Describe a natural disasterUnit 4 Natural DisastersUnit 4 Natural DisastersReading and Reading and thinkingthinking01Warming upActivity 1:Describe what can happen to a city during a big earthquake?fall downlie in ruinsinjureddestroyedhomelesskilled 02Pre-readingActivity 2:Look at the title and tell what information it conveys.DIDNT SLEEPAn earthquakeTHE NIGHT THE EARTH 03While-readingActivity 3:Skim the text quickly and try to summarize the main idea of each paragraph.Focus:topic sentenceThe first or two sentences of each paragraph.Para1:_Para2:_Para3:_Para4:_Para5:_Warning signs before the earthquake.Para1:Warning signs before the earthquake.Para2:Para3:Para4:Para5:The happening of the big earthquake.The immediate effect of the earthquake.The rescue work.The revival of the city.Underline the topic sentenceActivity 4:Read the text carefully and find the supporting details of each paragraph.Strange thingscitywellThe water_.The well walls _.Smelly gas _.Bright lights _.Loud noises _.animalsThe chickens and pigs _.The dogs _.The mice_.The fish_.VSpeoplecitypeople_ below the city,the earthquake began.caused damage more than _ away in Beijing.A huge crack _ cut acrossIn less than _ a large city lay in ruins.Nearly_ of the whole nation felt it._ children were left without parents._ the people were dead or injured.More than _were killed or badly injured.So many numbers are used to show the earthquake was very serious and it caused a lot of damage to people and the city.cityFactories and buildings,homes and hospitals_.Bricks _.Bridges _.Railway tracks _.animalspeopleCows,pigs,chickens_.Water,food,and electricity_.Why?Why?RescueworkThe soldier _.Doctors and nurses _.Workers_.Water and food_.cityA new Tangshan_.A home to more than _.Great improvements in _.peoplestrong support from the governmentthe tireless efforts of the citys peopleWhatWhat?04Post-readingActivity 5:Complete the mind map with your partner and infer the change of peoples feeling.The Tangshan EarthquakeBut hope was not lost.Slowly,the city began to breathe again.People were shocked.People began to wonder how long the disaster would last.before the earthquakeduring the earthquakeafter the earthquakethe signsthe happeningthe rescuefeeling _ feeling _ shocked,hopelesshopeful.a new Tangshan was built upon the earthquake ruins.The citys one million people were asleep as usual that night.feeling _ positivethe rebuildingfeeling _ unawarethe damage05Role-playWhat did you seeWhat did you hear before/during/after the earthquake?How did you feelActivity 6:Role-play(the reporter,the survivor)to present an interview after Tangshan earthquake.Base the interview on the learning material.Where were you when the earthquake began?When/where did the earthquake happened?How long did the earthquake last?How many people were dead or injured?or06Homework Suppose you are a survivor,write a passage to describe the Tangshan earthquake.Thank you for your attention!。
