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课件网) 空白演示 单击输入您的封面副标题 Unit 4 Natural Disasters Write a summary New words crash sweep sweep away wave strike deliver summary effect length Learning Objectives Learn some language points after finishing the reading exercise of a news report. 通过完成新闻报道的阅读训练，学习一些语言点。 Cultivate students’ ability of analyzing the text, catching key information and summarizing key points. 培养学生分析文本，提炼关键词和总结要点的能力。 Lead-in 1. What’s a tsunami What causes it 2. Will it cause great damage to human beings Tsunami is a kind of harbor wave. Tsunami is caused by the earthquake created after two tectonic /tek t n k/ plates(地壳板块) pushed together. Of course, it will. Let’s know more about the tsunami. Here is a news report. 新闻报道 the tittle a picture Read the news report released the day after a tsunami and answer the questions. 1.When did the tsunami happen 2.What caused the tsunami 3.Why would it be difficult to deliver food and supplies It happened on 26 December, 2004. P1 L1-5 A very powerful earthquake of 9.0 magnitude which happened under the sea off the west coast of Sumatra Island in Idonesia. Dangerous conditions and damaged roads will make it difficult to deliver food and supplies. P1 L11-17 P3 Read the summary of the news report.Check the main points it includes. Summary: On 26 December 2004, a tsunami killed more than 6,500 tourist, fishermen, and other locals in Southeast Asia. Thousands of people are missing and the number of deaths is expected to grow. The damage caused by the tsunami is making it difficult for rescue workers to help the survivors. □ date □ time □ place □ event □ cause □ effect □ following events √ √ √ √ √ √ √ n.概括;总结 summarize vt.概述;总结 in summary 总的来说;总之 n.影响;结果;效果 effective adj.概有效的;生效的 effectively adv.有效地;事实上 Tips for writing a summary A summary should be around one third the length of the original text. Write down the key supporting points for the topic. Do not include unimportant details or examples length n.长度;长 at length 最后;最终;详细地 lengthen v.使变长 The most powerful earthquake in the past 40 years caused a tsunami that crashed in to 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 earthquake 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. 昨天,40年来最强烈的地震引发海啸， 这场海地地震发生在印度尼西亚苏门答腊岛海岸附近， 造成印度尼西亚、印度、泰国、 马来西亚和至少其他四个国家6500多人死亡。 v.&n.碰撞 car crash 车祸 重创亚洲沿海地带， 渔民、游客、 酒店、住房和汽车都被9.0级强烈地震引发的巨浪卷走。 消灭;彻底清除 n.海浪 v.挥手;招手 wave at/to ... ...
