A Night the Earth Didn’t Sleep

Unit 4 Earthquakes

The First Period Reading

firefire

typhoontyphoon

snow slidesnow slide

mudflowmudflow泥流

volcano eruptionvolcano eruption火山爆发

tornadotornado龙卷风

sandstormsandstorm

沙暴

floodflood水灾

earthquakeearthquake

2 Where do the earthquakes often 2 Where do the earthquakes often happen in China / in the world?happen in China / in the world?

1 A few days ago, there was a 1 A few days ago, there was a serious disaster in the world, What serious disaster in the world, What was it ? Where did it happen?was it ? Where did it happen?

1 Imagine your home begins to shake and you must leave it right away. You have time to take only one thing. What will you take? Why?

2 What do you think may happen before an earthquake?

Before an earthquake, animals will become nervous. Cows, pigs, horses and dogs will be upset. And people can see mice running about. If the earthquake happens during winter, people can see snakes.

Listening:1 Have you got the main idea of the text?

2.What is the disaster?

1) Strange things were happening in the countryside in northeast Hebei. 2) The disaster happened and caused a lot of loss. 3) All hope was not lost.

Earthquake .

ReadingReadingQuestions:

1. What natural signs of a coming disaster were there?

The first paragraph.2. Can you think of some reasons why these signs weren’t noticed?

At that time people didn’t have knowledge of an earthquake.

3. What events probably made the disaster worse?…later that afternoon, another big quake shook Tangshan.

4. What situations probably made the disaster worse?

Some of the rescue workers and doctors were trapped under the ruins. More buildings fell down. Water, food, and electricity were hard to get. People began to wonder how long the disaster would last

5. How were the survivors helped?

The last paragraph.

Comprehending C E B D A

1 The walls of the village wells had cracks in them

2 Roads got huge cracks. 3 Brick buildings were destroyed. 4 The army helped the survivors. 5 Shelters were put up for those with no homes.

Exercise 1

Exercise 2

Translation

1 Farmers’ wives noticed that the well walls had deep cracks in them. 2 It seemed that the world was at an end! 3 Bricks covered the ground like red autumn leaves. 4 The army organized teams to dig out those who were trapped and to bury the dead. 5 Workers built shelters for survivors whose homes had been destroyed

1.Retell the text in your own words.

2.Try to find some questions ( words,phrases,or sentences ) in the text,if any.

3. Finish Book b.