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Unit 4 Natural Disasters
Period 6 Reading for Writing
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学习目标
本课结束时,你将能够:
1. 通过观察图片,预测文本内容,并在阅读过程中获取、梳理文中有关海啸的事实性信息;
2. 通过自读及小组交流,分析、概括新闻摘要的要素及写作特点及写作方法;
3. 在新语境中运用本课所学练习写新闻摘要,并根据写作标准进行互评,提出写作建议。
Watch and speak
Look at the picture on P54 and tell us what is happening? Is there anything else that you can know from it?
A tsunami is coming. We can know from the title that it happens in Asia and over 6,500 people have been killed in the disaster.
Read and think
1. When did the tsunami happen?
Sunday, 26 December 2004.
2. What caused the tsunami?
An earthquake which reached a magnitude of 9.0.
3. Why would it be difficult to deliver food and supplies?
Because of dangerous conditions and damaged roads.
I. Go through the news report and answer the questions.
Summary :
On 26 December 2004, a tsunami killed more than 6,500 tourists, fishermen, and other locals in Southeast Asia. Thousands of people are missing and the number of deaths is expected to grow. The damage caused by the tsunami is making it difficult for rescue workers to help the survivors.
II. Read the summary of the news report. Check the main points it includes and underline them.
Read and think
On 26 December 2004, a tsunami killed more than 6,500 tourists, fishermen, and other locals in Southeast Asia. Thousands of people are missing and the number of deaths is expected to grow. The damage caused by the tsunami is making it difficult for rescue workers to help the survivors.
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Read and think
II. Read the summary of the news report. Check the main points it includes and underline them.
A summary tells the main ideas and the most important information, including time, date, place, event, cause, effect, following events and so on.
Conclusion
Read and think
1. Read the text and write a list of the main details.
●Strange things happened in the countryside before the earthquake.
An earthquake hit the city of Tangshan, China on July 28 1976.
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