Unit4 Earthquakes

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Time: Place: What happened: July 28, 1976 Tangshan, Hebei A big earthquake Main idea: An earthquake happened in Tangshan on July 28, 1976 Fast reading Fast reading A night the earth didn’t sleep

B. Before the earthquake strange things began to happen but no one took any notice of them. A. The earthquake destroyed the city of Tangshan and shocked the people very much. C. The army came to help the survivors, bringing hope for a new life. Part 1 Paragraph ___, Main idea_____ Part 2 Paragraph ___, Main idea_____ Part 3 1 B 2,3 A 4 C Divide the passage into 3 parts and choose the correct main idea of each part.

Careful reading

Before the quake( part 1) The water in the village wells _________________ Mice ______________ of the fields looking for places ____________. ________________were seen in the sky and terrible sound could be heard outside the city. The one million people of the city thought little of these events and ____________. rose and fell ran out to hide Bright lights were asleep

During the quake (part2) The world seemed to be__________________. One third of the nation ________ the great quake. A huge crack that was eight kilometers long and thirty meters wide _____________houses, roads and canals. The number of people who were _________________ __________________reached more than 400,000. All the city’s hospitals, 75% of its factories and buildings and ________________ were gone. Water, food and ________ were hard to get. at an end felt cut across killed or 90% of its homes electricity seriously injured

After the quake(part3) The army sent ______________ to help the rescue workers. Workers ______________ for survivors and fresh water was taken to the city. The city began to __________ again. 150,000 soldiers built shelters breathe

Comprehension 1.What is the mood of the passage? A. Sad B. Serious C. Serious and a bit sad D. Calm. 2. What can be inferred from the passage? A.If mice ran out of the fields looking for places to hide, there must be an earthquake. B.If some natural signs had not been ignored, all the people in Tangshan city might have had a chance to survive. C.There wouldn’t have been such a great earthquake, if people had paid enough attention to some natural signs. D.If some natural signs had not been ignored, more people might have had a chance to survive. C D

3. Which of the following statements can not be part of the main reasons for the heavy loss of life in Tangshan earthquake? A.The earthquake happened in the deep night and people were sleeping in bed at the very moment. B.There weren’t enough rescue workers C.The building were poorly constructed and most of them were destroyed in the earthquake. D.People were not careful enough to notice some natural signs before the earthquake. B

Proof-reading

Strange things were happened in the countryside of northeast Hebei. But one million people of the city, who thought a little of these events, were asleep as usual that night. At 3:42 am everything began to shake. It seemed as if the world was in an end. In fifteen terrible seconds a large city lay in ruin. The suffering of the people were extreme. More than 400,000 people were killed or serious injured. Then lately that afternoon, other big earthquake shook Tangshan. But all hope was not losing, because soldiers came to help those survivors. Proof-reading happening at ruins seriously later another lost the was

Pair work Try to make an interview between a reporter and a survivor from the Tangshan earthquake according To the first paragraph. Then act out your interview. Did you notice anything strange before the earthquake? What did you see? ……………… Thank you. You have been very helpful. Example: paragraph 1

1. Choose another paragraph and make an interview and write it down in your exercise book. Homework 2. Write a short passage to retell the story.