Unit4 Natural Disasters Reading and thinking课件 2025-2026学年高中英语人教版必修第一册

Unit 4 Natural Disasters Reading and Thinking The Night the Earth Didn’t Sleep 1 At the end of this class, you will be able to 1.Know about the basic information of the Tangshan Earthquake through reading. 2.Describe an earthquake by using expressions learnt through practice. 3.Understand Chinese spirit better via examples. Lead-in Watch a video and describe what happened with your partner. How do you feel after watching the video? scared? breathless? horrible? frightening destroying terrible? Lead-in What is the text mainly about? It’s a story about a disaster of earthquake.  B. It’s a story about a disaster of flood. C. It’s a story about a disaster of drought.          D. It’s a story about a disaster of tsunami. Prediction √ A Night The Earth Didn’t Sleep 2 minutes Time: Place: Disaster: Main idea: July 28, 1976 Tangshan, Hebei A big earthquake An earthquake happened in Tangshan on July 28, 1976. Tip1: Predict the main idea through title and images Skimming While-reading Scan the text and match the main idea to each paragraph. Warning signs before the earthquake Para.1 Para.2 Para.3 Para.4 Para.5 The earthquake hit TangShan The damages caused by the earthquake Rescue work after the earthquake The revival of TangShan Tip2：To get the main idea, pay attention to the beginning sentence in each paragraph. Find out the writing order of this text Time order several days ago at 3:00am at 3:42am later that afternoon after the quakes before earthquake during earthquake after earthquake Fast reading Para.1 Para.2 Para.3 Para.4 Para.5 before the earthquake during the earthquake after the earthquake Warning signs The damages Rescue revival what? how? warning signs （before） 其他地震 the water __________ the wall __________ smelly gas __________ animals chicken__________ dogs _____________ mice __________ fish___________ envirenment At about 3:00 a.m __________ noise__________ wells came out rose and fell cracks too nervious refused to go in ran out jumped bright light was heard Careful reading——Para1 How did people feel BEFORE the earthquake? People were asleep as usual unconscious Careful reading——Para1 1) _________of the nation felt the earthquake . 2) A huge crack that was____kilometres long and _____ metres wide cut across houses. 3) In less than ____ minute, a large city lay in ruins. 4)__________of the people died or were injured during the earthquake. 5) The number of people who were killed or injured reached more than__________ . 6) _____of its factories and buildings, _____ of its homes and all of the city's hospitals were gone. One third 1 75% 90% 2/3 400,000 8 30 Careful reading——Para2-3 Read paragraph 2-3 and finish the chart. During earthquake 1 minute 150 kilometres 8 & 30 2/3 75%, 90% 400,000 11 kilometres To show the earthquake was very serious. To make the text more convincing. numbers 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. ……one of the most deadly earthquakes of the 20th century had begun. Hard hills of rock became rivers of dirt. It seemed as if the world were coming to an end! exaggeration （夸张） metaphor （暗喻） In less than one minute, a large city lay in ruins. contrast （对比） 仿佛世界末日即将来临！ 20世纪伤害最严重之一的地震爆发了 坚硬的石山变成了泥沙流。 一分钟不到的时间里，一座城市沦为废墟。 Bricks covered the ground like red autumn leaves，but no wind could blow them away. 砖块就像秋天的红叶覆盖着地面，但是却没有风能将其吹走。 simile （明喻） People were in shock…… People began to wonder how long the disaster would last. 人们惊恐万分…… 人们心里开始疑惑这场灾难还会持续多久。 psychological description （心理描写） severe damage both physically and mentally How did people feel after the earthquake? People were asleep as usual The world seemed to come to an end. shocked/hopeless unconscious Careful reading——Para2-3 But hope was not lost. 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. dig out those who were trapped bury the dead provide medical care built shelters people were helped were brought into the city Slowly, the city began to breathe again after Careful reading——Para4 How did people feel after the rescue? People were asleep as usual The world seemed to come to an end. the city began to breathe again. Careful reading——Para4 before the earthquake The change of people’s feeling ignorant shocked hopeless hopeful during the earthquake after the earthquake when the rescue came Read para.5 and answer the questions. 1. What led to the revival of TangShan? Careful reading——Para5 2.What has Tangshan City proved to China and the rest of the world? A. In times of disaster, people must not go to sleep so early. B. In times of disaster, people must try their best to stay awake during the night. C. In times of disaster, people must begin to breathe again quickly. D. In times of disaster, people must unify and show the wisdom to stay positive and rebuild for a brighter future. revive itself strong support tireless efforts new Tangshan Suppose you are a student surviving from Tangshan earthquake, and your partner is a reporter. Discussion and role play A: Hello, I am … , a reporter from CCTV 9. B: Hello, I am …. Nice to meet you. Post reading How can we protect ourselves in an earthquake at school? What can you do after an earthquake? at school at home Hide beside/under a desk or table. Try to find a triangle area. Don’t be nervous. Keep calm. Don’t try to run out of the classroom. Protect your head by putting your bag on your head. Squat(蹲)or sit down under your desk. Leave the classroom after the earthquake. 29 Creative Thinking Disasters have no mercy, but humans do. A man can be destroyed but not defeated. Union is strength. Where there is life, there is hope. What can we learn from this passage? The spirit of combating disaster relief 抗震救灾精神 Whether in Tangshan earthquake or in Wenchuan earthquake, the most important thing is the spirit of Chinese people. Every time a disaster happens, we fight against it together and we never lose hope. That is the spirit of combating disaster relief. 31 The spirit of combating COVID-19 伟大抗疫精神 In the battle against COVID-19, China did the best in controlling the virus. That is the result of the spirit of combating COVID-19. 32 Items Great (5 pt.) Not bad (3 pt.) Try harder (2 pt.) I can know the information of Tangshan big earthquake. I can know the rescue work and rebuilding after the big earthquake. I can know how to do if an earthquake hit my city . I can master reading skills of skimming and scanning. Points(pt.) _______________in total. Assessment Homework Compulsory: Retell what would happen before an earthquake. Optional: Make a poster about the earthquake. 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