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课件网) Unit 4 Natural Disasters Reading and Thinking Learning objectives 1.To read news report about Tangshan earthquake. 2.To use the context to understand new words. 3. To describe and talk about a natural disaster(自然灾害）. How many natural disasters do you know typhoon volcanic eruption 火山喷发 Lead-in flood earthquake Questions:What can happen to a city during a big earthquake Pre-reading Prediction(1 min) Predict: Look at the title and the photo below and guess what the text is about. An earthquake Match the main idea with each paragraph according to the passpage. Fast reading for main ideas E.The revival(复苏) of the city. Para.1 Para.2 Para.3 Para.4 Para.5 A.The immediate effects of the earthquake . B.The happening of the big earthquake . C.The rescue work. D.Warning signs before the earthquake. signs damage rescue & revival ———|———|———|——— before → during → after (Para.1) (Para.2.3) (Para.4.5) How many parts can the passage be divided into The text is organized in _____ order. time Read the Para.1 quickly and try to get some details of the text. Details about Para.1 -- the signs before the earthquake. While-reading 3.Fill in the blanks by time order. Time Details _____ the earth-quake (para.1) For several days 1.Water in the village wells _____ . 2.Well walls developed _____ 3._____ come out of the cracks. 4. Mice _____ the fields. 5. Fish _____ the water. At about 3:00 a.m. on July 28,1976 1. _____appeared in the sky. 2. _____ were heard. rose and fell deep cracks Smelly gas ran out of jumped out of Bright lights Loud noises What was people’ attitude towards these strange things Before Warning signs of the quake. People ignored the warning signs. Read the Para. 2-3 quickly and fill in the data(数据） Details about Para. 2-3 ——— the damage during the earthquake While-reading 1) _____of the nation felt the earthquake . 2) A huge crack that was____kilometres long and _____ metres wide cut across houses. 3) In less than ____ minute, a large city lay in ruins. 4)_____of the people died or were injured during the earthquake. 5) The number of people who were killed or injured reached more than_____ . 6) _____of its factories and buildings, _____ of its homes and all of the city's hospitals were gone. One third 8 30 1 Two thirds 400,000 75% 90% While-reading Read the text carefully and choose the best answers. Details about Para.4-5 -- rescue and revival after the earthquake 1.Who played the most important part in helping the people in the earthquake ( ) A.The soldiers and the rescue workers. B.The college students. C.The miners in the coal mines. D.The local villagers. 2.What can we learn from the sentence “Tangshan started to revive itself and get back up on its feet.” in the last paragraph ( ) A.The city turned green again. B.The people stood up. C.The city returned to normal gradually. D.People who were trapped came to life. Read the text carefully and choos ... ...
