Steam
burstfromholeintheground.
Hillsofrock
becameriversofdirt
Thelargecity
layinruins
Groupwork
Explainthetitle“Anighttheearthdidn’tsleep”.Then suggestanothertitleforthetext. Thetitlemeansatthatnight,theearthdidn’tfallasleep asusual,butbecameactive.Itisapoeticwayofsayingt hatanearthquakehappened. Sample: “Thewakingearthandthesleepingcity” “Tangshan’sgreatchallenge”
Ctheywere nervous.
Etheydidn’t knowwhatthe strangeevents meant.
3Suchagreat numberofpeoplediedb
ecause
4Waterwasneeded because 5Thepeopledidnotlose
hopebecause
Result: Thecitybegantobreatheagain.
True(T)orfalse(F)?
One-third 1. Two-thirdsofthenationfelttheearthquake.
() F
Two-thirds
2.AllthepeopleinTangshanweredeador
personalwashingthings
torch
foodandsweets
money
Youwill take:
blanket
mobilephone
abottleofwater
medicine
2.Whatstrangethingswould happenbeforeanearthquake?
Soonafterthequakes
Thearmy: anizedt eamstodigoutthosewhoweretrappe dandtoburythedead.
Workers: --builtsheltersforsurvivorswhosehomes hadbeendestroyed.
Fillintheblanks.
At3:42am,everythingbegantos____h_a.kIte seemedthattheworldwasa___t_a_n_e_n_d_. On__e-_t_h_i_r_d_(1/3)ofthenationf___e_ltit.A h_u_g_e__crackcutacrossthecity.Thecitylay
Brightlightsflashinthesky
Animalsaretoonervoustosleep,suchasc ats,dogs,chickens,horses,ducksandrab
bits,etc.
Whatdoyouthinkmayhappen beforeanearthquake?
Forthreedays
Inthewell
wellwaterro seandfall
cracks
smellygas cameoutof
Inthefarmy chickens,pigs:
ard
toonervous
toeat
mice: runout tohide
fish:j ump
ห้องสมุดไป่ตู้
Atabout3:00amonJ uly28,1976
i_n_r_u_i_n_s_.Two-thirdsofthepeopled____ieodr werei_n_j_u_r_e_d_.Thenlaterthatafternoon, anotherbigquakes__h_o_o_k_TangShan,which t_ra__p_p_e_d_manyr__e_sc_u__eworkersanddoctors. Peoplebegantowonderhowlongthed____i_s_aster wouldl__a_s_t _.
No.Theywenttothebedas usualthatnight.
6.Whendidtheearthquakebegin? At3:42inthemorningofJuly28.
7.Howmanypeoplewerekilledor injuredintheearthquake?
Morethan400,000people. 8.Couldtheinjuredpeoplegoto hospital?
Whatdoyouthinkmayhappen beforeanearthquake?
Peoplecouldsee___b_r_ig_h_t lightsinthesky.
Reading
ANIGHT THEEARTHDIDN’TSLEEP
Lookattheeachpartandwrite
downitsmainidea.
Inthesky
brightlight thesoundofplane wereinthesky scould
beheard
Inthecity
waterpipes: crackedandburst
At3:42am Laterthatafternoon
House,roads andcanals
hadahugecrack
Miceranoutofthe fields__lo_o_k_i_n_g_f_o_r _ placestohide. Fish__j_u_m__p_e_d_out ofbowsandponds.
Whatdoyouthinkmayhappen beforeanearthquake?
Thechickensand evenpigswere___t_o_o_ nervous__t_o__eat. Thedogwas____b_a_r_k_ing loudlyagainandagain.
Thewaterinthewells r_o_s_e_and_f_e_l_l .Andsome deep_c_r_a_c_k_scouldbeseen inthewellwalls.A___s_m__elly gascameoutthecracks.
Whatdoyouthinkmayhappen beforeanearthquake?
高中英语课件
（金戈铁骑 整理制作）
Unit4
Earthquake
Reading
Pre-reading
1.Imagineyourhomebeginstoshakea ndyoumustleaveitrightaway.Youha vetimetotakeonlyonething.Whatwill youtake?
3.Whichofthefollowingisthemainreason
fortheheavylossoflifeinthequake?
A
A.Theearthquakehappenedinthedeepnight
2.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage? D A.Ifthepigsweretoonervoustoeat,there mustbeanearthquake. B.Ifsomenaturalsignshadnotbeenignored, allthepeopleinTangshancitymighthave hadachancetosurvive. C.Therewouldn’thavebeensuchagreat quakeifpeoplehadpaidenoughattention tosomenaturalsigns. D.Ifsomenaturalsignshadnotbeenignored, peoplemighthavehadachancetosurvive.
No,theycouldn’tbecauseallof thecity’shospitalsweregonein thequake.
Choosethebestanswer.
1. Howdoyouunderstandtherealmeaning oftheidiom“Itisalwayscalmbeforea storm”? A A.Itisunusuallyquietbeforeathunderstorm orhurricanehit. B.Oneshouldnottrustsituationsthatseem peacefulsincebadthingsmayhappen. C.Theweatherisfinebeforeastormcomes. D.Youshouldstaycalmbeforeastorm.
Bthequake happenedwhile theywere sleeping. Ddamsandwells wereuseless. Athearmy cametohelp them.
Time
Makeatimeline
Event
Forthreedays
At3:42am Laterthatafternoon Soonafterthequakes
4.Whatdidpeoplenoticeinthewells? Peoplenoticedthewellwallshad
deepcracks,andasmellygascame
outofthecracks. 5.Didpeoplepayanyattentionto theseabnormalphenomena?
Anearthquakehappenedin Tangshanin1976.