1、Unit 4 Unit 4 Natural Natural disasterdisasters sVideo Time Video Time What is tsunami?What causes it?an extremely large wave in the sea caused,for example,by an earthquake.PART 01PART 01Reading tasksPre-Pre-readingreadingWhat can you see in the What can you see in the picture above picture above th
2、e news the news report?report?Is it necessary to have Is it necessary to have the the picture picture?Why or why not?Why or why not?While-While-readingreadingRead the news report and answer the Read the news report and answer the questions.questions.WhenWhen did the did the tsunami happen?tsunami ha
3、ppen?WhatWhat caused caused the tsunami?the tsunami?WhyWhy would it would it be difficult to be difficult to deliver food and deliver food and supplies?supplies?datereasonreasonOn 26 December 2004An strong earthquakeBecause of the dangerous conditions and damaged roadsExtensive Extensive taskstasksR
4、ead the news report and summary the Read the news report and summary the characters of a news report.characters of a news report.Why does the Why does the author write so author write so many numbers in many numbers in the report?the report?What makes the What makes the news report more news report
5、more believable?believable?Sentence Sentence analysisanalysisThe most powerful earthquake in the past 40 years caused a tsunamithat crashed into coastlines across Asia yesterday,killing more than6,500 people in Indonesia,India,Thailand,Malaysia,and at least for other countries.定语从句修饰先行词定语从句修饰先行词tsun
6、ami现在分词表伴随现在分词表伴随Sentence Sentence analysisanalysisFishermen,tourists,hotels,homes,and cars were swept away by hugewaves caused by the strong earthquake that reached a magnitude of 9.0.过去分词表被动修饰过去分词表被动修饰waves定语从句修饰先行词定语从句修饰先行词earthquake主干主干Key pointsKey pointsI was having breakfast with my three chi
7、ldren when water started filling my home.However,dangerous conditions and damaged roads will make it difficult to deliver food and supplies.be about to do sth.whenhad just done sth.whenmake sb.do sth.Sb.be made to do sth.PART PART 0202To write a summaryRead the summary of the news report.Read the su
8、mmary of the news report.Check the main points it includes.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 caus
9、ed by the tsunami is making it difficult for rescue workers to help the survivors.date time place event cause effect following eventsFollow the steps below to write a Follow the steps below to write a summary for the text on page 50.summary for the text on page 50.Strange things happened in the coun
10、tryside before the earthquake.An earthquake hit_ China on 28 July 1976._TangshanThe number of people who were killed or badly injured in the quake was more than 40,000.Nearly everything in the city was destroyed.Soldiers and medical workers came to help the people who had had great loss and to try t
11、o find survivors.With strong support from the government and the tireless efforts of the citys people,a new Tangshan was built upon the earthquake ruins.Organize the ideas and draft your Organize the ideas and draft your summary.Pay attention to the following:summary.Pay attention to the following:l
12、 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.For several days,strange things occurred in the countryside of north eastern Hebei.Then,on 28 July 1976,an earthquake hit Tangsh
13、an 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 effort
14、s of the people,a new Tangshan was built.Example Exercise Exercise Use the steps above to help you write a summary for a text.Key points Key points _ _ 引起引起_破坏破坏_ _ 死亡死亡 _成为废墟成为废墟_ _ 最终最终 _大量大量_ _ 立即立即 _埋葬埋葬_ _ 在困境中在困境中_前来救援前来救援causedeathin ruinsin the enda large number ofright awayburyin troublecom
15、e to rescuedamage1).这次地震造成了很大的破坏和许多人员死亡。这次地震造成了很大的破坏和许多人员死亡。It _much damage and many deaths.2).所到之处，我们看见一切都已经变成了废墟，好像世界到所到之处，我们看见一切都已经变成了废墟，好像世界到了末日。了末日。Wherever we went,we found everything_.It seemed as if the world was_.causedin ruinsat an end3).并不是所有的东西都并不是所有的东西都 被毁。（部分否定）被毁。（部分否定）_were destroyed
16、.4).许多人并没有丧失信心。许多人并没有丧失信心。_people didnt lose heart.5).他们立刻前来救援，救出了一些困在废墟中的人。他们立刻前来救援，救出了一些困在废墟中的人。They came to rescue_,saved some people who were trapped under the ruins,and _.6).我们再怎么表扬他们也不为过。我们再怎么表扬他们也不为过。We _praise them _highly.Not all the thingsA great number ofburied the deadright awaycanttooThanks Thanks for for your your listenilisteningng！
