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Page 1: Find fun in nature.. Whisper to sweet flowers. Feel the soft sand

Find fun in nature.

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Whisper to sweet flowers.

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Feel the soft sand .

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Value the bright sunshine .

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Enjoy the company of your beloved person.

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Happiness comes from

peace.

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Sweet smile comes from

calm life.

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Treasure our peace.

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Enjoy our life.

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Enjoy our life.

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Pre-reading: topic vocabulary Pre-reading: topic vocabulary brainstormbrainstorm

earthquake

disaster

be killed/injured

be trapped

suffer a lot

be rescueddo damage to

lie in ruins

recover from

destroy the city

be buried

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when: Where: What:

3 a.m. on July 28, 1976Tangshan, Hebei

a big earthquake

Main idea: An earthquake happened in Tangshan on July 28, 1976.

Task Ⅰ Task Ⅰ Skimming for key Skimming for key informationinformation

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Task Ⅱ Task Ⅱ Skimming for key sentences

Para. 1 Many strange things were happening in the countryside of Hebei.

Para. 2 It seemed as if the world was at an end. Para. 3 Nearly everything was destroyed.

Para. 4 All hope was not lost.

the signs before the earthquake

the damage during the earthquake

the rescue after the earthquake

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Part one the signs before the earthquakeTask ⅢTask Ⅲ Intensive reading for details

Everything seemed to be active because

____________________________________________

_____________________________

the earth was active / the earth didn’t

sleep

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mice

fish

chickens & pigs

jumped out of …

looked for …

refused to …

…felt nervous and frightened …

People saw ……

People heard ……

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People of the city, who thought little of the events, were asleep as usual that night.

Extensive thinking

People ignored all the signs of the earthquake.

What lesson can people today learn from this?

If people had paid more attention to all the things around them, they could have taken some action .

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Part two the damage during the earthquake

shown by some numbers and descriptions

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1. Locating some of the data 1/3 of the nation

_____________________

400,000 people ____________________

thousands of children

______________________

felt the earthquake

were killed or seriously injured

were left without parents

75% of … and 90% …

_______________________ were gone

tens of thousands of cows ______________________

would never give milk again

Everything was destroyed.

The whole city lay in ruins.

The suffering of the people was extreme.

greatest/ beyond expression

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Hard hills of rock became rivers of dirt.

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Bricks covered the ground like red autumn leaves. No windNo wind, however, , however, could could blow them awayblow them away.

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Hard hills of rock became rivers of dirt.Bricks covered the ground like red autumn leaves. No windNo wind, however, , however, could blow them awaycould blow them away.

Extensive thinking: What’s your feeling after reading such sentences?

We felt pitiful about the passing of life. So many people, just like fallen leaves, were buried under the rivers of dirt, lying there forever.

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Part three the rescue after the earthquake

were sent there to …

Miners ____________________________________

Shelters ____________________________________

Soldiers ____________________________

Teams ____________________________________were organized to …

were rescued from …

were built for ….

Slowly, the city began to ___________ again.

breathe

come back to life/recover

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Discussion task: (work in groups of four)

What can we do to help the people suffering from the earthquake?

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How do you understand these two figures?

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Just because of the 23 seconds, because of “A Night The Earth Didn’t Sleep”, the city takes 32 years to recover. And more sadly, it’s impossible for those dead to wake up, to smile and to sing.

Disasters can not be avoided, but …

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let’s believe in the power of love

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let’s believe in the strength of smile

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If we face the disaster with a smile,

There is always hope for life.

If we face the disaster with love,

There are always signs of life.

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Homework: Review the topic words and expressions and write a proposal( 倡议书) . Your proposal is asked to cover:

1.Some information about the news.

2.The damage caused by the earthquake.

3.Your feeling about it.

4.What the students can do for the sufferers.