内容正文:
Pupils’ lives spared during Falmont earthquake
Girl saves 100 from tsunami
Prediction
What will be talked about in the texts according to the titles and the pictures?
What could be the genre of the articles?
News report
Fast reading
The lead
where:
Falmont Primary school
When:
on 17 March
who:
476 students and 36 teachers
why & how:
escape an earthquake
Fast reading
Read for the structure.
How is a news report usually organized?
Inverted pyramid.
Fast reading
Inverted pyramid
The tail
(optional)
The lead
The body
the most important information
detailed information
background or supporting information
News report 1 News report 2
The lead
The body
The tail
Para. 1: FALMONT—On 17 March, 476 students and 36 teachers at Falmont Primary School escaped an earthquake that hit the county at 2:27 p.m.
Paras. 2 and 3: The process of escaping successfully from the earthquake.
Para. 4: The reason for their calmness in the earthquake.
Para.1: A 10-year-old girl, Sabrina Andro