1、Unit 4 Natural DisastersReading for Writing课前准备:课本,学案。积累本,双色笔Live to tell:Raising Awareness,Reducing Mortality.United Nations international strategyFor Disaster Reduction(2016)1.crash 2.sweep3.sweep away4.wave5.strike 6.deliver7.summary8.effect9.lengthvt.&vi.碰撞;撞击n.撞车;碰撞vt.&vi.(swept,swept)打扫;清扫消灭;彻
2、底消除n.海浪;波浪vi.&vt.挥手;招手vi.&vt.(struck,struck/stricken)侵袭;突击;击打n.罢工;罢课;袭击vt.&vi.递送,传达 vt.发表n.总结;概括;概要n.影响;结果;效果n.长;长度 More than 6500 people were killedWho The tsunami caused over 6500 people deaths and caused great damage to buildings,cars and roads.What On 26 December,2004,When The tsunami was caused
3、 by a powerful earthquake.Why In Indonesia,India,Thailand,Malaysia,and at least four other countries.Where Foreign aid is organized,but supplies are difficult to deliver because of the damaged roads.HowRead and find out the five Ws and one H of the reading material:Read the text on page 54 and then
4、choose the best answer.1Whats the main idea of the passage?ASomething about the most powerful tsunami in Asia.BThe cause of the most powerful tsunami in Asia.CThe loss of the most powerful tsunami in Asia.DHow to rescue ourselves in times of disaster.2What caused the tsunami?AHurricane BTyphoon CFlo
5、od DEarthquake3What is a magnitude of the earthquake that happened on December 27,2004?A7.0 B9.0 C7.5 D64Why was food and supplies hard to deliver?ABecause there were not enough food and supplies.BBecause rescue teams dared not go.CBecause conditions were hard and roads were destroyed.DBecause gover
6、nments didnt organize rescue teams.ADBCdatetimeplaceeventcauseeffectfollowing eventsRead the summary of the news report.Check the main points it includes.Summary:On 26 December 2004,a tsunami killed more than 6,500 tourists,fishermen,and other locals in Southeast Asia.Thousands of people are missing
7、 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.What is a summary?A summary is a shortstatement of main points.A summary paragraph tellsthe main ideas and the mostimportant information of alonger passage.b
8、e expected to do s.th=be projected to do s.th 预期会Follow up the steps below write a summary for the text on page 50.Step 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 23 July 1976._._._.northeastern H
9、ebeiMore than 400,000 people were killed or badly injured.Nearly everything in the city was destroyed.The government and the soldiers came and began rescuing and rebuilding the cityFollow up the steps below write a summary for the text on page 50.Step 2.Write down the main idea of each paragraph bas
10、ed on the details above.Strange things happened in the countryside before the earthquake.Para1:An earthquake hit Tangshan,China at 3:42 a.m.on 28 July 1976.Para2:Nearly everything in the city was destroyed.Para3:Hope was not lost.Para4:Tangshan began to revive itself and get back up on its feet agai
11、n.Para5:Step 3.Organize the ideas and draft your summary.Pay attention to the following: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.Step 4.Exchange drafts.Use the checklist to g
12、ive feedback on your partners 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 correct tenses?Step 5.Get yo
13、ur draft back and revise it.A possible versionAn earthquake hit Tangshan,China at 3:42 a.m.on 28 July 1976.Before the earthquake,strange things happened in the countryside.The number of people who were killed or badly injured in the quake was more than 400,000 and nearly everything in the city was d
14、estroyed.But hope was not lost.Soldiers,doctors,nurses and workers were sent to help the city.Food and water were brought into the city.Slowly,Tangshan began to revive itself and now the new city has become a home to more than seven million people with great improvements in transportation,industry a
15、nd environment.概要写作一、题型特点 概要写作是一种阅读和写作要求并重的英语高考新题型。概要写作提供一篇350词以内的短文,要求考生在对原文阅读后根据其内容写出一篇60词左右的内容概要。概要所用语句既要用词准确、结构合理、语意连贯、不得抄写原文,又要能完全概括出文章的中心大意。二、注意事项1.词数要限制在60词左右,上下限不得超过10个单词。2.要根据文章的体裁特点进行概要写作。3.人称和时态要与所给文章中的人称和时态保持一致,但必要时也可变换成第三人称。4.写作时尽可能地使用复合句,必要时可转换词性,不得完全照搬、照抄原文。1表示文章的内容以及研究目的This paper is
16、 aimed at/covers/mainly deals with.The article focuses on the topic of.This article/passage mainly tells(a story)about.This passage mainly deals with/discusses/explores.This essay presents knowledge that.This paper provides/gives an overview of.In this passage(about.),the author.The author began the
17、 essay/passage by telling/presenting.First/Firstly/In the beginning/In the first part,the author argues/explains/mentions/states/points out(that).2表示研究的结论The result showed that.The author found that.It was concluded that.Finally/As a conclusion,the author concludes/adds/stresses that.Finally,the aut
18、hor summarizes that.3表示观点或建议The author suggests/considers that.As far as the author is concerned,.In the authors view,.【四步成文】阅读下面短文,根据其内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要。Many years ago,when I was fresh out of school,I was driving to my parents s home in Missouri for Christmas.I stopped at a gas station about 50 miles
19、from Oklahoma City.While I was standing in line at the cash register(收款台),I said hello to an older couple who were also paying for gas.I took off,but had gone only a few miles when black smoke poured from the back of my car.I stopped and wondered what I should do.A car pulled up behind me.It was the
