1、Unit4 A night the earth didnt sleep2Page 2 Step 1 Lead-in Step 2 Skimming Step 3 Listening Step 4 Scanning Step 5 Intensive reading Step 6 Activity Step 7 Language points Step 8 Conclusion and homeworkContent1.Have you ever experienced an earthquake?Can you describe how terrible an earthquake is?Lea
2、d in 4Page 4 Reading A night the earth didnt sleep5Page 5SkimmingSkimming Time:Place:Tangshan,Hebei province A big earthquakeOn July 28,1976Event:Damage:400,000 More than()people were killed or injured.6Page 6 Question:What strange things happened before the earthquake?Listening(1)Mice ran out of th
3、e fields()places to hide.7Page 7What strange things happened before the earthquake?looking for(2)Fish()out of the bowls and ponds.jumped 8Page 8What strange things happened before the earthquake?(3)Some deep()could be seen in the well walls.(4)A()gas came out of the cracks.crackssmelly9Page 9What st
4、range things happened before the earthquake?(5)The chickens and even pigs were()nervous()eat.(6)People could see()lights in the sky.tootobright10Page 10Honour and hopeDuring the earthquakeScanningFill in the tablePlease work in teams to find out the main ideas.Type of writingTopic sentence of para.1
5、Topic sentence of para.2Topic sentence of para.3Topic sentence of para.4General idea of the passageScanningA news reportStrange things were happening in the countryside of northeast Hebei.Everything began to shake and it seemed that the world was at an end.Everywhere they looked nearly everything wa
6、s destroyed.All hope was not lost.Before the earthquake,during the earthquake and after the earthquake.12Page 12 True or false question 1.At 3:42 am July 28,1976 one of the greatest earthquakes of the 20th century began in Tangshan.2.A few people of the nation felt Tangshan earthquake.3.One-third of
7、 the people in Tangshan died or were injured during the earthquake.4.Most of the citys hospitals were gone.5.Two dams fell and most of the bridges also fell or were not safe for travelling.One-thirdTwo-thirdsAll一.Read the passage carefully and match.1.The chickens didnt eat because2.The people didnt
8、 worry because3.Such a great number of people died because4.Water was needed because5.The people did not lose hope becauseA.The army came to help them.B.The quake happened while they were sleeping.C.They were nervous.D.Dams and wells were useless.E.They didnt know what the strange events meant.13Int
9、ensive reading二.Please choose the best answer1.What is the order of the passage?A.Time.B.Space.C.Emotion.D.Clues.2.What can be inferred from the passage?A.If mice ran out of the fields looking for places to hide,there must be an earthquake.B.If some natural signs had not been ignored,all the people
10、in Tangshan city might have had a chance to survive.C.There wouldnt have been such a great earthquake,if people had paid enough attention to some natural signs.D.If some natural signs had not been ignored,more people might have had a chance to survive.3.Which of the following statements can not be p
11、art of the main reasons for the heavy loss of life in Tangshan earthquake?A.The earthquake happened in the deep night and people were sleeping in bed at the very moment.B.There werent enough rescue workers.C.The buildings were poorly constructed and most of them were destroyed in the earthquake.D.Pe
12、ople were not careful enough to notice some natural signs before the earthquake.4.How do you understand the real meaning of the idiom“It is always calm before a storm”?A.It is unusually quiet before a thunderstorm or hurricane hit.B.One should not trust situations that seem peaceful since bad things
13、 may happen.C.The weather is fine before a storm comes.D.You should stay calm before a storm.New look of Tangshan17Page 1718Page 18When we came across an earthquake,what should we do?1.Try to be calm.2.Cut off the electricity and gas.Activity3.Hide under the tables,chairs,beds,or desks.4.Take a firs
14、t aid bag.5.leave the building after the first shake.Language points1.Right away1)Meaning:立刻，马上；同义词：right now,at once,immediately,in no time;2)Examples:eg1:我会马上还书给你。Ill return the book to you right away.eg2:设想你们家开始震动，你们必须马上离开它。Imagine your home begins to shake,and you must leave it right away.2.Burs
15、t1)Meaning:cause sth to break open or apart;explode;使某物爆炸、爆破2)Phrases:burst in/into=break into(enter a room suddenly)突然进入房间等 burst into sth:send out or produce sth suddenly and violently突然而猛烈的发出或产生某物 burst out doing sth:suddenly begin doing突然开始做某事 eg:他们全都突然笑起来。All of them burst into laughter.ter.3.R
16、uin1)Meaning:废墟，毁灭，使破产；2)Phrases:be in ruins:成为废墟；come into ruins:成为废墟；ruin oneself:自取灭亡；ruin ones health/fame:毁坏某人的健康/名誉；eg1:吸烟过度毁坏了他的健康。Heavy smoking ruined his health.214.Bury1)Meaning:埋葬，掩埋；2)Phrases:bury sth in把埋到里面 bury ones face in hands:双手掩面；be buried in(or:bury oneself in):埋头于，专心于；be buried alive:被活埋；Tips:专心于，埋头于：concentrate on sth.Eg1:自从妻子离开以来，他一直埋头于工作。Since his life left,hes buried himself in his work.2223Page 231.Write a passage about how to escape for life in an earthquake.2.Underline some useful phrases in the passage.Conclusion and homework24Page 24
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