1、Unit 4 Natural DisastersReading for Writing 年年 级级：高一：高一 学学 科科：英语英语（人教版）（人教版）Learning objectivesIn this class,you will1.read a news report about a natural disaster and two summaries of the news report;2.conclude what a summary is and how to write a summary;3.write two summaries.name of the newspapert
2、itle of the news reportreporter and datea picture of a tsunamiWhat main points should be included in a news report about a natural disaster?Time(when)Place(where)Cause(why)Damage(what)Rescue(how and what more to come)A News Report about a Tsunami1.When did the tsunami happen?2.What caused the tsunam
3、i?3.Why would it be difficult to deliver food and supplies?4.What do the numbers in the news report represent?A News Report about a Tsunami(Page 54)1.When did the tsunami happen?“The most powerful earthquake in the past 40 years caused a tsunami that crashed into coastlines across Asia yesterday”It
4、happened on 26 December,2004.A News Report about a Tsunami2.What caused the tsunami?“Fishermen,tourists,hotels,homes,and cars were swept away by huge waves caused by the strong earthquake that reached a magnitude of 9.0.”A News Report about a Tsunami2.What caused the tsunami?A very powerful earthqua
5、ke of 9.0-magnitude which happened under the sea off the west coast of Sumatra Island in Indonesia.A News Report about a Tsunami3.Why would it be difficult to deliver food and supplies?Dangerous conditions and damaged roads will make it difficult to deliver food and supplies.A News Report about a Ts
6、unami4.What do the numbers in the news report represent?40 1,600 9.0 1,000,000 7:00 1,900 1,870 254A News Report about a Tsunami4.What do the numbers in the news report represent?40:The most powerful earthquake in the past 40 years caused the tsunami.9.0:The strong earthquake reached a magnitude of
7、9.0.A News Report about a Tsunami4.What do the numbers in the news report represent?7:00:The undersea quake struck around 7:00 a.m.,Sunday.1,870:In the west coast of Indonesias Sumatra Island alone,at least 1,870 people were killed.A News Report about a Tsunami4.What do the numbers in the news repor
8、t represent?1,600:Some 1,600 kilometres west of the quake centre,the number of deaths stood at 2,498,and one million more were affected by the tsunami.A News Report about a Tsunami4.What do the numbers in the news report represent?1,900:As many as 1,900 were killed along the southern coast.254:Anoth
9、er 254 people were found dead in Thailand,and in southern Thailand,1,900 people were hurt.A News Report about a Tsunami The tsunami which occurred in December of 2004 ultimately killed between 230,000 and 280,000 people in 14 countries.Indonesia was the worst affected area.Cultural note1.Why does th
10、e author write so many numbers in the report?2.What makes the news report more believable?A News Report about a Tsunami1.Why does the author write so many numbers in the report?To show the great damage caused by the tsunami objectively.A News Report about a Tsunami2.What makes the news report more b
11、elievable?The picture The numbers What the government officials and local people saidA News Report about a TsunamiA summary of the news report(Page 55)Read the summary.Check the main points it includes.date time place event cause effect following eventsA summary of the news reportA summary of the ne
12、ws reportOn 26 December,2004,a tsunami hit Southeast Asia,killing more than 6,500 tourists,fishermen,and other locals.A great many people are still missing and the number of deaths is likely to increase.The damage caused by the disaster is making it hard for the rescue workers to provide the necessa
13、ry help.What is a summary?A summary of the news reportTHE NIGHT THE EARTH DIDNT SLEEPWrite a summary for the text on Page 50Write a summary for the text on Page 501.Read the text and write a list of the main details.Strange things happened in the countryside before the earthquake.1.Read the text and
14、 write a list of the main details.An earthquake hit Tangshan China on 28 July 1976.The number of people who were killed or badly injured in the quake was more than 400,000.Nearly everything in the city was destroyed.Write a summary for the text on Page 501.Read the text and write a list of the main
15、details.Soldiers and medical workers came to help the people who had had great loss and to try and 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.Write a summary for the text on Page 502.Write dow
16、n the main idea of each paragraph based on the details.Paragraph 1:Strange things happened in the countryside of Hebei,China.Write a summary for the text on Page 502.Write down the main idea of each paragraph based on the details.Paragraph 2:A strong earthquake hit Tangshan,and many people were kill
17、ed or injured.Paragraph 3:The city was greatly affected and nearly destroyed.Write a summary for the text on Page 502.Write down the main idea of each paragraph based on the details.Paragraph 4:The rescue work began soon after the quakes.Paragraph 5:With strong support from the government and the ci
18、tys people,the new city of Tangshan was built.Write a summary for the text on Page 503.Organise 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 unimp
19、ortant details or examples.Write a summary for the text on Page 504.Use the checklist to give feedback on the draft.Write a summary for the text on Page 505.Revise your draft.Write a summary for the text on Page 50 Sample writing:For several days,strange things occurred in the countryside of northea
20、stern 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.Write a summary for the text on Page 50 Sample writing:The rescue work began soon after the quakes.Soldiers and medical workers arrived to find survi
21、vors 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.Write a summary for the text on Page 50Follow the steps below:1.Read the text and write a list of the main details.2.Write down the main idea of ea
22、ch paragraph based on the details above.3.Organise the ideas and draft your summary.How to write a summary?Follow the steps below:4.Use the checklist to give feedback on your draft.5.Revise your draft.How to write a summary?THE STORY OF AN EYEWITNESS(Adapted)Read the text on Page 92Find answers to t
23、he questions from the text.1.What was the first disaster?2.When and where did it happen?3.What was the second disaster?4.What damage did it cause?5.How did people behave?6.Who described the event?Read the text on Page 921.What was the first disaster?The first disaster was the earthquake that struck
24、in the morning.2.When and where did it happen?It happened on Wednesday,April 18,1906 at 5:15 in the morning.Read the text on Page 923.What was the second disaster?The second disaster was the fires caused by the earthquake.4.What damage did it cause?It destroyed half of the city centre.Read the text
25、on Page 925.How did people behave?They behaved well and there were no fights and no pushing or shoving.6.Who described the event?Jack London.Read the text on Page 92 The first disaster was the earthquake that struck San Francisco on Wednesday,April 18,1906 at 5:15 in the morning.The second disaster
26、was the fires caused by the earthquake.These fires destroyed half of the city centre in a day.But people behaved well and there was no fighting or pushing.Jack London described the event from a ship in the harbour.Write a summary for the text on Page 92Write a summary for the text on Page 94CHINA TO THE RESCUE!Write a summary for the text CHINA TO THE RESCUE!Homework
