讲授新课
| STEP 2 NEW WORDS
Read some sentences and tell the meaning about some words.
1.Before an earthquake
There were deep cracks that appear in the well walls.Chickens and even pigs too nervous to eat , and dogs refused to go inside buildings.
refuse v[rɪ'fjuːz]
refuse to do拒绝做某事
She refused to accept that there was a
problem.
2.During the earthquake
Everything began to shake.
It seemed as if the world were coming to an end.
In less than one minute , a city lay in ruins.
As if / though好像
It looked as if we had seen somewhere before
Less than少于
Less than
More than
Other than
Rather than
少于,多于,不仅仅;除了;而不是
He is ____ our teacher.
A. other than B. rather than C. more than D. less than
C
3.After the earthquake
Workers built shelters for survivors whose homes had been destroyed.
Shelter['ʃeltə]
destroy[dɪˈstrɔɪ]
1.The umbrella is a poor shelter from heavy rain.
2.This is a shelter for homeless women.
3.The wall sheltered us from the wind.
4.They sheltered from the sun under a tree.
雨伞不太遮挡得住大雨。
这是个收留无家可归的妇女的收容所。
墙壁遮挡着,使我们免遭风吹。
他们在树底下乘凉。
EXERCISES:
Use the following words to fill in the blanks
refuse less than shelter as if
The patient has the right to________
the treatment.
This meat tastes __________it has gone bad.
You’re welcome to take _______from the storm.
Refuse; as if ;shelter
Step3reading
一.Pre-reading
1.Look at the title and picture below and guess what the text is about.
The night the earth didn’t sleep :title
The passage is about an earthquake
******Reading skills********
Use context to understand new words.
When you see a word you don’t know, don’t stop and look it up in a dictionary. If you continue reading, the context will probably help you understand what it means.
2.Scan the text and find the words below .Guess what they mean from the text.
ruin brick trap bury
Everywhere survivors looked, there was nothing but ruins
Bricks covered the ground like red autumn leaves,but no wind could blow them away.
Soon after the quakes,the army sent 150000 soldiers to Tangshan to dig out who were trapped and to bury the dead.
While-reading
3.Read the text carefully and then write down the main idea of each paragraph.
Paragrah1:_Warning signs before the earthquake.
Paragrah2:__________________________________
Paragrah3:__________________________________
Paragrah4:__________________________________
***********Reading skills*************
Pay attention to the topic sentence of each paragraph to find the main idea quickly
2.Destruction of the earthquake
3.Suffering of the people and the city after the earthquake
4.Help from all over the country.
4.Read the sentences describing what happened after a huge earth-quake. Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the new.
1.The huge earthquake left nearly the whole city________.
2.Everyone was ________,thinking the world must surely be coming to an end.
3.Millions of people were left without water, food or______.
4.Soldiers and volunteers worked as hard as they could to pull away _______and rocks ,and rescue those who were ______under the ruins.
5.Some were found alive, though they were suffering from terrible injuries, but others had already stopped _______when they were discovered.
6.A few buildings were still standing, but people were afraid to use them as shelters, worrying they would be ________ if the buildings fell.
1.in ruins
2. in shock
3.shelter
4.bricks ; trapped
5.breathing
6.buried
5.Read the text again and answer the questions .
1.What were some of the strange things happening before the earthquake? Do you think they were warning signs ? Why or why not?
For several days, the water in the village wells rose and fell, rose and fell. There were deep cracks that appeared in the well walls.At least one well had some smelly gas coming out of it. Chickens and even pigs were too nervous to eat, and dogs refused to go inside buildings. Mice ran out of the fields looking for places to hide, and fish jumped out of the water.
I think they were warning signs.Senses of some of the animals are very sharp,which can feel the coming of the natural disaster.What’s more, the movement inside the earth may cause some changes of the objects on its surface.
2.What does the writer mean by “Slowly , the city began to breathe again”?
By using the sentence “Slowly, the city began to breathe again,”the author intends to tell us that the city begins to come to life gradually.
3.What kind of help do you think people who have suffered an earthquake need?
After reading
6.Work in groups . Discuss the questions.
1.What factors do you think helped in the revival of Tangshan city?
It was the strong support from the government and tireless effort of the city’s. people that helped the revival of Tangshan city
2.What other cities or town have gone though similar changes? What lessons can we learn from these events?
In China, Wenchuan county was also struck by a big earthquake.people there work hard and make an effort to make Wenchan a happy place to live .After ten years of development ,people there lead a happy and peaceful life.
Whatever happens in life, there is always hope so long as we have dreams.
Step4 Language points
1. ruin&vt破坏;毁坏
Ruin oneself 毁了自己
Ruin the reputation 破坏声誉
Ruin one’s hope /heath 毁掉某人的希望、健康
In ruins 成为废墟
(2018全国)Who would want to ruin their good workout by eating junk food?
Many village communities feel their countryside__________ ____________
by the power-producing machines of wind farms.
