Period1Warmingupandprereading

1、a night the earth didnt sleepreadingsandstorm volcanofire flood earthquakeabdcea powerful 8.0-magnitude earthquake struck sichuan province on may 12, 2008. more than 60,000 people died.many people believe that “it is always calm before a storm.” now, imagine there has been a big earthquake. describe

2、 what might happen before, during and after an earthquake.2. what strange things would happen before an earthquake? what do you think may happen before an earthquake? the water in the wells_and_. and some deep _could be seen in the well walls. a _gas came out the cracks.rosefellcrackssmellywhat do y

3、ou think may happen before an earthquake?mice ran out of the fields_places to hide.fish _out of bows and ponds.looking forjumpedwhat do you think may happen before an earthquake? the chickens and even pigs were_nervous _eat. the dog was _loudly again and again.tootobarkingwhat do you think may happe

4、n before an earthquake?people could see _ lights in the sky.bright1. have you ever heard of the earthquake in tangshan? 2. do you know when the earthquakehappened?3. where does the city of tangshan lie?san franciscopacific plateamerican plateeurasian plate india plateafrican plateantarctic plateeart

5、hquake happens1. what happened before tangshan earthquake?2. what happened during tangshan earthquake?video 地震来临时，最重要的是要保持地震来临时，最重要的是要保持冷静，并灵活选择藏身之所：震时应冷静，并灵活选择藏身之所：震时应就近躲避，震后迅速撤离到安全地方；就近躲避，震后迅速撤离到安全地方；室内避震时应选择易于形成三角空间室内避震时应选择易于形成三角空间的地方避震，如内墙墙根、墙角等，的地方避震，如内墙墙根、墙角等，或躲避到厨房、厕所、储藏室等开间或躲避到厨房、厕所、储藏室等开间小的

6、地方。震时切记不要跳楼、不要小的地方。震时切记不要跳楼、不要站到阳台上和窗边。站到阳台上和窗边。 sum up the main idea of each part of the passage.(use one word to describe)part 1: para 1part 2: para 2&3part 3: para 4signsdamagerecoverypara 1 signs before the earthquakestrange strange thingsthingsno one noticed them.the water in the wellrose and f

7、ell.the well wallshad deep cracks in them.a smelly gasthe pigs and the chickensmice and fishin the skythe water pipecame out of the cracks.were too nervous to eat.mice came out of fields; fish jumped out of bowls and ponds.people saw bright lights.cracked and burst.para2-3 damage caused by the earth

8、quake.the citythe peopleit seemed it seemed as if the as if the world was world was at an end.at an end.1. at _ am, the _ earthquake of the 20th century began .2. a huge crack _ houses, roads and canals.3. steam _ holes in the ground.4. hard hills of the rock became rivers of _._ covered the ground

9、like red autumn leaves.5. two _ and most of the bridges fell.the railway tracks were now_pieces of _.6. _ now filled the wells instead of water.water, food, and _ were hard to get.3:42greatestcut acrossburst fromdirtbricksdamsuselesssteelsandelectricity7. the suffering of the people was_.8. _ of fam

10、ilies were killed and many children were _.9. some of the rescue workers and doctors were _ under the ruins.extremethousandswithout parentstrappeddata(数据数据)v of the nation felt the earthquake .v a huge crack that was kilometres long and metres wide cut across houses.vin terrible seconds a large city

11、 lay in ruins. v of the people died or were injured during the earthquake.v the number of people who were killed or injured reached more than .vall of the citys hospitals, _ of its factories and buildings and of its homes were gone.1/3830152/3400,00075%90%para. 2-3 all the people were shocked.para 4

12、 recovery after the earthquakearmy; 150, 000 soldiersdig out; buryworkers; sheltersfresh waterall the all the hope was hope was not lost.not lost.not all hope was lost.what sentences can express the quake is great? it seemed that the world was at an end. it was felt in beijing, which one-third of th

13、e nation felt it. a huge crackcut cross in fifteen terrible seconds a large city lay in ruins.one of the greatest earthquakes of the 20th century had begun.comprehending1- -c 2- -e 3- -b 4- -d 5- -apage 27read the passage carefully and join the correct parts of the sentences.1explain the title “ a n

14、ight the earth didnt sleep”. then suggest another title for the text.the title means at that night, the earth didnt fall asleep as usual, but became active. it is a poetic way of saying that an earthquake happened.sample titles: “the waking earth and the sleeping city”“tangshans great challenge”grou

15、p workread the passage again and make a timelinefor three days1.water in the village wells rose and fell2.well walls developed deep cracks3.a smelly gas come out of the cracks4.mice ran out of the fields5.fish jumped out of their bowls and ponds2at about 3:00 am on july 28, 19761.bright lights appea

16、red in the sky2.the sound of planes could be heard although there were no planes3.some water pipes burstat 3:42 am on july 28, 19761.everything began to shake2.huge cracks appeared in the roads3.steam burst from holes i the ground4.rock turned into rivers of dirt5.75% buildings and 90% of homes were

17、 gone6.more than 400,000 people killed or injuredafternoon of july 28, 19761.a second quake almost as strong as the first one2.more damage to buildings and rescuerssoon after the quake1.the army arrived2.shelters built for survivors3.water supplies brought inwriting a summary of each partbefore the

18、earthquake strange things began to happen but no one paid attention to them.the earthquake destroyed the city of tangshan.the people were very shocked at the destruction.the army came to help the survivors, bringing hope for a new life.3 1. what shall we do if an earthquake happens? 2. what can we d

19、o to reduce the damage of earthquakes?discussion dont be nervous and keep calm. dont try to run out of the classroom. protect your head by putting your bag on your head. squat or sit down under your desk. leave the classroom after the earthquake.1. how do you understand the real meaning of the idiom

20、 “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 may happen. c. the weather is fine before a storm comes.d. you should stay calm before a storm.choose the best answer.a2. what ca

21、n be inferred from the passage?a. if the pigs were too nervous to eat, there must be an earthquake.b. if some natural signs had not been ignored, all the people in tangshan city might have had a chance to survive.c. there wouldnt have been such a great quake if people had paid enough attention to so

22、me natural signs.d. if some natural signs had not been ignored, people might have had a chance to survive.d3. which of the following is the main reason for the heavy loss of life in the quake?a. the earthquake happened in the deep night when people were sleeping deeply. b. there werent enough rescue workers.c. the building were poorly constructed and most of them were