1、Unit 4Unit 4 UNIT 4 UNIT 4 UNIT 4 UNIT 4 NATURAL DISASTERSNATURAL DISASTERSNATURAL DISASTERSNATURAL DISASTERS Toreadthenewsreporttofindoutfive WsandoneH;identifymainpointsofa newsreport. Toorganizethestructureofasummary. Towriteasummary. How to write a summary: Whatisasummary? Asummaryisashortstatem
2、entofmain points.Asummaryparagraphtellsthemain ideasandthemostimportantinformationofa longerpassage. Whatelementsshouldbecontainedina summary? FiveWsandoneH(who,what,where,when, why,andhow) TSUNAMIHITSASIA: OVER6,500DEAD Read and find out the five Ws and one H of the reading material: whowhatwherewh
3、enwhyhow ListenandreadforDetailedInformation More than 6,500 people were killed A powerful tsunami crashed Along the coastli nes across Asia Sunday, 26 Decem ber Caused bya powerful earthqua ke Unexpec tedly and terribly Read the news report released the day after a tsunami and answer the questions.
4、 TSUNAMIHITSASIA: OVER6,500DEAD 1Whendidthetsunamihappen? 2Whatcausedthetsunami? 3Whywoulditbedifficulttodeliverfoodand supplies? Ithappenedaround7:00amSunday,26 December2004. Averypowerfulearthquakeof9.0-magnitude whichhappenedundertheseaoffthewest coastofSumatraIslandinIndonesia. Becausedangerousc
5、onditionsanddamaged roadswouldmakeitdifficulttodeliverfood andsupplies. Read the summary of the news report. Check the main points it includes. datetime place eventcauseeffect followingevent Readandcheck n.影响；结果 Follow the steps below to write a summary for the text on page 50. ReadingforWriting Ste
6、p1.Writealistofthemaindetails. Step2.Writedownthemainideaofeach paragraphbasedonthedetails. Step3.Organizetheideasanddraftyour summary. Step4.Exchangedraftsandgivefeedbackon yourpartnersdraft. Step1.Readthetextandwritealistof themaindetails. Strangethingshappenedinthecountryside beforetheearthquake.
7、 Anearthquakehit_Chinaon28 July1976. Tangshan Thenumberofpeoplewhowerekilledor badlyinjuredinthequakewasmorethan 4000,000. Nearlyeverythinginthecitywasdestroyed. Soldiersandmedicalworkerscametohelp thepeoplewhohadhadgreatlossandto tryandfindsurvivors. Withstrongsupportfromthegovernment andthetireles
8、seffortsofthecityspeople, anewTangshanwasbuiltuponthe earthquakeruins. Step2.Writedownthemainideaofeach paragraphbasedonthedetailsabove. Strangethingshappenedinthe countrysideofHebei,China. AstrongearthquakehitTangshanand manypeoplewerekilledorinjured. Thecitywasgreatlyaffectedandnearly destroyed. T
9、herescueworkbegansurvivingwork soonafterthequakes. Withstrongsupportfromthegovernment andthecityspeople,thenewcityof Tangshanwasbuilt. Step3.Organizetheideasanddraftyour summary.Payattentiontothefollowing: Asummaryshouldbearoundonethird thelengthoftheoriginaltext. Writedownthekeysupportingpoints for
10、thetopic. Donotincludeunimportantdetailsor examples. n.长；长度 Step4.Exchangedrafts.Usethechecklistto givefeedbackonyourpartnersdraft. Doesthesummarygiveyouaclearideaof whatthetextisabout? Doesthesummaryincludeonlythemost importantinformationofthetext? Isthesummarytheproperlength? Arethereanyspellingor
11、punctuationerrors? Doesthewriterusethecorrecttenses? Peerevaluation 1.Giveamarktoyourpartnersdraft. (Highestfor25scores) 2.Getyourdraftbackandreviseit. 3.Putupyoursummaryintheclassroomor readittotheclass. Forseveraldays,strangethingsoccurredin thecountrysideofnortheasternHebei.Then, on28July1976,ane
12、arthquakehitTangshan city.Thecitywasgreatlyaffectedandnearly destroyed.Manypeoplewerekilledorinjured. Therescueworkbegansoonafterthequakes. Soldiersandmedicalworkersarrivedtofind survivorsandhelpthepeoplewhohadlost everything.Withstrongsupportfromthe governmentandthetirelesseffortsofthe people,anewT
13、angshanwasbuilt. 读后续写读后续写 Bravedogwasntalwayshisname.Inthebeginninghewasjust Stray(流浪的)Dog. IsawhimforthefirsttimeoneeveningwhenMattieandIwent tomilkthecows.Thedogwasdirtyandthin,hardlywortha secondlook.Hebarked(吠叫)atus.ButMattiewentstraight towardshim,reachingouttopethim,saying,“Whataprettydog!” Th
14、edoglookedunsure,asifhewerentusedtobeingspokento kindly.“Keepawayfromthatstraydog,”ItoldMattie. “DontcallhimStrayDog,”saidMattie.“Hesaprettydog.” “Youdontcallboydogspretty,”IlaughedatMattie. “ImkeepinghimandImcallinghimPrettyDog,”shethrew backatme. ToMattie,hewasPrettyDog.Tome,hewasStrayDog.Idid eve
