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NATURAL DISASTERS
Reading for Writing
get the gist of the text and identify the type and language features of the text.
Learning objectives
analyse the sample and summarise the key elements in writing a summary
write a summary of the passage “THE NIGHT THE EARTH DIDN’T SLEEP’.
By the end of this period, students will be able to:
Lead in
What information can you get from this picture
Lead in
What information can you get from this picture
Time
reporter
event
name of the newspaper
Lead in
Guess the text type and predict what the text is about.
a news report. / Maybe it’s about a big damage caused by the tsunami.
Pre-writing
Activity 1 Read the news report released the day after a tsunami and anwser the questions.
1. When did the tsunami happen
2. What caused the tsunami
3. Why would it be difficult to deliver food and supplies
Pre-writing
Activity 1 Read the news report released the day after a tsunami and anwser the questions.
1. When did the tsunami happen
It happened on 26 December, 2004.
2. What caused the tsunami
A very powerful earthquake of 9.0-magnitude which happened under the sea
off the west coast of Sumatra Island in Indonesia.
Pre-writing
Activity 1 Read the news report released the day after a tsunami and anwser the questions.
3. Why would it be difficult to deliver food and supplies
Dangerous conditions and damaged roads will make it difficult to deliver food and supplies.
Pre-writing
Activity 2 Circle the numbers in the text and Think what they represent.
40 1,600
9.0 1,000,000
7:00 1,900
1,870 254
To show the great damage caused by the tsunami objectively.
What makes the news report more believable
The picture / The numbers / What the government officials and local people said
Pre-writing
Activity 3 Read the summary of the news report. Check the main points it includes.
□date □ time □ place □ event
□ cause □ effect □ following events
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While-writing
Activity 4 Follow the steps below to write a summary for the text on page 50.
Strange things happened in the countryside before the earthquake.
An earthquake hit __________ China on 28 July 1976.
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Nearly everything in the city was destroyed.
Soldiers and medical workers came to help the people who had great loss and to try and find survivors;
With strong support from the government and the tireless efforts of the city's people, a new Tangshan was built upon the earthquake ruins.
Tangshan
While-writing
Activity 4 Write down the main idea of each paragraph based on the details above.
Para1: Strange things happened in the countryside of Hebei, China.
Para2: A strong earthquake hit Tangshan, and many people were killed or injured.
Para3: The city was greatly affected and nearly destroyed.
Para4: The rescue work began soon after the quake.
Para5: With strong support from the government and the city's people, the new city
of Tangshan was built.
Activity 4 Organise the ideas and draft your summary.
While-writing
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.
Activity 4 Use the checklist to give feedback on the draft.
Get your draft back and revise it.
While-writing
Post-writing
Follow the steps below:
Read the text and write a list of the main details.
Write down the main idea of each paragraph based on the details above.
Organise the ideas and draft your summary.
4. Use the checklist to give feedback on your draft.
5. Revise your draft.
Summarise how to write a summary
Homework
Write a summary for the text on Page 94
Thank you！

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