1、 Unit FourReading for WritingTeaching ProcessWrite a SummaryReading for Writing3214Teaching ObjectivesTo be able to learn words with pictures and videos.To be able to use the restrictive relative clause to describe pictures and write a summary.To be able to grasp the reading style and the structure.
2、To be able to write a summary!Suggested gamesOption 1Cowboys:a game to help review words/their meaningsHow does it work?Suggested gamesOption 2This natural disaster1.can be violent enough to toss people around and destroy whole cities;2.the shallower it is,the more damage to structures it causes;3.r
3、esults from the sudden release of energy in the Earths crust.Suggested gamesOption 3(a reversed version of Option 2)The one picked out(volunteering)faces the class,back to the blackboard.Others use verbal/body language to give clues without mentioning any part of the word.tsunamiNow lets read the pi
4、ctures.Describe the pictures with proper phrases or one word expressions.earthquake flooddroughttornadohurricanemudflowlandslide forest fireEstablished goals:After studying the article,students will acquire some knowledge about natural disasters and apply what they have learned to make surveys to kn
5、ow more natural disasters and get a deeper understanding between human beings and nature.disastersfloodWords related to disastersdisastersfloodearthquake drought volcanic eruptiontornadohurricane mudflow landslidetsunami forest fire 地震地震洪水洪水干旱干旱龙卷风龙卷风滑坡；山崩滑坡；山崩海啸海啸森林火灾森林火灾洪水洪水干旱干旱飓风飓风泥石流泥石流火山喷发火山喷发W
6、hich of the disasters in the Key Words do you think are:caused by people?made worse by people?natural?droughts,earthquakes,floods,forest fires,hurricanes,landslides,tsunamis,typhoons,volcanic eruptionsWrite down your answer in your worksheet.Key Words:Disasters Disasters caused by people:Disasters m
7、ade worse by people:Natural Disasters:forest firesdrought,flood,tsunami,typhoons,hurricanes droughts,earthquakes,floods,landslides,tsunami,typhoons,volcanic eruptions,forest fires,hurricanes Write down your answer in your worksheet.Task 1What happened in the picture?What is it mainly about?Read quic
8、kly to find the information about the questions.1.When did the tsunami happen?2.What caused the tsunami?3.Why would it be difficult to deliver food and supplies?ReadingTask 2On 26 December 2004.The strong earthquake that reached a magnitude of 9.0.Because of the dangerous conditions and damaged road
9、s.reading strategies 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.Read quickly to find the information about it.Task 3Write asummary3.place2.time1.date4.event5.effect6.followingevents Read the passage to
10、 decide a summary paragraph,telling what they are.date:time:place:event:cause:effect:following events:ReadingTask 3 Read the passage to decide a summary paragraph,telling what they are.date:place:event:cause:effect:following events:ReadingTask 3On 26 December 2004.A tsunami killed more than 6,500 to
11、urists,fishermen and other locals.The damage caused by the tsunami.In Southeast Asia.Thousands of people are missing and the number of deaths is expected to grow.is making it difficult for rescue workers to help the survivors.Read the summary of the news report.Check the main points it includes.Summ
12、ary：On 26 December 2004,a tsunami killed more than 6,500 tourists,fishermen and 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.date:place:even
13、t:event:effect:effect:cause:following events:Answer these questions.Reading 1.What are the causes of so many natural disasters in recent years?2.If the natural disasters continue to occur frequently,what the world will be like?(yourself,other people,animals,plants,society,the world)3.What can we do
14、in front of natural disasters?(in short term and long term)Task 4Follow the steps below to write a summary for the text on page 50.1.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 28 July,1976.Task 52.Wri
15、te down the main idea of each paragraph based on the details above.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
16、examples.Task 5Performance Task:Make a survey about the Nepal earthquake and analyze the causes of the damages of Nepal Earthquake in a group of 4.Your presentation should use concise language and vivid pictures.Task 6Group evaluationGroupGroupPPTPPT（clearclear）（1515分）分）CommunicationCommunication（20
17、20分）分）LogicLogic（2525分）分）Deep Deep thinkingthinking（4040分）分）1234567Writing with five levelsLevel A：BasicLevel B：ExpandedLevel C：for competitionLevel D：for readingLevel E：To be continuedLevel A：BasicLevel B：ExpandedLevel C：For competitionLevel D：For readingAssignment Questionnaire 1.Who do you see pl
18、aying computer games most often?2.Do you play computers?How often?A.Never.B.Seldom.C.An hour or so daily.D.More than an hour every day.3.When and where do you play computers?A.In class in the classroom.B.Out of class at school.C.Out of class during the day time.D.At home or in the computer room after school.4.Whats your parents reaction to your addiction to playing games?A.They dont care.BSometimes they stop me from doing it.C.They never let me do it at home.D.They let me do some after homework or exams.5.Can you share reasons of stopping playing computers?Good or bad ones._
