A man was trapped /caught in ruins, waiting for help.

Factories and buildings lay in ruins

Soldiers’ break. Everyone looks painful and tired.

Jiangmin was caring about orphans, who lost his/her parents in the earthquake.

A disabled (残疾的 )child donated(捐献 )his money the second time in one day.

She is grateful to so many kind people

We have all the reasons to believe Sichuan will rise in the near future.

Unit 4 earthquake

Honour (纪念 )those who died in Wenchuan earthquake.

Sichuan province has just gone through a terrible earthquake.The earthquake shook the whole area as well as our hearts. Let’s remember the terrible days and remember the great love that people have shown during the unexpected disaster. It’s painful to look back, but can we avoid(避免 ) or at least reduce the loss( 损失 ) caused by earthquakes?

What strange things do you think may happen before an earthquake?

well wall

mice

pond

Scanning:

1.What does the passage mainly talk about?An earthquake happened in Tangshan in 1976.

Reading-I----fast reading (2m)

2.When and where did the earthquake happen?In Tangshan, Hebei,on July 28th, 1976

3.How many people were killed and injured during the quake? More than400,0004.How many factories and buildings were destroyed? 75%

2.The animals were too nervous to eat

3.Mice ran out of the fields, looking for place to hide.

4.Fish jumped out of bowls and ponds

1.The water in the well rose and fell and the well walls

had deep cracks in them. A smelly gas came out of the cracks.

5.Some people saw bright light appeared in the sky

Skimming:first paragraph

What strange events happened before the earthquake in Tang Shan?

Para1: What strange events happened before the earthquake in Tang Shan?

In the well

In the farmyard

In the sky

In the city

well water, cracks ,smelly gas

chickens, pigs , mice , fish

bright light ,the sound of planes

water pipes

nervous to eat, run out to hide, jump

cracked and burst

rose and fell, came out ofrose and fell, came out ofPara1Main idea

thenatural

signs(迹象 )before

acomingquake

1.Skim para. 2-3 to fill the following blanks to get some data( 数据 ) about the situation in the city after the quake. 2.Guess why the writer listed so much data. What did the writer want to express by listing the data?

of the nation felt the earthquake .

A huge crack that was kilometres long and

metres wide cut across houses.

In terrible seconds a large city lay in ruins.

of the people died or were injured during the earthquake.

The number of people who were killed or injured reached more than .

All of the city’s hospitals, _ of its factories and buildings and of its homes were gone.

1/38

30 1

52/3

400,000 75

%90%

2.Guess why the writer listed so much data. What did the writer want to express by listing the data? (the

main idea of para2-3) 1/3 of the nation felt the earthquake . A huge crack that was 8 kilometers long and 30metres wide cut across houses.In 15 terrible seconds a large city lay in ruins.

2/3 of the people died or were injured during

the earthquake. The number of people who were killed or

injured reached more than400,000.All of the city’s hospitals, 75% of its factories

and buildings and 90%of its homes were gone.

the main idea of para2-3 :

damage caused by the earthquake

Paragraph 4: main idea

The army came to help the survivors,

bringing hope for a new life/ recovery( 恢复 ).

Help came soon after the earthquakes.

The text is made up of_______parts. Try to use one word to describe the main idea of each part.

Part 1: para 1

Part 2: para 2&3

Part 3: para 4

signs

damage

recovery

three

Detail Reading:

Main Idea Details

______ things were happening in the countryside in northeast Hebei.The water in the wells ___ and _____. A _____ gas came out of the cracks.The chickens and pigs were too _____ to ____. Fish _____out of the bowls and ponds.Mice ____ out of the fields.At ____ am on July 28, 1976, people saw __________ in the sky.

signs before Earthquake

Para.1

Fill in the blanks

Strange

rose fellsmelly

nervouseatjumped

ran3:00 bright lights

Main Idea

Details

At _____ am, the _______earthquake of the 20th century began ._____ burst from holes in the ground.Hard hills of the rock became rivers of ____.______ covered the ground like red autumn leaves. Two _____ and most of the bridges fell. The railway tracks were now ______ pieces of _____._____ now filled the wells instead of water.Water,food,and _________were hard to get.

Damage caused byearthquake

Para. 2-3

Fill in the blanks

3:42 greatest

Steamdirt

Bricks

damsuseless steel

Sandelectricity

Now, read para2and para3 again and fill the blanks on the right side of the picture.

Everything began to shake, it seemed as if the world was _________________. In fifteen terrible seconds ,a large city lay __________,the suffering of the people was _______.

at an end

in ruinsextreme

died or were injured

left without

reached

killedTwo-thirds of them_____________ during the quake. Thousands of families were_________and many children were_______________parents.The number of people who were killed or injured ______more than 400,000.

Everywhere they looked was____________ destroyed.

Bricks ________the ground like red autumn leaves.

No wind,_________,could blow them away.

People were _______and they began to wonder____________

covered

shocked

nearlly everything

how long the disaster would last.

however

All hope was not lost （译___________________________________ ） , soon after the earthquake the army send soldiers to help the rescue workers. Hundreds and thousands of people were helped. The army orgnized teams to dig out those _________________________________________.Fresh water was taken to the city by train, truck and plane. Slowly the city began to ___________ again.

并不是所有的希望都破灭了

Who were traped and to bury the dead

breathe

Now, read para4 and fill the blanks above.

___ Brick buildings were destroyed.

___ The walls of the village wells had

cracks in them.

___ Shelters were put up for those with

no homes.

___ Roads got huge cracks.

___ The army helped the survivors.

Number( 排序 ) each of these things happened during the Tangshan earthquake.

Congratulations! You did it well!

Can you change the title, A NIGHT THE EARTH DIDN’T SLEEP in another way according to the main idea of the text?

Discussion:

What shall we do if an earthquake happens?

drop onto the ground

keep away from the power lines

Ways on self-rescue( 自救 )

keep away from the signs

keep away from the buildings

hold onto 抓住 the furniture

hide in the corner of the house

If at school : Hide under a desk or table.  Sit in a corner, away from doors, windows,

If at school : Hide under a desk or table.  Sit in a corner, away from doors, windows,

• Leave the classroom after the earthquake.

Don’t be nervous and keep calm.Don’t try to run out of the classroom.Protect your head by putting your bag on your head.Sit down under your desk.Leave the classroom after the earthquake.

HOMEWORK:Try to retell the passage in your own words, pay attention to the way you organize your report(time order).