Book 1 Unit 4 Earthquakes
Reading
A Night The Earth Didn’t Sleep
Baby nature
emotional
(情绪化的)
Happy
Angry
Natural
disaster
What natural disasters can you see?
Natural disasters
Brainstorming
typhoon/
hurricane
(台/飓风)
tsunami
(海啸)
tornado
(龙卷风)
flood
(洪水)
fire
earthquake
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earthquake
The city lay in ruins.
The army was
sent to rescue
the people.
Many people died or were injured.
Roads, and buildings were badly damaged.
Tangshan Earthquake

A Night
The Earth Didn’t Sleep
1. How many parts can the passage be divided(分成) into?
2. What’s the main idea of each part?
Fast reading
2 minutes
(Page 26)
(Part2)
Damage
(Part1)
Signs
(Part3)
Rescue
A Night The Earth Didn’t Sleep
Group work
What can we do to help the people who suffered from the earthquake?
Work in groups of five. Try to write down as many ideas as possible on the given card. The group leader will show us your card.
Knowledge is power!
United we stand!
Tomorrow is another day!
1. Required (必做) ：
Write a letter to the people who suffered from the earthquake.
2. Optional (选做)：
Search more information about how to protect ourselves in an earthquake.
Homework
Thank you for listening!
Gas
Water
Village wells
Walls
Gas
Water
Walls
Farmyard
Chickens
Pigs
Mice
Fish
Chickens
Sky
Earthquake cloud
City
Water pipes
Village wells
Farmyard
Sky
City
Signs before the earthquake
Part 1
(Para. 1)
ignored?
thought little of
Careful-reading
Part 2
(Para.2-3)
Damage during the earthquake
Crack
People
Buildings
Animals
2/3
millions of
Half a million
75%
8
30
All
90%
Tens of thousands
400,000
1. dug out the people who were trapped
2. buried the dead
3. rescued the coal miners
4. built shelters for survivors
5. transported fresh water
Result:
Rescue after the earthquake
Part 3
(Para.4)
The city began to breathe again.
Rhetorical device
(修辞手法)
Personification(拟人)
A Night The Earth Didn’t Sleep
2. …the water in the village wells rose and fell, rose and fell.

3. It seemed as if the world was at an end.
4. Bricks covered the ground like red autumn leaves.
Rhetorical devices(修辞手法)
Personification(拟人)
Repetition(反复)
Hyperbole(夸张)
Simile(比喻)
The city began to breathe again.