Unit 4 Natural disasters Reading for Writing 课件-2024-2025学年高中英语人教版（2019）必修第一册

Unit 4 Natural Disasters Reading for Writing What can happen to a city during a tsunami? Lead-in A Tsunami What kind of disaster is it? ... Pre-reading: Look at the picture and predict what the text mainly talks about. headline Reporter and date Name of the newspaper It might be about the caused. It is a . the big damage tsunami news report While-reading: Read for the main idea The most powerful earth—quake 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. 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 kilometers 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. Read and match the main idea with each paragraph. A. The serious damage to South Asia. B. The tsunami caused by an earthquake and its damage. C. The following effect and the rescue. Paragraph 1　______ Paragraph 2 ______ Paragraph 3 ______ B A C While-reading: Read again and finish the Table 1 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. 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 kilometers 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. what where When Why How Table 1 Mind-Map A strong earthquake caused the tsunami. In Asia. It happened on 26 Deceber, 2004. what where how why when While-reading: Read for the body The tsunami caused over 6,500 people deaths and caused great damage to buildings, cars and roads. Para 3 influence of the tsunami Foreign aid is being organised. However, the damage is making it difficult to deliver food and supplies. Post-reading: What is a summary? The most powerful earth—quake 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. 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 kilometers 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. A summary is a short statement of main points. A summary paragraph tells the main ideas and the most important information of a longer passage. Summary Post-reading: Read and tick main points that a summary includes. □ date □ time □ place □ event □ cause □ effect □ following events Summary On 26 December 2004, a tsunami killed more than 6,500 tourists, fishermen, and other locals in Southeast Asia. This is the disaster caused by the strong earthquake that reached a magnititude of 9.0, and it struck around 7:00 a.m.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. when what/where why when how how Post-reading: How many points does a news report summary usually include? place (where) date(when) following events(how) event (what) cause (why) effect (how) time (when) a news report summary Step3 Step2 Step1 Write a summary Discussion: How many steps should we consider before we write a summary? Get the structure and main idea. Organise the sentences based on main idea and make them shorter. Complete sentences based on 4W and 1H . Practice: ( 1 ) Read and write down the main idea of the whole passge. Strange things happened in the countryside before the earthquake .. An earthquake hit___________________________China on 28 July 1976. ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ Tangshan More than 400,000 people were killed or badly injured. Nearly everything in the city was destroyed. The government and the soldiers came and began rescuing and rebuilding the city. Paragraph 1________________________________________________ Paragraph 2 _______________________________________________ Paragraph 3 _______________________________________________ ___________________ Paragraph 4 _______________________________________________ Paragraph 5 _________________________________________ ______________________________ The government's support and people's effort makes a new Tangshan. Warning signs before the earthquake. Destruction of the earthquake. Suffering of the people and the city after the earthquake. Help from all over the country. Practice ( 1 ) Get the main idea of each paragraph. Practice ( 2 ) Organise sentences and make them shorter. • A summary should be around one third the length of the original text. • Write down the key supporting points for the topic. • Do not include unimportant details or examples. Attention: Production: Here are some useful expressions 1．表示文章的内容以及研究目的 This paper is aimed at/covers/mainly deals with... This article/passage mainly tells (a story) about... This passage mainly deals with/discusses/explores... 2．表示研究的结论 The author found that... It was concluded that... Finally，the author summarizes that... 3．表示观点或建议 The author suggests/considers that... As far as the author is concerned，... In the author's view，... Complete sentences based on 4W and 1H . Production: Let's start Write a summary based on the text on P50 Production: Show Time Dicuss and choose the best one in your gourp For several days, strange things occurred in the countryside of north eastern Hebei. Then, on 28 July 1976, an earthquake hit Tangshan city. The city was greatly affected and nearly destroyed. Many people were killed or injured. The rescue work began soon after the quakes. Soldiers and medical workers arrived to find survivors and help the people who had lost everything. With strong support from the government and the tireless efforts of the people, a new Tangshan was built. Sample Writing Homework Revise your own summary based on the checklist and hand in tomorrow morning. Does the summary give you a clear idea of what the text is about? Does the summary include only the most important information of the text? Is the summary the proper length? Are there any spelling or punctuation errors? Does the writer use correct tenses? 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