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Unit 5 Natural Disasters
Viewing,Speaking and Writing
Listening + News report writing
At the end of the class, I will be able to
understand the major elements of a news report;
know how to structure a news report;
understand the language features and style of a news report;
write a news report.
Learning objectives
Earthquakes
You are a journalist of China Daily, who is going to write a news report about the earthquake which hit Jiuzhaigou county on Aug. 9,2017 in Sichuan province.
What information is important and necessary?
date
place
reporter
casualty
event
rescue
News source
News facts
Lead-in
/ˈkæʒuəlti/ n. 伤亡人数
News source
Reporter: Tim from ____________
Date: ________, 2017
News facts
Event: a/an ____ magnitude earthquake
Place: ____________ County ________ province
Time: _____ p.m.
Relief and rescue work by volunteer taxi drivers:
offering _____ food and drinks
moving out _______
A Damaging Earthquake Hits Southwest China
Pre-writing
While-writing
Post-writing
Assignment
Activity 1 Listen to a news report and complete the following table.
China Daily
Aug. 9
7.0
Jiuzhaigou
Sichuan
9:19
free
tourists
1
2
4
5
3
6
Pre-writing
While-writing
Post-writing
Assignment
Activity 2 Understand the structure.
Match the number with its suitable title in the box.
headline
byline
placeline
lead
body
quotation
Tip: you may refer to the definition of each element.
headline
byline
placeline
lead
body
quotation
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Pre-writing
While-writing
Post-writing
Assignment
Activity 3 Understand the language and style.
Find out the language features of a news report.
The reporter usually uses:
1) the third person
2) short sentences
3) the past tense
4) connectives of sequence
5) direct and indirect speech
人称 (第一/二/三人称)
句式 (长句/短句)
时态 (现在时/过去时)
关联(时间顺序/并列)
引述 (直接/间接)
While-writing
Pre-writing
Post-writing
Assignment
Find out the misuses and correct them.
You may check based on:
the third person
short sentences
the past tense
connectives of sequence
direct and indirect speech
were
“Frequent draughts, floods and geographical hazards in summer has lead to higher direct economic losses and greatly damaged crop yields compared with the same periods over the past five years”, said Xiao Liming…
Activity 4 Polish the draft version of a news report.
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Post-writing
Pre-writing
While-writing
Assignment
Activity 5 Summarize what we have learnt about a news report.
Structure
Major elements
Language features
headline; byline; placeline; lead; body; quotation;
headline →byline →placeline →lead →body →quotation
1) the third person
2) short sentences
3) the past tense
4) connectives of sequence
5) direct and indirect speech
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Assignment
Pre-writing
While-writing
Post-writing
Write a news report about the earthquake in Changning County, Yibin, Sichuan province.
News source
Reporter: Li Hua from China Daily
Date: 2019/6/17
News facts
Event: a/an 6.0-magnitude earthquake
Place: Changning County,Yibin, Sichuan Province
Time: 22:55 p.m.
7 deaths; 76 injuries;
immediate rescue work
medical support in urgent need
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Assignment
Pre-writing
While-writing
Post-writing
Structure
Major elements
Language features
headline
byline
placeline
lead
body
quotation
1) the third person
2) short sentences
3) the past tense
4) connectives of sequence
5) direct and indirect speech
headline
byline
placeline
lead
body
quotation
Layout
paragraphing
handwriting
1~10 (score)
1~10
1~10
1~10
Self-check
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Assignment
Pre-writing
While-writing
Post-writing
Structure
Major elements
Language features
headline
byline
placeline
lead
body
quotation
1) the third person
2) short sentences
3) the past tense
4) connectives of sequence
5) direct and indirect speech
headline
byline
placeline
lead
body
quotation
Layout
paragraphing
handwriting
1~10 (score)
1~10
1~10
1~10
Peer-check
12
THANKS
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