Unit 4 Natural disasters Reading for writing 课件-2023-2024学年高中英语人教版（2019）必修第一册

Reading for Writing M1U4 Natural Disasters A NEWS REPORT 04 02 Reporter 03 Time 01 Lead Title 06 End 05 Body 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. Lead 01 02 03 04 Event: Cause: Place: Effect: Main points of the news, usually including the event, cause, time, place, and effect. tsunami earthquake coastlines across Asia killing more than 6,500 people How did the supporting details support the main idea? Fishermen, tourists, hotels, homes, and cars were swept away by huge waves caused by the strong earthquake that reached a magnitude of 9.0. The undersea quake struck around 7:00 a.m., Sunday off the west coast of Indonesia's Sumatra Island. In that area alone, at least 1,870 people were killed. In Sri Lanka, some 1,600 kilometres west of the quake centre, the number of deaths stood at 2,498, and one million more were affected by the tsunami, government officials said.Indian officials said as many as 1,900 had been killed along the southern coast. Another 254 were found dead in Thailand and 54 in three other countries. In southern Thailand, 1,900 people were hurt and many more were missing, local officials said. “I was having breakfast with my three children when water started filling my home. We had to leave everything and run to safety,” said Chandra Theeravit, a local Thai woman. Thousands of people are still missing, and the number of deaths is expected to grow even higher over the next few days. Foreign aid is being organised for the tsunami-hit countries. However, dangerous conditions and damaged roads will make it difficult to deliver food and supplies. other imformation about the event End If you were asked to summarize the passage into a short passage in 60words or so, what should be included? date time place event cause effect following events A summary is a short sta