1、 M1 Unit 4 Natural Disaster Reading: THE NIGHT THE EARTH DIDNT SLEEPMotto: Energy and persistence conquer all things. 能量加毅力可以征服一切。 Learning aims：1. Learn about earthquakes and their damage for our surroundings.2. Know how to protect ourselves during an earthquake. Self-learning guidance and testLear

2、ning guidanceTests1. Lead-inWhat kinds of disasters do you know? Have you ever experienced any disaster?_ 2. Skimming(1) Get general ideas.The passage mainly talks about a/an _(what) that happened in _(where) in _(when).(2) Find out the main idea of each paragraph.Para 1: Warning sighs before the ea

3、rthquake.Para 2:_Para 3:_Para 4:_Para 5:_3. Scanning Task 1: Complete the following outline.The water in the wells_and _.The well walls had deep_._came out of the cracks.Animals were_nervous_eat.Dogs_to go inside.Mice ran out of the fields_places to hide.Fish_out of the water.People could see_and he

4、ard the _.Everything began to_.Task 2: Read the passage and then answer the following questions.1. How big was the earthquake?_2. What damage did the earthquake cause?_3. Who brought hope to the survivors? What did they do?_ 4. What do you think helped in the revival of Tangshan city?_Task 3: Multip

5、le choice.( ) 1All the following unusual things happened before the earthquake except that _Athe water in the village wells rose and fellBthe chickens and even pigs were too nervous to eatCmice ran out of the fields looking for hiding placesDfish swam in the water as usual( ) 2. Before the earthquak

6、e people were asleep as usual because _Athey didnt notice anything strange happeningBthey knew well about earthquakesCsomething strange happened in many placesDthey didnt realize the arrival of an earthquake( ) 3. The title “THE NIGHT THE EARTH DIDNT SLEEP”means “_”Athe earth was awake all night lon

7、gBa terrible earthquake happened that nightCpeople on the earth couldnt fall asleep that nightDanimals on the earth couldnt fall asleep that night( ) 4. Whats the meaning of the sentence “Slowly, the city began to breathe again.”？APeople werent sad any moreBThe life in Tangshan began to return to no

8、rmal.CThe earthquake finally came to an endDThose who were trapped were savedPeople could see_and heard the _.People could see_and heard the _.4. DiscussionSuppose here would be an earthquake, How will you do? _ ConsolidationLevel A: SummaryMany strange things happened before Tangshan earthquake hap

9、pened. The well walls had deep cracks. Some 1._(smell) gas came out wells. Chickens and even pigs were too nervous to eat. At 3:42 2._July 28, 1976, everything began to shake. It seemed as if the world 3._ (come) to an end. Hard hills of rock became rivers of dirt. In less than one minute, the whole

10、 city lay in 4._ (ruin). Two thirds of the people died or were injured. Everything in the city was destroyed. People 5._ (shock) at this and wondered how long the disaster would last. The army organized teams to dig out those 6._ were trapped and to bury the dead. Workers built shelters for 7._ (survive). Fresh water and food were taken to the city. Slowly, the city began 8._ (breathe) again. With strong support from the government and the tireless efforts of the citys people, a new Tangshan was b