必修一Unit-4-Natural-Disasters-Reading-and-Thinking

必修第一册n.裂纹；裂缝vt.&vi.（使）破裂似乎；好像；仿佛n.&vt.破坏；毁坏严重受损；破败不堪n.百分之……adj.&adv.每一百中n.砖；砖块n.金属n.震惊；令人震惊的事；休克vt.（使）震惊震惊；吃惊crackasifruininruinspercentbrickmetalshockinshockReadafterthetapeandspeakouttheChineseimmediately.electricitytrapburybreathereviverevivaleffortunifywisdomcontextsuffern.电；电能vt.使落入险境；使陷入圈套n.险境，陷阱vt.埋葬；安葬vi.&vt.呼吸vt.&vi.复活；（使）苏醒n.振兴；复苏n.努力；艰难的尝试；尽力vi.&vt.统一；（使）成一体n.智慧；才智n.上下文；语境；背景vt.遭受；蒙受vi.（因疾病、痛苦、悲伤等）受苦Unit4ReadingandThinkingDescribeanaturaldisasterTHENIGHTTHEEARTHDIDN'TSLEEPLookatthetitleandphotobelowandguesswhatthetextisabout.Discusswhatcanhappentoacityduringabigearthquake?PossibleAnswer:·Acitycanbedamagedinanearthquake.·Theelectricitycangodown.·Thewatercanbeunsafetodrink.·Firescanstart.·Peoplecanpanicorgetseverelyinjured.Now,let'sreadatexttoknowmoreabouttheearthquake.Readandfinishthetasksasquicklyaspossible.Thetextmainlytalksabout______________________________________________.theearthquakethathappenedinTangshanin1976What'sthemainideaofthetext?Task1Findthemainidea.Task2Readthetextcarefullyandthenwritedownthemainideaofeachparagraph.P513Para1:Warningsignsbeforetheearthquake.Para2:________________________________Para3:________________________________________________________________Para4:________________________________Para5:________________________________Thehappeningofthebigearthquake.Theimmediateeffectsoftheearthquake.Therescuework.Therevivalofthecity.Task3Whatdothesenumbersmean?1minute150kilometres8&302/375%,90%400,0003:42am11kilometresAt3:42a.m.everythingbegantoshake.Theearthquakebegun11kilometresdirectlybelowthecity.Ahugecrackwas8kilometreslongandthirtymetreswide.Thequakeevencauseddamagemorethan150kilometresawayinBeijing.3:42am11kilometres150kilometres8&30400,000Thenumberofpeoplewhowerekilledorinjuredreachedmorethan400,000.TwothirdsofthepeopleinTangshandiedorwereinjured.75%ofthecity'sfactoriesandbuildingsand90%ofitshomesweregone.75%,90%2/3Inlessthanoneminute,alargecitylayinruins.1minuteToshowtheearthquakewasveryseriousanditcausedalotofdamagetopeopleandthecity.Task4Scanthetextandfindthewordsbelow.Guesswhattheymeanfromthecontext.ruinbricktrapburyUsecontexttounderstandnewwordsWhenyouseeawordyoudonotknow,donotstopandlookitupinadictionary.Ifyoucontinuereading,thecontextwillprobablyhelpyouunderstandwhatitmeans.P514Thisworddescribesthecitystraightaftertheearthquake.Inashorttime,alotofdamagewasdone,soitmustdescribeaplacethathasbeenbadlydamaged.Thiswordisusedtodescribethebuildingsthathavefallen.Theyareredlikeleaves,butalsoheavy,becausethewindcannotmovethem.Theysoundliketheredclayblockscommonlyusedtobuildbuildings.Thisverbisusedtodescribepeoplewhoarenotdead,buttheyneedhelptobedugout,soitmustmeantheycannotmovebecausetheyarestucksomewhere.Thisverbisusedtodescribewhathappenstothedeadbodies.Theyareoftenputintothegroundandcovered,sothatcouldbewhatthismeans.Readthesentencesdescribingwhathappenedafterahugeearthquake.Completethesentenceswiththecorrectformsofthenewwordsandphrasesfromthetext.Task5P5151.Thehugeearthquakeleftnearlythewholecity________.2.Everyonewas________,thinkingtheworldmustbecomingtoanend.3.Millionsofpeoplewereleftwithoutwater,food,or_________.4.Soldiersandvolunteersworkedashardastheycouldtopullaway______androcks,andrescuethosewhowere_______undertheruins.5.Somewerefoundalive,thoughtheyweresufferingfromterribleinjuries,butothershadalreadystopped_________whentheywerediscovered.6.Afewbuildingswerestillstanding,butpeoplewereafraidtousethemasshelters,worryingtheywouldbe______ifthebuildingsfell.inruinsinshockelectricitybrickstrappedbreathingburiedReadthetextagainandanswerthequestions.Task6P5161.Whatweresomeofthestrangethingshappeningbeforetheearthquake?Doyouthinktheywerewarningsigns?Whyorwhynot?2.Whatdoesthewritermeanby“Slowly,thecitybegantobreatheagain”?3.Whatkindofhelpdoyouthinkpeoplewhohavesufferedanearthquakeneed?1.Whatweresomeofthestrangethingshappeningbeforetheearthquake?Doyouthinktheywerewarningsigns?Whyorwhynot?Beforetheearthquake,thewaterinthevillagewellsroseandfell.Deepcracksappearedintheirwalls.Animalswereactingstrangely.Ithinkthesewerewarningsignsasthisdoesn'tusuallyhappenanditshowedsomethingstrangewashappeningbelowtheground.Sometimes,animalshavemoresensitivereactionstosomecomingdangers.Checkyouranswers.2.Whatdoesthewritermeanby“Slowly,thecitybegantobreatheagain”?Thewritermeansthatthecitybegantofunctionagain,becausetheearthquakehadstoppedpeopleandsuppliesmovingabout,andsoitwaslikethecitycouldn'tbreathe.3.Whatkindofhelpdoyouthinkpeoplewhohavesufferedanearthquakeneed?Peopleinplaceswhohavesufferedanearthquakeneedquickaccesstobasicthingssuchaswaterandfood,becausetheycannotgetthemeasily.Theyalsoneedmedicalcare,notjustforinjuries,buttoprotectagainstdiseaseandotherproblemsthathappenaftertheearthquake.Lastbutnotleast,thesepeoplealsoneedpsychologicalcareandhelp.analysing,mindmap,summary,retellingPara1:Manystrangethingswerehappening.thesignsbeforetheearthquake1.thewaterinthewells.../thewellwalls…2.animals(thechickens/thepigs/thedogs/mice/fish)3.brightlightsinthesky4.loudnoises●At_________everythingbeg