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Unit 4
Reading for Writing
Write a summary
Step 1 Warming up (Book1-Unit4 Natural Disasters)
What do you know about the following natural disasters
What damage or losses can they cause to us humans
Drought
Fire
What is the main idea of the passage
This text is about a 1 terrible earthquake in Tangshan. The text can be divided into 5 paragraphs.
Para.1 describes 2 strange things happening in the country -side. Para.2 tells us about what 3 happened when the earth began to shake. Para.3 tells us most of the city were 4 destroyed. Para.4 tells us that 5 rescue work or help came after the earthquake. Para.5 tells us Tangshan City began to 6 revive with the government’s 7 support and the 8 efforts of the citizens.
Step 2 Listening and reading for general idea
Let’s watch a video to know more about Tsunami.
Lead-in
Read the news report and find out the structure.
Headline
(tells what the story is about)
Body
(contains more information and details)
Ending
(gives something to think about)
Byline
(shows who wrote the story)
Lead
(includs who, what, when, where, why and how)
Task
1
Read the news report(P54) released the day after a tsunami and answer the question.
1. When did the tsunami happen
2. What caused the tsunami
3. Why would it be difficult to deliver
food and supplies
Read the headline（標題）
1. What happened
2. Where did it happen
3. How many people were dead
Tsunami Hits Asia: Over 6500 Dead
The Daily News
by Rober Wood house Monday, 27 December 2004
Paragraph 1
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 carthquake 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.
過去40年來最強烈的地震引發的海嘯昨天襲擊了亞洲的海岸線，造成印度尼西亞、印度、泰國、馬來西亞和至少四個其他國家的6500多人死亡。漁民、游客、酒店、住宅和汽車都被9.0級強烈地震引起的巨浪卷走了。這場海底地震發生在周日早上7點左右，印度尼西亞蘇門答臘島的西海岸。僅在那個地區，至少有1870人死亡。
Main idea:
Time, place, event
On 27th December 2004, a tsunami killed 6,500 people in Southeast Asia.
Time
Event
Place
Consequences (結果)
While-reading
03
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 Theeravit, a local Thai woman.
To show how great the ________ is and make the report more convincing.
damage
Read Para 2 and think about what’s the function of the numbers mentioned in this paragraph.
Paragraph 1
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.
Mann idea
On 26 December 2004, a tsunami killed 6,500 people in Southeast Asia.
place(地點)
cause(成因)
details(細節)
lead (導入)
Read for the main idea
The Text
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.
result
Important suppliment
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
□ 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.
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Read the summary of the news report. Check the main points it includes.
Paragraph 1
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.
Paragraph 2
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.
Why does the author write so many numbers in the report
What makes the news report more believable
新聞報道的語言特點：
表達準確、簡明扼要，講事實，不帶個人感彩。
Read the definition of summary on the textbook.
Discuss and summarize the features of summary in groups.
Definition:
Features:
length: 1/3
: key points
: details, examples
Follow the steps below to write a summary for the text on page 50.
______________________________________________
______________________________________________
______________________________________________
______________________________________________
______________________________________________
1. Write down the main idea of each paragraph.
Warning signs before the earthquake.
The happening of the big earthquake.
The immediately effects of the earthquake.
The rescue work.
The revival of the city.
When
An Earthquake
Where
What
The passage mainly talks about a terrible ____________ (what ) that happened in __________( where ) in_______ (when ) and caused great _________ to more than 400000 people. (What result )(who )
earthquake
Tangshan
1976
damage
While reading:
Read for main idea
What happened
A Possible version
An earthquake hit Tangshan, China at 3:42 a.m. on 28 July 1976. Before the earthquake, strange things happened in the countryside. The number of people who were killed or badly injured in the quake was more than 400,000 and nearly everything in the city was destroyed. But hope was not lost. Soldiers, doctors, nurses and workers were sent to help the city. Food and water were brought into the city. Slowly, Tangshan began to revive itself and now the new city has become a home to more than seven million people with great improvements in transportation, industry and environment.
1 release the news report
2 crash into coastlines
3 sweep away
4 Stand at
5 Foreign aid
6 in that area alone
7 deliver food and supplies
8 be affected by
Important phrases (P54 ~ P55)
發布新聞
消滅，徹底消除
達到特定水平（高度、數量等）
國外援助
僅在那個地區
配送食物和物資
受到……的影響
襲擊海岸線
Para 3:
總結或反響
用定語從句潤色作文句子
這次講座是非常重要的，我們了解到了如何在地震中正確地表現以及保持冷靜的重要性。
The lecture ___________________, we learned that _______ ______________ in an earthquake and ____________________ ____________.
how to
the importance of
is of great importance
behave properly
keeping calm

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