1、Unit 4 Natural Disasters Reading for WritingReading for WritingLook at the pictures.Think about what these pictures describe.Read the text quickly and find out the main idea of each paragraph.Para.1“Lead”:_Para.2“Body”:_Para.3“Ending”:_A tsunami killed over 6500 people in southeastern Asia.The impac
2、ts of the tsunami.The difficulties of rescue work.1Read the news report released the day after a tsunami and answer the questions.1.When did the tsunami happen?2.What caused the tsunami?3.Why would it be difficult to deliver food and supplies?occurs in the first paragraph of the textoccurs in the bo
3、dy part of the textoccurs in the last part of the text1Read the news report released the day after a tsunami and answer the questions.1.When did the tsunami happen?It happened on Sunday,26 December 2004.Contextual clue:The most powerful earthquake in the past 40 years caused a tsunami that crashed i
4、nto coastlines across Asia yesterday,.1Read the news report released the day after a tsunami and answer the questions.2.What caused the tsunami?Earthquake.3.Why would it be difficult to deliver food and supplies?Because the conditions were dangerous and roads were damaged.Contextual clue:Fishermen,.
5、by huge waves caused by the strong earthquake that reached a magnitude of 9.0.Contextual clue:However,dangerous conditions and damaged roads will make it difficult to deliver food and supplies.Read the text quickly and find out the organization of the news report.Headline-tells what the story is abo
6、utByline-shows who wrote the story and when the event took placeLead-tells the most important facts(5Ws)Body-contains more information and detailsEnding-gives something to think aboutRead the lead carefully and find out 5Ws.The most powerful earthquake in the past 40 years caused a tsunami that cras
7、hed into coastlines across Asia yesterday,killing more than 6,500 people in Indonesia,India,Thailand,Malaysia,and at least four other countries.whywhatwherewhenwho1.crash /kr/v.碰撞；撞击 into sth sth(into sth)e.g.A truck went out of control and crashed into the back of a bus.货车失控撞上了一辆公共汽车的尾部。e.g.He cras
8、hed his car into a wall.他的汽车撞到了墙上。n.撞车；碰撞 a car/plane crash 汽车撞车事故/飞机失事2.sweep /swip/v.打扫；清扫 the floor 清扫地板 sweep(sth)out 清扫干净 sweep(sth)away 消灭；彻底消除e.g.Any doubts had long since been swept away.一切怀疑早已完全消除。sweep sth aside 对.置之不理；全然无视e.g.All their advice was swept aside.他们所有的忠告全被当成了耳边风。3.strike /stra
9、k/v.突击；（灾难，疾病）侵袭，爆发e.g.The lion crouched ready to strike.狮子蹲身准备袭击。e.g.Two days later tragedy struck.两天后悲剧发生了。e.g.The area was struck by an outbreak of cholera.那一地区爆发了霍乱。n.罢工；罢课 come out on/go on strike 举行罢工e.g.Half the workforce are now(out)on strike.现在有半数职工罢工。4.deliver /dlv(r)/v.递送；传送；发表 deliver st
10、h to sb/sth deliver up 交出 e.g.Leaflets have been delivered to every household.传单已发送到每家每户。deliver a speech 发表演讲e.g.She is due to deliver a lecture on genetic engineering.根据安排她要作一个关于遗传工程的讲座。In Sri Lanka,some 16,00 kilometers west of the quake centre,the number of deaths stood at 2498.5.stand at sth 表示
11、“达到特定水平（或数量、高度等）”，例如：Its said that the highest death toll caused by a lightening strike stands at 91,when a plane was struck and crashed into the Amazon rain forest in 1971.2Read the summary of the news report.Check the main points it includes.Summary:On 26 December 2004,a tsunami killed more than 6
12、500 tourists,fisherman,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.timeeffectdatecauseplacefollowing eventsevent2Read the summary of th
13、e news report.Check the main points it includes.Summary:On 26 December 2004,a tsunami killed more than 6500 tourists,fisherman,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 r
14、escue workers to help the survivors.dateeventplaceeffectWhat is a Summary?A summary is a short statement of main points.A summary paragraph tells the main ideas and the most important information of a longer passage.Evaluate the summary by using the checklist below.Summary:On 26 December 2004,a tsun
15、ami killed more than 6500 tourists,fisherman,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.Gather the main points that must be discussed.
16、Use your own words.Keep it short and concise.Dont add personal opinions on the issue or topic.Write in present tense.3 Follow the steps below to write a summary for the text on page 50.1.Read the text and write a list of the main details.Strange things happened in the countryside before the earthqua
17、ke.An earthquake hit _ China on 28 July 1976._._._.the city of TangshanNearly everything in the city was destroyed after the earthquakeTangshan started to revive with the governments support and peoples effortsThe city began to breathe again with the help of rescue workers32.Write down the main idea
18、 of each paragraph based on the details above.Paragraph 1:_Paragraph 2:_Paragraph 3:_Paragraph 4:_Paragraph 5:_Warning signs before the earthquake.The happening of the earthquake.The immediate damage of the earthquake.The rescue work.The revival of the city.33.Organise the ideas and draft your summa
19、ry.Pay attention to the following:Sample WritingSummary:An earthquake hit Tangshan China on 28 July 1976,and the number of people who were killed or badly injured in the quake was more than 400,000.There are warning signs before the quake.Then,nearly everything is destroyed and the whole city lies i
20、n ruins.Much rescue work brings the hope.Tangshan starts to revive with the governments support and peoples efforts.event,place,datedatadetailconclusion34.Exchange the drafts.Use the checklist to give feedback on your partners draft.Does the summary give you a clear idea of what the text is about?Do
21、es the summary include only the most important information of the text?Is the summary the proper length?Are there any spelling or punctuation errors?Does the writer use correct tenses?35.Get your draft back and revise it.4 Put up your summary in the classroom or read it to the class.Write a summary
22、for the short text below.When one hears the term“reality”applied to a television show,one might expect that the events occurred naturally or,at the least,were not scripted,but this is not always the case.Many reality shows occur in unreal environments,like rented mansions occupied by film crews.Thes
23、e living environments do not reflect what most people understand to be“reality.”Worse,there have been accusations that events not captured on film were later restaged by producers.Worse still,some involved in the production of“reality”television claim that the participants were urged to act out stor
24、y lines premeditated by producers.With such accusations floating around,its no wonder many people take reality TV to be about as real as the sitcom.Sample Writing:Summary:Reality TV shows are not very realistic because they are filmed in unrealistic places,may contain restaged events,and may be scripted.Finish the summary of the short text.Thanks!
