Unit 4 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 tornado drought landslide tsunami flood volcanic eruption typhoon hurricane What natural disasters do you know? Free talk Thousands of buildings ___________. fell down People were_____________________. trapped or badly hurt The water pipes __________________. cracked and burst The city was_________and lay_______. destroyed in ruins What can happen to a city during a big earthquake? Questions:What can happen to a city during a big earthquake? Pre-reading Look at the title and the pictures, and guess what the text is about. P50 Pre-reading The NIGHT THE EARTH DIDN’T SLEEP When? Where? What? It talked about a severe earthquake which happened at night in Tangshan. Skim the passage and think about these questions. News report Novel literary journalism (报告文学) P50 3. What kind of text is it? Skimming 2. In what order is the passage written? 1. How many parts will you divide the passage into? 顺序 Warning signs before the earthquake. The terrible effect during the earthquake. Rescue and revival after the earthquake. Skimming the text quickly and get the main idea of each paragraph. Para1: Para2: Para3: Para4: Para5: Strange things were happening in the countryside of northeastern Hebei. It seemed as if the world were coming to an end. Nearly everything in the city was destroyed. But hope was not lost. Tangshan started to revive itself and get back on its feet. Topic sentence 2. In what order is the passage written? 1. How many parts will you divide the passage into? damage revival signs in chronological (时间） order Skim the passage and think about these questions. P50 3. What kind of text is it? Skimming Literary journalism usually describes real historical events and real characters. The usage of the figures of speech（修辞手法） can stimulate（激励） readers' feelings and thus touch the readers. THE NIGHT THE EARTH DIDN’T SLEEP 拟人 News report Novel literary journalism (报告文学) 河北省东北部的农村地区怪事连连。 strange things chickens and pigs, dogs, mice, fish deep cracks appeared smelly gas came out well rose and fell, rose and fell water loud noises were heard bright lights were seen Topic sentence: Strange things were happening in the countryside of northeastern Hebei. Find out some supporting details for the strange things in the sky in the farmland in the village outside the city 升升降降 出现深裂缝 冒出臭气 耀眼亮光 巨大声响 sight smell sound 河北省东北部的农村地区怪事连连。 signs 迹象 What happened before the earthquake? Part 1: the signs before the earthquake How did people react to these strange things? unaware; ignorant; unprepared Part 1: the signs before the earthquake 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 July1976, bright lights were seen in the sky outside of the city of Tangshan and loud noises were heard. But the city's one million people were asleep as usual that night. What were the strange things that were happening before the earthquake? rose and fell, rose and fell deep cracks Chickens and even pigs dogs Mice fish bright lights loud noises warning unaware; ignorant; unprepared asleep How did people react to these strange things? The ground The animals The other aspects smelly gas Read for the details The author describes this part by _________________. giving examples Part 1: the signs before the earthquake 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 July1976, bright lights were seen in the sky outside of the city of Tangshan and loud noises were heard. But the city's one million people were asleep as usual that night. What were the strange things that were happening before the earthquake? rose and fell, rose and fell deep cracks Chickens and even pigs dogs Mice fish bright lights loud noises warning unaware; ignorant; unprepared asleep How did people react to these strange things? The ground The animals The other aspects smelly gas Read for the details The author describes this part by _________________. giving examples It seemed as if the world were coming to an end. The damage caused by the earthquake The suffering of the people Supporting details Para. 2 At _________, everything began to shake. ___ kilometers directly below, …damage more than ____ kilometers… _______ of the nation felt the earthquake. A huge crack that was __ kilometres long and___ metres wide cut across... In less than___ minute, a large city lay in ruins. 3:42 a.m. 1/3 8 30 1 ___________ of the people died or were injured during the earthquake. ____________ of children were left without parents. The number of people who were killed or ….reached more than ________. 2/3 400,000 11 150 Thousands Hard hills of rock became rivers of dirt. exaggeration To show the destruction was very severe 仿佛世界末日即将来临。 To show the great destruction and suffering; To make the passage more accurate and convincing Why does the writer use so many numbers? what did the city look like after the quake? The author describes the severity of the damage by_____________. giving numbers 12 There was nothing but ruins. buildings/factories/homes/hospitals________ bricks_________________ bridges/tracks_____________ bows/pigs/chickens__________ Para.3 water/food/electricity______________ were gone were destroyed were dead were hard to get covered everywhere Part 2: A huge earthquake struck Tangshan. Part 2: A huge earthquake struck Tangshan. 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. 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 trackes 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 bit 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. How did people feel? in shock in panic in despair frightened hopeless desperate qFast Reading: skimming Why does the author say “hope was not lost”? What was people’s feeling at that time? What helped in the revival of Tangshan city? But hope was not lost. Part 3: But hope was not lost. After the earthquake Rescue the army doctors and nurses workers Who What sent 150,000 soldiers to Tangshan to those who were and the dead. came to provide . built for survivors whose homes . How The city began to again . dig out trapped to bury medical care shelters had been destroyed breathe Hopeful Why does the author say “hope was not lost”? When disaster struck, help came from all sides！ After the earthquake Revival strong support from the government tireless efforts of the city’s people A new Tangshan was built upon the earthquake ruins. A home to more than seven million people, with great improvements in , , and . transportation industry environment What helped in the revival of Tangshan city? slowly, the city began to breathe again Because of _________________, the timely rescue Part 3: The rescue and the revival after the earthquake. 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. 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. hopeful positive come back to life or recover Who came to the rescue? What did they do? How did people feel? But hope was not lost. after the earthquake Part 3 after- rescue In times of disasters, people must and show the wisdom to stay and for a brighter future. unify positive rebuild P50 Question：What kind of text is it? Post-reading Literary journalism usually describes real historical events and real characters. The usage of the figures of speech（修辞手法） can stimulate（激励） readers' feelings and thus touch the readers. 拟人 exposition(说明文) argumentation(议论文) literary journalism (报告文学) narration(记叙文) Language features Simile（明喻） Exaggeration(夸张) Repetition (重复) Personification(拟人) Metaphor （暗喻） Data（数据） Literary journalism 报告文学 Further Thinking Why did this earthquake cause such extreme damage ? What lessons can we learn from the earthquake? 1. It was a 7.8 magnitude earthquake, which was very destructive. 2. It hit the city at night, when people were enjoying a sound sleep. 3. People paid no attention to the warning signs. 4. People didn’t have enough rescue knowledge. 5. The buildings were poorly built. …... Further Thinking 1 Why did this earthquake cause such extreme damage ? 25 Discussion Lessons we can learn: unify stay positive have confidence we need to have: Scientific Preparedness Pre-Disaster Planning Public Education ... in times of disasters we must ... before disasters Faced with natural disasters, people must ____and show the ______to stay______ and ______ for a brighter future. A man can be destroyed but not defeated. 一个人可以被毁灭，但绝不会被打败。 Disasters have no mercy, but humans do. 天灾无情，人有情。 unify wisdom positive rebuild If everyone gives a hand, the world would be full of love. 27 P1 P2-3 P4-5 The night the earth didn't sleep Before the earthquake During the earthquake After the earthquake Summary abnormal signs unprepared deadly damage desperate rescue and revival hopeful when what how 28 Lavf55.33.100 Lavf55.33.100 269654.4 $