Unit 4

1. Unit 4 Earthquakes Reading

2. Reading A NIGHT THE EARTH DIDN'T SLEEP

3. Fast reading 1.What does the passage mainly talk about? An earthquake happened in Tangshan in 1976

4. 2.When did the earthquake exactly begin? 3.How many people were killed or injured in the quake? 4.Who helped to rescue the people? It began at 3:42 am, July 28,1976 More than 400,000 The army

5. Comprehending page 27 1 Read the passage carefully and join the correct parts of the sentences. 1 The chickens didn’t eat because C they were nervous. 2 Thepeople didn’t worry because E they didn’t know what the strange events meant.

6. 3 Such a great number of people died because 4 Water was needed because 5 The people did not lose hope because B the quake happened while they were sleeping. D dams and wells were useless. A the army came to help them.

7. Read the passage again and make a timeline 2 For three days • water in the village wells rose and fell • well walls developed deep cracks • a smelly gas came out of the cracks • mice ran out of the fields • fish jumped out of their bowls and ponds

8. At about 3:00 am on July 28, 1976 • bright lights appeared in the sky • the sound of planes could be heard although there were no planes • some water pipes burst

9. At 3:42 am on July 28, 1976 • everything began to shake • huge cracks appeared in the roads • steam burst from holes in the ground • rock turned into rivers of dirt • 75% buildings and 90% of homes were gone • more than 400,000 people killed or injured

10. Afternoon of July 28, 1976 • a second quake almost as strong as the first one • more damage to buildings and rescuers Soon after the quake • the army arrived • shelters built for survivors • water supplies brought in

11. Writing a summary of each paragraph. 3 1.Before the earthquake strange things began to happen but no one paid attention to them. 2.The earthquake destroyed the city of Tangshan. 3.The people were very shocked at the destruction. 4.The army came to help the survivors, bringing hope for a new life.

12. Summary:Structure of the text Strange things 1 no one noticed destroyed shocked 2-3

13. to bury shelters 4 fresh water

14. Sum up the main idea of each part of the passage. (use one word to describe) signs Part 1: para 1 damage Part 2: para 2&3 recovery Part 3: para 4

15. Post-reading: Filling the blacks with the first given letter: Several days before July 28,1976,many s______ things happened in Tangshan. They were signs for the e_________. But people in the city of Tangshan didn’t think m____ of these. At 3:42am that day, the earth began to s_____, whichd_______ the city. trange arthquake uch estroyed hake

16. Many people including workers and doctors, came to r_____ thoset______ under the ruins. Later that afternoon another big earthquake struck Tangshan. More people were killed or i_______ and more buildings f__ down. Soldiers were called in to help the rescue workers.Teams were organized to ________ the trapped andb____ the dead. escue rapped njured ell dig out ury

17. Post-reading: Retell the story ____________ happened in Tangshan. For a few days, water in the wells _____________. From the ______ of wells __________ came out. Mice, chicken, pigs and even fish became ________. At 3:42am, everything began to ______. It seemed that the world was _________. _________ of the nation ____ it. ___________ cut across the city. The city lay _______. Strange things rose and fell cracks smelly gas nervous shake at an end felt One-third A huge crack in ruins

18. Two-thirds of the people _____ or ___________. Then later that afternoon, another big quake ______ Tangshan. People began to wonder ___________________________. But all hope ___________. _______ came to help those ________. Slowly, the city began to _____________. died were injured shook how long the disaster would last was not lost Soldiers survivors breathe again

19. Explain in your own words what the writer means by the title “A night the earth didn’t sleep”. In pairs suggest another title for the text. 4 The title “A night the earth didn’t sleep” is a poetic way of saying that an earthquake happened. Another title for the text might be “Tangshan’s great challenge” or “How Tangshan’s citizens overcame the city’s great disaster ”.

20. 5 Choose a paragraph and act out an interview between a reporter and a survivor from the Tangshan earthquake. Sample interview: R=reporter S=survivor R: Did you notice anything strange before the earthquake? S:There were some strange things. I didn’t see all of them.

21. R: What did you see? S:I saw some cracks in pipes on some buildings but I didn’t worry too much about them. R: Did you here of other things? S:Yes , some people saw cracks in the wells and a smelly gas coming out of them. Some of the animals behaved strangely too. R:Thank you . You have been very helpful.

22. Discussions What should we do to protect ourselves if an earthquake happened?

23. Tang shan’s new look