Unit 4 Natural disasters Reading and thinking 课件-2025-2026学年人教版高中英语必修第一册

Unit 4 Natural Disasters Reading and Thinking Warming-up 1. What kinds of natural disasters do you know? Disasters tonador tusnami hurricane volcanic eruption landslide earthquake flood drought wildfire 2017 Great earthquakes in China The Tangshan earthquake in with a magnitude of 7.8. (A video) The Wenchuan earthquake with a magnitude of 8.0. The Yushu earthquake with a magnitude of 7.1 The Lushan earthquake with a magnitude of 7.0 The Jiuzhaigou earthquake with a magnitude of 7.0 2010 1976 2013 2008 2. What great earthquakes in China do you know? What can happen to a city during a big earthquake ? The buildings were razed to the ground and turned into ruins. The roads were damaged with cracks. The electricity went down. The people were killed or badly injured. THE NIGHT THE EARTH DIDN'T SLEEP What does the title mean? What are the people doing in the photo? Pre-reading 地球的不眠之夜 They are rescuing the injured after an earthquake. 2. In what order is the text organized? The text is organized in _______ order. (time/importance/place) time 1. What is the type of the text? literary journalism（报告文学） Skimming 3. Find out the topic sentence of each paragraph? 6 Warning signs before the earthquake. B The immediate effects of the earthquake. C Read the text and match the main idea with each paragraph. The revival of the city. D Scanning during the earthquake after the earthquake before the earthquake Paragraph 1 Paragraph 2 Paragraph 3 Paragraph 4 Paragraph 5 The happening of the big earthquake. A The rescue work. E Paragraph1: Before the Quake What were some of the strange things happening before the earthquake? How do you understand the last sentence in paragraph 1? Careful reading 1.What were some of the strange things happening before the earthquake? Before the earthquake, the water in the village wells rose and fell. Deep cracks appeared in their walls. Animals were acting strangely. 2. How do you understand the last sentence in paragraph 1? This sentence indicates that the people in Tangshan city were ignorant of the upcoming earthqueke and this was the reason why it caused such great damage later. 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 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 a.m., on 28 July 1976, bright lights were seen in the sky outside the city of Tangshan and loud noises were heard. But the city's one million people were asleep as usual that night. Underground water Animals Weather Warning Signs Parallelism 排比 Topic sentence Repetition 反复 Paragraph2-3: During the Quake When and where did the earthquake happen? Why was it one of the most deadly earthquakes of the 20th century?What happened to the city and people? What happened later that afternoon?How did the people feel? How do you think the earthquake would affect Tangshan? 1. When and where did the earthquake happen? At 3:42 a.m. on 28 July 1976, a deadly earthquake hit Tangshan city. 2. Why was it one of the most deadly earthquakes of the 20th century? What happened to the city and people? Because this earthquake killed too many people.Two thirds of people were dead or injured and the city was totally destroyed. What would you do if you were outdoors during the earthquake? Go to an open space away from buildings, trees, or power lines. At 3:42 a.m., everything began to shake. It seemed as if the world were coming to an end! Eleven kilometres directly below the city, one of the most deadly earthquakes of the 20th century had begun, a quake that even caused damage more than 150 kilometres away in Beijing. Nearly one third of the whole nation felt it! A huge crack, eight kilometres long and 30 metres wide, cut across houses, roads, and waterways. Hard hills of rock became rivers of dirt. In less than one minute, a large city lay in ruins. Two thirds of the people who lived there were dead or injured. Thousands of children were left without parents. The number of people who were killed or badly injured in the quake was more than 400,000. Orphans 4024 Injured 708851 23s Deaths 242769 Topic sentence Equal to 400 atomic bombs Metaphor 隐喻 Loss of life Hyperbole 夸张 What happened later that afternoon?How did the people feel? Later that afternoon, another big quake shook Tangshan again. People were in shock, wondering how long the disaster would last. How do you think the earthquake would affect Tangshan? Everything in the city was destroyed, and a large number of people were dead or injured in various degrees. The survivors suffered serious shortage of drinking water, food, shelters and electricity. Everywhere survivors looked, there was nothing but ruins. Nearly everything in the city was destroyed. About 75 percent of the city’s factories and buildings, 90 percent of its homes, and all of its hospitals were gone. Bricks covered the ground like red autumn leaves, but no wind could blow them away. Most bridges had fallen or were not safe to cross. The railway tracks were now useless pieces of metal. Tens of thousands of cows, hundreds of thousands of pigs, and millions of chickens were dead. Sand now filled the wells instead of water. People were in shock—and then, later that afternoon, another big quake shook Tangshan again. Even more buildings fell down. Water, food, and electricity were hard to get. People began to wonder how long the disaster would last. At 18:45 that day, a 7.1 magnitude earthquake occurred in Luan County. Simile 明喻 Topic sentence Financial loss 10 billion￥ Climax 渐进法 Climax 渐进法 helpless hopeless Administrator (A) - What would you do if you were trapped under bricks? Use a cell phone to get help. Tap on a pipe or a wall, or whistle for help. Paragraph4-5: After the Quake Who came to the rescue? What did they do? What does the writer mean by “Slowly, the city began to breathe again”? What do you think helped in the revival of Tangshan City? What's Tangshan like now? What has Tangshan proved to China and the rest of the world? Who came to the rescue? What did they do? Soldiers came to dig out the trapped and bury the dead. Doctors and nurses provided medical care. Workers built shelters for survivors. 