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高中英语人教版
Natural Disasters
b1u4 reading for writing
Learning Objectives
By the end of this lesson, you will be able to:
Describe the basic steps of summary writing and put it into practice;
Obtain the main idea of a paragraph by locating the topic sentence and identifying the topic;
Build your own sentences by using various paraphrasing techniques;
Use proper pronouns and conjunctions for coherence.
Pre-writing
part1
Review of news report.
For a news report, do you remember:
What main points should be included in a news report
How long should a regular news report be
when, where, what, who
A good newspaper story ranges from hundreds to thousands of words. The same story on television or radio may have to fit into 30 seconds — perhaps no more than 100 words. If it is an important story, it may be 90 seconds or two minutes.
Read for the main idea.
The Text The Summary
The most powerful earthquake in the past 40 years caused a tsunami that crashed into coastlines across Asia yesterday, killing more than 6,500 people in Indonesia, India, Thailand, Malaysia, and at least four other countries. Fishermen, tourists, hotels, homes, and cars were swept away by huge waves caused by the strong earthquake that reached a magnitude of 9.0. The undersea quake struck around 7:00 a.m., Sunday off the west coast of Indonesia’s Sumatra Island. In that area alone, at least 1,870 people were killed. On 26 December 2004, a tsunami killed more than 6,500 tourists, fishermen, and other locals in Southeast Asia.
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Read for the main idea.
The Text The Summary
In Sri Lanka, some 1,600 kilometres west of the quake centre, the number of deaths stood at 2,498, and one million more were affected by the tsunami, government officials said. Indian officials said as many as 1,900 had been killed along the southern coast. Another 254 were found dead in Thailand and 54 in three other countries. In southern Thailand, 1,900 people were hurt and many more were missing, local officials said. “I was having breakfast with my three children when water started filling my home. We had to leave everything and run to safety, ” said Chandra Theeravit, a local Thai woman.
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Read for the main idea
The Text The Summary
Thousands of people are still missing, and the number of deaths is expected to grow even higher over the next few days. Foreign aid is being organised for the tsunami-hit countries. However, dangerous conditions and damaged roads will make it difficult to deliver food and supplies. 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.
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Let’s summarize.
The Text The Summary
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News Article
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who, what, when, where
(Optional) why
message presented with a quote
newsworthy details in order of time or importance
(Optional) restatement or extension
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6,500 people, a tsunami, yesterday, Indonesia, India, Thailand, …
(Optional) caused by the earthquake
“…we had to leave everything…”
Situation in Sri Lanka, Indian, Thailand, etc.
The number of deaths expected to grow …
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6500 people, a tsunami, yesterday, Indonesia, India, Thailand, …
(Optional) caused by the earthquake
“…we had to leave everything…”
Situation in Sri Lanka, Indian, Thailand, etc.
The number of deaths expected to grow
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.
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Read for Methods
While-writing
part 2
Practice 1: Identify the main idea of a paragraph.
(2017课标全国II, C)
Terrafugia Inc. said Monday that its new flying car has completed its first flight, bringing the company closer to its goal of selling the flying car within the next year. The vehicle—named the Transition—has two seats, four wheels and wings that fold up so it can be driven like a car. The Transition, which flew at 1,400 feet for eight minutes last month,
can reach around 70 miles per hour on the road and 115 in the air. It flies using a
23-gallon tank of gas and burns 5 gallons per hour in the air. On the ground, it gets
35 miles per gallon.
What is the paragraph mainly about
A.The basic data of the Transition. B.The advantages of flying cars.
C.The potential market for flying cars. D.The designers of the Transition.
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Read forthe Methods
(2019课标全国I, D)
Popularity is a well-explored subject in social psychology. Mitch Prinstein, a professor of clinical psychology sorts the popular into two categories: the likable and the status seekers. The likables’ plays-well-with-others qualities strengthen schoolyard friendships, jump-start interpersonal skills and, when tapped early, are employed ever after in life and work. Then there’s the kind of popularity that appears in adolescence: status born of power and even dishonorable behavior.
topic sentence
Topic: the word that appears repetitively
What is the paragraph mainly about
A.The classification of the popular. B.The characteristics of adolescents.
