2nd Period Revision ReadingComprehending Practice Do you know what would happen before an earthquake?What can we do to keep ourselves safe from an earthquake? Why the title is A NIGHT THE EARTH DIDN’T SLEEP? Why were so many people killed or injured? What does the sentence “ Slowly, the city began to breathe again” mean?1. What natural signs of a coming disaster were there?2. Can you think of some reasons why these signs weren’t noticed?3. What events probably made the disaster worse?4. What situations probably made the disaster worse?5. How were the survivors helped?Paragraph 1Paragraph 2Paragraph 3Paragraph 4Look at the each part and write down its main idea.Part 1Part 2Part 3Before the earthquake strange things began to happen but no one took any notice of them.The earthquake destroyed the city of Tangshanand shocked the people very much.The army came to help the survivors, bringing hope for a new life.Language points 1. Imagine your home begins to shake and you must leave it right away.imagine: form a mental pictureimagine + n. /pron./ G./ cl.imagine sb. to be shake : cause to move to and froright away : at once ; in no time ; immediatelyright now : at this very momentMake up your mind___________.I’ll return the book___________.right nowright awayThe walls had deep _______ in it.The walls had deep _______ in it.crackscracks2. The water in the village well ______ ______ _______.rose rose andandfellfellHe ______from his chair when the door bell rang.Her job is _________chickens.Her temperature is still________.He ______________in rank recently.Compare: rise & raiseroseraisingrisinghas risensmelly : having a noticeable, usually unpleasant odorsmell+ y = adj. smell n./v (smelt/ smelled)They were ...
