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B1U4 Reading for Writing
Tsunami Hits Asia: Over 6,500 Dead
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Lead in
What natural disaster happened in the video?
What natural disaster happened
in the video?
A tsunami is a series of waves in the s_____. It is often caused by an e__________. It is very d________ and can cause great d _______ .
sea
earthquake
dangerous
damage
What is tsunami?
Headline(tells what happened)
Byline(reporter/date)
Lead( when/where/
what/who/why/how)
Body(more details)
End(effect/
following events)
What’s the writing
style of the passage?
What’s the structure
of a news report?
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Read the lead
The most powerful earthquake in the past 40 years caused a tsunami that crashed into coastlines across Asia yesterday, killing more than 6,500 people in Indonesia, India, Thailand, Malaysia, and at least four other countries.
Main points of the news, usually including the event, cause, time, place, and effect.
What
Where
When
How
Who
southeastern Asian countries
Read the body
Indonesia Sri Lanka India Thailand 3 other countries
the distance to the quake center
the number of deaths
the number of injuries ________were affected ________
were injured
1600 kms west
more than 1870
2,498
1,900
254
54
1900
one million
1. What does the numbers suggest?
Read the end
1.What would happen in the next few days?
2.Why would it be difficult to deliver food and supplies?
The number of deaths and missing is expected to
grow even higher.
Dangerous conditions and damaged roads will make it difficult to deliver food and supplies.
Reading & Continuation
Para: However, dangerous conditions and damaged roads will make it difficult to deliver food and supplies. But hope was not lost. ......
Who?
How?
UN peacekeepers
consulates from China
local residents
workers
doctors and nurses
aid positively
provide food and water
dig out
built shelters
provide medical care
Headline
Lead sentence
Body
Ending
新闻报道结构Structure
concise and attractive
How to write a news rep