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课件网) Unit 4 Reading for Writing Lead in What natural disaster happened in the video Watch the video and answer following questions. 1. What is a tsunami 2. What causes it 3. Will it cause great damage to humans Lead in What causes it It is generated by earthquakes occurring blow or near the ocean , submarine landslides and eruptions. What is “tsunami” The great waves “Tsunami” is a series of traveling ocean waves of extremely long length. Title Reporter Time Lead End Body Reading Reading The most Powerful earthquake 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 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. 定语从句 现在分词作结果状语 定语从句 过去分词作定语 What caused the tsunami Reading In Sri Lanka, some 1,600 kilometres west of the quake centre, the number or 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 in Thailand and in three countries. In southern Thailand, 1,900 people were hurt and many more were missing, local officials said. “I was having breakfast with my three children when water started filling my home. We had to leave everything and run to safety,” said Chandra Theeravit, a local Thai woman. 宾语从句 时间状语从句 同位语 Reading Thousands of people are still missing, and the number of deaths is expected to grow even higher over the next few days. Foreign aid is being organized for the tsunami-hit countries. However, dangerous conditions and damaged roads will make it difficult to deliver food and supplies. 形式宾语 真正的宾语 Why would it be difficult to deliver food and supplies Reading Read and find out the five Ws and one H of the reading material. ow hy ho here hen W W hat W H W W Don’t read word by word. Just scan it to find out & underline the key words about: time / place / persons / event. Tips: Reading Skills Reading Who What Where When Why How More than 6,500 people were killed. A powerful tsunami crashed. along the coastlines across Asia Sunday, 26 December caused by a powerful earthquake unexpectedly and terribly A summary is a short statement of main points. A summary paragraph tells the main ideas and the most important information of a longer passage. Reading On 26 December 2004, a tsunami killed more than 6,500 tourists，fishermen and many 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 di ... ...
