Unit4EarthquakesWarming-upWhathappenedat14:28on12May,2008?WenchuanEarthquakeANIGHTTHEEARTHDIDN’TSLEEPReadingTask1FastreadingListenandfindtheanswers.•Time:•Place:•Disaster:July28,1976Tangshan,HebeiAbigearthquakeMainidea:AnearthquakehappenedinTangshanonJuly28,1976.Para1Para2Para3Para4StrangethingswerehappeninginthecountrysideofnortheastHebei.Itseemedasiftheworldwasatanend!Everywheretheylookednearlyeverythingwasdestroyed.Allhopewasnotlost.Readthetextquicklyandfindoutthetopicsentenceofeachparagraph.Task2Task3Sumupthemainideaofeachpartofthepassage.(chooseonewordtodescribe)Part1:para1signsPart2:para2&3Part3:para4damagerescueA.rescueB.signs(征兆)C.causeD.damage(beforetheearthquake)(duringtheearthquake)(aftertheearthquake)Task4CarefulreadingReadeachparagraphcarefullyandfillinthecharts.Forthreedaysroseandfell,roseandfellthewellwallschickensandpigsranoutofthefieldslookingforplacestohidefishAt3:00amonJuly28,1976skycrackedandburstPara.1:BeforetheearthquakethewaterinthevillagewellshaddeepcracksweretoonervoustoeatmicejumpedoutoftheirbowlsandpondsbrightlightsthewaterpipesDetails1.At_____am,the__________earthquakeofthe20thcenturybegan.2.______________cutacrosshouses,roadsandcanals.3._______burstfromholesintheground.4.Hardhillsoftherockbecameriversof____.5.Two_______andmostofthebridgesfell.6.Therailwaytrackswerenow________piecesofsteel.7.______nowfilledthewellsinsteadofwater.8.Water,food,and__________werehardtoget.Para.2-3(Duringtheearthquake)3:42greatestAhugecrackdirtSteamdamsuselessSandelectricityWhocametohelp?Whatdidtheydo?1.______thosewhoweretrapped.2.__________thedead.3.___________10,000miners.4._______________forsurvivors.5.took__________tothecity.Thearmy&therescueworkersdugoutburiedrescuedbuiltsheltersfreshwaterPara.4:Aftertheearthquake1.Thetitle“Anighttheearthdidn’tsleep”means_______.A.theearthwasawakeallnightlongB.peopleontheearthcouldn’tfallasleepthatnightC.theearthshooklikecrazythatnightD.animalsontheearthwouldnotsleepthatnightReadthetextcarefullyandchoosethebestanswer.Task52.Whatdoes“them”inthesentence“Nowind,however,couldblowthemaway.”(inParagraph3)referto?A.Redautumnleaves.B.Bricksontheground.C.Bodiesofdeadanimals.D.Sandinthewells.3.Whoplayedthemostimportantpartinhelpingthepeopleintheearthquake?A.Thesoldiersandtherescueworkers.B.Thecollegestudents.C.Theminersinthecoalmines.D.Theinjuredandthedead.Task5:Fillintheblanksandretellthestory.____________happenedinTangshan.Forthreedays,waterinthewells___________.Fromthecracksofwells___________cameout.Mice,chicken,pigsandevenfishbecame________.At3:42am,everythingbeganto______.Itseemedasiftheworldwas_________._________ofthenationfeltit.Infifteenterriblesecondsalargecitylay_______.Morethan________peoplewerekilledandseriously________.Butallhopewasnotlost.Soldiersandthe____________cametohelp.Slowly,thecitybeganto________again.StrangethingsroseandfellsmellygasnervousshakeatanendOne-thirdinruins400,000injuredrescueworkersbreathe____________happenedinTangshan.Forthreedays,waterinthewells_____________.Fromthecracksofwells__________cameout.Mice,chicken,pigsandevenfishbecame________.At3:42am,everythingbeganto______.Itseemedasiftheworldwas_________._________ofthenationfeltit.Infifteenterriblesecondsalargecitylay_______.Morethan________peoplewerekilledandseriously________.Butallhopewasnotlost.Soldiersandthe____________cametohelp.Slowly,thecitybeganto________again.____________happenedinTangshan.Forafewdays,waterinthewells_____________.Fromthecracksofwells__________cameout.Mice,chicken,pigsandevenfishbecame________.At3:42am,everythingbeganto______.Itseemedasiftheworldwas_________._________ofthenationfeltit.Infifteenterriblesecondsalargecitylay_______.Morethan________peoplewerekilledandseriously________.Butallhopewasnotlost.Soldiersandthe____________cametohelp.Slowly,thecitybeganto________again.StrangethingsroseandfellsmellygasnervousshakeatanendOne-thirdinruins400,000injuredrescueworkersbreatheRetellthepassageaccordingtothekeywords.1.strangethings,2.water,roseandfell,smellygas3.nervous4.at3:42am,shake5.Itseemedasif…atanend6.1/3ofthenation7.in15seconds,layinruins8.morethan400,000,injured9.Butallhopewasnotlost.10…..cametohelp11.slowly,breatheWhatcanwelearnfromthetext?Howterribletheearthquakeis!However,weareluckyandliveahappylife,soweshouldworkharderandcherish(珍惜)ourlives!……DiscussionWriteashortpassageaboutTangshanearthquakeaccordingtowhatwehavelearnt.Thankyou!