Is being ruined
Sadly, the building was almost____________ ____________:fires burned everywhere.
In ruins
2.shock n.震惊;令人震惊的事;休克
V使震惊
Shocking adj 令人震惊的;
Shocked adj震惊的
N的短语
Electric shock 触电,
In shock 震惊地
With a great shock 大为震惊
V短语
Be shocked by/at sth对……感到震惊
Be shocked to do sth震惊地做某事
Be shocked that 对…..感到震惊
It shocks sb to do sth做某事让某人震惊
It shocks sb that ……让某人感到震惊
It was shocked to learn that he had been in prison.
It shocked me to learn that he had been in prison.
It shocked me that he had been in prison.
对于他做过牢的这件事感到震惊
(2018 浙江)I ___________(shock )when I learnt she hadn’t cooked once in all that time.
Was shocked
(2018北京)They were shocked_____________(find)two policemen standing next to the car.
(to find)
Her husband was with her, but there was blood everywhere and the woman was embarrassed and clearly______ ______________.她的丈夫和她在一起,但到处都是血,这个女人很尴尬,显然很震惊。
In shock.
We ______________ _________________ _________________ the remains of the ancient Rome.我们对古罗马遗迹感到震惊。
were shocked at
____________ ________________ ________________ to see how they treated the miners.
看到他们如此对待矿工,我感到震惊。
It shocked me
3.trap v 使落入陷阱;使落入圈套
n.险境,陷阱
set a trap 设圈套
trap sb /sth in sth 使….困于
trap sb into (doing)sth诱骗某人做某事
they were trapped in the burning hotel.
他们被困在发生火灾的旅馆
Be trapped in 被困在
Be caught in 陷入,被困在
(2015湖北) The pony had actually _______________(trap)between two rocks.
Been trapped
Thirty miners___________ _________________ _________________ _____________the mine following yesterday’s explosion.
昨天爆炸后,仍有30名矿工被困于矿井下。
Are still trapped in
Think carefully before you answer his questions. You may ___________ _____________ ____________giving away important information.回答他的问题之前要仔细考虑 。你可能会中他的圈套,把重要信息泄露出去。Be trapped into
4.bury v埋葬;安葬;掩埋
Bury one’s face/head in one’s hands
双手掩面、双手抱头
Bury one’s feelings
隐藏感情,感情不外露
Bury oneself in =be buried in 埋头于,专心于
Bury yourself in your work/ studies 埋头于工作,学习
专心于:
Be lost in
Devoted oneself to = be devoted to
Concentrate on
Be absorbed in
Focus on
Bury the old world and build a new one
埋葬旧世界,建设新世界
He buried his face in his hands and burst into tears.
他双手掩面,突然大哭起来。
Ever since he moved there, he ________________(bury)in his research work.
(2015湖南)This of course created a new problem :dirty practically____________(bury )the first floors of every building in Chicago.
(buried)
5.effort n.努力
Effortless adj不费力气的,应付自如地
Make an effort /efforts to do sth努力做某事
Put effort into 对某事付出很大努力
Spare no effort to do sth不遗余力 做某事
With effort 努力地
Without effort 毫不费力地
(2018全国)because of our____________(effort),our daughter Gerogia did decide to donate a large bag of toys to a little girl…..
Efforts
They are_____________ ______________ ____________________to decrease the population costs.他们正尽力减少生产成本。
Making an effort
You just walk along that path, and it will get you there _________________effort.
Without
6. suffer v遭受;受苦
Suffering n.痛苦;受害者
Sufferer n.受难者;患者
Suffer pain 遭受疼痛
Loss 遭受损失
Hunger 遭受饥饿
Shame 蒙羞
Shock 遭受打击
Misfortune遭受不幸
Suffer from 因…..而遭受损失、痛苦
He is ____________ __________________________several mental disorder.他患有严重的精神疾病。
Suffering from
I suffer pain_when my teeth are exposed to heat.
From去掉
(2017 浙江)A young English teacher saved the lives of 30 students when he took control of a bus after its driver __________________ (suffer)a serious heart attack.
Suffered.
(2019天津)A tough man can tolerate _____________. (suffer)
Suffering.
Step4 exercises
(一)高考链接
1.(2018 浙江)I ______________(shock )when I learnt she hadn’t
cooked once in all that time.
2.(2018北京)They were shocked_________
(find)two policemen standing next to the car.
3.(2019天津)A tough man can tolerate _____________. (suffer)
1.was shocked 2. To find 3. suffering
(二)
1.She is suffering_________________the loss of her son and doesn’t know what she will go through without him. from
2.Buried____________his work. he didn't notice it was already dark outside the factory. in
3. Wherever we went, we found everything was in_________________(ruin) and it seemed as
if the world was at an end ruins
4. Then came the________________( shock )news that her little brother was killed in a car accident
shocking
5.It is important to remember that success is a sum of small____________(effort)made each day and often takes years to achieve. efforts
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