Unit 4 Earthquakes Writing 课件（28张PPT）

(共28张PPT)
Unit 4 writing
Have you ever read any English newspaper or chinese newspaper? What are they?
Discussion:
What kind of
newspaper
do you usually read?
China daily
21 century
New York Times
Washington post
English weekly
……
Which would you prefer, English newspaper or Chinese newspaper? Why?
an interesting title that
tells the reader what your topic is

Headline
Main ideas
Details
Do you know what an outline is?
outline
Questions
Why an outline is important?
What should an outline conclude?
Why a headline is important?
What are the steps to finish a newspaper story?
What is the feature of the newspaper story?
Why an outline is important?
Because an outline will prepare you to write a better story.
What should an outline conclude?
A good outline should have a headline, a list of main idea and a list of important details.
Why a headline is important?
A headline can tell the reader what the topic is, so it can attract the reader’s attention since the reader may not have bought the newspaper before they read the headline.

What are the steps to finish a newspaper story?
First, organize the main ideas. Next, put some details into each paragraph.
What is the feature of the newspaper story?
A newspaper story gives the most important news first and the least important news last.

Read the example of a newspaper
story on P31.

How many parts is the story divided?
Find the headline, main ideas and details of each paragraph.

Headline :
Main ideas
Details
outline

important
The most important news first
the least important news last
Headline c
Main ideas
Details
Headline Cyclists ready to go on the road for blind kids.
Main ideas
Details
Headline Cyclists ready to go on the road for blind kids.
Main ideas From July 5 to 28, a team of cyclists know as Bikers for the Blind will ride their bikes 1,888 km from Lijiang, Yunnan Province, to Lhasa, Tibet.
Details
Headline Cyclists ready to go on the road for blind kids.
Main ideas From July 5 to 28, a team of cyclists know as Bikers for the Blind will ride their bikes 1,888 km from Lijiang, Yunnan Province, to Lhasa, Tibet.
Details meeting, purpose:hope to raise money to help blind children, members: countries, ages, before their trip
Example of newspaper story
China leads world in traffic death
Experts say that road traffic accidents are on the rise and China ranks first in the world in traffic death tolls. Worldwide Statistics show that the global traffic accident death toll amounted to 500,000 in 2003, with the largest share,104,000 reported in China, followed by India with 86,000, the U.S. with 40,000, and Russia with 26,000, said Duan Liren , former deputy director of the Beijing Traffic Management Bureau. Road accidents are
the seventh leading killer in China.
Here is some information about the serious typhoon in China in 10th, August, 2006. you are a student reporter for the 21st century Newspaper. Read the following information carefully, and write a report.
Events:Super typhoon in 50 years hit C China.
Places: Coastal cities in ZheJiang and FuJian, Such as Wenzhou and Fuding.
Damage: Hundreds killed; thousands facing a homeless life;property damage.
Aid: The army; All the country giving money and help to the areas.
Typhoon Saomei！
Before; Calm
Rain
wind; motorbike; tricycle
House; ruins; destroy
pole; electricity; because of
Roads; collapse(坍塌)
injure; lose one's life
army; rescue; trap

过渡句
过渡句
过渡句
过渡句
工
What's worse
1. It is always calm before a storm.
2. It seemed that the world was at an end.
3. All hope was not lost.





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1. Typhoon in china------- Saomei
2. Brief introduction about typhoon
3. What are the causes of typhoon? What about the results?
4. What are the predictions of typhoon? What happens during a typhoon?
5. Measures taken before a typhoon
6. Safety tips
7. The problems people face in the stricken area
8. After a typhoon, what should we do to help the people in the stricken area