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课件网) Natural Disasters Learning objectives 1. skim the text "The Night the Earth Didn’t Sleep" to grasp its main idea, identify its type as literary journalism, and locate topic sentences to summarize the core content of each part ; 2. extract specific details from the text, including warning signs of the earthquake, casualty figures, and rescue measures implemented post-disaster; 3. recognize rhetorical devices in the text and explain their roles in expressing the disaster’s severity or people’s emotions; 4. engage in discussions about the reasons for Tangshan’s revival and the lessons learned from natural disasters based on the text content. What natural disasters do you know about Lead in drought volcanic eruption tornado tsunami Earthquake Watch a video and describe what happened with your partner. Do you know some earthquakes that happened in China 青海 玉树 河北 唐山 汶川 雅安 Tangshan, July 28th, 1976 Wenchuan, May12th, 2008 Yushu， April 14th, 2010 Ya’an， April 20th, 2013 积石山 Jishishan, Dec. 18th, 2023 Look at the title and photo below and guess what the text is about. The passage talks about an earthquake that broke out at night. What ’s the style of the passage A. a brochure B. a novel C. a literary journalism A literary journalism usually describes real historical events and real characters. The usage of the numbers and the figures of speech can inspire readers’ feelings and thus touch the readers. What’s the meaning of the title “ A NIGHT THE EARTH DIDN’T SLEEP” 1. The title “A night the earth didn’t sleep” means _____. A. the earth was awake all night long B. people on the earth couldn’t fall asleep that night C. the earth shook like crazy that night D. animals on the earth would not sleep that night Time: Place: Disaster: July 28, 1976 Tangshan, Hebei A big earthquake Main idea: An earthquake happened in Tangshan on July 28, 1976 What’s the main idea of the text (no more than 10 words) Scan the text and match the main idea to each paragraph. Paragrah1:_____ Paragrah2:_____ Paragrah3:_____ Paragrah4:_____ paragrah5:_____ Warning signs before the earthquake. The happening of the big earthquake. The immediate effects of the earthquake. Help from all over the country/The rescue work. The revival of the city Pay attention to the topic sentence of each paragraph to find the main idea quickly Para 1 Before the earthquake signs Para 2&3 During the earthquake damage Para 4&5 After the earthquake rescue & revival Happening of the earthquake. Warning signs before the earthquake. Immediate effects of the earthquake. Rescue work after the earthquake. Revival of the city. For several days At about 3:00 a.m. on 28 July 1976 At 3:42 a.m. later that afternoon soon after the quakes Before During After The text is written in_____ order. time Find out the writing order of this text Time order several days ago at 3:00am at 3:42am later that afternoon after the quakes before ... ...
