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1、Unit 4,Unit 4,Earthquake,Earthquake,By Luth,Reading,Reading,A Night The Earth Didnt Sleep,A Night The Earth Didnt Sleep,Fast-reading -(A) Read the passage and join the correct parts of the sentences.,1 The chickens didnt eat because 2 The people didnt worry because 3. Such a great number of people d
2、ied because 4 Water was needed because 5 The people did not lose hope because,A the army came to help them. B the quake happened while they were sleeping. C they were nervous. D dams and wells were useless. E they didnt know what the strange events meant.,B,A,C,E,D,Fast-reading -(B) Read the passage
3、 and find out how many parts the passage should be divided and the main idea of the part as well.,Three Parts:,Part 1: Part 2: Part 3:,Paragraph 1 Paragraph 2 and 3 Paragraph 4,Part 1:,Paragraph 1: (Before the earthquake) Strange things were happening both in the countryside and in the city of Tangs
4、han but no one noticed them.,Part 2:,Paragraph 2 and 3 (During the earthquake) The earthquake destroyed the city and shocked the people.,Part 3:,Paragraph 4 (After the earthquake) Soldiers were sent to dig out those trapped and to bury the dead; shelters were built for the homeless and fresh water w
5、as taken to the city.,Fast-reading -(B),Read the passage and fill the blanks in the answers to the following questions according to the text.,1. Whats the population of Tangshan in 1976? 2. What time did the earthquake happen? 3. How long did the earthquake last? 4. Whats the number of people killed
6、 or injured in the quake? 5. How serious was the earthquake? 6. How many soldiers were sent to rescue?,Whats the population of Tangshan in 1976? About _ . 2. What time did the earthquake happen? At about _. 3. How long did the earthquake last? _ seconds. 4. Whats the number of people killed or injur
7、ed in the quake? Over _.,one million,3:42 am on July 28, 1976,15,400,000,5. How serious was the earthquake? _ of the factories and buildings and _ of the homes were gone; _ _ _ _ cows would never give milk again; _ _ _ pigs and _ _ chickens were dead. 6. How many soldiers were sent to rescue? _.,90%
8、,75%,tens of thousands of,half a million,millions of,150,000,Fast-reading -(C),Discuss in groups and finish the following exercises.,1. The title “A night the earth didnt sleep” means _. A. the earth was awake all night long B. people on the earth couldnt fall asleep that night C. the earth shook li
9、ke crazy that night D. animals on the earth would not sleep that night 2. All the following unusual things happened in the countryside before the earthquake except that _. A. the water in the village wells rose and fell B. the chickens and even the pigs were too nervous to eat C. tens of thousands o
10、f cows would never give milk again D. fish jumped out of bowls and ponds 3. 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.,_ happened in Tang Shan. F
11、or a few days, water in the wells _. From the _ of wells _ come out. Mice, chicken, pigs and even fish became _. At 3:42 am, everything began to _. It seemed that the world was _. _ of the nation _ it. _ cut across the city. The city lay _. Two-thirds of the people _ or _. Then later that afternoon,
12、Strange things,rose and fell,cracks,smelly gas,nervous,shake,at an end,One-third,felt,A huge crack,in ruins,Retell the story,died,were injured,_ big quake _ Tang Shan. People began to wonder _. But all hope _. _ came to help those _. Slowly, the city began to _.,shook,how long the disaster would las
13、t,was not lost,Soldiers,breathe again,survivors,another,Homework,Read the text and try to finish the exercises in comprehending. 2. Read the text and try to find out how to use the following language points: right away, rise, smelly too . To, as if ,one-third, lay in ruins, injured, be gone, tens of
14、 thousands of, dig out, all not , last. which and whose (attributive) clause,Language points,Language points,Imagine your home begins to shake and you must leave it right away. 假定你家开始摇动，而你必须马上离开。,e.g. 1. 我无法想象没有你的生活。 I cant imagine life without you. 2. 我本以为她已超过40岁。 I had imagined her to be over 40.
15、3.闭上你的眼睛，想象你在森林中。 Now，close your eyes and imagine that you are in a forest.,imagine - 想象，设想 （ review),right away :,at once ; in no time ; immediately 马上，立刻,e.g. 1. I will do it right away. 我马上办。 2. 我要你马上去。 I want you to go right away/right now.,c.f. right away & right now,right now : at this very moment Make up your mind _. Ill return the book _.,right away,right now,2. For three days the water in the village wells rose and