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. But hope was not lost. Soon after the quakes, the army sent 150,000 soldiers to Tangshan to dig out those who were trapped and to bury the dead. More than 10,000 doctors and nurses came to provide medical care. Workers built shelters for survivors whose homes had been destroyed. Hundreds of thousands of people were helped. Water and food were brought into the city by train, truck, and plane. Slowly, the city began to breathe again. Personification 拟人 Manpower Material resources Topic sentence Hope&Survival 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. What do you think helped in the revival of Tangshan City? I think the revival of Tangshan was helped by the strong support of the government and the people who all worked in unity to rebuild the city even better than before. What's Tangshan like now? Tangshan has been a new city with more than 7 million people, great improvements in transportation, industry and environment. What has Tangshan proved to China and the rest of the world? In times of disaster, people must unify and show the wisdom to stay positive and rebuild for a brighter future. Administrator (A) - Tangshan started to revive itself and get back up on its feet. With strong support from the government and the tireless efforts of the city’s people, a new Tangshan was built upon the earthquake ruins. The new city has become a home to more than seven million people, with great improvements in transportation, industry, and environment. 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 brighter future. Topic sentence Tangshan has been a new city with more than 7 million people, great improvements in transportation, industry and environment. I think the revival of Tangshan was helped by the strong support of the government and the people who all worked in unity to rebuild the city even better than before. In times of disaster, people must unify and show the wisdom to stay positive and rebuild for a brighter future. What's the change of people’s feelings? the timeline of the earthquake strange three days ago at 3:00am at 3:42am later that afternoon after the quakes hopeless shocked ignorant hopeful fighting Why are many verbs and verbal phrases such as rose, fell, coming out of, and ran out of used in paragraph 1? Verbs are important to clear writing. They help to make your expression more detailed and vivid and give readers a feeling of actually being there before the earthquake. Why are so many numbers are mentioned in the text? Numbers can help to make the text more accurate and convincing. Reading for writing skills What are the language features of this text? real; accurate; vivid; emotional Thank you! $When disaster strikes, finding survivors fast is the difference between life and death. IT can take people weeks to search the sites of earthquakes, hurricanes or mud slides, but dogs like rocket can do IT in minutes, thanks to their amazing sense of smell. I get. I get you and here. 你干起踢。 The night the earth didn't sleep, strange things were happening in the countryside of northeast and hubay. For several days, the water in the village wells rose and fell, rose and fail. There were deep cracks that appeared in the well walls. At least one well had some smelly gas coming out of bit. Chickens and even pigs were too nervous to eat, and dogs refuse to go inside buildings. Mice ran out of the fields looking for places to hide, and fish jumped out of the water at about three AM. On the twenty eight of july nineteen, nineteen seventy six, bright lights were seen in the sky outside the city of town, shine and loud noises were heard, but the cities, one million people, were asleep as usual. That night, at three forty two AM, everything began to shake. IT seemed as if the world were coming to an end eleven kilometers directly below the city. One of the most deadly earthquakes of the twenty eth century had begun a cake that even caused damage more than one hundred and fifty kilometers away in beijing, nearly one third of the whole nation felt at a huge crack. Eight kilometers long and thirty meters wide, cut across houses, roads and waterways. Hard hills of rock became rivers of dirt. In less than one minute, a large city lay in ruins. Two thirds of the people who lived there were dead or injured. Thousands of children were left without parents. The number of people who were killed or badly injured in the quake was more than four hundred thousand. Everywhere survivors looked, there was nothing but ruins. Nearly everything in the city was destroyed. About seventy five percent of the city's factories and buildings, ninety percent of its homes and all of its hospitals were gone. Bricks covered the ground like red autumn leaves, but no wind could blow them away. Most bridges had fAllen or were not safe. Across the railway tracks were now useless pieces of metal. Tens of thousands of cows, hundreds of thousands of pigs and millions of chickens were dead. Sand now filled the walls instead of water. People were in shock. And then later that afternoon, another big quake shook to shine again. Even more buildings fell down. Water, food and electricity were hard to get. People began to wonder how long the disaster would last, but hope was not lost. Soon after the quakes, the army sent one hundred and fifty thousand soldiers to dig out those who were trapped and to bury the dead. More than ten thousand doctors and nurses came to provide medical care. Workers built shelters for survivors whose homes had been destroyed. Hundreds of thousands of people were helped. Water and food were brought into the city by train, truck and plane. Slowly, the city began to breathe again. Tongue, he started to revive itself and get back up on its feet. With strong support from the government and the tireless efforts of the cities people, a new tung shin was built upon the earthquake ruins. The new city has become a home to more than seven million people, with great improvements in transportation, industry and environment. Tongue shen 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 brighter future. A magnitude five point one earthquake has a hit. A northern chinese city of town shine the a person of the trauma with the depth of ten kilometers was in the city's gua district, about one hundred and eighty kilometers east of the chinese capital beijing. The trauma was felt in the chinese capital as well as neighboring changing municipality and across河北province。No casualties have been reported to shine was the scene of china's deadliest earthquake in living memory in nineteen seventy six. Quite the second you feel the tremors of a earthquake, drop, cover and hold on, drop right where you are onto your hands and needs. This is a safe position that allows you to slowly move toward shelter. Use one ARM to cover your head and neck. A massive desk table makes a good shelter. If there's nothing in the room to hide under, at least stay away from the windows, remain in this position and bend over as much as you can to protect your vital organs. Hold on like this and tell the shaking stops. If you are able to find some shelter, hold on to IT using one hand and be prepared to move with IT as IT might shift. Do you get IT now? Drop cover and hold on. Learn this rule by heart. IT could save your life. 987。65。 This incredible bed could save so many people's lives. IT senses when the ground is shaking and swallow you up into a box full of supplies. null