1、 1 1 / 4 4 Unit 4 Natural Disasters Period 4 Reading For Writing 【学习目标】【学习目标】 To write a summary about a news report properly using some newly acquired writing skills in this period. 【学习重难点】【学习重难点】 To have a good understanding of how to write a summary about a news report. 【自主探究】 1. Lead-in Step 1:
2、Lead in What is a tsunami? What causes it? Will it cause great damage to humans? Watch the video and express your ideas. Step 2: Read to discover details concerning the main body of the news report. Read the news report and then solve the questions below. 1. What is kind of text type is? 2. When and
3、 where did the tsunami happen? 3. what caused the tsunami? 4. Why would it be difficult to deliver food and supplies? Step 3: Read to sum up 2 2 / 4 4 1. After finishing the tasks above, the teacher leads students to figure out the summary of the news report. And Check the main points it includes. O
4、n 26 December 2004, a tsunami _ (kill) more than 6,500 tourists， fishermen and many other locals in Southeast Asia. Thousands of people are _ (miss) and the number of deaths is expected _ (grow). The damage _ (cause) by the tsunami is making it difficult for rescue workers to help the _ (survive). d
5、ate time place event cause effect following events 2. Follow the steps below to write a summary for the first text called “the night the earth didnt sleep. Read the text and write a list of the main details. Strange things happened in the countryside before the earthquake. An earth quake hit China _
6、China on 28 July 1976. _ _ _ Step 4: Use what you have learnt to write a news report 台湾高雄于2016年 2月6日发展8时57分发生了6.7级地爬， 损失修重， 请根据下表提供的信息， 为某英语报社写一篇 100 词左右的新闻报道， 报 道的标题已给出。 受灾情况：大量房屋道路被毁;多人受伤，许多人下落不明；供水、供电 中断。军队帮助寻找幸存者、挖掘被困人员、掩埋死者。 赈灾措施：从各地运送来淡水和食物；号召群众支援灾区；社会各界和广 大民众自愿为灾区捐款。 A Terrible Earthquake You
7、r version: _ _ _ 3 3 / 4 4 _ _ _ _ _ Step 5 实践探究 Discuss with your partners and figure out the features of a news report: 新间报道是_的一种，其特点是以_为依 据，对人的经历或事实给予明确的、实事求是的报道。 基本结构： 英语新闻报道通常包括四部分： 1_应当简洁明了。 2_是消息开头的第一段或第一句话，简明扼要地揭 示出消息的核心内容。 3_是消息的主要部分，要用充足的事实表现主题， 对导语的内容作进一步 的展开和阐述。 4_通常是对全文内容进行概括性的总结。 Step 6 小试牛刀 新闻报道佳句： 1陈述事实常用的句型: 1) _ 一个可怕的地震发生在杀死了 2) _ 地震发生在一个凉爽的秋夜。大量的建筑物倒塌，道路被毁,许多人无家可 归。 3) _ 在救援队的帮助下，困在洪水中的人们得救了。 2陈述观点常用的句型: 1). _ 显然/在我看来/似乎人们震惊了。 2). _ 4 4 / 4 4 地震后整个城市成了一片废墟。 3 揭示原因常用的句型： _ _ _ 因为/作为的结果、多亏军队的帮忙，受伤的人们被立刻送到医院了。
