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课件网) Reading for Writing P54-55 新人教必修Book 1 Unit 4 Natural Disasters What disaster is it Tsunami What is a tsunami A tsunami is a series of waves caused by earthquakes or undersea volcanic eruptions. Look and predict What kind of article is the text What are the features of news report Timeliness Concise language ... What is the format of the news report Name of the newspaper Headline Byline A NEWS REPORT 04 02 Reporter 03 Date 01 Lead Title 06 End 05 Body Understand the structure of the news 01 When did the tsunami happen It happened on December 2004. Read＆answer: 02 What caused the tsunami The most powerful earthquake in the past 40 years. 03 Why would it be difficult to deliver fooa and supplies Dangerous conditions and damaged roads will make it difficult to deliver food and supplies. Read the summary of the news report. Check the main points it includes. 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. 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. 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. date time place event cause effect following events 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. 课文回顾： 例：昨晚他十多岁的儿子把他家的车撞坏了。 His teenage son _____ last night. crash v. 碰撞，撞击 The most powerful earthquake in the past 40 years caused a tsunami that crashed into coastlines across Asia yesterday, ... 1 句意：昨日，40年来最强烈的地震引发海啸，重创亚洲沿海地带。 crashed the family car Guessing: what are other meanings of “crash” 1. Listen to the thunder crash. 2. His company crashed last year. 3. The PC just crashed. n.撞击声，爆裂声 v.垮台，破产 v.（电脑）死机 sweep away 消灭；彻底消除 sweep v. 打扫；清扫 sweeping-swept-swept sweep off 拂去，扫去 sweep through 传遍 Fishermen, tourists, hotels, homes, and cars were swept away by huge waves caused by the strong earthquake that reached a magnitude of 9.0. 2 句意：渔民、游客、旅馆、房屋和汽车都被9.0级的强震所引发的巨浪卷走。 例： 1. 我拂去一块墓碑平顶上的雨水。 I _____ rainwater ___ the flat top of a gravestone. 2. 一场流感正在莫斯科迅速传播。 A flu epidemic is _____ Moscow. swept off sweeping through stand at 达（到）特定水平（或数量、高度等） ...the number of deaths stood at ... ...
