Unit4EarthquakeReading1.Imagineyourhomebeginstoshakeandyoumustleaveitrightaway.Youhavetimetotakeonlyonething.Whatwillyoutake?Pre-readingpersonalwashingthingsabottleofwatermoneytorchmobilephonefoodandsweetsblanketmedicineYouwilltake:2.Whatstrangethingswouldhappenbeforeanearthquake?BrightlightsflashintheskyBrightlightsflashintheskyAnimalsaretoonervoustosleep,suchascats,dogs,chickens,horses,ducksandrabbits,etc.Whatdoyouthinkmayhappenbeforeanearthquake?Thewaterinthewells____and____.Andsomedeep______couldbeseeninthewellwalls.A______gascameoutthecracks.rosefellcrackssmellyWhatdoyouthinkmayhappenbeforeanearthquake?Miceranoutofthefields___________placestohide.Fish_________outofbowsandponds.lookingforjumpedWhatdoyouthinkmayhappenbeforeanearthquake?Thechickensandevenpigswere______nervous_____eat.Thedogwas________loudlyagainandagain.tootobarkingWhatdoyouthinkmayhappenbeforeanearthquake?Peoplecouldsee_______lightsinthesky.brightANIGHTTHEEARTHDIDN’TSLEEPReadingParagraph1Paragraph2Paragraph3Lookattheeachpartandwritedownitsmainidea.Part1Part2Beforetheearthquakestrangethingsbegantohappenbutnoonetookanynoticeofthem.TheearthquakedestroyedthecityofTangShanandshockedthepeopleverymuch.Paragraph4Part3Thearmycametohelpthesurvivors,bringinghopeforanewlife.Jointhecorrectpartsofthesentences.2Thepeopledidn’tworrybecause1Thechickensdidn’teatbecauseCtheywerenervous.Etheydidn’tknowwhatthestrangeeventsmeant.3Suchagreatnumberofpeoplediedbecause4Waterwasneededbecause5ThepeopledidnotlosehopebecauseDdamsandwellswereuseless.Bthequakehappenedwhiletheyweresleeping.Athearmycametohelpthem.MakeatimelineTimeEventForthreedaysAt3:42amLaterthatafternoonSoonafterthequakesForthreedayssmellygascameoutoffish:jumpwellwaterroseandfallcrackschickens,pigs:toonervoustoeatmice:runouttohideInthewellInthefarmyardAtabout3:00amonJuly28,1976thesoundofplanescouldbeheardwaterpipes:crackedandburstbrightlightwereintheskyIntheskyInthecityHouse,roadsandcanalsSteamHillsofrockThelargecityhadahugecrackburstfromholeintheground.becameriversofdirtlayinruinsAt3:42amLaterthatafternoonExplainthetitle“Anighttheearthdidn’tsleep”.Thensuggestanothertitleforthetext.Thetitlemeansatthatnight,theearthdidn’tfallasleepasusual,butbecameactive.Itisapoeticwayofsayingthatanearthquakehappened.Sample:“Thewakingearthandthesleepingcity”“Tangshan’sgreatchallenge”GroupworkAt3:42am,everythingbegantos_____.Itseemedthattheworldwasa_________.O________(1/3)ofthenationf____it.Ah_____crackcutacrossthecity.Thecitylayi_______.Two-thirdsofthepeopled____orwerei_______.Thenlaterthatafternoon,anotherbigquakes______TangShan,whicht_______manyr______workersanddoctors.Peoplebegantowonderhowlongthed______wouldl_____.hakene-thirdeltugenruinsiednjuredhookrappedescueisasterasttanendFillintheblanks.SoonafterthequakesThearmy:Workers:---sentsoldierstoTangshan.organizedteamstodigoutthosewhoweretrappedandtoburythedead.---builtsheltersforsurvivorswhosehomeshadbeendestroyed.Result:Thecitybegantobreatheagain.True(T)orfalse(F)?1.Two-thirdsofthenationfelttheearthquake.()2.AllthepeopleinTangshanweredeadorinjuredduringtheearthquake.()3.Allofthecity’shospitals,factories,buildingsandhomesweredamagedintheearthquake.()FFFOne-thirdTwo-thirds75%90%75%4.Laterthatafternoon,aterribleearthquakeshookTangshanagain.()5.Peoplesleptoutdoorsaftertheearthquake.()TT6.Notonlythepeoplebutalsotheanimal...
