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Unit4 Natural Disasters
—Reading for writing
Write a summary
A NEWS REPORT
04
02
Reporter
03
Time
01
Lead
Title
06
End
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Body
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 Theeravit, a local Thai woman.
If you were asked to summarize the passage into a short passage in 60words or so, what should be included
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.
Watch the video Tsunami: Killer Wave and find answers to the questions.
A ________ is a series of(一系列) _______ in the sea. It is often caused by _______________________________________. It is very dangerous and can cause great _______.
tsunami
an earthquake or undersea volcanic eruptions
damage
waves
name(报刊名称)
picture(图片)
title(标题)
name of reporter(记者)
date of releasing(发行日期)
英文报刊的常见形式
Read the news report(新闻报道) released(发行) the day after a tsunami and answer the questions.
1. Where is the text taken from
A. A newspaper
B. A brochure
C. An encyclopedia
D. A blog
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Prediction：Look at the picture and title on page 54 and answer some questions.
vt. 推断
Infer the type of the text.
Tsunami Hits Asia: Over 6500 Dead
海啸袭击亚洲
印度洋大地震发生于2004年12月26日星期二时间0时58分55秒（地震引发）海啸袭击亚洲。震中位于印尼苏门答腊以北的海底。此次地震是自1960年智利大地震以及1964年阿拉斯加耶稣受难日地震来最强的地震，引发高达三十米的海啸，地震及震后海啸对东南亚及南亚地区造成巨大伤亡。
The structure
Headline（标题）
End
Byline（署名行）name and date
Lead
Body
(导语)
title(标题)
1
2
3
海啸袭击亚洲：6500余人丧生
Read and find the main idea of each paragraph.
List the main points above according to the time line.
Strange things happened in the countryside.
150,000 soldiers and more than 10,000 doctors and nurses and many workers were sent to do ruscue work.With support from the government and efforts of the city's people, a new Tangshan was built upon the ruins.
More than 400,000 people were killed or injured in the earthquake.Nearly everything in the city was destroyed.
before the quake
in the quake
after the quake
Organize the main points above and draft your summary. Pay attention to the following:
01
02
03
05
A summary should be around 60-70 words.
Write down the key supporting points for the topic.
Do not include unimportant details or examples
Summary
An earthquake hit Tangshan, China on 28 July 1976. Before the earthquake, strange things happened in the countryside. More than 400,000 people were killed or injured in the earthquake.Nearly everything in the city was destroyed. After the quake,150,000 soldiers and more than 10,000 doctors and nurses and many workers were sent to do ruscue work.With support from the government and efforts of the city's people, a new Tangshan was built upon the ruins.
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
新闻报道的语言特点：
表达准确、简明扼要，讲事实，不带个人感彩。
Read the summary of the news report. Check the main points it includes.
Summary: On 26 December 2004, a tsunami killed more than 6,500 tourists, fishermen, and other locals in Asia. Thousands of people are 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.
date(日期)
cause(成因)
time(时刻)
place
event(事件)
effect
following event(后续活动)
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写新闻报道总结的七要素
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.
Fishermen, tourists, hotels, homes, and carswere swept away byhuge wavescaused bythe strong carthquake that reached a magnitude of 9.0.be swept away by...... caused by....被....引起的...冲走了◎渔民、游客、酒店、住宅和汽车都被9.0级强烈地震引起的巨浪卷走了。仿写：汽车甚至有些人都被大暴雨引起的洪水冲走了。Cars and even some peoplewere swept awayby the floodcaused bythe heavy rain.【拓展】affect / effect 辨析
例:1. Large doses of artificial sweeteners may have an adverse _________ on people.
effect
2. If Jim had been more independent, the divorce would not _________ __________ him as deeply.
共同点：两者都可以表示“影响”。
不同点：affect v. 着重影响的动作；
effect n. affect=have an effect on
have
affected
Read the end. P54(para3)
Following events:
1.Future tendency:
Missing & deaths
2.Effect:
The rescue work
Underline
Difficult
Pre-writing
②Authentic(真实的)
③Accurate and concise
准确、简洁
④Vivid(生动逼真的)
①Instant/Timeliness （时效性）
Yesterday—the second day after the tsunami.
Quotes（引述）—original words of the local people and officials.
A lot of numbers to explain the losses and deaths.
Learn the language features of news report. P54
Picture
Verbs: crashed into, were swept away, struck, had been killed, were found dead, were missing, and so on.
What is a summary
Write a shortened passage which keeps the key information of the original one in your own words but without your opinion.
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.
（忠于原文）
①
③
②
（P55②）
Language points语言点
1. 定语从句
… a tsunami that crashed into coastlines across Asia yesterday…
先行词_________；关系词在从句充当_________。
… earthquake that reached a magnitude of 9.0.
先行词___________；关系词在从句充当_________。
tsunami
主语
earthquake
主语
2. 非谓语动词
The most powerful earthquake in the past 40 years caused a tsunami that crashed into coastlines across Asia yesterday, _______ (kill) more than 6,500 people…
定语从句
主语
谓语动词
宾语
非谓语动词
doing（主动/正在进行）
done（被动/已经完成）
to do（将来/目的/特殊名词）
killing
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