新人教版英语必修1-unit 4-Reading and Thinking

ReadingandThinkingChelseaChenWorkinpairs.Discusswhatcanhappentoacityduringabigearthquake.Pre-readingWorkinpairs.Discusswhatcanhappentoacityduringabigearthquake.Thousandsofbuildingswillfalldown.Manypeoplewillbedeadorbadlyinjured.Pre-readingThebridgewillbetoodangeroustocross.Therailwaytrackswillbeuselesspieceofmetal.Peoplewillbeinshock.Thecitywillbeinruins.Lookatthetitleandphotobelow.THENIGHTTHEEARTHDIDN'TSLEEPWhatisthetextabout?AboutEarthquakePre-reading1.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?AnearthquakehappenedinTangshanin1976.While-reading2.Matcheachparagraphwithitsmainidea.Tips：Payattentiontothefirstandsecondsentencesofeachparagraph.While-readingPara1Para2Para3Para4Para5Beforetheearthquake,strangethingsbegantohappen,butnoonepaidattentiontothem.Theearthquakebeganandthecitywasinruins.Thearmycametohelpthesurvivors,bringinghopeforanewlife.Everythinginthecitywasdestroyedandpeoplewereveryshocked.AnewTangshanhassetupandmorepeoplecomeintothiscity.Paragraph1:______________________________Readthetextcarefullyandthenwritedownthemainideaofeachparagraph.Paragraph4:______________________________Warningsignsbeforetheearthquake.Paragraph2:______________________________Paragraph3:______________________________Paragraph5:______________________________TheearthquakehappenedinTangshan.Theimmediateeffectsoftheearthquake.Therescuework.Therevivalofthecity.Thepassageiswrittenin______order.Beforetheearthquake(para.1)Duringtheearthquake(para.2-3)Aftertheearthquake(para.4-5)TangshanEarthquakeWhile-readingtimeFillintheblanksbytimeorder.TimeDetailsBeforetheearth-quakeForseveraldays1.Waterinthevillagewells_______________.2.Wellwallsdeveloped_______3._________comeoutofthe

cracks.

4.Mice_________thefields.5.Fish___________thewater.Atabout3:00a.m.onJuly28,19761._____________appearedinthesky.2.___________wereheard.roseandfelldeepcracksSmellygasranoutofjumpedoutof

BrightlightsLoudnoisesReadthetextagainandanswerthequestions.1.Whatweresomeofthestrangethingshappeningbeforetheearthquake?Doyouthinktheywerewarningsigns?Whyorwhynot?Ithinkthesewerewarningsignsasthisdoesn’tusuallyhappenanditshowedsomethingstrangewashappeningbelowtheground.Sometimes,animalshavemoresensitivereactionstosomecomingdangers.While-readingTimeDetailsDuringtheearth-quakeAt3:42amonJuly28,19761.Everythingbeganto______.2.___________cutacrosstheroad.3.Rockturnedinto___________.4._____buildingsand_____ofhomesweregone.5.Morethan________peoplewerekilledorinjured.AfternoonofJuly28,19761.________________shookTangshanagain.2.Morebuildings___________.shakeriversofdirtAnotherbigquake400,000Ahugecrack75%90%felldownTimeDetailsAftertheearth-quakeSoon1.__________arrived.2.Doctorsandnursesprovided

___________.3.Workersbuilt

________.4._____________broughtin.Aftermanyyears1.Tangshanstartedto__________.2.AnewTangshanrebuilton_________________.3.Tangshancityprovedpeoplemust_____andstay_______.ThearmysheltersWaterandfoodmedicalcaretheearthquakeruinsreviveitselfunify

positive2.Whatdoesthewritermeanby"Slowly,thecitybegantobreatheagain”?begantofunctionagain,becausetheearthquakehadstoppedpeopleandsuppliesmovingabout,andsoitwaslikethecitycouldn’tbreathe.3.Whatkindofhelpdoyouthinkpeoplewhohavesufferedanearthquakeneed?Peopleinplaceswhohavesufferedanearthquakeneedquickaccesstobasicthingssuchaswaterandfood,becausetheycannotgetthemeasily.Theyalsoneedmedicalcare,notjustforinjuries,buttoprotectagainstdiseaseandotherproblemsthathappenaftertheearthquake.Lastbutnotleast,thesepeoplealsoneedpsychologicalcareandhelp.Scanthetextandfindthewordsbelow.Guesswhattheymeanfromthecontext.ruinbricktrapburydestroycompletely;damageirreparablyrectangularblockofclay;usedasabuildingorpavingmaterialsomethingfallsontoyouorblocksyourwayandpreventsyoufrommovingorescapingputsomethingintoaholeinthegroundandcoveritupwithearthruinbricktrapburyFigureoutthetexttypealiteraryjournalism(betweennewsreportandliterature)1)Describetherealhistoricaleventsandfigures--documentary纪实性2)vividdescription(eg.rhetoricaldevices)--literariness文学性Post-readingPost-readingAppreciatethelanguage:1.Thenighttheearthdidn'tsleeppersonification2.Chickensandevenpigsweretoonervoustoeat,anddogsrefusedtogoinsidebuildings.Miceranoutofthefieldslookingforplacestohide,andfishjumpedoutofthewater.parallelism(createapicture)Post-readingAppreciatethelanguage:3.Hardhillsofrockbecameriversofdirt.metaphor4.BrickscoveredthegroundlikeredautumnLeaves,butnowindcouldblowthemaway.similePost-readingAppreciatethelanguage:5.Slowly,thecitybegantobreatheagain.personificationPost-readingAppreciatethelanguage:6.elevenkilometresdirectlybelowthecity、morethan150kilometresaway、nearlyonethirdof、twothirdsofthepeople、thousandsofchildren、morethan400,000;atabout3:00a.m.、lessthanoneminute、at3:42a.mauthenticityThinkanddiscuss:1.Whatdoyouthinkdoestheauthorwanttoconvey?Disasterismerciless,butourhumanaremerciful.2.Nowhowdoyouunderst