湖南省师范大学附属中学高中英语 Unit4 Earthquakes Period4教案 新人教版必修.docVIP

Unit4 Earthquakes Period4 Section1: A text structure analysis of A NIGHT THE EARTH DIDN’T SLEEP I. Type of writing and summary of the main idea Type of writing This is a piece of descriptive writing Main idea of the passage The article describes the cause, the course and the result of Tang Shan earthquake in 1976. It shows us the terrible image of earthquake. At the same time it hits us that we must realize that we can do something to minimize the damage caused by earthquake. Topic sentence of 1st paragraph Strange things were happening in the countryside in northeast Hebei. Topic sentence of 2nd paragraph Everything began to shake and it seemed that the world was at an end. Topic sentence of 3rd paragraph Everywhere they looked nearly everything was destroyed. Topic sentence of 4th paragraph All hope was not lost. II. A text structure analysis Read the text “A NIGHT THE EARTH DIDN’T SLEEP”, and then complete the following chart. Time/ order What happened Result three days before the earthquake at about 3:00 am Saw: cracks water in the wells--- rose and fell,[来源: animals--- too nervous , hide fish jumped out of bowls ponds bright light in the sky water pipes---cracked and burst heard: sound of planes smelt: smelly gas in the cracks of the wells People thought little of the events and went to bed as usual at 3:42 am felt: everything shook one-third nation felt it heard in Beijing 100 kilometers away a huge crack cut across houses, roads… saw: steam burst from holes in the ground hard hills of rock-rivers of dirt city lay in ruins 4 400,000 people killed/injured 75% factories 90% home were gone bricks covered dams/bridges fell not safe railway tracks useless cows never milk pigs/chickens died wells filled with sand rescue workers and doctors trapped under the ruins buildings fell down water/food/electricity hard to get after that hope not lost army sent 150,00