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Unit 4
Natural disasters
The boy was ______ under the ______ and luckily he was ________ by the ______ .
rescued
soldiers
The town was _________by the earthquake,so the town was now ________.
destroyed
in ruins
There were ________ on the road,beacuse it has been ________by the earthquake
damaged
bricks
buried
cracks
The night the earth didn’t sleep
Pre-reading
which night?
when?
which place?
where?
why?
what happened?
prediction
This passage is about a big _____________(what happened?)that happened in __________ (where?) on______________(when?)
earthquake
Tangshan
28 July 1976
Reading for main idea
task 1
What type of text is it?
A. a novel B. a literary work C. a literary journalism
Literary journalism is something lies between news reports and literary works.
Match the main idea of each paragraph.
Para.1
Para.2
Para.3
Para.4
Para.5
A. The happening of the big earthquake.
B. The rescue workafter the earthquake.
C. Warning signs before the earthquake.
D. The revival of the city.
E. The immediate effects of the earthquake.
task 1
Reading for main idea
Reading for main idea
qFast Reading: skimming
1. Warning signs before the earthquake.
2. The happening of the big earthquake.
3. The immediate effects of the earthquake.
4. The rescue work after the earthquake.
5. The revival of the city.
before the earthquake
during the earthquake
after the
earthquake
signs
damage
rescue &revival
Divide the text into 3 parts.
The text is organized in______ order.
time
task 2
Reading for details
qFast Reading: skimming
What are the signs(strange things)?
What was people’s attitude towards them?
part 1:signs
Reading for details
qFast Reading: skimming
qFast Reading: skimming
signs
animals
nature
chicken,pig
dog
mice
fish
well
gas
bright light
noise
What are the signs(strange things)?
What was people’s attitude towards them?
unaware
ignored
part 1:signs
Reading for details
qFast Reading: skimming
Find the figures that show damage and loss?
What was people’s feeling at that time?
part 2:damage
Reading for details
qFast Reading: skimming
qFast Reading: skimming
city
people
8,30
75%,90%
transpotation
water,food,electricity
2/3
400,000
Find the figures that shows damage and loss?
What was people’s feeling at that time?
damage
shocked/hopeless/scared
part 2:damage
qFast Reading: skimming
Reading for details
Who come to help?
What was people’s feeling at that time?
What do you helped in the rivival of Tangshan city?
rescue &revival
qFast Reading: skimming
Reading for details
qFast Reading: skimming
actions
supplies
support from the government
help from soldiers,
doctors and nurses
food
water
Who come to help?
What was people’s feeling at that time?
rescue &revival
hopeful
rescue &revival
qFast Reading: skimming
Reading for language
How does the author tell the damage?
By using numbers to tell the truth.
To directly show the earthquake was very serious and it caused a lot of damage to the people in the city.
qFast Reading: skimming
How do you understand the following sentences?
It seemed as if the world were coming to an end.
Bricks covered the ground like red autumn leaves...
Slowly,the city began to breathe again.
Reading for language
Exaggeration
Personification
Simile
find more from the passage...
qFast Reading: skimming
Reading for language
I am feeling on the top of the world.
Tim looked at the test with a stare as blank as his notebook.
Love is like the wind.
The breeze gently kissed her cheeks.
The snowflakes danced in the night air,making a beautiful picture.
qFast Reading: skimming
suggest that you are a survivor from the earthquake,try to use what you learnd to share something about what you saw、what you want to get after the disaster or describe your feeling at that time.
Reading for sharing
qFast Reading: skimming
memorize words and phrases.
learn more about the similar disasters from the internet.
finish 《三维设计》and《课时跟踪训练》the reading part.
homework
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