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Unit 4 Natural Disasters
Period 6 Reading for Writing
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学习目标
经过本课的学习,你将能够:
1. 通过观看视频、阅读新闻报道,获取、梳理文中有关海啸的事实性信息;
2. 通过小组交流,分析、体会英文摘要的构成和语言特点,总结摘要的写作方法;
3. 在新语境中运用本课所学方法写一篇英文摘要,提升语言表达能力。
学习目标
Watch a Video
1. There are few warning signs just before a tsunami hits.( )
2. A tsunami breaks just like an ordinary wave but is bigger.( )
3. Scientists at the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center monitor the earth's movements 24 hours a day in order to track tsunamis. ( )
While watching the video, decide whether the statements are true or false.
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Read
Read the news report released the day after a tsunami and
answer the questions.
1. When and where did the tsunami happen?
The Tsunamis happened on Sunday 26 December 2004, in Indonesia, India, Thailand, Malaysia, and at least four other countries.
2. What caused the tsunami?
The most powerful earthquake in the past 40 years caused the tsunami.
3. Why would it be difficult to deliver food and supplies?
Dangerous conditions and damaged roads will make it difficult to deliver...
4. What main damage did the tsunami cause to people?
More than 6,500 people were killed in Indonesia, India, Thailand, Malaysia, and at least four other countries.
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Read
Read the passage again and find out more details about the damage caused by the tsunami.
9.0
1,870
2,498 and one million
as many as 1,900
254
54
1,900 and many more
Fishermen, tourists, hotels, homes and cars were swept away
At least 1,870 were killed off the west coast of Indonesia's Sumatra Island
2,498 death and one million more were affected
1,900 were killed along the southern coast
254 were dead in Thailand
54 were dead in three other countries
1,900 were hurt and many more were missing in southern Thailand
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Compare and Conclude
1. The Tsunamis happened on Sunday 26 December 2004, in Indonesia, India, Thailand, Malaysia, and at least four other countries.
2. The most powerful earthquake in the past 40 years caused the tsunami.
3. D