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课件网) unit4 Natural Disasters Reading forWriting Revision. 单句语法填空 1.Think of the movies，books，teachers，and friends that have an effect _____ you most deeply. 2.I must warn you that my patience is almost coming to _____ end. 3.The man we followed suddenly stopped and looked as if _____(see)whether he was going in the right direction. 4.The number of foreign students attending Chinese universities _____(be)rising steadily since 1990. 5.The building _____ wall is white is our library. on an to see has been whose 6.She described in her composition the people and places _____ impressed her most. 7.It was with great sadness that we learned of his _____(die). 8.I’d like to know _____ we can do to prevent natural disasters. 9.Studies show that people are more likely to suffer _____ back problems if they sit before computer screens for long hours. 10.The earthquake killed over 80，000 people and left many _____(injure). that death what from injured Title Date Lead Body End Let’s learn about the structure of a typical news report. Reporter A D B C Read the news report 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 Sunday 26, December 2004 The most powerful earthquake in the past 40 years caused the tsunami. Because the conditions were dangerous, and the roads were damaged. Follow the steps below to write a summary for the text on page 50. 1 Read the text and write a list of the main details. Strange things happened in the countryside before the earthquake. An earthquake hit _____ China on 28 July 1976. _____ _____ _____ Strange things happened in the countryside before the earthquake. An earthquake hit _____ China on 28 July 1976. _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ Possible ansers: the city of Tangshan 400,000 people were killed or badly injured in the quake and nearly everything was destroyed. Soldiers, doctors, nurses and workers were sent to help the city. Food and water were brought. The new city has become a home to more than seven million people with great improvements in transportation, industry and environment. 2 Write down the main idea of each paragraph based on the details above. Para1: Strange things happened in the countryside before the earthquake. Para2: An earthquake hit Tangshan, China at 3:42 a.m. on 28 July 1976. Para3: Nearly everything in the city was destroyed. Para4: Hope was not lost. Para5: Tangshan began to revive itself and get back up on its feet again. 3 Organise the ideas and draft your summary. Pay attention to the following: 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. a possible version. An earthquake hit Tangshan, China at 3:42 a.m. on 28 July 1976. Before the earthquake, strange things happened in the countryside. The number of pe ... ...
