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课件网) Welcome to the unit & Reading —Reading comprehension Unit 2 Natural disasters By the end of this class, students will be able to: 1. read two news reports about how disaster preparation has helped save lives; 2. find good qualities of people in the news in the face of a natural disaster; 3. identify the structure and language characteristics of the news reports; 4. understand the significance of making preparations for a natural disaster. Reading Unit 2 Natural disasters Natural disasters Nature’s gifts Please name the following natural disasters. Step 1 Lead-in Drought Flood Extreme cold(极度严寒) Typhoon Hurricane(飓风) Forest fire What will you do if you face an earthquake Step 2 Pre-reading Read and learn the first passage. 1. We can’t prevent natural disasters, but is there anything we can do when they hit What shall we do to keep safe if an earthquake happens Pre-reading When indoors, stay there and wait until the shaking stops. Find a soft space, under a strong table, use the stairs and not the lift to get outside. If you are outdoors, stay away from any building or large objects. (1) hit vt.& vi. 打击,侵袭 vt. 使突然想起 (2) hit n. [C] 打,击; 很受欢迎的人(或事物) 记 忆 hit- hit-hit hit vt. (用手或器具)击,打; 撞击, 碰撞 (造成损伤) （单击） n. 风行一时的流行歌曲 (或唱片) 说出下列句子中 hit 的 词性 和 含义。 ①Text messages are not popular any more when WeChat becomes a hit. ②It hit me all of a sudden that I had forgotten my sister's birthday. ③On May 12th, 2008, an earthquake hit Wenchuan County, leaving lots of people dead and injured. ④ Suddenly a football fell just in front of me and almost hit me. n. 很受欢迎的人(或事物) vt. 使......突然想起 vt. 打击,侵袭 vt. 撞击，碰撞 Step 2 Pre-reading What is the writing type of the two articles Novel News report Essay Expository writing Step 3: Pre-reading Structure/feature of a news report 2. (1) What is the type of the two passages News report. (2) How is this type of text usually organized Inverted pyramid (倒金字塔模式). the lead the body the tail Why is the “inverted pyramid” widely used in writing news report The purpose of news report is to inform readers of what is happening in the world. It makes senses for the facts to be arranged from most to least important. The “inverted pyramid” allows information to be found quickly in specific sections. Fast-reading Language characteristics of news reports 1. What is the feature of the two sentences On 17 March, 476 students and 36 teachers at Falmont Primary School escaped an earthquake that hit the county at 2:27 p.m. (News report 1) A 10-year-old girl, Sabrina Andron, helped around 100 people escape danger… (News report 2) Accurate. All the key factors such as who, what, when, where, how are included and accurately stated. The lead Title The body The tail How: the process Why: the reason for their calmness in the earthquake What: the event Para. 1 Para. 2 Para. 3 Para. 4 ... ...
