(
课件网) Unit 4 Period 4 Reading for Writing 1. What’s the writing style（体裁） of the article Headline 2. Thinking: When you see this headline, what information would you like to get from the news report Pre-reading A news report What caused the tsunami Did it influence China Lead（导语） A tsunami Caused by an earthquake More than 6500 people On 26 December 2004 In Asia/…… Crashed into coastlines and killed… Six elements What How Why Who Where When Body（主体） Q:What is this part served for Para. 1 Para. 2 2,498 1,900 1,870 254 Map of …… killing more than 6,500 people Epicenter（震中） Ending 3. Foreign aid is being organized, but dangerous conditions and damaged road is making it difficult for rescue work. 1. Thousands of people are missing. 2. The number of deaths is expected to grow. Q: What are talked about in this paragraph (key words) Q: What’s the purpose of writing the last paragraph To show concerns and prediction of the disaster. missing people deaths rescue work What’s your understanding Q: Where do main points often lie in a news report Write a summary Only one paragraph Just main points( main ideas and the most important information) Your own language. Six elements A tsunami Caused by an earthquake More than 6,500 people On 26 December 2004 In Asia (Crashed into coastlines and killed…) Lead Ending 3. Foreign aid is being organized, but dangerous conditions and damaged road will make it difficult for rescue work. 1. Thousands of people are missing. 2. The number of deaths is to grow. Main points In Southeast & South Asia missing people deaths rescue work Pairwork: Write a summary for the news report. Where When What 2,498 1,900 1,870 254 Map of …… Epicenter（震中） Possible version: _____(what) _____(why) killed more than 6,500 people in _____(where) _____(when). Thousands of people are ____, and more people will be found ____. Though foreign aid is on the way, _____ are making trouble for rescue workers. A tsunami which was caused by an earthquake on 26 December 2004 Southeast and South Asia missing terrible conditions dead □ date □ time □ place □ event □ cause □ effect □ following events Summary On 26 December 2004, a tsunami killed more than 6,500 tourists, fishermen, and other locals in Southeast Asia. This is the disaster caused by the strong earthquake that reached a magnititude of 9.0, and it struck around 7:00 a.m.Thousands of people arc 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. Let’s do it! Follow the steps above to write a summary for the text on page 50. 1). Write a list of the main details. 2). Write down the main idea of each paragraph. 3). Organize the ideas and draft your summary. 1)Read the text and write a list of the main details. Strange t ... ...
