(
课件网) UNIT 4 NATURAL DISASTERS Reading for writing 必修第一册 Report natural disasters Describe natural disasters Write a summary 1 2 3 Natural disasters 1 2 3 Discussing useful structures 1 2 3 1 2 3 Opening page Listening and speaking Listening and talking Reading and thinking Expanding your world（WB） Reading for writing Writing a summary of a news report Reading and writing（WB） 1. Read a news report about a natural disaster and two summaries of the news report; 2. Conclude what a summary is and how to write a summary; 3. Write two summaries. Step 1. Lead-in What disaster is it Tsunami A tsunami is an extremely large _____ in the sea. It is often caused by an _____ or undersea volcanic eruptions. It can cause great _____. wave earthquake damage What is the kind of text type A. Narration(记叙文） B. Exposition(说明文） C. A news report Step 2. While-reading Headline （新闻报纸）标题 Date Lead （导语） Body End Let’s learn about the structure of a news report. Reporter Function？ Headline:tells what the story is about Date: tells the time Lead: includes who, what, when, where, why and how Body: contains more information and details End: gives something to think about Reporter: shows who wrote the story The functions of Headline, date, reporter, lead… The most powerful earthquake in the past 40 years caused a tsunami that crashed into coastlines across Asia yesterday, killing more than 6500 people in Indonesia, India, Thailand, Malaysia, and at least four other countries. Read the lead What happened Where did it happen When did it happen Why did it happen How many people were killed event place time cause numbers How many people were killed Why did it happen When did it happen Where did it happen What happened On 26 Dec. 2004 Southeast Asia a tsunami The most powerful earthquake caused a tsunami More than 6500 people News report Read the body 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. What has been damaged Fishermen, tourists, hotels, homes, cars and so on. Read the body The number of the injured/affected One million people 1900 hurt, many more missing Read the end———following events impact of the tsunami the rescue work positive negative foreign aid negative 1. dangerous conditions 2. damaged roads The number of deaths and missing is expected to grow even higher. Read for writing—work in pairs The tsunami caused by an earthquake and its damage Paragraph 2 Serious damage to South Asia The following events and the rescue Paragraph 1 Paragraph 3 Main idea of each paragraph Write a summary On 26 December 2004, a tsunami killed more than 6,500 tourists，fishermen and many other locals in Southeast Asia. Thousands of people are missin ... ...
