(
课件网) B1U4 Reading for Writing ———Write a summary Summary Core content Related impacts When Where What Who t people things subsequent developments Why social actions challenges What information does each part include How many parts can this summary be divided into What is the main idea of each part Core content When: What: Where: Who: Around 3:42 a.m. on July 28, 1976. A massive earthquake struck Tangshan. Tangshan, northeastern Hebei, China. The people of Tangshan, as well as the soldiers, doctors, nurses, and other rescuers who came to help. Related impacts Impact on people: More than 400,000 people were killed or badly injured. Thousands of children were left without parents. Survivors were in shock. Related impacts Impact on property: Nearly everything in the city was destroyed. About 75 percent of the factories and 90 percent of its homes were gone. Most bridges had fallen or were not safe to cross. The railway tracks were useless. Tens of thousands of livestock died. Wells were filled with sand. Related impacts Subsequent development: Later that afternoon, another big quake shook Tangshan again, causing more buildings to fall. Water, food, and electricity were hard to get. Related impacts Social actions: The army sent 150,000 soldiers to Tangshan to dig out those who were trapped and to bury the dead. More than 10,000 doctors and nurses came to provide medical care. Workers built shelters for survivors. Supplies were brought into the city by train, truck, and plane. With government support and the efforts of the people, a new Tangshan was built. Related impacts Challenges faced: After the earthquake, there was a lack of water, food, and electricity. The destruction made rescue and reconstruction difficult initially. Organise the ideas and draft your summary. Pay attention to the following: 1. Do not include unimportant details or examples. 2. Write down the key supporting points for the topic. 3. A summary should be around one third the length of the original text. Supporting Points when what where why who impact on people impact on property subsequent development social actions challenges faced Combine 2 - 3 supporting points into one sentence to make it content - rich and tight. 新闻摘要 1. 引出事件 Firstly / First of all：首先 In the first place：起初、首先 Initially：最初、起初 2. 补充信息 Additionally / Moreover / Furthermore：此外、而且 Also：同时、此外 Besides：除此之外 What’s more：更重要的是 新闻摘要 3. 表因果关系 As a result / Therefore / Thus：因此Because of / Due to：由于、因为 Owing to：由于、归功于 Lead to：导致、引发 Result in：造成、导致 4. 表时间顺序 Then / Next / After that：然后、接下来 Meanwhile：与此同时 At the same time：同时 Later：之后、后来 Soon after：不久之后 5. 总结归纳 In conclusion / To sum up：总之 Overall/ On the whole：总的来说 In short / Briefly：简而言之 新闻摘要 常用句型 It is reported that...：据报道…… According to...：根据……（后接具体来 ... ...
