Unit4 学案2--教师版

Unit4 Earthquakes
自主探究学案
内容：Unit 4 Earthquakes Reading
课时：_ 3 班级：_ _ ___姓名：_______编号：______ 日期:_____ 编写人：高一英语组
学习任务：
Part I: Fast reading
Task1: skimming
Skim the whole text quickly and think about the questions.
Q1: In what order is this passage written?
Time order
Q2: How can you get this answer? (or Can you tell us some time mark phrases which show time order? )
Because of some time mark phrases.
Para1: For three days; At 3:00 a.m. on July 28 ,1976
Para2: At3:42a.m.on July28,1976;
Para3: Later that afternoon
Task 2: Scanning
Scan the whole text again, and work in pairs to find the topic sentence in each paragraph. Suggested answers:
Para1: Strange things were happening in the countryside in northeast Hebei.
Para2: At 3:42 a.m. everything began to shake and it seemed that the world was at an end. Para3: Everywhere they looked nearly everything was destroyed.
Para4: All hope was not lost.
Task3 Group work
1). People in Tangshan were warned of the earthquake and didn’t go to bed that night.
F People in Tangshan thought little of the signs of the earthquake and went to bed as usual that night.
2). People in Beijing also felt the earthquake.
T
3). More than 400, 000 people were killed in the quake.
F More than 400, 000 people were killed or injured in the quake.
4). Many rescue workers and doctors were trapped under the ruins during the aftershock.
T
5). People tried to get fresh water from under the ground in Tangshan.
F Fresh water was taken to the city Tangshan by train, truck and plane.
Part II: Reading carefully
Read the text carefully to choose the best answer:
1). What is the mood (氛围，基调，情绪) of this passage?
A. Sad.
B. Serious.
C. Serious and a bit sad.
D. Calm.
2). What can be inferred from the passage?
A. If mice run out of the fields looking for places to hide, there must be an earthquake.
B. If some natural signs had not been ignored, all the people in Tangshan city might have had a chance
to survive.
C. There wouldn’t have been such a great earthquake, if people had paid enough atte ntion to some
natural signs.
D. If some natural signs had not been ignored, more people might have had a chance to survive.
3). Which of the following statements can not be part of the main reasons for the heavy loss of life in
Tangshan earthquake?
A. The earthquake happened in the deep night and people were sleeping in bed at the very moment.
B. There weren’t enough rescue workers.
C. The buildings were poorly constructed and most of them were destroyed in the earthquake.
D. People were not careful enough to notice some natural signs before the earthquake.
4). How do you understand the real meaning of the idiom (习语)“It is always calm before a storm”?
A. It is unusually quiet before a thunderstorm or hurricane hit.
B. One should not trust situations that seem peaceful since bad things may happen.
C. The weather is fine before a storm comes.
D. You should stay calm before a storm.
Task 6: Retell the story
Several days before July 28, 1976, many strange things happened in Tangshan. They were signs for an earthquake. At 3:42 a.m, everything began to shake. It seemed that the world was at an end. A huge crack cut across the city. The whole city lay in ruins. Two-thirds of the people died or were injured. People began to wonder how long the disaster would last. But all hope was not lost. 150,000 soldiers were called in to help the rescue workers. Slowly, the city began to breathe again.。