disastersfireearthquakesfloodstyphoonhurricanetornado City after City after earthquakesearthquakes What strange things had What strange things had happened before the happened before the earthquake?earthquake?1.Water in the 1.Water in the wells wells 2.The well walls2.The well walls3.Chickens and 3.Chickens and pigspigs4.Mice4.Mice5.Fish5.Fish6.Bright lights and 6.Bright lights and the sound of the sound of planesplanes7.The water pipes7.The water pipesrose and fellhad deep crackstoo nervous to eatran , looking forjumpedcould be seen and heardcracked and burst 11..How do you think the earthquakeHow do you think the earthquake was? Why? was? Why?22..What was the city like after the earthquWhat was the city like after the earthquake?ake?33..How did people do to help the city?How did people do to help the city? DetailsDetailsMain ideaMain ideaIn BeijingIn BeijingOne-third of the One-third of the nationnationA huge crackA huge crackSteamSteamHard hills of Hard hills of rockrockThe cityThe cityTwo-thirds of Two-thirds of the peoplethe peopleThousands of Thousands of familiesfamiliesMany children Many children could be heardfeltcut acrossburstbecamelay in ruindied and injuredwere killedwere leftIt was the greatest earthquake of the 20th century.back DetailsDetailsMain ideaMain ideaAll the hospitals All the hospitals and most of the and most of the factories and factories and buildings and buildings and homeshomesBricksBricksTwo dams and Two dams and most of the most of the bridgesbridgesThe railway tracksThe railway trackscowscowsPigs and chickensPigs and chickensThe wellsThe wellsWater, food and Water, food and electricity electricity were gonecoveredfellwere filledhard to getuseless steelnever gave milkdiedEverything in the city was destroyed.back DetailsDetailsMain ideaMain ideaSoldiersSoldiersThe armyThe armyWorkersWorkersFresh Fresh waterwaterwere sentorganized to dig out and burybuilt was takenAll hope was not lost. Slowly, the city beganto breathe again. Discussion:Discussion:1.Why do we say it was “1.Why do we say it was “A A Night the Earth Didn’t Night the Earth Didn’t SleepSleep”?”?2.What does the sentence 2.What does the sentence ““The city began to The city began to breathe againbreathe again” mean?” mean? Homework:Homework:1.Collect some information a1.Collect some information about Tangshan city, and write bout Tangshan city, and write a passage about “How does a passage about “How does the city breathe now?”.the city breathe now?”.2.Retell the text.2.Retell the text.
