2015-2016学年高一英语讲练（人教版）：Book 1 Unit 4 Reading Tasks .docVIP

READING TASKS A NIGHT THE EARTH DIDN’T SLEEP Pre-reading activities Task I. Tell your group members what damage an earthquake can cause. List as many things as possible. Task II. Imagine you are having a class when an earthquake happens. What should you do? Task III. Do you think an earthquake can be predicted? While-reading activities Task I. Read paragraph 1 and match the events with the agents. Try to talk about the strange things to your partners. 1. the water in the well A. ran out of the fields to hide 2. the well walls B. saw bright lights in the sky 3. the chickens and pigs C. rose and fell again and again 4. mice D. jumped out of the bowls and ponds 5. fish E. cracked and burst 6. some people F. had deep cracks in them 7. the sound of planes G. did not eat food 8. the water pipes H. could be heard even though there were no planes Possible versions Task I. Read Paragraph 1 and choose the correct agent for each of the events that happened in the countryside of northeast Hebei. A. The chickens and pigs B. The sound of planes C. Fish D. The water in the well E. The water pipes F. Some people G. Mice H. The well walls Task I. Read Paragraph 1 and fill in the chart. Try to tell your partners the strangest things that happened in the countryside of Hebei Province. Task II. Read Paragraph 2. Put the numbers in the box into the blanks and try to understand how serious the earthquake was. A. 11 kilometres B. 30 metres C. 3:42 am D. 1/3 E. 15 seconds F. 2 / 3 G. 400 thousand 1. Everything began to shake at ________. 2. One of the strongest earthquakes of the 20th century had begun ________ below the city. 3. ________ of the nation felt the earthquake. 4. A huge crack of 8 kilometres long and ________ wide appeared. 5. A large city was destroyed in ________. 6. During the earthquakes