【课件】Unit 4 Reading and Thinking 课件高一英语人教版（2019）必修第一册

1、Reading and Thinking: Describe a natural disasterPre-readingWhat major earthquakes do you know?What can happen to a city during a big earthquake? Yushu April 14, 2010Wenchuan May 12, 2008 Tangshan July 28, 1976 Buildings, bridges, tunnels(隧道) and dams collapse (坍塌).Roads and railways are destroyed(毁

2、坏) and traffic is held up(受阻).People are buried, injured or killed.(被埋)A great number of people lose their homes.许多，大量 Diseases may break out.THE NIGHT THE EARTH DIDNT SLEEPP50While-readingTask 1: Write down the main idea of each paragraphPara 1Para 2Para 3Para 4Para 5 Warning signs before the earth

3、quake.The happening of the big earthquake.The immediate effects of the earthquake.The rescue work.The revival of the city.Task 2: Find out the writing order of this text Time orderseveral days agoat 3:00amat 3:42amlater that afternoonafter the quakesbefore earthquake during earthquake after earthqua

4、ke several days ago at about 3:00 amBefore the earthquakeSome strange things happened. in the village wells in the farmyardsMore strange things were noticed in the sky in the cityEverything began to shake.at 3:42 am a huge crack hard hills of rockin less than one minuteNearly everything was destroye

5、d. sufferings of people damages of the city losses of animalsAnother big quake shook Tangshan.rescue workers and doctorswater, food and electricitylater that afternoonDuring the earthquake1. Circle all the numbers and underline the sentences with numbers.2. Why does the writer use so many numbers? T

6、o show what serious damage and destruction the disaster caused.Revive itself prove to China and the rest of the world.All hope was not lost.soon after the quakes People were helped. Shelters were built. Water was sent. seven million people, transportation, industry and environment unify and show the

7、 wisdomnowAfter the earthquake What does the wirter mean by “Slowly, the city began to breathe again”? The writer means that the city began to function (运转) again and show hopes/signs of recovery/revival.The change of peoples feelings strangeseveral days agolater that afternoonthe change of peoples

8、feelingsthe timeline of the earthquake at 3:00amat 3:42amafter the quakes ignorant shocked hopelessproudPost-readingAnalyze the language features of the text. It seemed as if the world were coming to an end. Hard hills of rock became rivers of dirt. similemetaphor Bricks covered the ground like red

9、autumn leaves. similepersonification The earth didnt sleep. The city began to breathe again.Analyze the language features of the text. According to the title, photo and language features. Guess what the style of the text is.News reportLiteratureLiterary journalism(纪实性报告文学) What lessons can we learn

10、from this event?1.We should develop better ways to detect and prepare for these disasters.2. Acting quickly and in unity is the best way to get over such disasters.3. The strong support from government and people around are also very important.Group discussion2. What can we do to survive an earthquake? Critical thinkingGroup discussionReferenceABHide under the hard furniture.Put out the fire and