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Reading
Unit 2
Natural disasters
1
Natural disasters
Nature’s gifts
Please name the following natural disasters.
Step 1 Lead-in
Drought
Flood
Extreme cold(极度严寒)
Typhoon
Hurricane(飓风)
Forest fire
What will you do if you face an earthquake?
Step 2 Pre-reading
Read and learn the first passage.
Step 2 Pre-reading
Inverted pyramid
The tail
The lead
The body
the most important information
detailed information
background or supporting information
Step 3 While-reading
How can you get the general idea of a news report quickly?
News report 1
The lead Para. 1:
The body Paras. 2 and 3:
The tail Para. 4:
FALMONT—On 17 March, 476 students and 36 teachers at Falmont Primary School that hit the county at 2:27 p.m.
The of escaping successfully from the earthquake.
The for their calmness in the earthquake.
process
reason
escaped an earthquake
What happened Miss Brown’s reaction Students’ reaction
The floor began to shake. She quickly opened the classroom door. They moved under their
desks, head first, and held
on to the legs of the desks.
Loud crashes of glass breaking
and things falling to the ground
were heard. (1)
Shaking stopped. (2) (3)
A roll call confirmed that all were
safe and sound. (4)
Line 13-14
Line 10-11
Line 14-15
Line 17-18
Step 3 While-reading
Girl saves 100 from tsunami
News report 2
The lead Para. 1:
The body Paras. 2 and 3:
The tail Not mentioned
A 10-year-old girl , Sabrina Andron, __________________
_______________________________________________
______ Sabrina saved so many lives
Step 1 Pre-reading
How
helped around 100 people escape danger with her knowledge of tsunamis.
_________
on the beach
________ the
unusual waves
________ her parents of the possible tsunami
________ a
safety officer
of the danger
_______
the people
on the beach
____________ the signs with geographic knowledg