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 Period 2 Reading and Thinking lead-in Brainstorm: Look at the pictures and think out some words related to the natural disasters. tornado drought landslide tsunami flood volcanic eruption wildfire Can you guess what natural disaster happened according to the pictures? 3 1.What’s the main idea of the passage? The passage mainly talks about a/an______________(what) that happened in ____________ (where) at _____________________________(when). earthquake Tangshan 3:42 a.m. on 28 July 1976 Task 1 Skimming 2.Find out the topic sentence of each paragraph. 16:03:18 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. Before Change of people's feeling signs before the earthquake. But the city's one million people were asleep as usual. unconscious/ unaware/ ignorant... 16:03:18 structure key words supporting details After Slowly, the city began to breathe again. Change of people's feeling Rescue after the earthquake. hopeful/ optimistic/ positive... 16:03:18 Fast-reading 1. Read and check: What’s the text mainly about? 2. What kind of text is it? A. business report B. Encycopidia C. literary journalism D. newspaper Literary journalism usually describes real historical events and real characters. The usage of the figures of speech can stimulate readers' feelings and thus touch the readers. The passage is mainly about a terrible earthquake of Tangshan at midnight. Activity 1 C Activity 2 Read the passage quickly and match the main idea with each paragraph. Reading for main ideas E.Tangshan came back to life again. Para.1 Para.2 Para.3 Para.4 Para.5 A.The earthquake caused unbelievable destruction to Tangshan. B.The earthquake happened and caused deaths and injuries in Tangshan. 　 C.Help came soon after the quakes. D.Warning signs before the earthquake. To get the main idea, pay attention to the beginning sentence in each paragraph. -----topic sentences While-reading Read the text again and answer the questions. 1. What were some of the strange things happening before the earthquake? Do you think they were warning signs? Why or why not? 2. What does the writer mean by “Slowly, the city began to breathe again”? 3. What kind of help do you think people who have suffered an earthquake need? While-reading 1. What were some of the strange things happening before the earthquake? Do you think they were warning signs? Why or why not? Before the earthquake, the water in the village wells rose and fell. Deep cracks appeared in their walls. Animals were acting strangely. I think these were warning signs as they don’t usually happen. Something strange must be happening underground. Sometimes, animals are more sensitive to some coming dangers. While-reading 2. 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. While-reading 3. What kind of help do you think people who have suffered an earthquake need? People who have suffered an earthquake need quick access to basic things such as water and food, because they cannot get them easily. They also need medical care, not just for injuries, but to protect against disease and other problems that happen after the earthquake. Last but not least, these people also need psychological care and help. Name Unit4 The Night the Earth didn’t Sleep assessment contents scores 1 2 3 4 5 I understood the basic information of Tangshan Earthquake after this class. I took active part in class activities by thinking and responding to the teacher’s questions. After this class, I firmly believe that Chinese people should unify to confront natural disasters. I agree that getting voluntarily and actively involved to get personalized understanding can increase my interest in the language. Reflection for further growth and development Homework 1 基础性作业 Write your thinking about the discussion question. 2 发展性作业 （Challenge yourself） Write a news report about Yushu or Wenchuan earthquake, using similar structure of the passage. 3 实践性作业 （Check yourself） （Group wisdom） Make a poster about a natural disaster that interests your group the most. choose 1 or 2 A Talk Show Role A : The host Role B : Jane Imagine you were the people who survived the earthquake and the host interviewed you to share the most unforgettable experience. Group Activity Role C: Robin Role D: Kelvin Discussion If one day we come across an earthquake, what should we do to protect ourselves? stay calm go to an open space drop down onto... cover the head with... stay away from... hide under… hold on to... call... if possible ... 17 为纪念唐山抗震救灾四十周年，某英文报发起以“Great Changes”为题，描述灾区新貌的征文活动，写一篇英语短文应征。 1. 灾后唐山及人民生活的变化； 2. 发生变化的原因； 3. 你的感想及祝愿。 注意： 1. 可根据提示适当发挥 2. 词数：120左右 Homework $$