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课件网) Reading for Writing M1U4 Natural Disasters Step 1 Warming up (Book1-Unit4 Natural Disasters) What do you know about the following natural disasters What damage or losses can they cause to us humans Drought Fire What is the main idea of the passage This text is about a 1 terrible earthquake in Tangshan. The text can be divided into 5 paragraphs. Para.1 describes 2 strange things happening in the country -side. Para.2 tells us about what 3 happened when the earth began to shake. Para.3 tells us most of the city were 4 destroyed. Para.4 tells us that 5 rescue work or help came after the earthquake. Para.5 tells us Tangshan City began to 6 revive with the government’s 7 support and the 8 efforts of the citizens. Step 2 Listening and reading for general idea 1. What happened before the earthquake (1) The water in the village well _____ and _____. (2) Deep cracks _____ in the well walls. (3) Chickens and pigs didn’t _____and dogs didn’t ____the buildings. (4) Mice ran out looking for _____ places and fish _____ out of the water. (5) Bright lights were _____ in the sky outside the city of TS. Step 3 Reading for detailed information Read the news report released(发行) 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 on 26 December, 2004 An earthquake of 9.0 magnitude under the sea dangerous conditions and damaged roads 文本体裁 这是一篇关于_____的_____。 海啸 专题新闻 This passage is most likely to be taken from_____. (文章出处题) A magazine. A newspaper. A textbook (课本 ). An advertisement (广告). title(标题) 1 2 3 海啸袭击亚洲：6500余人丧生 Read and find the main idea of each paragraph. Summary: On 26 December 2004, a tsunami killed more than 6,500 tourists, 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. Read the summary of the news report. Check the main points it includes. 一篇好的概要所具备的特点 What is a summary a short retelling of the main idea of a text or a topic. Examples: a news report a description of a movie a blurb on the back of a book … What makes a good summary a. b. c. A good summary should include: 1. the main ideas 2. important details A good summary is short, true and fair. (客观、准确、公正；不渲染、不加入自己的主观评价或观点） A good summary is written in your own words and in a clear order that the original text is presented in. List the main points above according to the time line. Strange things happened in the countryside. 150,000 soldiers and more than 10,000 doctors and nurses and many workers were sent to do ruscue work.With support from the government and efforts of the city's people, a new Tangshan was built upon the ruins. More than 400,000 people were killed or i ... ...
