beautiful peaceful

terrible shocking be /lay in ruins

What happened?

Earthquake

What happened in an earthquake? Buildings and bridgesfall down

What happened in an earthquake? Roadsbreak/burst

What happened in an earthquake? People be buried/ injured/killed

What happened in an earthquake? Children Left without parents/become homeless/be an orphan

Everywhere they looked nearly everything was destroyed. Their suffering was_________. How did the survivors feel? extreme

Unit 4 A night the earth didn’t sleep Reading

Divide the passage into three parts and find out the main idea for each. Main idea of each part Part I Part II Part III Para.1 Para.2 Para.3 Para.4 Strange things were happening in the countryside of northeast Hebei. It seemed as if the world was at an end. Everywhere they looked nearly everything was destroyed. All hope was not lost. Skimming

Main idea of each part Part I Part II Part III Para.1 Para.2 Para.3 Para.4 Strange things that happened in Tangshan before an earthquake All hope was not lost. Before the earthquake---Signs During the earthquake ---Damage After the earthquake ---Rescue It seemed as if the world was at an end. Everywhere they looked nearly everything was destroyed.

Part I (Para.1) Topic sentence: Strange things were happening in the countryside of northeast Hebei. Supporting points: * water pipes… * well walls … * well water… * animals: the chickens and the pigs/ mice and fish … * bright lights/the sound of planes… Result: People thought little of them Scanning

Part II (Para.2--3) Main IdeaDetails _______ burst from holes in the ground. Hard hills of the rock became rivers of ____. _____covered the ground like red autumn leaves. Two _______ and most of the bridges fell. The railway tracks were now _________ pieces of _______. ______ would never give milk again._____ and___________ were dead. ______ now filled the wells instead of water. Water,food,and __________ were hard to get. Damage caused by earthquake Steam dirt Bricks dams useless steel Sand electricity CowsPigs chickens

Data( 数据 ) At _____ am, the greatest earthquake of the 20th century began.  of the nation felt the earthquake.  A huge crack that was kilometres long and metres wide cut across houses.  In terrible seconds a large city lay in ruins.  of the people died or were injured during the earthquake.  The number of people who were killed or injured reached more than.  All of the city’s hospitals, of its factories and buildings and of its homes were gone. 1/ /3 400,000 75% 90% Part II (Para.2--3) 3:42

What can you learn from the damage and the data? 3:42 1/ /3 400,000 90% 75% It seemed as if the world was at an end! It was one of the greatest earthquakes of the 20th century.

Part IIII (Para.4) Topic sentience: All hope was not lost. Supporting points: Result: The city began to breathe again. the army the workers sent soldiers to help… organized teams to dig out… build shelters… fresh waterbe taken

Discussion 1.How can Tangshan recover from the earthquake so quickly? 2.What can you learn from the text?

When disasters struck, help came from all sides. one in trouble, all will help. 一方有难八方支援。 There‘s love, although earthquake’s severe ！ 地震无情人有情！ Disasters have no mercy, but humans do. 灾害无情人有情。 Together, individuals can make a difference. 众人拾柴火焰高。 Where there is a life, there is hope 。 只要活着就有希望。 Sayings:

Discussion * What does the title A Night The Earth Didn’t Sleep mean? * What title can you suggest for the text?

Signs: Damage: Rescue: Retelling Strange things happened--- well water/ well walls / the chickens and the pigs/mice and fish/ blight lights/the sound of planes/water pipes … People thought little of them. All hope was not lost the army---sent soldiers to help…/ organized teams to dig out… * the workers---built shelters… Slowly, the city began to breathe again. It seemed as if…at an end.--- a huge crack /steam/hills of rocks/ a large city/ people/buildings/dams/bridges/the railway/ tracks/cows/pigs/chickens/water, food, electricity * fresh waterbe taken

Homework Write a short passage about the earthquake in Tangshan, and what can you learn from the event.