1、Unit 4 Natural disasters Reading for writing Learn to write a summary Learn a news report about a tsunami Words and Phrases : emergency, calm, aid, kit, first, aid, etc. Goals 1 2 3 Tsunami Leading-in What disaster is it? What is a tsunami? A tsunami is a series of waves caused by earthquakes or und
2、ersea volcanic eruptions. Look and predict Before Reading Whats the passage mainly about? Tsunami hits Asia: over 6,500 dead By Robert Woodhouse Monday, 27 December 2004 The most powerful earthquake in the past 40 years caused a tsunami that crashed into coastlines across Asia yesterday, killing mor
3、e than 6,500 people in Indonesia. India, Thailand, Malaysia, and at 1east 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
4、coast of Indonesias Sumatra Island. In that area alone, at least 1,870 people were killed. While Reading In Sri Lanka, some 1,600 kilometers 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 s
5、aid 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 fil
6、ling my home. We had to leave everything and run to safety, said Chandra Theeravit, a local Thai woman. 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, dange
7、rous conditions and damaged roads will make it difficult to deliver food and supplies. 1. Read the news report released the day after a tsunami and answer the questions 1 When did the tsunami happen? 2 What caused the tsunami? 3 Why would it be difficult to deliver food and supplies? Monday, 27 Dece
8、mber 2004 An earthquake The road is damaged and the condition is dangerous After Reading 2. Read 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 peo
9、ple arc missing and the number of deaths is expected to grow. The damage caused by the tsunami is making it difficult for workers to help the survivors. date time place event cause effect following events 3. Follow the steps below to write a summary for the text on page 50. 1 Read the text and write
10、 a list of the main details. Strange things happened in the countryside before the earthquake. An earthquake hit _ China on 28 July 1976. _ _ _ Tangshan The whole city is in ruins The rescue team came in. Tangshan started to revive itself 2.Write down the main idea of each paragraph based on the det
11、ails above. Para1: Strange things happened in the countryside of Hebei, China. Para2: An earthquake hit Tangshan, and many people were killed or badly injured. Para3: The city was greatly affected and nearly destroyed. Para4: The rescue work began soon. Para5: Tangshan began to revive itself and get
12、 back up on its feet again. 3 Organise 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. Does the writer use corre
13、ct tenses? 4 Exchange drafts. Use the checklist to give feedback on your partner s draft. check 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 punc
14、tuation errors? Language points 例：昨晚他十多岁的儿子把他家的车撞坏了。 His teenage son _ last night. 1. The most powerful earthquake in the past 40 years caused a tsunami that crashed into coastlines across Asia yesterday, . 句意：昨日，40年来最强烈的地震引发海啸，重创亚洲沿海 地带。 crashed the family car Guessing: what are other meanings of “
15、crash”? 1. Listen to the thunder crash. 2. His company crashed last year. 3. The PC just crashed. n.撞击声，爆裂声 v.垮台，破产 v.（电脑）死机 v. 碰撞，撞击 sweep away sweep 打扫；清扫 sweep off 拂去，扫去你 sweep through 传遍 2. Fishermen, tourists, hotels, homes, and cars were swept away by huge waves caused by the strong earthquake
16、 that reached a magnitude of 9.0. 句意：渔民、游客、旅馆、房屋和汽车都被9.0级的强震所引 发的巨浪卷走。 例： 1. 我拂去一块墓碑平顶上的雨水。 I _ rainwater _ the flat top of a gravestone. 2. 一场流感正在莫斯科迅速传播。 A flu epidemic is _ Moscow. swept off sweeping through 消灭；彻底消除 达（到）特定水平（或数量、高度等） 3. .the number of deaths stood at 2,498, and one million more w
17、ere affected by the tsunami, government officials said. 例: 1. 银行利率为3%。 _.Interest rates stand at 3% v. 影响, 感染 2. 七百多万多人受到了干旱的影响。 More than seven million people _ by drought. have been affected 【拓展】affect / effect 辨析 例: 1. Large doses of artificial sweeteners may have an adverse _ on people. effect 2
18、. If Jim had been more independent, the divorce would not _ _ him as deeply.have affected 相同点相同点 不同点不同点 affect影响v. 着重影响的动作； effect影响n. affect=have an effect on Hearing that there was an emergency case, the doctor put down his chopsticks and left at once. 听说有急诊, 医生撂下筷子就走。 They took the emergency in t
19、heir stride. 他们轻而易举地处理了这一紧急情况。 emergent adj. 紧急的 4. emergency n. 紧急情况紧急情况 He was calm and concentrated in judging how to defeat his opponent. 他冷静沉着,聚精会神地判断如何打败对手。 He answered with a calm voice. 他以平静的声音回答。 5. calm adj. 平静的平静的 keep calm 保持冷静 calm down 冷静下来 A parcel weighing half a ton has just been delivered. 一个半吨重的包裹刚刚递送出去。 Ill deliver myself of an opinion at the meeting. 我将在会上发表意见。 6. deliver v. 递送；发表递送；发表 deliver a speech 发表演讲 deliver a baby 接生小孩 3. Review the whole unit 1. Recite new words and phrases. 2. Write a summary for the text on page 50. Bye-bye!
