高一英語必修1 unit 4 earthquakeswarming up and reading

Welcome to my class!Unit 4 EarthquakeTyphoonFireFloodDROUGHTVolcanic eruptionsLand slideSand stormshakingWhat comes to your mind when you hear the word “ Earthquake”? Many people were injured or died.Children became homeless.Many things were destroyed.What do you think will happen before an earthquake? ran out of the fields looking for places to hide. jumped out of their bowls and pondsMiceFish The chickens and even pigs were toonervous to eat. The water in the wells rose and fell . And some deep cracks could be seen in the well walls. A smellygas came out of the cracks.People could see bright lights in the sky.Tangshan, HebeiJuly 28th, 1976A Night the Earth Didnt Sleep Go through the entire passage quickly and find out the topic sentences of each paragraph.Para 1Para 2Para 3Para 4Strange things were happening.The greatest earthquake had begun.Nearly everything was destroyed.All hope was not lost.DetailsMain ideaIn BeijingOne-third of the nationA huge crackSteamHard hills of rockThe cityTwo-thirds of the peopleThousands of familiesMany children felt the quakefelt itcut acrossburstbecame rivers of dirtlay in ruinsdied and injuredwere killedwere left homelessThe greatest earthquake had begun.Huge crack cut across houses,roads,and canals.City lay in ruinsDetailsMain ideaAll the hospitals and most of the factories and buildings and homesBricksTwo dams and most of the bridgesThe railway trackscowsPigs and chickensThe wellsWater, food and electricity were gonecoveredfellbecame useless steelnever give milkdiedWere filled with sandwere hard to getEverything in the city was destroyedThe railway tracks became useless pieces of steel.DetailsMain ideaSoldiersThe armyWorkersFresh waterwere sent to rescueorganized to dig out and burybuilt sheltersfor surviorswas taken to the cityAll hope was not lost. Slowly, the city began to breathe again.Thinking:When the strange things happened, what reasons probably made the disaster worse?1.The poor construction of the houses2.The people didnt prepare for the earthquake.3.The earthquake struck at night.4.It was an extremely powerful earthquake.1.What is the mood of this passage? How is this mood created?2.Why do you think the writer chose to express his feelings about the earthquake rather than simply report what happened?The mood is serious and a bit sad,but not hopelss. The mood is created by giving details of how many people and animals were killed or injured and how many buildings were destroyed.Althought the writer was not there he felt sad for the people Tangshan./he knows that giving some feelings will make the reading more interesting.WHATS THE MEANING OF TITLE?CAN WE USE ANOTHER TITLE? The title is a poetic way of saying that an earthquake happened. “Tangshans great challenge” or “How Tangshans citizen overcame the citys Greatest disaster.” Discussion:What can we do to reduce the damage?Before: During: After:forecastprotectrescuel Dont be nervous and keep calm. Protect your head by putting your bag on your head. Squat or sit down under your desk. Leave the place after the earthquake.Thank you!