Unit4 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 Period 4 Reading for Writing 1. What’s the writing style（体裁） of the article? Headline 2. Thinking: When you see this headline, what information would you like to get from the news report? Pre-reading A news report What caused the tsunami? Did it influence China? Lead（导语） A tsunami Caused by an earthquake More than 6500 people On 26 December 2004 In Asia/…… Crashed into coastlines and killed… Six elements What How Why Who Where When Body（主体） Q:What is this part served for? Para. 1 Para. 2 PART 2 Read for main points 更多模板亮亮图文旗舰店：https://liangliangtuwen.tmall.com 5 Read the text quickly and finish the following tasks. 6 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 kilometres 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 Theravit, 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. 7 1. On which day did the tsunami happen? A. December 27 B. December 26 C. On Monday D. On Tuesday 2. Where did the earthquake happen? A. Along the coastline across Asia B. Off the west coast of Sumatra Island C. On the southern coast of India D. In the southern Thailand Task 1: Multiple choice 8 Read the body 1. What would happen in the next few days? 2. What would be the positive and negative aspects of the rescue work? Para 3 influences & measures 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 Read the summary of the news report. Check the main points it includes. 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. □ 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 arc 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. √ √ √ √ √ √ √ Read the summary of the news report. Check the main points it includes. Let’s do it! Follow the steps above to write a summary for the text on page 50. 1). Write a list of the main details. 2). Write down the main idea of each paragraph. 3). Organize the ideas and draft your summary. 2,498 1,900 1,870 254 Map of …… Epicenter（震中） Possible version: _________(what) ____________________________(why) killed more than 6,500 people in _________________(where) __________________(when). Thousands of people are ____, and more people will be found ____. Though foreign aid is on the way, _______________ are making trouble for rescue workers. A tsunami which was caused by an earthquake on 26 December 2004 Southeast and South Asia missing terrible conditions dead Follow the steps below to write a summary for the text on P50. 1). Find out main ideas of each para. 2). Write down the main idea of each para in your own words. 3). Organize the ideas and draft your summary. Practice THE NIGHT THE EARTH DIDN’T SLEEP A terrible ___________ (what?) happened in _________ (where?) on ___________ (when?) and caused great __________(what result?) to people. earthquake Tangshan 28 July 1976 destruction 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 diffcult for rescue workers to help the survivors. Put the sentences together and polish them into a summary. Check the main points it includes. date time place event cause effect following events 17 PART 4 Writing task 更多模板亮亮图文旗舰店：https://liangliangtuwen.tmall.com 18 Read the text on Page 92 and write a summary. The story of an eyewitness Jack London 19 Read the text quickly and find out the main idea of each paragrahp. San Francisco, May 5, 1906. The earthquake that hit San Francisco on April 18 shook down hundreds of thousands of dollars' worth of walls and chimneys（烟囱). But the fire that followed burned up hundreds of millions of dollars' worth of buildings and homes. Never before in history has a city been so completely destroyed. San Francisco is gone. The factories, the great stores and newspaper buildings, the hotels,and the great houses of the rich are all gone. Main idea: On April 18, 1906, an earthquake hit San Francisco and a big fire followed, causing great damage to the city. 20 Compare your summary with the sample writing and use the checklist to evaluate your summary. 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? $$