Unit 4 Natural disasters
U4P2
学目标
1Learn about the basic information of the Tangshan earthquake
2Identify the language features of literary journalism and the structures of the text
3Appreciate the figures of speech and writing skills used in the text
4Grasp and use some words and phrases to describe a natural disaster
课堂探究
Part Ⅰ Predicting
What is the text mainly aboutWhat does the writer mean by the title
Part Ⅱ Skimming for main information
Activity 1 Answer the following questions
1What is the type of writing of the text
2How are the events arranged
Activity 2 Read the text carefully and then write down the main idea of each paragraph
Paragraph 1Warning signs before the earthquake
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 5
Part Ⅲ Scanning for details
Activity 1 Read Paragraph 1 to answer the following questions
1Whats the topic sentence of Paragraph 1
2What were some of the strange things happening before the earthquakeDraw a mind map to show your answers
3What was the attitude of the people in the city towards those strange things
Activity 2 Read Paragraph 2 to answer the following questions
1Whats the topic sentence of this paragraph
2What about the supporting details
At everything began to shake
below the cityone of the greatest earthquakes of the had begun
It was felt in Beijingwhich is away
Nearly of the whole nation felt it
A huge crack that was long and wide cut across housesroads and waterways
In a large city lay in ruins
of the people who lived there were dead or injured
children were left without parents
of people were killed or badly injured
3What was the peoples feeling at that time
4Guess what the word ruin means from the context
Activity 3 Read Paragraph 3 to answer the following questions
1Whats the topic sentence of this paragraph
2What about the supporting details
Supporting details
3What was the peoples feeling at that time
Activity 4 Read Paragraph 4 to answer the following questions
1Whats the topic sentence of this paragraph
2What about the supporting details
Who
What
Result
3What does the writer mean bySlowlythe city began to breathe again
Activity 5 Read Paragraph 5 to answer the following questions
1Whats the topic sentence of this paragraph
2What do you think helped in the revival of Tangshan city
Part Ⅳ Reading for language features and writing skills
Activity 1 Read the text once again and find out the sentences where figures of speech are used and their function
Activity 2 Figure out the function of the figures
Part Ⅴ Discussion
What other cities or towns have gone through similar changesWhat lessons can we learn from these events
Part Ⅵ Homework
1Summarise the passage
2Do some research on other natural disasters by surfing the Internet and make a report
参考答案
Part Ⅰ
The text is mainly about a terrible earthquake
Night is time for sleepUsually it should be safe and quietBut at that nightthe earth was active and everything changedThat was a sleepless night
Part Ⅱ
Activity 1
1The type of writing of the text is literary journalismwhich lies between news reports and literary works
Literary journalism usually describes real historical events and real charactersThe usage of the figures of speech can stimulate readers feelings and thus touch the readers
2The text is organised in the chronologicaltime order
Activity 2
Paragraph 1Warning signs before the earthquake
Paragraph 2The happening of the big earthquake
Paragraph 3The immediate effects of the earthquake
Paragraph 4The rescue work
Paragraph 5The revival of the city
Part Ⅲ
Activity 1
1Strange things were happening in the countryside of northeastern Hebei
2
3But the citys one million people ignored all the signs and were asleep as usual that night
Activity 2
1It seemed as if the world were coming to an end
2Supporting details shocked
·At 342 am everything began to shake
·11 kilometres below the cityone of the greatest earthquakes of the 20th century had begun
·It was felt in Beijingwhich is more than 150 kilometres away
·Nearly 13 of the whole nation felt it
·A huge crack that was 8 kilometres long and 30 metres wide cut across housesroads and waterways
·In less than one minute a large city lay in ruins
·23 of the people who lived there were dead or injured
·Thousands of children were left without parents
·More than 400000 of people were killed or badly injured
3People were shocked at that time
4This word describes the city straight after the earthquakeIn a short timea lot of damage was doneso it must describe a place that has been badly damaged
Activity 3
1Everywhere survivors lookedthere was nothing but ruins
2Supporting details
People felt hopeless at that time
Activity 4
1But hope was not lost
2
Who
What
Result
soldiers
dig out those who were trapped and bury the dead
the city began
to breathe
again
doctors and nurses
came to provide medical care
workers
built shelters for survivors whose homes had been destroyed
3The writer means that the city began to function againbecause the earthquake had stopped people and supplies moving aboutand so it was like the city couldnt breathe
Activity 5
1Tangshan started to revive itself and get back up on its feet
2I think the revival of Tangshan was helped by the strong support of the government and the people who all worked in unity to rebuild the city even better than before
Part Ⅳ
Activity 1
1①The night the earth didnt sleep
②Slowlythe city began to breathe again(personification 拟to make the language vivid and expressiveand resonate with readers)
2the water in the village wells rose and fellrose and fell(repetition重复to make the description more vivid and involve the readers in the atmosphere)
3It seemed as if the world were coming to an end(exaggeration夸张to show the destruction was extremely severe)
4①Bricks covered the ground like red autumn leaves(simile明喻to make the description more vivid)
②Hard hills of rock became rivers of dirt(metaphor 暗喻)
Activity 2 To show the disastrous destruction and sufferingto make the passage true and convincing
Part Ⅴ
Wenchuan county and some other towns near Wenchuan have the similar experiencesThese towns were built up from the ruinsAs well as developing better ways to detect and prepare for these disasterswe have learnt that acting quickly and in unity is the best way to get over such disastersThe strong support from the government and people around is also very important
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U4P2
