Unit 4 Book 1 reading Teaching aims 1
临夏回民中学 陈 静 Unit 4 Book 1 reading
Teaching aims: 1. Grasp the new words in the text. 2. Get the Ss to know basic knowledge about natural disasters. 3. Improve Ss’ reading ability and let them learn to use some reading strategies
Teaching aims: 4. Get the Ss to know damages earthquakes bring about and the ways to rescue losses of earthquakes. 5. Get the Ss to know how to protect themselves and help others in earthquakes. 6. Get the Ss to be aware of terrible disasters, meanwhile get them to face it, treat it in a proper way, and never get discouraged.
A terrible typhoon What happened in Xiahappened Men , Fu Jian ? in Xiamen , Fujian province 厦门大学 Do you know any other natural disasters?
Forest Fire 火灾
Flood 洪水
volcano eruption 火山爆发
Mudflow 泥石流
Sandstorm沙尘暴
Snow storm Drought 干旱 Hurricane
snow slide 雪崩 Tornado 龙卷风
Tsunami 海啸 (an undersea earthquake)
Earthquake
Unit 4
Discussi on: What damage will an earthquake cause ?
buildings, fall down 倒塌
road, crack 开裂
Steam bursts from holes or wells in the ground. Water pipes are destroyed.
Dams and bridges fall down. Hard hills of rock become rivers of dirt.
The railway tracks become useless pieces of steel.
a number of, lose homes
city, lie in ruins 成为废墟
QUESTION: What do you think may happen before an earthquake?
warning signs before an earthquake There’re bright ______ and lights strange_______ Clouds in the sky. Smelly ______gas comes out of wells. Water in wells _____and falls rises Animals are nervous _____. sound Loud____ can be heard. are always barking Dogs______________. refuse to eat Chickens and pigs________. ran out of field Mice______________. Fish______________. jump out of the ponds
QUESTION: Do you know any famous earthquakes that happened in China?
Tangshan, Hebei July 28 th, 1976 27
Wen chuan, Si chaun on 12 th May 2008
Tangshan Wenchuan
After the earthquake happened in 1976, Tangshan was in ruins. After the earthquake happened in 2008, Wenchuan was in ruins.
Reading A Night the Earth Didn’t Sleep When and where did the earthquake happen?
It happened in Tang Shan in 1976.
Skimming: Read the first two sentences of each paragraph and do the matching. Para 1 A. It seemed as if the world was at an end. Para 2 B. Strange things were happening before the earthquake. Para 3 C. Soldiers were sent to help the rescue workers. Para 4 D. Nearly everything was destroyed.
Fast reading How many parts(部分) can this passage be divided into? (被分成) Part 1 Three parts Paragragh 1 Part 2 Paragraph 2. 3 Part 3 Paragraph 4 Do you know the main idea of each part?
A tip(小建议): How can we get the main idea of each part? 1. Key words(关�� ) Such as: before during, after 2. Pay special attention to (特别注意) the beginning and ending sentences in each paragraph
Sum upreading the main idea of each part of the passage. Fast (use before, to fill intothe (use “during, “Damage, Signs, after” Recovery” fill blank) in the blanks) Part 1: para 1 Before signs the earthquake Part 2: para 2&3 damage During the earthquake Part 3: para 4 After the earthquake recovery
Para. 1 Careful reading Strange things happened before Tangshan Earthquake fish mice well sky chickens dogs pigs
Careful reading Paragraph 1 What strange things happened to the wells and the well walls? The water in The village wells ______ rose fell the well and ______; walls had deep cracks ______; A _____ smelly gas came out of them.
What strange things happened to the mice and fish? ran out of Mice _______ the fields looking for places to hide. Fish ______ jumped out of their bowls and ponds.
What strange things happened to the pigs and chickens? Pigs and chickens were nervous too_______ to eat.
What strange things happened in the sky? bright light in Some people saw ________ the sky. And ____________ the sound of planes could be heard outside of the city of Tangshan.
Para. 2 -3 Fill in the Data(数据) 1/3 of the nation felt the earthquake v . 8 v A huge crack that was_______ kilometres long and 30 meters wide cut across houses. v. In 15 terrible seconds a large city lay in ruins.
※ The number of people who were killed or injured reached more than 400, 000. ※ All of the city’s hospitals, 75% of its factories and buildings 90% and ___of its homes were gone
Para 4 What happened after the earthquake? The army: Dug out those who were trapped Buried the dead. Workers: Built shelters Miners: Were rescued from the coal mines Fresh water: Was taken to the city by train, truck and plane. All hope was not lost. The city began to breathe again.
Although the world is full of suffering, it is also full of the overcoming of it. (Hellen Keller, American writer) 虽然世界多苦难,但是苦难总是能战胜的(美国作家 海伦·凯勒 Tang shan’s new look
Love can light the world. 爱可以把世界照亮! Love can also make miracles. 爱也可 以 创 造 奇 迹!
As long as we are alive, we can make it through and we can emerge winners from this natural disaster. ___ Premier Wen Jiabao 无论碰到多大的困难,有国家做我 们的坚强后盾、有党的英明领导, 我们就能战胜灾难,过上更加美好 的生活。
Consolidation Fill in the blank with proper words. There was a big _______ in earthquake in Tangshan 1976 _____. Before the earthquake, the water in the village wells ____ rose and fell. The animals were too nervous didn’t _____to eat. But the people _____know about it. shake. In At 3: 42 am, everything ____ began to ____ ruins fifteen terrible _______, seconds the large city lay in_____. 400, 000 people were killed More than ____ or injured. Then later that afternoon, another ______big earthquake shook Tangshan. But all hope _____ was not lost because soldiers _______ came to help those_______. survivors
QUESTION: What shall we do if an earthquake happens at school?
Don’t be nervous and keep calm. ● Don’t try to run out of the classroom. ● Drop onto the ground �● Sit down under your desk. ● Protect your head by putting your bag on your head. ● Leave the classroom after the earthquake. ●
Life is so beautiful. We must love our lives. In an earthquake SPEED IS LIFE. 51
Homework 1. Please write out a news report about Tangshan Earthquake. 2. Prepare for the Language Points of this passage. 3. Please find out all the attributive clauses in this passage and observe the structure of them.
Ways on self-rescue drop onto the ground keep away from the power lines
keep away from the signs keep away from the buildings
hold onto抓住 the furniture Don’t hide under the furniture, but by the furniture hide in the corner of the house drop onto the ground
B A Hide under the hard furniture ( 家具 ) Put out the fire and turn off the gas
C Use something hard ( 硬的) to protect your head D Never try to use the lift
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