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Unit 4 Natural Disasters
Write a summary
New words
crash
sweep
sweep away
wave
strike
deliver
summary
effect
length
Lead-in
Watch and answer
1. Which natural disaster is
mentioned?
2. Where is it?
Tsunami.
In Japan.
Pre-Reading
Look at the picture and title, infer the type of the text and predict what the text is mainly about.
What is the type of text type?
A. Narration(记叙文).
B. Exposition(说明文).
C. A news report.
C. A news report.
Pre-Reading
Look at the picture and title, infer the type of the text and predict what the text is mainly about.
Which natural disaster?
Tsunami.
Pre-Reading
Look at the picture and title, infer the type of the text and predict what the text is mainly about.
Where did it happen?
Asia.
Let’s know more about the tsunami.
Here is a news report.
新闻报道
the tittle
a picture
The most powerful earthquake in the past 40 years caused a tsunami that crashed in to 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.
昨天,40年来最强烈的地震引发海啸,
这场海地地震发生在印度尼西亚苏门答腊岛海岸附近,
造成印度尼西亚、印度、泰国、
马来西亚和至少其他四个国家6500多人死亡。
v.&n.碰撞 car crash 车祸
重创亚洲沿海地带,
渔民、游客、
酒店、住房和汽车都被9.0级强烈地震引发的巨浪卷走。
消灭;彻底清除
n.海浪 v.挥手;招手
wave at/to sb.向某人挥手
时间为周日上午7点左右。
仅在那个地区,就有至少1870人丧生。
strick v.侵袭;击打 n.罢工;罢课;袭击
strick for 为……而罢工
Main idea(Paragraph 1):
Time, place, event
On 27 December 2004 a tsunami killed 6,500 people in Southeast Asia.
sweep
v.打扫;清除
sweep away 消灭;彻底清除
sweep out 打扫干净;清扫干净
sweep through 席卷;轻易通过
sweep up 打扫;清扫
sweep over 环视四周;涌上心头
sweep off 扫清;吹走
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.
政府官员说,在斯里兰卡震中以西约1600千米处,
死亡人数为2498人,
另有100多万人
受到海啸的影响。
印度官员说,南部沿海地区有多达1900人丧生。
另有254人被发现死于泰国,
54人死于其他三个国家。
当地官员说,在泰国南部,有1900人受伤,
(lost)失踪人口则更多。
Main idea(Paragraph 2):
damage:the missing and dead
Thousands of people are missing and dead.
“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.
“我和我的三个孩子吃早餐的时候,
水开始充满了我的家。
我们不得不抛下了一切,逃到安全的地方。”
一位当地的泰国父妇女钱德拉·特拉维说道。
仍有成千上万的人失踪,
未来几天死亡人数预计还会继续上升。
(人们)正在为遭受海啸袭击的国家组织国外援助。
然而,危险的条件和损坏的道路将使运送食物和物资补给变得困难。
现在进行时被动语态
v.递送;传达 delivery n.分娩;递送
deliver a baby 接生;生小孩
Main idea(Paragraph 3):
damage and effect
Tousands of people are missing and the number of deaths is expected to grow. The damage caused by the tsunami makes it difficult for rescue workers to provide aid.
Read the news report released the day after a tsunami and answer the questions.
1.When did the tsunami happen?
2.What caused the tsunami?
3.Why would it be difficult to deliver food and supplies?
It happened on 26 December, 2004.
P1 L1-5
A very powerful earthquake of 9.0 magnitude which happened under the sea off the west coast of Sumatra Island in Idonesia.
Dangerous conditions and damaged roads will make it difficult to deliver food and supplies.
P1 L11-17
P3
Read the summary of the news report.Check the main points it includes.
Summary: On 26 December 2004, a tsunami killed more than 6,500 tourist, 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.
□ date □ time □ place □ event
□ cause □ effect □ following events
√
√
√
√
√
√
√
n.概括;总结 summarize vt.概述;总结
in summary 总的来说;总之
n.影响;结果;效果 effective adj.概有效的;生效的
effectively adv.有效地;事实上
Tips for writing a summary
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
length n.长度;长 at length 最后;最终;详细地
lengthen v.使变长
Before Writing
Get to know a summary.
概要写作的阅读材料词数一般为300左右。写作要求考生在对原文阅读后根据其内容写出一篇约60词的内容概要。概要所用语句既要用词准确,结构合理,语义连贯,不得抄写原文,又要能完全概括出文章的中心大意。
While Writing
Step 1: A List of Main Points
Main points Information
on 28 July 1976
an earthquake hit Tangshan City
in the countryside of northeastern Hebei
people: many people were killed or injured
city: the city was greatly affected and nearly destroyed
soldiers and medical workers arrived to offer help
a new Tanghan was built
Date日期
Event事件
Place地点
Effect影响
Rescue救援
Result结果
While Writing
Step 1: A List of Main Points
Main points Information
importance重要性
Date日期
Event事件
Place地点
what happen?
Result结果
While Writing more linking words
首先
First, first of all, to begin/start with, above all...
递进
also, besides, in addition, more importantly,
what’s more/worse
yet, but, however, on the other hand, while, instead of, rather than, unlike, different from...
转折
because of, due to, thanks to, therefore, so
因果
in summary, in conclusion, in a word, all in all, last but not least, finally, at last...
总结
to do, in order to, so that, with the purpose of...
目的
While Writing
What (event):
When (date):
Where (place):
Who (effect):
Following events:
Why:
How:
Step 1. Read and find out 5W+1H.
An earthquake
On 28 July 1976
In Tangshan, Hebei, China
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.
More than 400,000 people were killed or badly injured. And Nearly everything in the city was destroyed.
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