1、Unit 4 Natural disastersUnit 4 Natural disastersreading for writingTsunami Hits Asia:Over 6,500 DeadTsunami Hits Asia:Over 6,500 DeadDo you know what kind of natural disaster it is?Lead intsunami Video timeWatch a video to know more about tsunami.Reading and Thinking1.When did the tsunami happen?2.W
2、hat caused the tsunami?3.Why would it be difficult to deliver food and supplies?1.When did the tsunami happen?2 What caused the tsunami?3 Why would it be difficult to deliver food and supplies?On 26 December 2004.The most powerful earthquake in the past 40 years caused the tsunami.Dangerous conditio
3、ns and damaged roads will make it difficult to deliver food and supplies?This passage is most likely to be taken from _.newspaperA news reportRead the news report and find out the structure.Headline(tells what the story is about)Ending(gives something to think about)Byline(shows who wrote the story)
4、Lead(includs who,what,when,where,why and how)Body(contains more information and details)What language features does the news report have?brief and catch readers eyesuses lots of numbers or figures:accurate and more convincingthe language of the news report:brief and concise A summary is a short stat
5、ement of main points.A summary paragraph tells the main ideas and the most important information of a longer passage.How to write a summaryWhat main points should be contained in a summary?It includes time,place,event,cause,effect,following event.Writing skillsRead and find out the main points of th
6、e reading material:Reading for detailed informationeventplacetime/datecauseeffectA powerful tsunami crashedAlong the coastlines across Asia Sunday,26 December Caused by a powerful earthquakeMore than 6,500 people were killed date time place event cause effect following events Read the summary of the
7、 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 people are missing and the number of deaths is expected to grow.The damage caused by the tsunami is making it difficult for r
8、escue workers to help the survivors.Follow the steps below to write a summary for the text on page 50.(1).Write a list of the main details.(2).Write down the main idea of each paragraph.(3).Organize the ideas and draft your summary.Writing(1).Read the text and write a list of the main details.Strang
9、e things happened in the countryside before the earthquake.An earthquake hit _ China on 28 July 1976._Tangshan More 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 city.(2).Write d
10、own the main idea of each paragraph based on the details above.Paragraph 1_Paragraph 2 _Paragraph 3 _Paragraph 4 _Paragraph5_The governments support and peoples effort makes a new Tangshan.Warning signs before the earthquake.Destruction of the earthquake.Suffering of the people and the city after th
11、e earthquake.Help from all over the country.(3).Organize the ideas and draft your summary.l Write down the key supporting points for the topic.l Do not include unimportant details or examples.l A summary should be around one third the length of the original text.Pay attention to the following:For se
12、veral days,strange things occurred in the countryside of north eastern Hebei.Then,on 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.summarySampleTHANKSTHANKS