20、 couple.They said they would take me.We chatted and when I got out of the car,the husband gave me his business card.I wrote them a thank-you note.Soon afterward,I received a Christmas present from them.Their note that came with it said that helping me had made their holidays meaningful.Years later,I
21、 drove to a meeting in the morning.In the late afternoon I found that Id left the lights on all day and the battery was dead.Then I noticed that the Friendly Ford dealership was right next door.I walked over and found two salesmen in the showroom.“Just how friendly is Friendly Ford?I asked and expla
22、ined my trouble.They quickly drove a pickup truck to my car and started it.They would accept no payment,so later,I wrote them a note to say thanks.I received a letter back from one of the salesmen.No one had ever written him and say thank you,and it meant a lot,he said.“Thank you”-two powerful words
23、.Theyre easy to say and mean so much.第一步:归纳主旨大意概要写作的第一步便是通读全文,进而提取主旨大意即有关文章的主要内容或作者在该文中的观点或主张。主旨大意:本文是一篇记叙文,作者用自己两次亲身经历说明向别人表示感谢的重要性。短文结构分析:全文分为三个部分第一部分(第一、二段):作者与一对夫妇偶遇,当车出现故障时得到那对夫妇的帮助,作者表示感谢,那对夫妇说给予帮助让他们的假日过得有意义。第二部分(第三、四段):作者的车出现故障,得到修理人员的无偿帮助,作者写信表示感谢,他们回信说这对他们来说很重要。第三部分(第五段):表示感谢非常重要。【四步成文】第一步
24、:归纳主旨大意(含段落大意)第二步:提炼关键词汇 第三步:合并和改写 第四步:核查成文 Part 1:1._when black smoke poured from the back of his car.2.The author _to the couple.3.The couple said that _the author had made_.Part 2:4.Two salesmen _when there was something wrong with his car.5._wrote them a note to_.6.One of the salesmen wrote back
25、,saying it_.Part 3:7._was easy but_.第二步:提炼关键词 meant so muchA couple offered the author helpwrote a thank-you note helpingtheir holidays meaningful gave the author a hand The authorsay thanks meant a lotSaying“thank you”;第三步:合并和改写1.要点1和4 合并:The author told us two of his experiences of being helped by
26、 the strangers,who had given him a hand when there was something wrong with his car.改写:In this passage,the author described two of his experiences_ by the strangers.2.要点2和5 合并:During the two experiences,the author wrote thank-you notes to the strangers.改写:During the two experiences,the author expres
27、sed_ the strangers.3.要点3、6和7合并:Through the two experiences,he realized that saying thank you was easy but very meaningful.改写:Through the two experiences,he realized that saying thank you was easy but_.meant so muchwhere he was helpedhis thanks to第四步:核查成文核查连贯性,优先考虑使用最短连接词(but,then,later,finally,besid
28、es,thus,therefore,yet);核查标点和语法;核查词数,并最终连句成文。In this passage,the author described two of his experiences where he was helped by the strangers.(要点1)And during the two experiences,the author expressed his thanks to the strangers who had given him a hand when there was something wrong with his car.(要点2)
29、Through the two experiences,he realized that saying thank you was easy but meant so much.(要点3)阅读下面短文,根据其内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要。Nowadays the business of fast food is developing at a rapid speed.Have you ever thought twice before deciding to eat fast food?Even if it is easy to buy and cheap,the risks outweig
30、h the five minutes of satisfaction that fast food brings.There are many risks when it comes to eating food thats made in just a few seconds.What you eat can affect your health.People who are addicted to fast food are more likely to suffer from various life-threatening diseases.Obesity(肥胖)can come wh
31、en fast food is bought often.Fast food is made from a lot of fats and high calories.If it isnt removed,then you can grow to become obese.Even a small quantity of fast food contains many calories.People are fooled by its appearance and they tend to eat more.Thus,without knowing,they consume a lot of
32、calories.Whats worse,obesity isnt the only risk.Heart disease is also a danger.The more fats,sugar and salt you eat,the weaker your heart can grow.Another concern for most consumers is that they cant keep track of the sources of the food supplies in fast food restaurants.They never know about the li
33、ving conditions of the animals killed for meat in those restaurants,like cows,pigs,and chickens.A recent study has suggested that bacteria have been found in about 38%fast food.Even some soft drinks are now infected by food-borne illnesses that usually come from meat.Although fast food is one of the
34、 easiest and cheapest ways of eating,the health risks arent worth your life,and risking your life for something that isnt good for you could cost thousands of dollars in hospital bills.It is important to eat healthily and make good choices when deciding what to put in your body.Dont be lazy and pick
35、 up fast food on your way home from work.参考范文Despite its popularity,fast food is the origin of various risks.(要点1)Fast food has a negative influence on people s health,leading to serious illnesses,like obesity and heart disease.(要点2)Besides,the sources of fast food can be another potential health threat to its consumers.(要点3)Considering the risks,it is essential to keep a healthy diet and make careful choices before eating.(要点4)
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