1、 Reading For WritingUnit 4 Natural DisastersLead in What is a tsunami? What can happen to a city during a tsunami? Watch the video and express your ideas.Lead in What is a tsunami? What can happen to a city during a tsunami? 1.when did the tsunami happen?2.What caused the tsunami?3.Why would it be d
2、ifficult to deliver food and supplies?4.what is the type of the text?1.When did the tsunami happen? It happened around 7:00 am Sunday, 26 December 2004.2.what caused the tsunami? A very powerful earthquake of 9.0-magnitude which happened under the sea off the west coast of Sumatra Island in Indonesi
3、a.3.Why would it be difficult to deliver food and supplies? Dangerous conditions and damaged roads will make it difficult to deliver food and supplies.4.what is the type of the text? A news report.Event:A tsunamitimeplacecausefollowing eventseffectdateAround 7:00 a.m.On 26 December 2004in Southeast
4、AsiaA strong earthquake of magnitude of 9.0Foreign aid, dangerous conditions and damaged roads will make it difficult to deliver food and suppliesMore than 6,500 people were killed; thousands of people were missingRead the summary of the news report. Check the main points it includes.Read and checkA
5、 summary is a short statement of main points. A summary paragraph tells the main ideas and the most important information of a longer passage.Figure out the summary of the news report.Check the main points it includes.On 26 December 2004, a tsunami killed more than 6,500 tourists，fishermen and many
6、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.口date 口time 口place 口event 口cause口 effect 口following eventsRead to sum updateplaceeventeffects
7、ummaryWrite a summary for the text called “the night the earth didnt sleep.Read the text and complete the main details.1. Strange things happened in the countryside before the earthquake.2.An earthquake hit _ China on 28 July 1976.3.The number of people who were killed or badly injured in the quake
8、was more than 400,0004.Nearly everything in the city was destroyed.5. Soldiers and workers came to help the survivors.6. With strong support from the government and the tireless efforts of the citys people, a new Tangshan was built upon the earthquake ruins. TangshanA summary should be around one th
9、ird the length of the original text. Include main points such as date,place,event.Do not include unimportant details.Add some linking words to make your summary more fluently.Change the order of some phrases and sentences to make it logically.Do not just copy the original text.Eg. watching the movie
10、 , they went to bed.Eg. The movie is interesting. I watched a movie yesterday. Tips After Strange things happened in the countryside before the earthquake. An earthquake hit Tangshan city on 28 July 1976. The number of people who were killed or badly injured in the quake was more than 400,000. Nearl
11、y everything in the city was destoryed. Soldiers and workers came to help the survivors. With strong support from the government and the tireless efforts of the citys people, a new Tangshan was built upon the earthquake ruins.took place/occurredFor several days,Checklist Does your summary have a cle
12、ar idea of the text? Does your summary include the most important information of the text? Is your summary the proper length? Are there any spelling errors in your summary? Do you use correct tenses?summary For several days, strange things occurred in the countryside of northeastern Hebei. Then, on
13、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.
