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Unit4NaturalDisastersTHENIGHTTHEEARTHDIDN'TSLEEP1.figureoutthemainstructureandthetexttypeofthepassagethroughthetextualpatternanalysis;2.judgethewritingpurpose/intendedreaders/theauthor’sattitudeofthispassage;3.masterhowtosaveyourselfduringtheearthquakeandlearndisasterreliefworkLearningObjectivesBytheendoftheperiod,studentsareableto:lead-in1.Howwouldyoufeelifyouwerecaughtinanearthquake?2.Whatcanhappentoacityduringabigearthquake?Thenighttheearthdidn'tsleepLookthroughthetitleandpredict1.Whatisthetexttypeofthepassage?A.NarrationB.ArgumentativeEssayC.PracticalWritingD.Literaryjournalism2.What'sthemainideaofthepassage?A.AterribleearthquakeofTangshan.B.BeforetheearthquakeofTangshan.C.DuringtheearthquakeofTangshan.D.DamagesoftheearthquakeofTangshan.3.Thepassageisdevelopedby_______A.theorderoftimeB.theorderofplaceC.TheorderofspaceD.theorderoflogic4.Whatisthemood(語(yǔ)氣)ofthispassage？A.lightB.humorousC.ironicD.seriousandsad

5．Thetitle“Thenighttheearthdidn'tsleep”means_______．A.theearthwasawakeallnightlongB.peopleontheearthcouldn'tfallasleepthatnightC.theearthshooklikecrazythatnightD.animalsontheearthwouldnotsleepthatnightStrangethingswerehappeninginthecountrysideofnortheasternHebei.Forseveraldays，thewaterinthevillagewellsroseandfell，roseandfell.Thereweredeepcracksthatappearedinthewellwalls.Atleastonewellhadsomesmellygascomingoutofit.Chickensandevenpigsweretoonervoustoeat，anddogsrefusedtogoinsidebuildings.Miceranoutofthefieldslookingforplacestohide，andfishjumpedoutofthewater.Atabout3：00a.m.,on28July1976，brightlightswereseenintheskyoutsidethecityofTangshanandloudnoiseswereheard.Butthecity’sonemillionpeoplewereasleepasusualthatnight.Whydidn'tthechickensandpigseatbeforetheearthquake?Thepeopledidn'trealizethataterribleearthquakehappenedinsuchashorttimeAt3:42a.m.,everythingbegantoshake.Itseemedasiftheworldwerecomingtoanend!Elevenkilometresdirectlybelowthecity,oneofthemostdeadlyearthquakesofthe20thcenturyhadbegun,aquakethatevencauseddamagemorethan150kilometresawayinBeijing.Nearlyonethirdofthewholenationfeltit!Ahugecrack,eightkilometreslongand30metreswide,cutacrosshouses,roads,andwaterways.Hardhillsofrockbecameriversofdirt.Inlessthanoneminute,alargecitylayinruins.Twothirdsofthepeoplewholivedthereweredeadorinjured.Thousandsofchildrenwereleftwithoutparents.Thenumberofpeoplewhowerekilledorbadlyinjuredinthequakewasmorethan400,000.Howmanypeoplewerekilledorinjuredduringtheearthquake?Everywheresurvivorslooked，therewasnothingbutruins.Nearlyeverythinginthecitywasdestroyed.About75percentofthecity’sfactoriesandbuildings，90percentofitshomes，andallofitshospitalsweregone.Brickscoveredthegroundlikeredautumnleaves，butnowindcouldblowthemaway.Mostbridgeshadfallenorwerenotsafetocross.Therailwaytrackswerenowuselesspiecesofmetal.Tensofthousandsofcows，hundredsofthousandsofpigs，andmillionsofchickensweredead.Sandnowfilledthewellsinsteadofwater.Peoplewereinshock—andthen，laterthatafternoon，anotherbigquakeshookTangshanagain.Evenmorebuildingsfelldown.Water，food，andelectricitywerehardtoget.Peoplebegantowonderhowlongthedisasterwouldlast.Howdidtheauthororganizethisparagragh?BylistingfiguresAfterthetwoearthquakeshappened,howdidthepeoplealivefeel?frightenedanddesperateButhopewasnotlost.Soonafterthequakes，thearmysent150，000soldierstoTangshantodigoutthosewhoweretrappedandtoburythedead.Morethan10，000doctorsandnursescametoprovidemedicalcare.Workersbuiltsheltersforsurvivorswhosehomeshadbeendestroyed.Hundredsofthousandsofpeoplewerehelped.Waterandfoodwerebroughtintothecitybytrain，truck，andplane.Slowly，thecitybegantobreatheagain.Howdidthesuppliessuchaswateramdfoodwerebroughtintocity?ThelifeinTangshanbegantoreturntonormal.Tangshan’snewlookWithstrongsupportfromthegovernmentandthetirelesseffortsofpeople,Tangshanstartedtoreviveitselfandgetbackuponitsfeet.Tangshanstartedtoreviveitselfandgetbackuponitsfeet.Withstrongsupportfromthegovernmentandthetirelesseffortsofthecity’speople，anewTangshanwasbuiltupontheearthquakeruins.Thenewcityhasbecomeahometomorethansevenmillionpeople，withgreatimprovementsintransportation，industry，andenvironment.TangshancityhasprovedtoChinaandtherestoftheworldthatintimesofdisaster，peoplemustunifyandshowthewisdomtostaypositiveandrebuildforabrighterfuture.HowdidthenewTangshanwasbuiltupontheearthquakeruins?Together,individualsmakeadifference.

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rescueandrevivalTimeorderunpreparedhopelesshopefulPragmaticAnalysisWhoisthepassagewrittenfor?What'sthesurvivors'attitudetowardsthelifeoffuture?Whydoestheauthorwritethispassage?TotellthereadersaterribleearthquakeofTangshan.Seniorhighschoolstudents.Positive.Seniorhighschoolstudents.Positive.Creative

ThinkingDiscusswhatweshoulddoandwhatweshouldn'tdowhentheearthquakehappensandfinishthereport.AreportInourgroup,wethinkwhentheearthquakehappens,if____________,weshould_________________________________.Besides,if______________,weshouldn’t①_____