1、 1. To read the news report to find out five Ws and one H 2. To organize the structure of a summary 3. To write a summary How to write a summary: What 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
2、passage. What elements should be contained in a summary? Five Ws and one H (who, what, where, when, why, and how) n. 总结；概括总结；概括 TSUMANI HITS ASIA: OVER 6,500 DEAD Read and find out the five Ws and one H of the reading material: whowhatwherewhenwhyhow Reading for Detailed Information More than 6,500
3、people were killed A powerful tsunami crashed Along the coastli nes across Asia Sunday, 26 Decem ber Caused by a powerful earthqua ke Unexpec tedly and terribly Read the news report released the day after a tsunami and answer the questions on page 54. TSUMANI HITS ASIA: OVER 6,500 DEAD 1 When did th
4、e tsunami happen? 2 What caused the tsunami? 3 Why would it be difficult to deliver food and supplies? It happened around 7:00 am Sunday, 26 December 2004. The huge waves were caused by the strong earthquake that reached a magnitude of 9.0. Because dangerous conditions and damaged roads would make i
5、t difficult to deliver food and supplies. n. 海浪；波浪海浪；波浪 Read the summary of the news report. Check the main points it includes. datetime place eventcauseeffect following event Read and check n. 影响；结果影响；结果 Follow the steps below to write a summary for the text on page 50. Reading for Writing Step 1.
6、Write a list of the main details. Step 2. Write down the main idea of each paragraph. Step 3. Organize the ideas and draft your summary. Step 4. Exchange drafts and give feedback on your partners draft. Step 1. Read the text and write a list of the main details. Strange things happened in the countr
7、yside before the earthquake. An earthquake hit _ China on 23 July 1976. _ _. _ _. _ _. northeastern Hebei More 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 city Step 2. Write
8、down the main idea of each paragraph based on the details above. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Strange things happened in the countryside before the earthquake. A terrible earthquake hit Tangshan and two thirds of the people who lived there were dead or injured. The city was almost destroyed through two big earthqu
9、akes. _ _ _ _ The soldiers and the doctors began surviving work right after the quakes. Tangshan got the support of the government and began to breathe again. 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 ori
10、ginal text. Write down the key supporting points for the topic. Do not include unimportant details or examples. n. 长；长度长；长度 Step 4. Exchange 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? Does the summary include o
11、nly 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? Peer evaluation 1. Give a mark to your partners draft. (Highest for 25 scores) 2. Get your draft back and revise it. 3. Put up your
12、summary in the classroom or read it to the class. 1. The most powerful earthquake in the past 40 years caused a tsunami that crashed into coastlines across Asia yesterday crash (to have an accident in a car, plane etc by violently hitting something else) vt. & vi. 碰撞；撞击碰撞；撞击 n. 撞车；碰撞撞车；碰撞 eg Its sti
13、ll unclear what caused the car crash. (翻译翻译) 造成撞车事故的原因仍然不清楚。造成撞车事故的原因仍然不清楚。 He drove after drinking and crashed his car into a wall.(翻译翻译) 他酒后驾车，把车撞到了墙上。他酒后驾车，把车撞到了墙上。 2. and cars were swept away by huge waves sweep vt. & vi. (swept, swept) 打扫；清扫打扫；清扫 (to clean the dust, dirt etc from the floor or g
14、round, using a brush with a long handle) eg Bert swept the path in front of the house.(翻译翻译) 伯特清扫了屋前的小路。伯特清扫了屋前的小路。 sweep away 消灭；彻底消除消灭；彻底消除 (to completely destroy something or make something disappear) eg A sudden feeling of grief(悲痛；忧伤悲痛；忧伤) swept all my anger away.(翻译翻译) 一阵突如其来的悲伤使我的怒气全消。一阵突如其来的
15、悲伤使我的怒气全消。 3. The undersea quake struck around 7:00 a.m. strike vi. & vt. (struck, struck/ stricken) 侵侵 袭；突击；击打袭；突击；击打 (to hit or fall against the surface of something) eg Another hurricane struck the coastal town last night. As the old saying goes, strike while the iron is hot. n. 罢工；罢课；袭击罢工；罢课；袭击
16、(a period of time when a group of workers deliberately stop working because of a disagreement about pay, working conditions etc) eg The farm workers strike is in its third week. After the air strike, the whole city was in ruins. 【即学即练即学即练】根据汉语意思完成下列句子，根据汉语意思完成下列句子， 每空一词。每空一词。 1) 老师进来的时候，学生们在敲打课桌。老师进
17、来的时候，学生们在敲打课桌。 The students _ _ _ _ when the teacher came in. 2) 没过多久这个地方再次遭受了洪水的袭击。没过多久这个地方再次遭受了洪水的袭击。 It was not long before _ _ _ _ _ _ _ again. were striking their desks this area was struck by a flood 4. However, dangerous conditions and damaged roads will make it difficult to deliver food and
18、supplies. deliver vt. & vi. 递送；传达递送；传达 to take goods, letters, packages etc to a particular place or person eg We deliver your order to your door. (翻译翻译) 我们送货上门。我们送货上门。 vt. 发表发表 to make a speech etc to a lot of people eg The king delivered a speech to the nation on Nov 5th. (翻译翻译) 国王在国王在11月月5日向全国发表了讲话。日向全国发表了讲话。 1. Polish your summary you wrote in class. 2. Find an article to write a summary by yourself.