15、rythingIcouldtochase(追赶)himaway.ButStrayDogkept comingback. Ofcourse,Mattiedideverythingshecouldtomakesureofthat. Shetalkedtohim,playedwithhim,andfedhim. Hefollowedherlikeashadow(影子). Ihadakindheart,butIhadnointerestindogs,especiallystray ones.Butwhenwintercame,somethinghappenedthatchangedmy mind. O
16、necoldday,Dadsetofftogoicefishing.Idhavegonewithhim, butIwasbusyworkingonaschoolproject.Mattiehadaskedto go,butDadsaidno.“Youwontstandthecold,”hesaid.“Iwant todosomeseriousfishing.” Dadcamehomeafewhourslater.“Gotmesomefineones,”he shouted.“Comesee!” Macamefromupstairswhereshewaspaintingabedroom.Icam
17、e fromtheparlor(客厅)whereIhadmyprojectspreadout. “WheresMattie?”Dadasked. IlookedatMa.“Ithoughtshewashelpingyoupaint,”Isaid. Malookedatme.“Ithoughtshewashelpingyouwithyour project,”shesaid.SheturnedtoDadwithtroubledeyes.“Maybe shewentlookingforyou.” “Shenevercametothelake,”Dadsaid.Worryshowedonhisfac
18、e. “Comeon,wevegottofindher.” 注意：1.续写短文的词数为150左右；2.续写部 分分为两段，每段开头语已写好。 Paragraph1: Westartedtosearch._ _ Paragraph2: Morninglightwasjustbreakingacrossthesky whenweheardashoutfromuptheroad._ _ We started to search. Minutes turned into hours as early evening darkness spread across the sky. Every time
19、we called, “Mattie! Mattie, where are you?”, no answer came. Ma was shaking, but I knew it was from fear, not cold. That night, the temperature dropped below zero, but everyone kept searching. We searched right through the night, fear and worry sinking our hearts lower and lower with every empty min
20、ute that passed. Morning light was just breaking across the sky when we heard a shout from up the road. OverthehillcameDadwithMattieinhisarms. AthissidewalkedStrayDog.“Iwouldnthave foundherifithadntbeenforStrayDog,”he said.“Iheardhimbarkingandwenttolook. AndIfoundMattieunderafallentree.”“We tookthew
21、rongroad,”Mattiesaid.“Itriedtoget totherightonethroughthetrees.ThenIfelland hurtmyfootsoIcouldntwalk.PrettyDog stayedwithme.”Idontrememberwhichoneof usstartedcallinghimBraveDog,butthatwas hisnamefromthenon.Hebecameasmucha memberofthefamilyasanyofuswere. 1.Themostpowerfulearthquakeinthepast 40yearsca
22、usedatsunamithatcrashedinto coastlinesacrossAsiayesterday crashtohaveanaccidentinacar,planeetc. byviolentlyhittingsomethingelse vt.&vi.碰撞；撞击n.撞车；碰撞 egItsstillunclearwhatcausedthecar crash. Hedroveafterdrinkingandcrashedhis carintoawall.(翻译) 造成撞车事故的原因仍然不清楚。 他酒后驾车，把车撞到了墙上。 2.andcarsweresweptawaybyhuge
23、 waves sweepvt.&vi.(swept,swept) tocleanthedust,dirtetc.fromtheflooror ground,usingabrushwithalonghandle 打扫；清扫 sweepawaytocompletelydestroy somethingormakesomethingdisappear 消灭；彻底消除 egBertsweptthepathinfrontofthe house.(翻译) Asuddenfeelingofgrief(悲痛；忧伤) sweptallmyangeraway.(翻译) 伯特清扫了屋前的小路。 一阵突如其来的悲伤使
24、我的怒气全消。 3.Theunderseaquakestruckaround7:00a.m. strikevi.&vt.(struck,struck/stricken) tohitorfallagainstthesurfaceofsomething 侵袭；突击；击打 n.aperiodoftimewhenagroupofworkers deliberatelystopworkingbecauseofa disagreementaboutpay,workingconditions etc.罢工；罢课；袭击 egAnotherhurricanestruckthecoastal townlastni
25、ght. Astheoldsayinggoes,strikewhilethe ironishot. Thefarmworkersstrikeisinitsthird week. Aftertheairstrike,thewholecitywas inruins. 【语境应用】完成句子。 1)老师进来的时候，学生们在敲打课桌。 Thestudents_ whentheteachercamein. 2)没过多久这个地方再次遭受了洪水的袭击。 Itwasnotlongbefore_ _again. werestrikingtheirdesks thisareawas struckbyaflood 4
26、.However,dangerousconditionsand damagedroadswillmakeitdifficultto deliverfoodandsupplies. delivervt.&vi.totakegoods,letters, packagesetc.toaparticularplaceorperson 递送；传达 vt.tomakeaspeechetc.toalotofpeople 发表 tohelpawomangivebirthtoherbaby,or togivebirthtoababy生孩子 egWedeliveryourordertoyourdoor. Thek
27、ingdeliveredaspeechtothe nationonNov5th.(翻译) 我们送货上门。 国王在11月5日向全国发表了讲话。 【语境应用】完成句子。 1) 凯丽的婴儿是由她的妈妈接生的。 Carries baby _ _ by her mother. 2) 这位教授给他的学生做了一次关于哲学的演 讲。 The professor _ _ _ on philosophy to his students. 3) 这些花将会在48小时内递送。 These flowers will _ _ _ 48 hours. wasdelivered deliveredaspeech bedelivered within crash sweep(swept,swept) wave strike(struck,struck/stricken) deliver summary effect length vt.&vi. 碰撞，撞击 vt.&vi. 清扫，横扫 n. 波浪 vt.&vi. 侵袭；击打 vt.&vi. 递送，传达 n. 概括，概要 n. 影响，效果 n. 长度 1. Polishyoursummaryyouwrotein class. 2. Findanarticletowriteasummaryby yourself.
