Unit4 EarthquakesThe city lay in ruinsThe buildings fell down.Roads might crack.A great number of people lost their homes.A NIGHT THE ERATH DIDNT SLEEPTime :Place :07/28/1976Tangshan, HebeiTip: topic sentence the beginning or the end of a paragraphTopic sentencesPara.1 Strange things were happening in the countryside of northeast Hebei. How is the passage developed?Para.2 It seemed as if the world was at an end.Para.3 Everywhere they looked nearly everything was destroyed.Para.4 All hope was not lost.BeforeDuringAfterCareful readingPart 1People seePeople smellPeople hearwell;animals ;lights;water pipesgasplanesResponse ?Signs What is the authors attitude toattitude to their response? Strange thingsExamples1.People in Beijing felt the earthquake even though they are over _ kilometers away.2.The earthquake was felt by _ of the Chinese people.3.An _-kilometer-long and _-meter-wide crack cut across the land.4.The city was destroyed in _ seconds.5.More than _ people were injured or killed.Part 22001/383015400,000Data/StatisticsPara.3Everywhere they looked nearly everything was destroyed.Topic_ and bridges fell and were no longer _ _ _.Railway _ became _._ stopped giving milk. Pigs and chickens were dead.Buildings _ _. Bricks _ the ground. The well was _ _ sand _ _water._ workers and doctors were _.Exampleswere gonecovered Dams safefor traveling tracks useless Cows filled with instead of Rescue trapped How did people feel about the earthquake?ExaggerationPart 3All hope was not lost.=Not all hope was lost.Slowly, the city began to breathe again.Who brought them hope?What did they do to help?1 _ _the people who were trapped; 2 _ the dead;3 _ the coal miners;4 _ shelters;5 _ the water PersonificationdigoutburyrescuebuildtransportA NIGHT THE EARTH DIDNT SLEEPA NIGHT THE EARTH DIDNT SLEEPWhat does the title mean? Discuss and try to explain it.DiscussionThe title “A night the earth didnt sleep” means _.A. the earth was awake all night longA. the earth was awake all night longB. people on the earth couldnt fall asleep that B. people on the earth couldnt fall asleep that nightnightC. the earth shook like crazy that nightC. the earth shook like crazy that nightD. animals on the earth would not sleep that D. animals on the earth would not sleep that nightnightC CPost-readingPost-reading What shall we do if an What shall we do if an earthquake happens?earthquake happens? At schoolGet under the desks immediately.Listen to teachers instructions.At homeGet along an interior wall.Move underneath a desk.In the streetGo to open areas.Be away from buildings, power lines and trees.Protect head with hands or bags. Group discussion: Choose a part of Group discussion: Choose a part of this text and act out an interview this text and act out an interview between a reporter and a survivor between a reporter and a survivor form Tangshan earthquake.form Tangshan earthquake.For example: Reporter: Did you notice anything strange before the earthquake?Survivor: There are some strange thingsReporter: What did you think about these strange things?Survivor: Reporter: What would have happened if people had paid enough attention to the signs before the earthquake?Survivor: Reporter: What shall we do before an earthquake happens?Reporter: What did you see during the earthquake?Survivor: Reporter: How did you feel about whats happening?Survivor: Reporter: What do you think when an earthquake happens, what else can people do instead of just feeling sad and hopeless?Survivor: Reporter: What shall we do when an earthquake happens?Reporter: After the earthquake, who brought you hope? Survivor: Reporter: What did they do to help? Survivor: Reporter: How did the people in Tangshan recover with the help of the soldiers and rescue workers?Survivor: Reporter: What shall we do after an earthquake happens? Conclusion & Conclusion & Homework Homework Search the information of Search the information of seismometer (seismometer (地震检测仪）地震检测仪）and and earthquakes.earthquakes. Thank you Thank you