1、Anything unexpected may happen.Unit 4 Natural disasterWhat kind of natural disasters do you know?Word studyfloodDroughttyphoonhurricaneice storm/hailstonesnow slidemudflow泥流泥流The sandstorm in Beijing volcanoForest fireearthquakeTangshan,HebeiJuly 28,1976Do you know when and where the greatest earthq
2、uake of the 20th century happened in China?Before the earthquake:a prosperous cityProsperous prsp()rs adj.繁荣的;兴旺的繁荣的;兴旺的 after the earthquake:in ruinsDo you want to know more about it?What happen?How did it happen?Why did it cause so terrible a result?A Night the Earth Didnt Sleep 1st time reading*P
3、lease read the text quickly!*Pay attention to the first sentence of each paragraph!*Try to get the main idea!Time:Place:What disaster:Before the disaster:Damage:Rescue:On July 28,1976Tangshan,Hebei Province A big earthquake_happened Many strange thingsThe city lay_.More than _people were killed or i
4、njuredin ruins400,000_soldiers were sent to help.Most of the _miners were rescued.150,00010,000Q 1:Whats the general idea of the text?Q 2:How many parts can we divide the text into(分段)(分段)?Whats the main idea of each part?Q 1:Whats the general idea of the text?Some natural signs of the eaarthquake a
5、nd what would happen during the quake and all hope was not lost.Structure of the whole passage:Clue(线索)of the story:time order Part 1.Beforeduringafter(Para.1)(Para.2,3)(Para.4)Strange things were happening before the earthquake,but no one took any notice of them.The earthquake destroyed the city of
6、 Tangshan and shocked the people very much.The army came to help the survivors(生还者),bringing hope for a new life.part 2.part 3.the earthquake 2nd time reading*Please read the text carefully!*Pay attention to the details!*Read the questions first,then try to find the answers to the questions!Careful
7、readingWhat happened before the earthquake?The well wallsA smelly gasThe pigs and the chickensIn the skyThe water pipeThe water in the wellrose and fell.had deep cracks in them.came out of the cracks.were too nevours to eat.The mice andthe fishThe mice came out of fields.The fish jumped out of bowls
8、 and ponds.people saw bright lights,and the sound of Plane could be heard outside Tangshan.crack and burst.What happened during the earthquake?House,roads and canalsSteamHills of rockThe large cityhad a huge crackburst from hole in the ground.became rivers of dirtlay in ruinsWhat do all the numbers
9、referred to in Para 2&3?What do you feel?3:42 on July 28,197620th century200 kilometres 1/3 8 kilometres 15 seconds 400,000 75%,90%began to shake began to shakethe greatest earthquake of the greatest earthquake of heard away from Beijingheard away from Beijing1/3 nation felt this earthquake1/3 natio
10、n felt this earthquakethe cracks length and widththe cracks length and widththe city lay in ruins in itthe city lay in ruins in itpeople were killed or injuredpeople were killed or injuredthe homesthe homes,the factories and the factories and buildings were gone.buildings were gone.What happened aft
11、er the earthquake?The army:Workers:Sent soldiers to Tangshan to rescue workers.organized teams to dig out those who weretrapped and to bury the dead.built shelters for survivors whose homeshad been destroyed.Join the correct parts of the sentences:The army sent The army sent 150,000 soldiers 150,000
12、 soldiers to Tangshanto TangshanThe army The army organized teams organized teams to dig out thoseto dig out thoseMost of the Most of the 10,000 miners 10,000 miners Workers built Workers built shelters for shelters for survivorssurvivorsFresh water Fresh water to help the rescue to help the rescue
13、workers.workers.who were who were trapped and to trapped and to bury the dead.bury the dead.were rescued from were rescued from the coal mines.the coal mines.whose homes had whose homes had been destroyed.been destroyed.was taken to the was taken to the city by train,truck city by train,truck and pl
14、ane.and plane.Fast-reading:True(T)or false(F)statement:1.Two-thirds of the nation felt the earthquake.()2.All the people in Tangshan were died or injured during the earthquake.()3.All of the citys hospitals,factories,buildings and homes were damaged in the earthquake.()4.Later that afternoon,a terri
15、ble earthquake shook Tangshan again.()5.People slept outdoors after the earthquake.()FFFTTOne-thirdTwo-thirds75%90%75%Retell the story _ happened in Tang Shan.For a few days,water in the wells _.From the _ of wells _come out.Mice,chicken,pigs and even fish became _.At 3a.m,everything began to _.It s
16、eemed that the world was _._ of the nation _ it._cut across the city.The city lay _.Two-thirds of the people _ or _.Then later that afternoon,another big quake _ Tang Shan.People began to wonder _.But all hope _._ came to help those _.Slowly,the city began to _.Strange thingsrose and fellcrackssmell
17、y gasnervousshakeat an endOne-thirdfeltA huge crackin ruinsdiedwere injuredshookhow long the disaster would lastwas not lostSoldierssurvivorsbreathe againWhy the title is A NIGHT THE EARTH DIDNT SLEEP?Night is the time to sleep,and night should be safe and quiet.But that night everything changed.It
18、was a terrible and unusual night.Extra question:If you are the survivors of Tangshan earthquake,will you want to leave the sad place or rebuild the city?Why?No matter how great the difficulty is,if No matter how great the difficulty is,if we dont give up,work hard and help we dont give up,work hard
19、and help each other,we can overcome it.The each other,we can overcome it.The people in Tangshan have shown that we people in Tangshan have shown that we human beings can make something human beings can make something impossible possible and can create impossible possible and can create wonders.wonders.God helps those who help themselves!never give up,never give in,never say never!Small events foretell big events.People can find hope for a brighter future even after a bad earthquake.Where there is life,there is hope.Where there is life,there is hope.