A night the earth
didn't sleep!
(Reading)
What happened in Tangshan on July 28,1976 ?
Teaching procedures
（教学过程）
Step1: Learning aims（学习目标）
Step2: Self-study（自主学习）
Step3: Cooperation（合作探究）
Step4: Presentation（展示评议）
Step5: Summary and testing（归纳检测）
Step 1 Learning aims (学习目标)

1. To develop the students’ reading ability.
2. Get the students to learn about
Tangshan Earthquake.
3. Make the students understand the
Reading passage correctly.
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Part A: Choose the best answers according to
the passage.
1. Which of the following can also be used as a title of the text?
A. Tangshan Earthquake B. The world at an end 
C. How to prevent an earthquake D.  New Tangshan
2. The text is organized by _____.  
A. places       B. importance 
C. time          D. events 
3. How long did the first quake last?.
A. Fifteen seconds    B. Fifty seconds 
C. About half a day          D. About one day 
4. What is the mood of this passage?
Sad B. Serious　
C. Serious and a bit sad 　D. Calm
Step 2 Self-study (自主学习)
Part B: Finish the following phrases and sentences.
1. right _____        立刻  
2. in _____        成为废墟        
3. a ______ of    大量的
4. dig _____            掘出,发现
5. It seemed ____ ____ the world was at an _____.
6. _____ hope was _____ lost.
away
ruins
number
out
end
if
as
All
not
Step 3 Cooperation and presentation  (合作探究与展示评议)
Part A: Listen to a news report about the damage caused by Tangshan Earthquake.
Part B: What happened before the earthquake?
The water in the wells ______ and ______. There were deep_______ in well walls . A _______ gas came out of the cracks.
rose
fell
cracks
smelly
The chickens and even the pigs were too ________ to eat.
nervous
Mice ran out of the fields ________
______ places to hide. Fish _______ out
of their bowls and ponds.
looking
for
jumped
People could see ________ lights in the sky.
bright
Fill in the blanks according to the text.

1. The water in the wells ______ and ______.There were deep ______ in the well walls. A ______ gas came out of the cracks.
2. The chickens and even the pigs were too ________ to eat.
3. Mice ran out of the the fields _______ ____ places to hide. Fish _______ out of their bowls and ponds.
4. People could see _______ lights in the sky.
Para.1
rose
fell
cracks
smelly
nervous
looking
for
jumped
bright
1. Two-thirds of the nation felt the earthquake.
2. More than 400, 000 people were killed in the earthquake.
3. At 3:42 am everything began to shake.
4. Water, food and electricity were easy to get.
Part C:True or false
Para.2.3
One-third
or injured
hard
Part D: What happened after the earthquake?
Para.4
The army:
Workers:
Result:
---sent soldiers to Tangshan; organized teams to dig out those who were trapped and to bury the dead.
---built shelters for survivors whose homes had been destroyed.
--- The city began to breathe again.
Part E: The structure of the passage
Part 1 (para 1) A. Damage caused by the earthquake.

Part 2 (para 2-3) B. Rescue after the earthquake.

Part 3 (para 4) C. Signs before the earthquake.
Discussion
What can we do to protect ourselves if an earthquake happens? (Suppose
you are in the classroom.)
Step4: Summary and testing（归纳检测）
Don’t be nervous and keep calm.
Put your book or bag on your head.
Sit down under your desk or hide in the corner.
Don’t try to run out of the classroom.
Don’t jump out of the teaching building.
Don’t use the stair or the lift.

Homework
Read the passage again and pick out the useful expressions.
Try to retell the story.
Summary
Main idea: What happened before, during
and after Tangshan Earthquake.
How to protect ourselves if an earthquake happens.
Thank you!
Bye Bye!