C.The importance of interpersonal skills. D.The causes of dishonorable behavior.
Practice 1: Identify the main idea of a paragraph.
Read forthe Methods
(P1) The earthquake that hit San Francisco on April 18 shook down hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of walls and chimneys. But the fire that followed burned up hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth of buildings and homes. Never before in history has a city been so completely destroyed. San Francisco is gone. The factories, the great stores and newspaper buildings, the hotels, and the great houses of the rich are all gone.
(P1) One sentence:
San Francisco was hit by two disasters on April 18: the earthquake and the fire that followed.
The story of an eyewitness
Details are omitted.
Practice 2: Shorten a paragraph.
Read forthe Methods
(P2) On Wednesday morning at quarter past five came the earthquake. A moment later, the disaster was a fact. South of Market Street, in the working-class neighborhoods and in the factories, fires started. Within an hour of the first quake, the smoke could be seen 100 miles away. The sun was red in the dark sky. There was no stopping the fires. The firefighters to whom the task was given did their best but there was no way to organise or communicate. The railway tracks were now useless and there was no water in water pipes. All of the ways man had made to keep the city safe were gone in the 30 seconds the earth moved.
(P2) One sentence:
The disaster caused great damage to the city.
Details are omitted.
Practice 2: Shorten a paragraph.
Read forthe Methods
Read the next two paragraphs on page 92 and write one sentence summary for each of them.
(P3) One sentence:
The writer described the event from a ship on the bay.
(P4) One sentence:
People behaved well and there was no fighting or pushing.
Practice 2: Shorten a paragraph.
Read forthe Methods
(P1) San Francisco was hit by two disasters on April 18: the earthquake and the fire that followed.
(P2) The disaster caused great damage to the city.
(P1) San Francisco was struck/beaten by two disasters on April 18: the earthquake and the fire that followed.
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(P1) Two disasters hit San Francisco on April 18: the earthquake and the fire that followed.
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(P2) The disasters brought tremendous loss to the city.
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(P1) San Francisco was hit by two disasters on April 18: the earthquake and the fire that caused by the earthquake.
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Practice 3: Make your own sentences.
Read forthe Methods
(P3) The writer described the event from a ship on the bay.
(P4) People behaved well and there was no fighting or pushing.
(P3) Jack London described the event from a ship on the bay.
(P3) The writer described the event from a ship in the harbour.
(P4) People were well-behaved/orderly/civil and there was no fighting or pushing.
(P4) People behaved well. No fighting or pushing was seen/occurred.
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rephrase
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Practice 3: Make your own sentences.
Read forthe Methods
Build sentences to a paragraph.
Two disasters hit San Francisco on April 18: the earthquake and the fire that followed. They brought tremendous loss to the city. However, people were well-behaved and there was no fighting or pushing. Jack London described the event from a ship in the harbour.
Read the Template
use pronoun
use conjunction
cohesion and coherence
rearrange the sentences
Post-writing
part 3
Let’s summarize.
who, what, when, where
(Optional) why
message presented with a quote
newsworthy details in order of time or importance
(Optional) restatement or extension
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Details
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Let’s summarize:Summary Writing
Step 1: find the main idea of the paragraph
Step 2: make your own sentences
Step 3: build the sentences together
Topic
Change words or phrases
More general or specific
Change voice or part of speech
Topic sentence
Use pronoun
Use conjunction
高考真题链接: Shorten the paragraph into one sentence.
(2019浙江 6月)
Parents everywhere praise their kids. Jenn Berman, author of The A to Z Guide to Raising Happy and Confident Kids, says, “We’ve gone to the opposite extreme of a few decades ago when parents tended to be more strict.” By giving kids a lot of praise, parents think they’re building their children’s confidence, when, in fact, it may be just the opposite. Too much praise can backfire and, when given in a way that’s insincere, make kids afraid to try new things or take a risk for fear of not being able to stay on top where their parents praise has put them.
Reference: The children are praised by their parents all over the world.