1. What’s it?
What do you see?
How do you feel?

2. Unit 4 Earthquakes

10. Before 1 During 2-3 4 After Part I _______the earthquake Part II
for three days
Before
Para_____
_______the earthquake 1
At about 3:00 am on July 28, 1976
Part II
During
Para_____
_______the earthquake
At 3:42 am
2-3
Later that afternoon
another big quake shook Tangshan.
Part III
Para_____
Soon after the quakes 4
After
_______the earthquake

11. The water in the village wells rose
for three days
The water in the village wells rose
The water in the village wells rose a
The water in the village wells rose
The water in the village wells rose a
The water in the village wells rose
The water in the village wells rose
The water in the village wells rose
The water in the village wells rose
The water in the wells rose and fell
The well walls had deep cracks
The well walls had deep cracks
The well walls had deep cracks
The well walls had deep cracks
The well walls had deep cracks
The well walls had deep cracks
The well walls had deep cracks
The well walls had deep cracks
A smelly gas came out of the cracks
A smelly gas came out of the cracks
A smelly gas came out of the cracks
A smelly gas came out of the cracks
A smelly gas came out of the cracks
The chickens and pigs were too nervous to eat
The chickens and pigs were too nervous to eat
The chickens and pigs were too nervous to eat
The chickens and pigs were too nervous to eat
Mice ran out of the fields
Mice ran out of the fields
Mice ran out of the fields
Fish jumped out of their bowls and ponds
Fish jumped out of their bowls and ponds
Fish jumped out of their bowls and ponds
Fish jumped out of their bowls and ponds
Fish jumped out of their bowls and ponds
Fish jumped out of their bowls and ponds
Fish jumped out of their bowls and ponds
At about 3:00 am on July 28, 1976
People saw bright lights in the sky
People saw bright lights in the sky
People saw bright lights in the sky
People heard the sound of planes
People heard the sound of planes
People heard the sound of planes
Water pipes cracked and burst
Water pipes cracked and burst
However!
The one million people of the city
were asleep as usual !

12. two hundred kilometres eight kilometres thirty metres
During the earthquake
What do these numbers stand for?
One-third
eleven
kilometres
two hundred kilometres
eight kilometres thirty metres
fifteen seconds
two-thirds
tens of thousands of
two
75%, 90%
thousands of
Half a million millions of
400,000

13. Two hundred kilometres eight kilometres thirty metres
Eleven kilometers directly below the city the earthquake had begun
eleven
kilometres
Beijing was two hundred kilometres away from the earthquake.
Two hundred kilometres
One-third of the nation felt the earthquake.
One-third
A huge crack was eight kilometers long and thirty metres wide.
eight kilometres thirty metres

14. In fifteen seconds a large city lay in ruins.
Two-thirds of the people in Tangshan died or were injured.
Two-thirds
Thousands of families were killed
thousands of
400,000 were killed or injured.
400,000

15. What is the use of those numbers?
75% of the city’s factories and buildings and 90% of its homes were gone.
75%,
90%
What is the use of those numbers?
Two dams fell
Two
tens of thousands of
Tens of thousands of cows would never give milk again
Half a million millions of
Half a million and millions of chickens were dead

16. Slowly, the city began to breathe again
All hope was not lost
sent 150,000 soldiers to Tangshan
organized teams
dig out the trapped
bury the dead
Slowly, the city began to breathe again
The army
build shelters for survivors
What had be done?
be taken to the city
Fresh
water
Workers

17. recoveries damages signs 1 Before During 2-3 4 After Part I
for three days
Part I
At about 3:00 am on July 28, 1976
Para_____ 1
Before
_______the earthquake
Part II
At 3:42 am
During
Para_____
_______the earthquake
2-3
Later that afternoon
Part III
Para_____
Soon after the quakes 4
After
_______the earthquake

18. The Tangshan Earthquake
Choose one part and work in a group of four, try to report this earthquake according to the chart..
Part 1
Reporter: Did you notice anything strange before the
earthquake?
Survivor: There were some strange things…
The Tangshan Earthquake

19. A NIGHT THE EARTH DIDN’T SLEEP
What does the writer mean by the title “A night the earth didn’t sleep”
what do you think of it?
Slowly, the city began to breathe again
Find out other sentences that you think are beautiful
Try to write some sentences like that.

20. Bricks covered the ground like red autumn leaves.
No wind, however, could blow them away
Stars hanging over the sky like shining diamonds.
No one, however, could pick them off.

21. Homework
Appreciate this passage, read and recite those sentences that you think are beautiful.
Write more sentences according to those sentences and try to use them in your writings.
If possible, watch the film The Tangshan Earthquakes

22. Thanks! While there is life, there is hope After the storm
comes the rainbow
Thanks!