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课件网) Unit 4 Natural Disasters Reading for Writing Learning objectives In this class, you will 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. 高中英语 title of the news report reporter and date name of the newspaper a picture of a tsunami 高中英语 A News Report about a Tsunami What main points should be included in a news report about a natural disaster . Time (when) .Place (where) .Cause (why) . Damage (what) . Rescue (how and what more to 高中英语 come) A News Report about a Tsunami (Page 54) 1. When did the tsunami happen 2. What caused the tsunami 3. Why would it be difficult to deliver food and supplies 4. What do the numbers in the news report represent 高中英语 A News Report about a Tsunami 1. When did the tsunami happen “ The most powerful earthquake in the past 40 years caused a tsunami that crashed into coastlines across Asia yesterday … ” It happened on 26 December, 2004. 高中英语 A News Report about a Tsunami 2. What caused the tsunami “Fishermen, tourists, hotels, homes, and cars were swept away by huge waves caused by the strong earthquake that reached a magnitude of 9.0. ” 高中英语 A News Report about a Tsunami 2. What caused the tsunami A very powerful earthquake of 9.0- magnitude which happened under the sea ofthe west coast of Sumatra Island in Indonesia. 高中英语 A News Report about a Tsunami 3. Why would it be difficult to deliver food and supplies Dangerous conditions and damaged roads will make it difficult to deliver food and supplies. 高中英语 4. What do the numbers in the news report represent . 40 . 1,600 . 9.0 . 1,000,000 . 7:00 . 1,900 . 1,870 . 254 A News Report about a Tsunami 高中英语 The headline of the news report should be brief and catch readers' eyes. The news report uses lots of numbers or figures, which makes the report accurate and more convincing. In general, the language of the news report is very brief and concise. What language features(特征) does the news report have Summary Read the summary of the news report. Check the main points it includes. √ √ date time place event cause effect following event √ √ √ √ n.影响；结果 √ 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 diffcult for rescue workers to help the survivors. A summary is a short statement of main points. Five Ws and one H (who, what, where, when, why, and how) write a summary for the text on page 50 Writing 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. Write down the main idea of each paragraph based on the details. P 55 3 Para1--Signs before ... ...
