险境,陷阱
vt. 埋葬;安葬
vi. & vt. 呼吸
vt. & vi. 复活;(使)苏醒
n. 振兴;复苏
n. 努力;艰难的尝试;尽力
vi. & vt. 统一;(使)成一体
n. 智慧;才智
n. 上下文;语境;背景
vt. 遭受;蒙受
vi. (因疾病、痛苦、悲伤等)受苦
Warning signs before the earthquake.
The earthquake happened and caused deaths and injuries in Tangshan.
Tangshan came back to life again.
Para.1
Para.4
Para.3
Para.2
Para.5
The earthquake caused unbelievable destruction to Tangshan.
Help came soon after the quakes.
While-reading. Activity 3. Careful reading.
Time Details
Before the earth-quake For several days 1.Water in the village wells
_______________ .
2.Well walls developed ____________
3.___________ come out of the cracks.
4. Mice ___________ the fields.
5. Fish _______________ the water.
At about 3:00 a.m. on July 28,1976 1. ______________appeared in the sky.
2. _____________ were heard.
rose and fell
deep cracks
Smelly gas
ran out of
jumped out of
Bright lights
Loud noises
Para 5 Tangshan started to revive itself and get back up on its feet.
The reason for its revival?
Any insights?
Write a summary
1. Read the text again and write a list of the main details about Tangshan earthquake.
Earthquake in Tangshan
Before: Paragragh 1
During: Paragraph 2:
After: Paragraph 3,4,5
Main details include time, place, event, cause, effect, following event.
Para1 Strange things were happening.
Para2 It seemed as if the world were coming to an end !
Para3 Nearly everything in the city was destroyed.
Para4 Hope was not lost.
Para5 Tangshan started to revive itself and get
back on its feet
Main ideas of each paragraph
warning signs
happening
effect
rescue
revival
2. Check if your summary covers all the main ideas of the five paragraphs.
trapped trap
v. 使落入险境,使陷入圈套
n. 险境,陷阱
bury
v. 埋葬;安葬
effort
n. 努力,艰难的尝试,尽力
Who else will come to help Tangshan ?
One in trouble, all to help.
Tangshan’s new look
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Choose a paragraph and act out an interview between a reporter and survivors from the Tangshan earthquake.
EXAMPLES
paragragh 1
REPORTER:Did you notice anything strange before the earthquake?
SURVIVOR:There were some strange things ......
While-reading. Activity 3. Careful reading.
Paragraph 4
To get quick access(入口,机会) to basic things
To cure the injured and defend against disease
To cure people with trauma(精神创伤) and cheer them up
the people in need
Basic resources
Psycholo-gical care
(心理治疗)
Medical care
While-reading. Activity 6. Find the topic sentence.
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 bright future.
Disasters have no mercy, but humans do.
A man can be destroyed but not defeated.
If everyone gives a hand, the world would be full of love.
While-reading. Activity 5. Skim.
changes of people’s feelings
unaware
shocked
helpless
hopeful
But the city’s one million people were asleep as usual that night.
People were in shock.
People began to wonder how long the disaster would last.
Hundreds of thousands of people were helped.
Slowly, the city began to breathe again.
The city has become a home to more than seven million people, with great improvement in transportation, industry, and environment.
as if, as though 做连词引导句子
1, 如果所引导从句表示的情况是真实的或是极有可能发生的,从句要用陈述语气,
eg, It sounds as if/as though it is raining.
The meat tastes as if/as though it has already gone bad.
Anne shrugged, as if/as though she didn't know.
It seems as if/as though you're never happy
2, 当说话人所陈述的是不真实的或者极不可能发生或存在的情况时, 从句要用虚拟语气。
eg, It seems as if/as though it were raining. (与现在事实相反,从句用过去时,be动词用were).
They talked as if/as though they had been friends for years.(与过去事实相反, 从句用过去完成时,即:had done)
They talked as if/ as though they would never meet again.(与将来事实相反,从句用would/ could/ might + 动词原形)
effort
[U] & [C] 气力;精力
She puts her time and effort into her businesses and helping others.
Visit the museum when you’re there. It’s well worth the effort.
With (an) effort she managed to stop herself laughing.
There be句型
and 并列句
先行词
V-ing 做状语
Para 1
定语从句
谓
谓
主
主
There were deep cracks that appeared in the well walls.
Mice ran out of the fields looking for places to hide,
and fish jumped out of the water.
最后一句话旨在引导学生进一步思考人与自然之间的关系,提高学生的自我保护意识。这一部分提示学生凌晨三点这一时间,与后一段进行承接。
and并列目的状语
状语
宾
目的状语
先行词
定语从句
谓
谓
宾语
先行词
定语从句
Para 4
主
主
(v.) to put someone who has died in a grave
(v.) to prevent someone from escaping from somewhere, especially a dangerous place
Soon after the quakes, the army sent 150,000 soldiers to Tangshan to dig out those who were trapped and to bury the dead.
Workers built shelters for survivors whose homes had been destroyed.
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While-reading. Activity 4. Review.
Characteristics:
Literary journalism (报告文学)
Techniques:
Personification
Repetition
Sensory description
Contrast
Statistics
…
Vivid生动的
Concrete具体的
Accurate精确的
Reliable可信的
Authentic权威的
Bye bye!
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