Unit4 Natural disasters Reading and thinking课件 2026-2027学年高中英语人教版必修第一册

Unit 4 Natural Disasters Describe a natural disaster THE NIGHT THE EARTH DIDN`T SLEEP Reading and Thinking Warming up Look at these pictures of natural disasters. Think and share: 1. Which natural disaster have you learned more about? 2. Which one do you think is the most destructive? 3. Which one do you want to learn more about? Tornado drought 干旱 龙卷风 landslide tsunami 海啸 滑坡 hurricane typhoon 飓风 台风 volcanic eruption flood 洪水 火山喷发 what is it? earthquake 地震 1. Which natural disaster have you learned more about? your answer___________________________________ 2. Which one do you think is the most destructive? your answer___________________________________ 3. Which one do you want to learn more about? your answer___________________________________ Lead-in Among natural disasters, earthquakes are terribly destructive(破坏性的）. Now let's read a true story about the Tangshan earthquake. The Night the Earth Didn't Sleep Task 1 Step 1: Choose one or two key words that you want to use most to describe the first paragraph Share your words with the class. Word(s): ____________ Step 2: Find one detail from the text to support your choice. Evidence（证据）: ____________ ✅ strange Evidence: Strange things were happening in the countryside. ✅ uneasy Evidence: Chickens and even pigs were too nervous to eat. ✅ mysterious Evidence: No one realized those strange signs before the earthquake. ✅ terrible Evidence: People saw bright lights and heard strange noises in the sky. ✅ pity Evidence: Most people were asleep and ignored these warnings. You may choose: Task 2 Read Paragraph 2. Step 1: Choose one or two key words that you want to use most to describe this paragraph. Share your words with the class. Word(s): ____________ Step 2: Find one detail from the text to support your choice. Evidence: ____________ You may choose: ✅ frightening Evidence: It seemed as if the world were coming to an end. ✅ terrifying Evidence: People were in great fear at that moment. ✅ suddenly Evidence: At 3:42 a.m., everything began to shake suddenly — people were fast asleep, and the quake hit without warning. ✅ powerful Evidence: It was one of the most deadly earthquakes of the 20th century.Sample short summary: At 3:42 a.m. on 28 July 1976, one of the most deadly earthquakes began. It seemed as if the world were coming to an end. Task 3 Step 2: Find one detail from the text to support your choice. Evidence: ____________ Suggested answer You may choose: ✅ destruction Evidence: Nearly everything in the city was destroyed. ✅ ruined Evidence: The whole city lay in ruins. Step 2: Fill in the blanks with proper words to finish the summary. It shows the great destruction of the earthquake. Everywhere survivors looked, there was nothing but ______. Nearly everything in the city was ______. Tens of thousands of cows, hundreds of thousands of pigs and millions of chickens were ______. People were in ______. ______, ______ and ______ were hard to get. Answer ruins; destroyed; dead; shock; Water; food; electricity Task 4 Read Paragraph 4. Step 1: Choose one or two words that you want to use most to describe this paragraph. Share your words with the class. Word(s): ____________ Step 2: Find one detail from the text to support your choice. Evidence: ____________ You may choose: ✅ rescue Evidence: the army sent 150,000 soldiers to Tangshan to dig out those who were trapped and to bury the dead. ✅ helpful Evidence: More than 10,000 doctors and nurses came to provide medical care. Task 5 Read Paragraph 5. Step 1: Choose one or two words that you want to use most to describe this paragraph. Share your words with the class. Word(s): ____________ Step 2: Find one detail from the text to support your choice. Evidence: ____________ Suggested answer You may choose: ✅ revival Evidence: Slowly, the city began to breathe again. ✅ hopeful / united Evidence: With strong support from the government and the tireless efforts of the city's people, a new Tangshan was built. SUMMARY Let's look back paragraph by paragraph: Para1: strange — strange signs before the quake Para2: frightening — the earthquake was frightening Para3: destruction — terrible damage to the city Para4: rescue — people came to save survivors Para5: revival & hopeful — Tangshan rebuilt and rose again What spirit can we learn from the people of Tangshan? Thinking time What spirit can we learn from the people of Tangshan? ✅ Reference: They are united, strong and positive. 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. Step 5 Important Vocabulary trap /træp/v. 使陷入困境；困住；设陷阱捕捉 n. 陷阱；圈套 ✅ 派生词：trapped adj. 受困的；被困住的 ✅ 搭配：be trapped in 被困在…… trap sb. in sth. 使某人困于…… ✅ 例句：Many people were trapped under the ruins. 很多人被困在废墟之下。 Important Vocabulary breathe /briːð/v. 呼吸；呼气；喘息 ✅ 派生词：breath /breθ/ n. 呼吸；气息 ✅ 搭配：breathe in 吸气 breathe out 呼气 begin to breathe again 重获生机 out of breath 上气不接下气 ✅ 例句：Slowly, the city began to breathe again. 慢慢地，这座城市重获生机。 After running for a long time, he was out of breath. 跑了很久之后，他上气不接下气。 Important Vocabulary bury /ˈberi/ v. 埋葬；掩埋；埋藏；埋头于 ✅ 派生词：buried adj. 埋藏的；埋葬的 ✅ 搭配：bury the dead 安葬遇难者 bury oneself in 专心于，埋头于 be buried in 沉浸于；埋在……下面 ✅ 例句：Soldiers dug out survivors and buried the dead. 士兵挖出幸存者，安葬遇难者。 Important Vocabulary ruin /ˈruːɪn/ n. 废墟；毁灭（常用复数ruins） v. 摧毁；毁灭；破坏 ✅ 派生词：ruined adj. 被毁的；成为废墟的 ✅ 搭配：in ruins 严重受损；破败不堪 fall into ruin 沦为废墟 ✅ 例句：The whole city lay in ruins after the earthquake. 地震过后整座城市一片废墟。 Important Vocabulary-Quiz 1.Some miners were ______ in the mine and waiting for rescue. A. trapped B. buried C. ruined D. breathed 2. Soldiers came to ______ the dead after the disaster. A. trap B. bury C. ruin D. breathe √ √ Important Vocabulary-Quiz 3. The terrible storm ______ many houses along the coast. A. trapped B. buried C. ruined D. breathed 4. After running up the hill, I was out of ______. A. trap B. bury C. ruin D. breath √ √ Step 6 Summary Retell the text using the keywords below : trap, bury, ruin, breathe Possible sample A terrible earthquake hit Tangshan. Many people were trapped and buried, and the city lay in ruins. Hope was not lost. People united to help. Slowly, Tangshan began to breathe again. Thank you! $