Unit4EarthquakeReading優(yōu)質(zhì)課

1、 Page 26 Reading May 12, 2008July 28, 1976WenchuanComparingBefore AfterTall buildingsfell down Roads werecrackedThe crack cut across the roadThe railway tracks weredestroyed People wereinjured/diedWhat happens when theres a earthquake?The bridge will fall or be not safe for travellingThere might be

2、fires all over the city.The electricity was cut off for several days tooPeople lost their homes. Many things were destroyed. Many people diedA Night the Earth didnt SleepReadingWhich night? Where? What?TangshanTime: Place: Disaster: July 28, 1976Tangshan, HebeiA big earthquakeWhich night? Where? Wha

3、t?Fast readingStrange things were happening in thecountryside of northeast Hebei.Everything began to shake. It seemedas if the world was at an end.Everywhere they looked nearlyeverything was destroyed.All hope was not lost. Read the text quickly, and divide the whole passage into three parts, accord

4、ing to the three words.rescuesigndamage征兆，前兆Part 1 (Para _)Part 2 (Para_)Part 3 (Para _)Before the earthquakeDuring the earthquakeAfter the earthquakeMatchingsignsdamagerescue12&34signsdamage What happened before the earthquake hit Tangshan? Signs before the earthquake Para.1careful readingSigns bef

5、ore the earthquake rose and fell, rose and fell 1The well walls had_deep cracks in them.28:00am10:00amThe water in the village wells _ _.A smelly gas _.came out of the cracks.3The chickens and even the pigs were _.4too nervous to eatMice _ looking for places to hide.Fish _.5ran out of the fieldsjump

6、ed out of their bowls and ponds67. People saw _in the sky. 8. The water pipes in some buildings _. bright lightscracked and burstpipePart 2The damages caused during the earthquake. of the nation felt the earthquake . A huge crack that was kilometres long and metres wide cut across houses.In terrible

7、 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 citys hospitals, of its factories and buildings and of its homes were gone.1/3830152/3400,00075%90%Para.2-3Data (數(shù)據(jù))Rescue work

8、after the earthquake.Part 31）How the army helped the people in Tangshan?The army organized teams to dig out those who were trapped and to bury those who were trapped.Miners were rescued from the coal mines.Shelters were built for survivors whose homes had been destroyed.Fresh water was taken to the

9、city.Part3(2)What does the last sentence“ Slowly, the city began to breathe again.” mean?A. The animals began to breathe.B. The city returned to normal gradually.C. People who were trapped came to life.Para.4 Several days before July 28, 1976, many s_ things happened in Tangshan. Well walls c_, wate

10、r pipes brokeand b_, and animals were too nervous to eat. They were signs for the e_. But people in the city of Tangshan thought little of these. At 3:42 a.m. that day, the earth began to shake, which d_ the city. Later that afternoon, another big earthquake shook Tangshan. More people were killed o

11、r i_ and more buildings f_ down. The whole city lay in r_. Soldiers were sent to help the r_ workers. Teams were organized to dig out those who were t_ and b_ the dead.SummarytrangerackedurstarthquakeestroyednjuredelluinsescuerappeduryTangshans new lookGod help those who help themselves. Suppose there would be an earthquake, what should we do to keep ourselves safe?(Group work)Post-readingIf we areI think we must 1.At school2.At home3.On the road4.In a buildingat schoolat homeHide beside a desk or table.If on a road:1.Use something hard