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课件网) Unit 4 Reading for Writing What’s the disaster shown in the picture How much do you know about it Lead in Caused by: earthquake, landslide, Volcanic eruption Tsunami An extremely large ocean wave Does great damage to coastal areas and human beings Part I. Read the news report(P.54) I. Skim the news report and analyse the structure Column Text Headline Byline （Author and date） Leading Body Ending II. Reading for details Find the main idea of each paragraph Para.1 (Leading) When (date) What (event) Where (place) Why (cause) Who How 26 December 2004 A tsunami crashed Southeast Asia A powerful undersea earthquake More than 6,500 people were killed Fatal and destructive Q.1 When did the tsunami happen Q.2 What caused the tsunami Para.2 (Body) The casualty of the three countries: Sri Lanka (2,498) India (1,900) Thailand(1,900) An experience told by a Thai woman from the tsunami-hit area II. Reading for details Para.3 (Ending) The number of deaths would increase Delivery of food and supplies is difficult due to dangerous conditions and damaged roads. II. Reading for details Q.3 Why would it be difficult to deliver food and supplies III. Read the summary 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. date time place event cause effect following events 7:00 a.m. ,Caused by a strong earthquake, Main points of a summary Date: 26 Dec. 2004 Place: Southeast Asia Event: A tsunami crashed Effect: more than 6,500 people are killed Following event: increase of the death toll difficult rescue work 1．表示文章的内容以及研究目的 ①This paper is aimed at/covers/mainly deals with... ②The article focuses on the topic of... ③This article/passage mainly tells(a story)about... ④This passage mainly deals with/discusses/explores... ⑤This essay presents knowledge that... ⑥This paper provides/gives an overview of... ⑦In this passage(about...)，the author... ⑧The author began the essay/passage by telling/presenting... ⑨First/Firstly/In the beginning/In the first part， the author argues/explains/mentions/states/points out(that)... Go for a summary 2．表示研究的结论 ①The result showed that... ②The author found that... ③It was concluded that... ④Finally/As a conclusion，the author concludes/adds/stresses that... ⑤Finally，the author summarizes that... 3．表示观点或建议 ①The author suggests/considers that... ②As far as the author is concerned，... ③In the author's view，... Go for a summary 【四步成文】 阅读下面短文,根据其内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要。 Many years ago, when I was fresh out of school, I was driving to my parents’ s home in Missouri for Christmas. I stopped at a gas station about 50 miles from Oklahoma City. While I was standing in line a ... ...
