(共26张PPT)
UNIT 4 NATURAL DISASTERS Reading for writing
必修第一册
Report natural disasters
Describe natural disasters
Write a summary
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disasters
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Discussing useful structures
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Opening page
Listening and speaking
Listening and talking
Reading and thinking
Expanding your world（WB）
Reading for writing
Writing a summary of
a news report
Reading and writing（WB）
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.
Step 1. Lead-in
What disaster is it
Tsunami
A tsunami is an extremely large _______ in the sea. It is often caused by an ______________ or undersea volcanic eruptions. It can cause great __________.
wave
earthquake
damage
What is the kind of text type
A. Narration(记叙文）
B. Exposition(说明文）
C. A news report
Step 2. While-reading
Headline （新闻报纸）标题
Date
Lead （导语）
Body
End
Let’s learn about the structure of a news report.
Reporter
Function？
Headline:tells what the story is about
Date: tells the time
Lead: includes who, what, when, where, why and how
Body: contains more information and details
End: gives something to think about
Reporter:
shows who wrote the story
The functions of Headline, date, reporter, lead…
The most powerful earthquake in the past 40 years caused a tsunami that crashed into coastlines across Asia yesterday, killing more than 6500 people in Indonesia, India, Thailand, Malaysia, and at least four other countries.
Read the lead
What happened
Where did it happen
When did it happen
Why did it happen
How many people were killed
event
place
time
cause
numbers
How many people were killed
Why did it happen
When did it happen
Where did it happen
What happened
On 26 Dec. 2004
Southeast Asia
a tsunami
The most powerful earthquake caused a tsunami
More than 6500 people
News report
Read the body
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.
What has been damaged
Fishermen, tourists, hotels, homes, cars and so on.
Read the body
The number of the injured/affected
One million people
1900 hurt, many more missing
Read the end——following events
impact of the tsunami
the rescue work
positive
negative
foreign aid
negative
1. dangerous conditions
2. damaged roads
The number of deaths and missing is expected to grow even higher.
Read for writing—work in pairs
The tsunami caused by an earthquake and its damage
Paragraph 2
Serious damage to South Asia
The following events and the rescue
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 3
Main idea of each paragraph
Write a summary
On 26 December 2004, a tsunami killed more than 6,500 tourists，fishermen and many 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.
Date
event
place
effect
cause
P55
Step 3. Pre-writing
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.
How to write a summary
What main points should be contained in a summary
It includes time, place, event, cause, effect, following events.
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.
How to write a summary
What main points should be contained in a summary
It includes time, place, event, cause, effect, following events.
Part 1 (para. ___)
Part 2 (para. ___)
Part 3 (para. ___)
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2-3
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Signs before the earthquake
Damage during the earthquake
Revival after the earthquake
Skim the passage and match the main idea of each part.
P55
1)Read the text and write a list of the main details.
Strange things happened in the countryside before the earthquake.
An earthquake hit____________China on 28 July 1976.
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______________________________________________________
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Before the earthquake
More than 400,000 people
2. Nearly everything in the city was
During the earthquake
After the earthquake
came and began rescuing and rebuilding the city.
Tangshan
were killed or badly injured.
destroyed.
The army, doctors and nurses, workers
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Step 1. Lead-in
Step4 . While-reading
Strange things were happening in the countryside of northeastern Hebei. For several days, the water in the village wells rose and fell, rose and fell. There were deep cracks that appeared in the well walls. At least one well had some smelly gas coming out of it. Chickens and even pigs were too nervous to eat, and dogs refused to go inside buildings. Mice ran out of the fields looking for places to hide, and fish jumped out of the water. At about 3:00 a.m., on 28 July1976, bright lights were seen in the sky outside of the city of Tangshan and loud noises were heard. But the city's one million people were asleep as usual that night.
At 3:42 a.m., everything began to shake. It seemed as if the world were coming to an end! Eleven kilometres directly below the city, one of the most deadly earthquakes of the 20th century had begun, a quake that even caused damage more than 150 kilometres away in Beijing. Nearly one third of the whole nation felt it! A huge crack, eight kilometres long and 30 metres wide, cut across houses, roads and waterways. Hard hills of rock became rivers of dirt. In less than one minute, a large city lay in ruins.
Two thirds of the people who lived there were dead or injured. Thousands of children were left without parents.The number of people who were killed or badly injured in the quake was more than 400,000. Everywhere survivors looked, there was nothing but ruins. Nearly everything in the city was destroyed. About 75 percent of the city's factories and buildings, 90 percent of its homes, and all of its hospitals were gone. Bricks covered the ground like red autumn leaves, but no wind could blow them away. Most bridges had fallen or were not safe to cross. The railway trackes were now useless pieces of metal. Tens of thousands of cows,hundreds of thousands of pigs, and millions of chickens were dead. Sand now filled the wells instead of water. People were in shock-and then, later that afternoon, another bit quake shook Tangshan again. Even more buildings fell down. Water, food, and electricity were hard to get. People began to wonder how long the disaster would last.
para.1: Warning signs before the earthquakes
para.2: The ________ of the big earthquake
para.3: The immediate _____ of the earthquake.
happening
effects
Write down the main idea of each paragraph based on the details above.
But hope was not lost. Soon after the quakes, 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 whose homes had been destroyed. Hundreds of thousands of people were helped. Water and food were brought into the city by train, truck, and plane. Slowly, the city began to breathe again.
Tangshan started to revive itself and get back up on its feet. With strong support from the government and the tireless efforts of the city's people, a new Tangshan was built upon the earthquake ruins. The new city has become a home to more than seven million people, with great improvements in transportation, industry, and environment. Tangshan city has proved to China and the rest of the world that in times of disaster, people must unify and show the wisdom to stay positive and rebuild for a brighter future.
para.4: The _______ work.
para.5: The _______ of the city.
rescue
revival
Date(time) + event + place + effect + cause + following event
pay attention to the following tips.
·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 a summary ——Group work（ discussion ）
How to write a summary about the reading part “The Night the Earth Didn’t Sleep”
Exchange drafts. Use the checklist to give feedback on your partner's draft.
√Does the summary give you a clear idea of what the text is about
√Does 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 the correct tenses
Write a summary ——Group work（ discussion ）
For several days, strange things occurred in the countryside of north eastern Hebei. Then, on 28 July 1976, an earthquake hit Tangshan city. The city was greatly affected and nearly destroyed. Many people were killed or injured. The rescue work began soon after the quakes. Soldiers and medical workers arrived to find survivors and help the people who had lost everything. With strong support from the government and the tireless efforts of the people, a new Tangshan was built.
Step5 Post-writing Summary
Homework
CHINA TO THE RESCUE!
Write a summary for the text on Page 94.
Thank you
