【英语】2023-2024学年度新人教版必修一Unit4 Natural Disasters Reading and Thinking

2023-2024学年度新人教版必修一Unit4NaturalDisastersReadingandThinkingLearningobjectivesInthisclass,youwill1.readatextaboutTangshanearthquakeandgather

information;2.

reflectonthelessonsthatwecanlearnfromthe

earthquake；3.analyzethelanguagefeaturesofthetext.Leadingin:Lookatthepicture.

Whatcanhappentoacityduringabigearthquake?Pre-reading:Lookatthetitleandphoto.Whatdoyouthinkthetextismainlyabout?THENIGHTTHEEARTHDIDN’TSLEEPWhatisthetextmainlyabout?

AbigearthquakehitTangshanatnightandcausedgreatdamage.Activity1:Readthetextandgetthemainidea.Activity2:

Readthetextcarefullyandthenwritedownthemainideaofeachparagraph.Paragraph1:____________________________________Paragraph2:____________________________________Paragraph3:____________________________________Paragraph4:____________________________________Paragraph5:____________________________________________________Warningsignsbeforetheearthquake.Paragraph1:____________________________________Paragraph2:____________________________________Paragraph3:____________________________________Paragraph4:____________________________________Paragraph5:Thehappeningofthebigearthquake.Theimmediateeffectsoftheearthquake.Therescuework.Therevivalofthecity.___________________________________________________Warningsignsbeforetheearthquake.Activity2:

Readthetextcarefullyandthenwritedownthemainideaofeachparagraph.___________________________________________________________________________∆∆∆beforeduringafterTangshanearthquakePara1Para2&3Para4&5Activity2:

Readthetextcarefullyandthenwritedownthemainideaofeachparagraph.___________________________________________________________________________∆∆∆beforeduringafterTangshanearthquakeActivity2:

Readthetextcarefullyandthenwritedownthemainideaofeachparagraph.●

Whatweresomeofthestrangethingshappeningbeforetheearthquake?●Waterinthevillagewellsroseandfell.

●Animalswereactingstrangely.●

Brightlightswereseenintheskyandloudnoiseswereheard.●Deepcracksappearedintheirwalls.Whatweresomeofthestrangethingshappeningbeforetheearthquake?___________________________________________________________________________∆∆∆beforeduringafter●Whathappenedlaterthatafternoon?●

Howdidpeoplefeel?Activity3:

Readthetextagainandsortoutthedetailedinformation.

●Whendidtheearthquakehappen?

●Whatdamagediditcausetothecityandpeople?

●Whendidtheearthquakehappen?

At3:42a.m.on28July

1976.Activity3:

Readthetextagainandsortoutthedetailedinformation.

●Whatdamagediditcausetothecityandpeople?Nearlyeverythingwasdestroyedandmorethan400,000peoplewerekilledorbadlyinjured.Activity3:

Readthetextagainandsortoutthedetailedinformation.

●Whathappenedlaterthatafternoon?AnotherbigquakeshookTangshanagain.

●Howdidpeoplefeel?Theyfeltshockedandhelpless.Activity3:

Readthetextagainandsortoutthedetailedinformation._________________________________________________________________∆∆∆beforeduringafter1.Whocametotherescue?Whatdidtheydo?2.Whatdoestheauthormeanby“Slowly,thecitybegantobreatheagain”?Activity3:

Readthetextagainandsortoutthedetailedinformation.1.Whocametotherescue?Whatdidtheydo?150,000soldiers.Theyweresenttodigoutthosewhoweretrappedandburythedead.Morethan10,000doctorsandnurses.Theycametoprovidemedicalcare.Activity3:

Readthetextagainandsortoutthedetailedinformation.UsecontexttounderstandnewwordsWhenyouseeawordyoudonotknow,donotstopandlookitupinthedictionary.Ifyoucontinuereading,thecontextwillprobablyhelpyouunderstandwhatitmeans.1.Whocametotherescue?Whatdidtheydo?Workers.Theybuiltsheltersforsurvivorswhosehomeshadbeendestroyed.Activity3:

Readthetextagainandsortoutthedetailedinformation.2.Whatdoestheauthormeanby“Slowly,thecitybegantobreatheagain”?Thewritermeansthatthecitybegantofunctionagain.Activity3:

Readthetextagainandsortoutthedetailedinformation.Activity4:Reflectonthelessonswecanlearnfromtheearthquake.●Whatothercitiesortownshavegonethroughsimilarchanges?

Whatlessonscanwelearnfromtheseevents?●WhatdoyouthinkhelpedtherevivalofTangshancity?●WhatdoyouthinkhelpedtherevivalofTangshancity?TherevivalofTangshanwashelpedbythestrongsupportofthegovernmentandthepeoplewhoallworkedinunitytorebuildthecityevenbetterthanbefore.Activity4:Reflectonthelessonswecanlearnfromtheearthquake.●Whatothercitiesortownshavegonethroughsimilarchanges?

Whatlessonscanwelearnfromtheseevents?WenchuancountyandsomeothertownsnearWenchuan.Activity4:Reflectonthelessonswecanlearnfromtheearthquake.●Whatothercitiesortownshavegonethroughsimilarchanges?

Whatlessonscanwelearnfromtheseevents?1.Weshoulddevelopbetterwaystodetectandprepareforthesedisasters.2.Actingquicklyandinunityisthebestwaytogetoversuchdisasters.3.Thestrongsupportfromgovernmentandpeoplearoundarealsovery

important.Activity5:Analyzethelanguagefeaturesofthetext.Whichsentencesimpressyoumost?Why?●

Itseemedasiftheworldwerecomingtoanend.

●Hardhillsofrockbecameriversofdirt.similemetaphor●

Brickscoveredthegroundlikeredautumnleaves.similepersonification●Theearthdidn’tsleep.●Thecitybegantobreatheagain.Whichsentencesimpressyoumost?Why?Activity5:Analyzethelanguagefeaturesofthetext.personificationWhichsentencesimpressyoumost?Why?similevividmetaphorActivity5:Analyzethelanguagefeaturesofthetext.Whydoestheauthormentionsomanynumbers?Elevenkilometersdirectlybelowthe