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NATURAL DISASTERS
UNIT 4
Lead-in. Guess
Hebei province
7.8
1976.7.28
a compound word
Tangshan Earthquake
Earthquake
Lead-in
Let’s learn
The Night The Earth Didn’t Sleep
1.Look at the title and picture below and guess what the text is about.
title
The passage is about an earthquake
Fast reading
What does the passage mainly talk about?
An earthquake happened in Tangshan in 1976.
In what order was the passage written?
The text is written in time order.
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Read the passage and complete mindmap in your handouts
or create your own mindmap.
A sample of mindmap
personalized understanding
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Find out some sentences which contains the following figures of speech,personification(拟人), repetition(重复) and simile(比喻) and think about the author’s reasons for using them .
presenter
&organizer
Ideas
1.For three days, the water in the village wells rose and fell, rose and fell.
Repetition
2.Bricks covered the ground like red autumn leaves.
Simile
3.The city began to breathe again.
Personification
Using figures of speech can make the passage vivid and express some meanings convincingly, clearly and easily.
Analyze and identify the change of people’s feelings.
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After
Before
During
While-reading. Activity 2. Scan.
before
the earthquake (P )
the earthquake (P )
the earthquake (P )
during
after
1
2-3
4-5
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
While-reading. Activity 3. Careful reading.
Paragraph 1
Guess or review the words “ crack” and “ smelly” .
What images(意象) have you found in this paragraph? Please circle them out! How did the author organize them?
What techniques(手法) did the author use?
While-reading. Activity 3. Careful reading.
Techniques
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 the 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 am on 28 July 1976, bright lights were seen in the outside the city of Tangshan and noises were heard. But the city’s one million people were asleep as usual that night.
repetition
sensory description
contrast
During
People were in shock--and then, later that afternoon, another big quake shook Tangshan again.
Change of people's feeling
Damages during the earthquake.
shocked/
scared/
terrified/
hopeless...
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After
Slowly, the city began to breathe again.
Change of people's feeling
Rescue after the earthquake.
hopeful/
optimistic/
positive...
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Revival of Tangshan
before the quake
during the quake
after the quake
Strange signs
in ruins
revive
7million people
industry
transportation
environment
United
noble behavior
firm faith
yearning for revival
What helped in the revival of Tangshan ?
immediate action
unify
While-reading. Activity 3. Careful reading.
Paragraph 3
Guess or review the words “ brick” and “ metal” .
What images(意象) have you found in this paragraph? Please circle them out!
What techniques(手法) did the author use?
While-reading. Activity 3. Careful reading.
Paragraph 4
Guess or review the words “soldier” and “ truck” .
What kind of help do you think people who have suffered an earthquake need?
While-reading. Activity 3. Careful reading.
Time Details
After the earth-quake Soon 1. __________ arrived.
2. Doctors and nurses provided
______________.
3. Workers built ___________.
4. __________________ brought in.
After many years 1. Tangshan started to _____________.
2. A new Tangshan rebuilt on
_____________________.
3. Tangshan city proved people
must _______ and stay _________.
The army
shelters
Water and food
medical care
the earthquake ruins
revive itself
unify
positive
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
DISCUSSION
Suppose there would be an earthquake,
what should we do to keep ourselves safe?
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ways
Hide on the hard furniture(家具)
Put out the fire and turn off the gas
Use something hard to protect your head
Never try to use the elevator
How can we protect ourselves in an earthquake?
Speed is life!
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Don’t be nervous and keep calm.
Don’t try to run out of the classroom.
Sit down under your desk.
Protect your head by putting your bag on your head.
Don’t use lift.
If possible, run to the schoolyard.
Make a poster about the earthquake
Finish the exercises book.
Homework
THANKS~
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