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? What is a tsunami? A tsunami is a series of waves caused by earthquakes or undersea volcanic eruptions. Look and predict Timeliness Concise language . What is the format of the news report? Name of the newspape
2、r Headline Byline Read 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 December 2004. A very powerful earthquake of 9.0
3、 -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 killed more than 6,500 tourists, fisherm
4、en 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. Read the summary of the news report. Check the main points it includes. On 26 Decembe
5、r 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 rescue workers to help the survivors. date cause following events
6、 event effect place time Main Points: 课文回顾： 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 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 car Guessing: wh
7、at 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-swept sweep off 拂去，扫去 sweep through 传遍 Fishermen, tourists, hotels, homes, and cars were swep
8、t 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 gravestone. 2. 一场流感正在莫斯科迅速传播。 A flu epidemic is _ Moscow. swept off sweeping through stand at 达（到）特定水平（或数量、高度等） .the num
9、ber 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-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 / effec
10、t 辨析 例: 1. Large doses of artificial sweeteners may have an adverse _ on people. effect 2. 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 affected Follow the steps below to write a summary for
11、 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. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Tangshan The number of people who were killed or badly injured in the quake was more than 400,000. N
12、early 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 the details above. Para1: Strange things happened in the countryside o
13、f 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 back up on its feet again. 3. Organise the ideas and draft you
14、r 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 to give feedback on your partners draft. 5. Get y
15、our 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 the writer use correct tenses? Put up your su
16、mmary in the classroom or read it to the class. Sample Writing For 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. Thank you!
