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 YeCheng High School Kang Kenan cracks ruins rescue workers The night the earth didn’t sleep According to the pictures and the title below,can you guess what the text is about? The text mainly talks about _____________________________ _________________. the earthquake that happened in Tangshan in 1976 Task 1 :What's the main idea of the text? Skimming Find out the topic sentence and circle the key words Para1 Strange things were happening. Para2 It seemed as if the world were coming to an end ! Para3 Nearly everything in the city was destroyed. Para4 Hope was not lost. Para5 Tangshan started to revive itself and get back on its feet Scanning Check your prediction and match them. warning signs happening effect rescue revival Topic sentence can often exist in the first or last sentence in a paragraph. How does the author describe each part? Careful-reading Para 1 Strange things were happening Strange things in the village well in the farmyard outside the city water (rose and fell, rose and fell) walls (deep cracks) smelly gas chickens, pigs (too nervous to eat) dogs (refused to go inside) mice (ran out to look for places to hide) fish (jumped out of the water) bright lights in the sky loud noises repetition sight smelling hearing specific verbs How did people react to the strange things? unaware / ignorant Para 2 It seemed the world were coming to an end! the city people 1. _______ below, one of the _________ earthquakes of the 20th century began. 2. An __________________ crack cut across... 3. Hard hills of rock became _____________. 4. In less than ________, the city lay _______. 1. ____________ people were dead or injured. 2. ____________ children were left without parents 3._____________ people were killed or badly injured. 11 km most deadly 8-km-long and 30-metre-wide rivers of dirt 1 minute in ruins 2/3 Thousands of More than 400,000 specific figures People were suffering a lot. 11 km, 8km，30m， 1 minute， 2/3，thousands of， 400，000 Para3 Nearly everything in the city was destroyed buildings transportations animals supply hospitals factories homes gone... bridges (fallen, unsafe) railway tracks (useless metal) cows, chickens, pigs dead... water, food, electricity hard to get If you had experienced the earthquake in Tangshan , how would you have felt? How did people in the earthquake feel ? shocked hopeless Para 4 Hope was not lost 150,000 soldiers dug out the trapped and buried the dead more than 10,000 doctors provided medical care workers built shelters water, food... hope were brought there Para 5 Tangshan started to revive itself and get back up on its feet. a home to ... great improvements in... What do you think helped in the revival of the city ? The revival of the city is helped by the strong support of the government, the people from all walks of life across the country, and the tireless efforts of the city's people. People unified to make Tangshan better than before. The change of people's feeling hopeful unaware shocked hopeless The city's one million people were asleep as usual that night. People were shocked. People began to wonder how long the disaster would last. But hope was not lost. Slowly, the city began to breathe again. positive … a new Tangshan was built upon the earthquake ruins. Finish the mind map about the change of people's feeling according to the passage. Whatever happens, we will never lose hope, because so many people around us love us, need us and help us. Follow me to read 目录 CONTENTS 01 02 03 04 标题文本预设 此部分内容作为文字排版占位显示 （建议使用主题字体） 标题文本预设 此部分内容作为文字排版占位显示 （建议使用主题字体） 标题文本预设 此部分内容作为文字排版占位显示 （建议使用主题字体） 标题文本预设 此部分内容作为文字排版占位显示 （建议使用主题字体） ‹#› Search for some information about the Wenchuan Earthquake. What measures are taken by the Chinese government to help them? $