Unit 4 Reading for writing 课件-2022-2023学年高中英语人教版（2019）必修第一册

Reading for Writing Tsunami Hits Asia Over 6500 Dead Lead in What if the earthquake happened under the sea? tsunami What is a tsunami? A tsunami is an extremely large _______ in the sea. It is often caused by an ______________ or undersea volcanic eruptions. It can cause great __________. wave earthquake damage A News Report Headline (tells what happened) Byline (shows the reporter and date) Lead (date , place, event and cause) Body(more details) End(effect/following events) Skim the news report and try to write a summary. A summary is a short statement of main points. A summary only tells the most important information of a longer passage. What main points should be included in a news report ? A News Report Headline (tells what happened) Byline (shows the reporter and date) Lead (date , place, event and cause) Body(more details) End(effect/following events) Read the text again and underline main points. The first main point The second main point The third main point examples/details Tips for finding the main points: 1.Pay attention to the first and last sentence of each paragraph. 2.Ignore the examples or details. What can we do after finding the main points? 1 List the main points Monday, 27 December 2004.The most powerful earthquake …caused a tsunami … yesterday, killing more than 6500 people in Indonesia, India,Thailand,Malaysia…Fishermen, tourists, hotels , homes and cars were swept away. 2 Rewrite the main points On 26 December 2004, a tsunami killed more than 6,500 tourists, fishermen and other locals in Southeast Asia. Simplify and combine Change the sentence pattern paraphrase What can we do after finding the main points? 1 List the main points Thousands of people are still missing, and the number of deaths is expected to grow. 2 Rewrite the main points Thousands of people are missing and the number of deaths is expected to grow. Simplify and combine Change the sentence pattern paraphrase What can we do after finding the main points? 1 List the main