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课件网) Unit 4 Natural Disasters Reading for Writing阅读写作 Write a summary 写摘要 1. To grasp the structure of news reports to enhance the ability to summarize 掌握新闻报道的结构，提高总结能力 2.To be familiar with the language feature of news reports 熟悉新闻报道的语言特点 3.To practice summary writing– theme based 练习以主题为基础的总结写作 Learning Objectives Watch and answer What natural disaster did you see Pre-reading 01 The deadliest ever recorded occurred in of 2004. An off the coast of Indonesia caused a tsunami that rushed across the Indian Ocean and reached as far as the coast of Africa. Whole sections of cities were destroyed. More than people died. Most had no way of being warned tsunami earthquake December 200,000 A news report This passage is most likely to be taken from_____. A magazine(杂志). A newspaper(报纸). A textbook(课本). An advertisement(广告). What’s the structure of this news report Headline标题 (what， where damage) Byline副标题 (the reporter and date) Lead导语 (date, place, event and cause) Body主体 (more details) Conclusion结语(effect) structure Headline lead body conclusion when where who what why Para.1 Para.2 Para.3 details Pre-reading 02 新闻的六要素 Read the headline（标题） 1. What happened 2. Where did it happen 3. How many people were dead Tsunami Hits Asia: Over 6500 Dead Read Para 1 and finish the table. When (date) What (event) Where (place) Why (cause) Who How 26 December 2004 A tsunami crashed Southeast Asia A powerful undersea earthquake More than 6,500 people were killed Foreign aid is organized, but supplies are difficult to deliver The Daily News by Rober Wood house Monday, 27 December 2004 Paragraph 1 The most powerful earth-quake in the past 40 years caused a tsunami that crashed into coastlines across Asia yesterday, killing more than 6,500 people in Indonesia, India, Thailand, Malaysia, and at least four other countries. Fishermen, tourists, hotels, homes, and cars were swept away by huge waves caused by the strong carthquake that reached a magnitude of 9.0. The undersea quake struck around 7:00 a.m, Sunday off the west coast of Indonesia's Sumatra Island. In that area alone, at least 1,870 people were killed. 过去40年来最强烈的地震引发的海啸昨天袭击了亚洲的海岸线，造成印度尼西亚、印度、泰国、马来西亚和至少四个其他国家的6500多人死亡。渔民、游客、酒店、住宅和汽车都被9.0级强烈地震引起的巨浪卷走了。这场海底地震发生在周日早上7点左右，印度尼西亚苏门答腊岛的西海岸。仅在那个地区，至少有1870人死亡。 Main idea: Time, place, event On 27th December 2004, a tsunami killed 6,500 people in Southeast Asia. Time Event Place Consequences (结果) While-reading 03 Paragraph 2 In Sri Lanka, some 1,600 kilometres west of the quake centre, the number of deaths stood at 2,498, and one million more were affected by the tsunami, government officials said. Indian officials said as many as 1,900 had been killed along the southern coast. Another 254 were found dead ... ...
