Unit 4 Natural disasters - Reading and Thinkin 课件 新人教版 必修一.pptx

NATURALDISASTERSReadingandThinking

learnaboutthebasicinformationoftheTangshanearthquake.Learningobjectivesidentifythelanguagefeaturesofliteraryjournalismandthestructureofthetext.appreciatethefiguresofspeechandwritingskillsusedinthetext.

LeadinActivity1Whatcanhappentoacityduringabigearthquake?Peoplewere_______________trappedorburiedThewaterwas______________unsafetodrinkThecitywas_________andlay_________destroyedinruinsBuildings_______________felldown

Pre-readingActivity2Lookatthetitleandphotobelowandguesswhatthetextisabout.THENIGHTTHEEARTHDIDN’TSLEEPAbigearthquakehitTangshanatnightandcausedgreatdamage.

Pre-readingActivity2Skimmingformaininformation1.Whatisthetypeofwritingofthetext?literaryjournalism.Literaryjournalismusuallydescribesrealhistoricaleventsandrealcharacters.Theusageofthefiguresofspeechcanstimulatereadersfeelingsandthustouchthereaders.2.Howaretheeventsarranged?inchronological/timeorder.

While-readingActivity2Readthetextcarefullyandanswerthequestions.1.Whatdoesthetitle“THENIGHTTHEEARTHDIDN’TSLEEP”mean?A.Theearthwasawakeallnightlong.B.Theearthshooklikecrazythatnight.C.Animalsontheearthwouldnotsleepthatnight.D.Peopleontheearthcouldn’tfallasleepthatnight.2.Howdidtheauthorwritethedetailsofthedamage?A.Intimeorder. B.Byexampleswithdata.C.Inspaceorder.D.Bymakingcontrasts(对比).3.Whatdoesthelastsentence“Slowly,thecitybegantobreatheagain.”inthelastbutoneparagraphmean?A.Thetreesturnedgreen.B.Theanimalsbegantobreathe.C.Thecityreturnedtonormalgradually.D.Peoplewhoweretrappedcametolife.4.Whatcanyoulearnfromthelasttwoparagraphs?A.Manyhandsmakelightwork.B.Nopain,nogain.C.Nothingisimpossibletoawillingheart.D.Thesooner,thebetter.

While-readingActivity3Readthe