1、Reading for WritingWrite a summaryUnit 4 Natural disasterWhat disaster is it?TsunamiA tsunami is a series of waves caused by earthquakes or undersea volcanic eruptions.Look and predictWhat genre（体裁）（体裁）of the text?What are the features（特点（特点）of news report?Timeliness（及时）（及时）Concise（简洁的）（简洁的）language
2、 Objective（客观的）（客观的）Read the text quickly and find out the organization of the news report.Headline-tells what the story is aboutByline（署名）-shows who wrote the story and when the event took placeLead-tells the most important facts(5Ws)Body-contains more information and detailsEnding-gives something
3、to think aboutThe headline should be brief and catch readers eye.Read the lead carefully and find out 5Ws.The most powerful earthquake in the past 40 years caused a tsunami that crashed into coastlines across Asia yesterday,killing more than 6,500 people in Indonesia,India,Thailand,Malaysia,and at l
4、east four other countries.whywhatwherewhenwho0101When did the tsunami happen?It happened on December 2004.Readanswer:0202What caused the tsunami?The most powerful earthquake in the past 40 years.0303Why would it be difficult to deliver fooa and supplies?Dangerous conditions and damaged roads will ma
5、ke it difficult to deliver food and supplies.Summary: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 res
6、cue workers to help the survivors.Read the summary of the news report.Check the main points it includes.datetimeplaceeventcauseeffectfollowing eventsEvaluate the summary by using the checklist below.Summary:On 26 December 2004,a tsunami killed more than 6500 tourists,fisherman,and other locals in So
7、utheast 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.Gather the main points that must be discussed.Use your own words.Keep it short and concise.Dont add personal opin
8、ions on the issue or topic.Write in present tense.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.3 Follow the steps below to write a summary for the text on page 50.1.Read the text and wr
9、ite a list of the main details.Strange things happened in the countryside before the earthquake.An earthquake hit _ China on 28 July 1976._._._.the city of TangshanNearly everything in the city was destroyed after the earthquakeTangshan started to revive with the governments support and peoples effo
10、rtsThe city began to breathe again with the help of rescue workers32.Write down the main idea of each paragraph based on the details above.Paragraph 1:_Paragraph 2:_Paragraph 3:_Paragraph 4:_Paragraph 5:_Strange things happened in the countryside of Hebei,China.An earthquake hit Tangshan,and many pe
11、ople were killed or badly injuredThe city was greatly affected and nearly destroyed.The rescue work began soon.Tangshan began to revive itself and get back up on its feet again.33.Organise the ideas and draft your summary.Pay attention to the following:Sample WritingSummary:An earthquake hit Tangsha
12、n China on 28 July 1976,and the number of people who were killed or badly injured in the quake was more than 400,000.There are warning signs before the quake.Then,nearly everything is destroyed and the whole city lies in ruins.Much rescue work brings the hope.Tangshan starts to revive with the gover
13、nments support and peoples efforts.event,place,datedatadetailconclusion34.Exchange the 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 sum
14、mary the proper length?Are there any spelling or punctuation errors?Does the writer use correct tenses?35.Get your draft back and revise it.Write a summary for the short text below.Volcanic eruption in CongoPeople are checking the damage caused by lava(熔岩)from the eruption of Mount Nyiragongo in Buh
15、ene,on the outskirts of Goma,Congo in the early hours of Sunday,May 23,2021.The volcanic eruption in eastern Congo last night has killed at least 32 people.With little warning,Mount Nyiragongo turned the dark sky fiery(似火的)red on Saturday night and then sent out lava into villages,destroying more th
16、an 500 homes,officials and survivors said.The volcanic eruption caused about 5,000 people to move from one neighborhood of Goma,a city of about 2 million people,across the nearby border into Rwanda.Another 25,000 sought refuge(寻求避难)to the northwest in Sake,the U.N.childrens agency said.Great sadness
17、,disbelief and fear hung over the area.Write a summary for the short text below.More than 170 children were still feared missing,and UNICEF officials said they were organizing transit centers(临时收容中心)to help children who were reportedly separated from their families in the wake of the disaster.“The p
18、opulation of Goma must avoid unnecessary travel,and also avoid visiting places that have been hit by lava from the volcano because the lava is harmful.”Joseph Makundi,head of Civil Protection for the North Kivu Province said.He also said the volcano remains active and earthquakes are being recorded,
19、calling on the population to remain alert.Sample Writing:Summary:Mount Nyiragongo,on the outskirts of Goma,Congo erupted overnight on May 22,2021 with little warning.The volcanic eruption killed at least 32 people and destroyed more than 500 houses.It also caused about 5,000 people to move from one
20、neighborhood of Goma into Rwanda.Another 25,000 sought refuge to the northwest in Sake.Whats worse,there were still more than 170 children who were likely to have been lost.One of the officials said people there needed to keep cautious about the volcano and avoid unnecessary travel.Analyze the sente
21、nce structure1.The most powerful earthquake in the past 40 years caused a tsunami that crashed into coastlines across Asia yesterday,killing more than 6,500 people in Indonesia,India,Thailand,Malaysia,and at least four other countries.2.Fisherman,tourists,hotels,homes,and cars were swept away by hug
22、e waves caused by the strong earthquake that reached a magnitude of 9.0.例：昨晚他十多岁的儿子把他家的车撞坏了。His teenage son _ last night.crash v.碰撞，撞击 The most powerful earthquake in the past 40 years caused a tsunami that crashed into coastlines across Asia yesterday,.1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
23、 carGuessing:what are other meanings of“crash”?1.Listen to the thunder crash.2.His company crashed last year.3.The PC just crashed.n.撞击声，爆裂声撞击声，爆裂声v.垮台，破产v.（电脑）死机sweep away 消灭；彻底消除sweep v.打扫；清扫 sweeping-swept-sweptsweep off 拂去，扫去sweep through 传遍Fishermen,tourists,hotels,homes,and cars were swept awa
24、y by huge waves caused by the strong earthquake that reached a magnitude of 9.0.2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 throughstand at 达（到）特定水平（或数量、高度等）.the number of deaths stood a
25、t 2,498,and one million more were affected by the tsunami,government officials said.3例:1.银行利率为3%。_.Interest rates stand at 3%affect v.影响；感染 affecting-affected-affected例：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.effect2.If Jim had been more independent,the divorce would not _ _ him as deeply.共同点：两者都可以表示“影响”。不同点：affect v.着重影响的动作；effect n.affect=have an effect on have affectedThanks!
