1、1.To read the news report to find out five Ws and one H2.To organize the structure of a summary3.To write a summaryHow 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 passage.Wh
2、at 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 DEADRead and find out the five Ws and one H of the reading material:whowhatwherewhenwhyhowReading for Detailed InformationMore than 6,500 people were killedA powerf
3、ul tsunami crashedAlong the coastlines across Asia Sunday,26 December Caused by a powerful earthquakeUnexpectedly and terriblyRead the news report released the day after a tsunami and answer the questions on page 54.TSUMANI HITS ASIA:OVER 6,500 DEAD1 When did the tsunami happen?2 What caused the tsu
4、nami?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 it difficult to deliver food and supplies.n.海
5、浪;波浪海浪;波浪Read the summary of the news report.Check the main points it includes.datetimeplaceeventcauseeffectfollowing eventRead and checkn.影响;结果影响;结果Follow the steps below to write a summary for the text on page 50.Reading for WritingStep 1.Write a list of the main details.Step 2.Write down the main
6、 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 countryside before the earthquake.An earthquake hit _ China on 23 July 197
7、6._._._ _.northeastern HebeiMore 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 cityStep 2.Write down the main idea of each paragraph based on the details above._ _ _ _ _ _ _Stran
8、ge 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 earthquakes._ _ _ _The soldiers and the doctors began surviving work right after the quakes.T
9、angshan 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 original text.Write down the key supporting points for the topic.Do not include unimportant deta
10、ils or examples.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 only the most important information of the text?Is the summary the proper length?Are there any spelling or punctu
11、ation errors?Does the writer use the correct tenses?Peer evaluation1.Give a mark to your partners draft.(Highest for 25 scores)2.Get your draft back and revise it.3.Put up your summary in the classroom or read it to the class.1.Polish your summary you wrote in class.2.Find an article to write a summary by yourself.