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课件网) Unit 4 Natural Disasters --Reading and thinking THE NIGHT THE EARTH DIDN'T SLEEP lead-in 1. Did you sleep well last night If not, what happened 2. If there were a night that the earth didn’t sleep, what might happen lead-in Look at the title and picture on the right side and guess what the text is about. What do we know from the photo Who are these people What are they doing What might happen to the night Where may we read the text Reading: Para.1 河北省东北部的农村地区怪事连连。 strange things chickens and pigs, dogs, mice, fish deep cracks appeared smelly gas came out well rose and fell, rose and fell water loud noises were heard bright lights were seen Topic sentence: Strange things were happening in the countryside of northeastern Hebei. Find out some supporting ideas for the strange things in the sky in the farmland in the village outside the city 升升降降 出现深裂缝 冒出臭气 耀眼亮光 巨大声响 sight smell sound 河北省东北部的农村地区怪事连连。 signs 迹象 Reading: Para.1 Strange things were happening in the countryside of northeastern Hebei. For several days，the water in the village wells rose and fell，rose and fell. There were deep cracks that appeared in the well walls. At least one well had some smelly gas coming out of it. /Chickens and even pigs were too nervous to eat，and dogs refused to go inside buildings. Mice ran out of the fields looking for places to hide，and fish jumped out of the water./ At about 3：00 a.m., on 28 July 1976，bright lights were seen in the sky outside the city of Tangshan and loud noises were heard. But the city’s one million people were asleep as usual that night. 发生 东北部 几天 升升降降 深裂缝 出现 水井墙 臭气 紧张 拒绝 田地 耀眼的光 睡着的 Warning signs before the earthquake. 地震前的预警信号。 _____ in the sky Chickens&pigs were _____ Mice ran out _____ bright lights _____ in the well walls deep cracks too nervous to eat. looking for places to hide. _____ from it. smelly gas It seemed as if the world were coming to an end. The damage caused by the earthquake The suffering of the people Supporting details Para. 2 At _____, everything began to shake. ___ kilometers directly below, …damage more than ____ kilometers… _____ of the nation felt the earthquake. A huge crack that was __ kilometres long and___ metres wide cut across... In less than___ minute, a large city lay in ruins. 3:42 a.m. 1/3 8 30 1 _____ of the people died or were injured during the earthquake. _____ of children were left without parents. The number of people who were killed or ….reached more than _____. 2/3 400,000 11 150 Thousands Hard hills of rock became rivers of dirt. To show the great destruction and suffering; To make the passage more accurate and convincing exaggeration To show the destruction was very severe numbers 仿佛世界末日即将来临。 Reading: Para.2 At 3：42 a.m., everything began to shake. It seemed as if the world were coming to an end! Eleven kilometre ... ...
