Unit 4 Earthquakes Reading课件.ppt

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1、Unit 4 Earthquakes Reading课件 Four short words sum up what has lifted most successful Four short words sum up what has lifted most successful individuals above the crowd: a little bit more. individuals above the crowd: a little bit more. -author -author -date-dateWenchuan Earthquake A NIGHT THE EARTH

2、 DIDNT SLEEPReadingTask 1Fast readingListen and find the answers. Time: Place: Disaster: July 28, 1976Tangshan, HebeiA big earthquakeMain idea: An earthquake happened in Tangshan on July 28, 1976.ParaPara1 1ParaPara2 2ParaPara3 3ParaPara4 4Strange things were happening in the countryside of northeas

3、t Hebei.It seemed as if the world was at an end!Everywhere they looked nearly everything was destroyed.All hope was not lost.Read the text quickly and find out the topic sentence of each paragraph.Task 2Task 3 Sum up the main idea of each part of the passage. (choose one word to describe)Part 1: par

4、a 1signsPart 2: para 2&3Part 3: para 4damagerescueA. rescue B. signs(征兆征兆) C. cause D. damage(before the earthquake)(during the earthquake)(after the earthquake)Task 4Careful reading Read each paragraph carefully and fill in the charts.For three daysrose and fell, rose and fellthe well walls chicken

5、s and pigs ran out of the fields looking for places to hidefishAt 3:00 am on July 28,1976sky cracked and burst Para. 1: Before the earthquakethe water in the village wellshad deep crackswere too nervous to eatmicejumped out of their bowls and pondsbright lightsthe water pipesDetailsDetails1.At _ am,

6、 the _ earthquake of the 20th century began .2._ cut across houses, roads and canals.3._ burst from holes in the ground.4.Hard hills of the rock became rivers of _.5.Two _ and most of the bridges fell.6.The railway tracks were now _pieces of steel.7._ now filled the wells instead of water.8.Water,fo

7、od,and _ were hard to get.Para. Para. 2-32-3(During the earthquake)3:42greatestA huge crackdirtSteamdamsuselessSandelectricityWho came to help ? What did they do? 1. _those who were trapped.2._ the dead .3. _ 10,000 miners .4. _ for survivors. 5. took _ to the city.The army & the rescue workersdug o

8、ut buried rescued built sheltersfresh water Para. 4: After the earthquake1. The title “A night the earth didnt sleep” means _.A. the earth was awake all night longB. people on the earth couldnt fall asleep that nightC. the earth shook like crazy that nightD. animals on the earth would not sleep that

9、 nightRead the text carefully and choose the best answer. Task 52. What does “them” in the sentence “No wind, however, could blow them away.” (in Paragraph 3) refer to? A. Red autumn leaves. B. Bricks on the ground. C. Bodies of dead animals. D. Sand in the wells.3.Who played the most important part

10、 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 injured and the dead. _ happened in Tangshan. For three days, water in the wells _. From the cracks of wells _came out . Mice, chicken, pigs and even fis

11、h became _. At 3:42 am, everything began to _. It seemed as if the world was _. _ of the nation felt it. In fifteen terrible seconds a large city lay _. More than _people were killed and seriously _. But all hope was not lost. Soldiers and the _ came to help . Slowly, the city began to _again.Strang

12、e thingsrose and fellsmelly gasnervousshakeat an endOne-thirdin ruins400,000injuredrescue workersbreathe _ happened in Tangshan. For three days, water in the wells _. From the cracks of wells _ came out. Mice, chicken, pigs and even fish became _. At 3:42 am, everything began to _. It seemed as if t

13、he world was _. _ of the nation felt it. In fifteen terrible seconds a large city lay _. More than _people were killed and seriously _. But all hope was not lost. Soldiers and the _ came to help . Slowly, the city began to _again. _ happened in Tangshan. For a few days, water in the wells _. From th

14、e cracks of wells _ came out. Mice, chicken, pigs and even fish became _. At 3:42 am, everything began to _. It seemed as if the world was _. _ of the nation felt it. In fifteen terrible seconds a large city lay _. More than _people were killed and seriously _. But all hope was not lost. Soldiers an

15、d the _ came to help . Slowly, the city began to _again.Strange thingsrose and fellsmelly gasnervousshakeat an endOne-thirdin ruins400,000injuredrescue workersbreatheRetell the passage according to the key words. 1.strange things, 2.water,rose and fell, smelly gas 3.nervous 4.at 3:42 am, shake 5.It

16、seemed as ifat an end 6.1/3 of the nation 7. in 15 seconds, lay in ruins 8.more than 400,000, injured 9.But all hope was not lost. 10.came to help 11.slowly,breathe What can we learn from the text?How terrible the earthquake is!However, we are lucky and live a happy life，so we should work harder and cherish(珍惜珍惜) our lives! Discussion Write a short passage about Tangshan earthquake according to what we have learnt. Thank you!