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The Night the Earth
didn’t Sleep
Natural Disasters
hurricane
wildfire
earthquake
Questions & Answers:
Work in pairs: What can happen to a city during a big earthquake
Let’s learn
The Night The Earth Didn’t Sleep
1.Look at the title and picture below and guess what the text is about.
title
The passage is about an earthquake
Fast reading
What does the passage mainly talk about
An earthquake happened in Tangshan in 1976.
In what order was the passage written
The text is written in time order.
Read the passage quickly and match the main idea with each paragraph.
Reading for main ideas
E.Tangshan came back to life again.
Para.1
Para.2
Para.3
Para.4
Para.5
A.The earthquake caused unbelievable destruction to Tangshan.
B.The earthquake happened and caused deaths and injuries in Tangshan.
　 C.Help came soon after the quakes.
D.Strange things happened，but no one paid attention to them.
Find out some sentences which contains the following figures of speech,personification（擬人）,repetition（重復(fù)）andsimile(比喻) and think about the author’s reasons for using them .presenter&organizerIdeas1.For three days, the water in the village wells rose and fell, rose and fell.Repetition2.Bricks covered the ground like red autumn leaves.Simile3.The city began to breathe again.PersonificationUsing figures of speech can make the passagevividand express somemeaningsconvincingly, clearly and easily.Analyze and identify thechangeof people’s feelings.AfterBeforeDuringBeforeChange of people's feelingsignsbefore the earthquake.But the city's one million peoplewereasleepas usual.unconscious/unaware/ignorant...structurekey wordssupporting details
There be句型
and 并列句
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V-ing 做狀語
Para 1
定語從句
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謂
主
主
There were deep cracks that appeared in the well walls.
Mice ran out of the fields looking for places to hide,
and fish jumped out of the water.
定語從句
狀語
the part of a building that is left after the rest has been destroyed.
The earthquake caused so much damage.
謂
先行詞
Para 2
主
謂
Eleven kilometres directly below the city, one of the most deadly earthquakes of the 20th century had begun,
a quake that even caused damage more than 150 kilometres away
in Beijing.
2. Hard hills of rock became rivers of dirt. In less than one minute,
a large city lay in ruins.
and并列目的狀語
狀語
賓
目的狀語
先行詞
定語從句
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謂
賓語
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Para 4
主
主
(v.) to put someone who has died in a grave
(v.) to prevent someone from escaping from somewhere, especially a dangerous place
Soon after the quakes, the army sent 150,000 soldiers to Tangshan to dig out those who were trapped and to bury the dead.
Workers built shelters for survivors whose homes had been destroyed.
Several days before July 28,1976, many strange things happened in Tangshan. They were 1.signs (sign) for an earthquake. But people 2. who lived there didn’t think much of that. At 3:42 am that day, the earth began 3. to shake (shake), which destroyed almost all the city in fifiteen terrible seconds. Many people, 4. including (include) rescue workers and doctors, came 5. to rescue (rescue) those who were trapped under the 6. ruins (ruin). Later that afternoon, another big earthquake hit the city. More people were killed or injured and more buildings fell 7. down. Very soon the army sent a lot of soldiers to help, and teams were organised to dig out the trapped and to bury 8. the dead. By and by things improved and the city began to breathe again. With strong support from the government and the 9. tireless (tire) efforts of the city’s people, a new Tangshan 10. was built (build) upon the earthquake ruins.
Summarizing and Questions
United
noble behavior
firm faith
yearning for revival
What helped in the revival of Tangshan
immediate action
unify
Summarize with the help of the mindmap in groups.
ways
Hide on the hard furniture（家具）
Put out the fire and turn off the gas
Use something hard to protect your head
Never try to use the elevator
How can we protect ourselves in an earthquake
Speed is life!
Don’t be nervous and keep calm.
Don’t try to run out of the classroom.
Sit down under your desk.
Protect your head by putting your bag on your head.
Don’t use lift.
If possible, run to the schoolyard.
Name Unit4 The Night the Earth didn’t Sleep assessment contents scores 1 2 3 4 5
I understood the basic information of Tangshan Earthquake after this class.
I took active part in class activities by thinking and responding to the teacher’s questions.
After this class, I firmly believe that Chinese people should unify to confront natural disasters.
I agree that getting voluntarily and actively involved to get personalized understanding can increase my interest in the language.
Reflection for further growth and development

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