1、Reading for Writing P54-55新新人教必修人教必修Book 1 Unit 4 Natural Disasters What disaster is it?TsunamiWhat is a tsunami?A tsunami is a series of waves caused by earthquakes or undersea volcanic eruptions.Look and predictWhat genre of the text?What are the features of news report?TimelinessConcise language.
2、What is the format of the news report?Name of the newspaperHeadlineBylineRead the news report released the day after a tsunami.After reading,then answer the questions.1.When did the tsunami happen?2.What caused the tsunami?3.Why would it be difficult to deliver food and supplies?It happened on 26 De
3、cember 2004.A very powerful earthquake of 9.0-magnitude which happened under the sea off the west coast of Sumatra Island in Indonesia.Because the conditions are dangerous and the roads were damaged.Read the summary of the news report.Check the main points it includes.On 26 December 2004,a tsunami k
4、illed 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.A summary is a short statement of main points.A su
5、mmary paragraph tells the main ideas and the most important information of a longer passage.Read the summary of the news report.Check the main points it includes.On 26 December 2004,a tsunami killed more than 6,500 tourists,fishermen and other locals in Southeast Asia.Thousands of people are missing
6、 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.datecausefollowing eventseventeffectplacetimeMain Points: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 p
7、ast 40 years caused a tsunami that crashed into coastlines across Asia yesterday,.1句意：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 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 a
8、way 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 away by huge waves caused by the strong earthquake that reached a magnitude of 9.0.2句意：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 g
9、ravestone.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 at 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-affecte
10、d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.
11、affect=have an effect on have affectedFollow 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._ _ _ _ _ _ _TangshanThe number of p
12、eople who were killed or badly injured in the quake was more than 400,000.Nearly everything in the city was destroyed.Soldiers and medical workers cameto help the people who had had greatloss and to try and find survivors.A new Tangshan was built.2.Write down the main idea of each paragraph based on
13、 the details above.Para1:Strange things happened in the countryside of Hebei,China.Para2:An earthquake hit Tangshan,and many people were killed or badly injured.Para3:The city was greatly affected and nearly destroyed.Para4:The rescue work began soon.Para5:Tangshan began to revive itself and get bac
14、k up on its feet again.3.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 unimportant details or examples.4.Exchange drafts.Use the checklist
15、 to give feedback on your partners draft.5.Get your draft back and revise it.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 summary the proper length?Are there any spelling or punctuation errors?Does th
16、e writer use correct tenses?Put up your summary in the classroom or read it to the class.Sample WritingFor several days,strange things occurred in the countryside of northeastern 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.
