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

Tsunami Hits Asia： Over 6,500 Dead Write a summary Video watching Video watching Choose “T” or “F” for each statement. 1. Tsunamis are less powerful and destructive than other natural disasters. ( ) 2. An earthquake or a volcanic eruption can cause a tsunami. ( ) 3. Tsunami can only occur at some certain places. ( ) 4. The Indian Ocean Tsunami of 2004 is less disastrous. ( ) 5. We should always be prepared with an evacuation plan. ( ) F T F F T Pre-reading A news report This passage is most likely to be taken from____________. newspaper Headline (Summarize the message accurately) Byline (shows the reporter and date) What will be written in the report? 5W: What;Who;When;Where;Why While-reading Read paragraph 1 carefully and find out the 5W. 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. why what where when who While-reading Read paragraph 1 and 2 carefully and answer the following questions. 1. Why dose this tsunami worth reporting? 2. Why does the reporter use so many numbers in the report? 3. What other supporting details are used to report the tsunami? Because this disaster brought an extremely serious result. 1900 2498 254 1870+ Three other countries 54 6576+ were killed While-reading Read paragraph 1 and 2 carefully and answer the following questions. 1. Why dose this tsunami worth reporting? 2. Why does the reporter use so many numbers in the report? 3. What other supporting details are used to report the tsunami? Because this disaster brought an extremely serious result. The reporter used direct quotes from officials and a local Thai woman. Their quotes contribute to the believability of the report. Because numbers can make the report convincing and objective. They can also help us feel how severe the tsunami is directly. Read Para. 3 and answer the following questions: While-reading 1. What would happen in the next few days according to the report? 2. What would be the positive and negative aspects of the rescue work? The number of deaths is expected to grow even higher. Positive: ____________ is being organized. Negative: ___________________and ______________ will make it difficult to deliver food and supplies. foreign aid dangerous conditions damaged roads While-reading Good morning. It's 17th April. A strong earthquake hit Ecuador yesterday. The 7.8 magnitude earthquake damaged many buildings and early reports said that about 230 people were killed and more than 1,500 were injured. Volunteers and rescue workers are helping the survivors. What‘s the differences between these two newa report? Rich content concise content detailed information brief information Post-reading date time place event cause effect following events 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. Read the summary and check the main points it includes. Writing Writing task: Write a summary for the text on Page 50. 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. $$