Home Pre- Reading While- reading Post- Reading Language Tips Hot Links Tangshan Earthquake 30 years sorrow Water animal light sound When did the earthquake happen? How many people were killed and injured during the quake? How many buildings were destroyed? Were there any people coming to rescue them? Who? at about 3:00 am, July 28th, 1976 more than 400,000 all, 75%, 90% 150,000 soldiers Para 1 Para 2-3 Para 4 During After Before What strange things happened before the quake? Watergas chickens, pigsmice fish lights sound Water pipes What sentences can express the quake is GREAT? It seemed that the world was at an end. It was heard in Beijing, which One-third of the nation felt it. In 15 seconds a large city lay in ruins. A huge crackcut cross What numbers can express the quake is GREAT? Two-thirdsdied or injured Thousands killed,400,000 All, 75%, 90% Two dams Tens of thousands of cows Half a millionand millions What metaphor do the writer use to say the quake is GREAT? Hard hills of rock became rivers of dirt. Bricks covered the ground like red autumn leaves. No wind, however, could blow them away. What happened when rescue work was going on? Another big quake shook Tangshan. How did the army help to rescue the survivors? dig out and bury built shelters fresh waterby. It was a frightening night because_ things happened at the same time. The wall of the _ cracked, so the water all over the fields. It filled the _ and the _. The water _ in some building burst. The water covered the buildings that had fallen in _ around the dead and _ animals. People were _. They had to _ many of them for health reasons. It was a very sad time. Before After What impresses you most? What the quake makes you think about? Self-rescue How to help the suffers? Environment protection What did they suffer and feel? What for rebuilt What did they suffer and feel? Chang Qing (left), 71, and Wang Shubin, 54, hold a picture taken by Chang 30 years ago, when Wang was rescued after being buried in debris for eight days following the Tangshan earthquake. How to help the suffers? Environment protection Useful words dead _ put something under the earth _ go up _ help to get someone out of danger _ gas that hot water gives out The terrible shaking of the building woke up all the people _ were asleep. The next day people put up shelters in the open air with all kinds of things _ they could find. Several days later most of the buildings _ had been damaged were reqaired. We went to see our teacher _ husband was killed in the quake. A number of children _ parents had died in the quake were sent to live with families in other cities. Useful structures Home Pre- Reading While- reading Post- Reading Language Tips Hot Links Homework Find more news reports about earthquake. Using the information about Tangshan Earthquake, write a piece of news about it. Please add a title.