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On May 12, 2008, a terrible earthquake struck Sichuan, China, resulting in the loss of over 60,000 lives. Explore the impact of this earthquake and learn about other serious earthquakes in China. Discover what happens before and after an earthquake and how to protect yourself during one.
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Good morning 教师:邓文涛
Question What happened on May, 12, 2008?
A terrible earthquake struck Sichuan, China on May, 12, 2008. More than 60,000 people lost their lives.
Do you know any other serious earthquake that happened in China before? Think about
Pre- reading: predicate(预测) 1. What do you think will happen before an earthquake? 2. what would happen after an earthquake?
Fish jumped out of bowls and ponds. Mice ran out of the fields
buildings The buildings fell down(倒下) .
bridge railway Many things weredestroyed, such as … road The cracks(裂缝) cut across(横断,截断 )the roads .
The city lay in ruins after the earthquake . * Lie in ruins: 变成废墟
Reading A NIGHT THE EARTH DIDN’T SLEEP
Skim to get general ideas
Reading comprehending The passage mainly talks about an ________ that happened in ________ (place) in _________(time). earthquake Tangshan 1976
scanning Scanning the passage and find out the topic sentence of each paragraph.
Careful reading Paragraph 1 What strange things happened to the well and well walls? The water in the village wells _______ and _______; the well walls had deep ___________; A _____ gas came out of them. rose fell cracks smelly
What strange things happened to the pigs and chickens? Pigs and chickens were too________ to eat. nervous
What strange things happened to the mice and fish? Mice_________the fields looking for places to hide. ran out of Fish ____________ their bowls and ponds. jumped out of
What strange things happened in the sky? Some people saw __________ in the sky. And ______________could be heard outside of the city of Tangshan. bright lights the sound of planes
Paragraph2-3 Fill in the data(数据) ※A huge crack that was____ kilometers long and ____meters wide cut across houses. ※In _____terrible seconds a large city lay in ruins. ※ The number of people who were killed or injured reached more than ________. 8 30 15 400,000
Paragraph 4 What happened after the earthquake? Dug out(挖出) those who were trapped Buried(埋葬) the dead. The army: The workers: Built shelters. The city began to breathe(呼吸)again. Result:
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
Discussion How can we protect ourselves(保护自己) in an earthquake?
B A Hide under the hard furniture ( 家具) Put out the fire and turn off the gas.
C D Use something hard (硬的) to protect your head Never try to use the lift
summary Fill in the blank with proper words earthquake There was a big _______in Tangshan in 1976. Before the earthquake, the water in the village wells ____ and fell. The animals weretoo ____ to eat.But the people didn’t know about it. At 3:42 am, everything began to shake.In fifteen terrible seconds,the large city lay in_____.More than _____ people were killed or injured. Then later that afternoon, another big earthquake shook Tangshan. But all hope was not ____,because soldiers came to help those survivors. rose nervous ruins 400,000 lost
Life is so precious(珍贵的), we shouldcherish(珍惜) our lives. Remember
homework 1.Complete exercises 1-2 on page 27. 2Find out at least(至少) 6 language points. 3.Try to retell(复述) this story.