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

Write a summary B1U4 Reading for Writing Predict what the text is about according to the title and the picture. Lead-in It is a news report. It might be about the big damage the tsunami caused. Watch a video and answer the following questions: What is a tsunami? Will it cause great damage to humans? What is a Tsunami? What causes it? Will it cause great damage to human beings? Watch the video and find the answers. 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 What is a Tsunami? What causes it? Will it cause great damage to human beings? Watch the video and find the answers. Read the news report and find out the structure. Headline (tells what the report is about) Body (contains more information and details) Ending (effect/following events) Byline (shows the reporter and date) Lead (includes who, what, when, where, why and how) Structure of a news report headline lead body ending where when why what who Para.1 Para.2 Para.3 details Read the headline 1. What happened? 2. Where did it happen? 3. How many people were dead? Tsunami Hits Asia: Over 6500 Dead The headline of the news report should be brief and catch readers’ eyes. 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. What Where When How Who southeastern Asian countries Read the lead 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 hurt 1600 kms west at least 1870 2,498 1,900 254 54 1900 one million What does the numbers suggest? Read the body To show that the disaster is severe and to make the report accurate and more convincing. 1