学目标
1Learn about the basic information of the Tangshan earthquake
2Identify the language features of literary journalism and the structures of the text
3Appreciate the figures of speech and writing skills used in the text
4Grasp and use some words and phrases to describe a natural disaster
课堂探究
Part Ⅰ Predicting
What is the text mainly aboutWhat does the writer mean by the title
Part Ⅱ Skimming for main information
Activity 1 Answer the following questions
1What is the type of writing of the text
2How are the events arranged
Activity 2 Read the text carefully and then write down the main idea of each paragraph
Paragraph 1Warning signs before the earthquake
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 5
Part Ⅲ Scanning for details
Activity 1 Read Paragraph 1 to answer the following questions
1Whats the topic sentence of Paragraph 1
2What were some of the strange things happening before the earthquakeDraw a mind map to show your answers
3What was the attitude of the people in the city towards those strange things
Activity 2 Read Paragraph 2 to answer the following questions
1Whats the topic sentence of this paragraph
2What about the supporting details
At everything began to shake
below the cityone of the greatest earthquakes of the had begun
It was felt in Beijingwhich is away
Nearly of the whole nation felt it
A huge crack that was long and wide cut across housesroads and waterways
In a large city lay in ruins
of the people who lived there were dead or injured
children were left without parents
of people were killed or badly injured
3What was the peoples feeling at that time
4Guess what the word ruin means from the context
Activity 3 Read Paragraph 3 to answer the following questions
1Whats the topic sentence of this paragraph
2What about the supporting details
Supporting details
3What was the peoples feeling at that time
Activity 4 Read Paragraph 4 to answer the following questions
1Whats the topic sentence of this paragraph
2What about the supporting details
Who
What
Result
3What does the writer mean bySlowlythe city began to breathe again
Activity 5 Read Paragraph 5 to answer the following questions
1Whats the topic sentence of this paragraph
2What do you think helped in the revival of Tangshan city
Part Ⅳ Reading for language features and writing skills
Activity 1 Read the text once again and find out the sentences where figures of speech are used and their function
Activity 2 Figure out the function of the figures
Part Ⅴ Discussion
What other cities or towns have gone through similar changesWhat lessons can we learn from these events
Part Ⅵ Homework
1Summarise the passage
2Do some research on other natural disasters by surfing the Internet and make a report
参考答案
Part Ⅰ
The text is mainly about a terrible earthquake
Night is time for sleepUsually it should be safe and quietBut at that nightthe earth was active and everything changedThat was a sleepless night
Part Ⅱ
Activity 1
1The type of writing of the text is literary journalismwhich lies between news reports and literary works
Literary journalism usually describes real historical events and real charactersThe usage of the figures of speech can stimulate readers feelings and thus touch the readers
2The text is organised in the chronologicaltime order
Activity 2
Paragraph 1Warning signs before the earthquake
Paragraph 2The happening of the big earthquake
Paragraph 3The immediate effects of the earthquake
Paragraph 4The rescue work
Paragraph 5The revival of the city
Part Ⅲ
Activity 1
1Strange things were happening in the countryside of northeastern Hebei
2
3But the citys one million people ignored all the signs and were asleep as usual that night
Activity 2
1It seemed as if the world were coming to an end
2Supporting details shocked
·At 342 am everything began to shake
·11 kilometres below the cityone of the greatest earthquakes of the 20th century had begun
·It was felt in Beijingwhich is more than 150 kilometres away
·Nearly 13 of the whole nation felt it
·A huge crack that was 8 kilometres long and 30 metres wide cut across housesroads and waterways
·In less than one minute a large city lay in ruins
·23 of the people who lived there were dead or injured
·Thousands of children were left without parents
·More than 400000 of people were killed or badly injured
3People were shocked at that time
4This word describes the city straight after the earthquakeIn a short timea lot of damage was doneso it must describe a place that has been badly damaged
Activity 3
1Everywhere survivors lookedthere was nothing but ruins
2Supporting details
People felt hopeless at that time
Activity 4
1But hope was not lost
2
Who
What
Result
soldiers
dig out those who were trapped and bury the dead
the city began
to breathe
again
doctors and nurses
came to provide medical care
workers
built shelters for survivors whose homes had been destroyed
3The writer means that the city began to function againbecause the earthquake had stopped people and supplies moving aboutand so it was like the city couldnt breathe
Activity 5
1Tangshan started to revive itself and get back up on its feet
2I think the revival of Tangshan was helped by the strong support of the government and the people who all worked in unity to rebuild the city even better than before
Part Ⅳ
Activity 1
1①The night the earth didnt sleep
②Slowlythe city began to breathe again(personification 拟to make the language vivid and expressiveand resonate with readers)
2the water in the village wells rose and fellrose and fell(repetition重复to make the description more vivid and involve the readers in the atmosphere)
3It seemed as if the world were coming to an end(exaggeration夸张to show the destruction was extremely severe)
4①Bricks covered the ground like red autumn leaves(simile明喻to make the description more vivid)
②Hard hills of rock became rivers of dirt(metaphor 暗喻)
Activity 2 To show the disastrous destruction and sufferingto make the passage true and convincing
Part Ⅴ
Wenchuan county and some other towns near Wenchuan have the similar experiencesThese towns were built up from the ruinsAs well as developing better ways to detect and prepare for these disasterswe have learnt that acting quickly and in unity is the best way to get over such disastersThe strong support from the government and people around is also very important
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