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(共27张PPT)
Teaching objectives
to learn about the features and structures of a summary.
to improve the ability of catching the main points of the text .
to learn how to write a summary for a text.
Unit4 Natural Disasters
—Reading for writing
Write a summary
What disaster is it
Tsunami
What is a tsunami
A tsunami is a series of waves caused by earthquakes or undersea volcanic eruptions.
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.
2. What’s the main idea of this title
A. A disaster hit the earth in 2004.
B. The rescue work was taken in a tsunami.
C. A tsunami killed a lot of people in Asia.
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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)
tells what the story is about
The structure of news report
the most important point
usually cover 5W&1H
contains more information, like details, examples, date, ect.
Inverted pyramid
(倒金字塔)
the most important to the least important
gives sth. to think about
End
d
①Read each part of the news report.
②Integrate information into the main point.
整合
Read the lead. P54(Para1)
5W:
What happened
Where did it happen
When did it happen
Why did it happen
Who were killed
Underline your answers in the text.
What:
When:
Where:
Why:
Who:
Integrate information. P54(Body).
a tsunami
on 26 December, 2004
in Indonesia, India, Thailand, Malaysia, and at least four other countries.
was caused by a powerful earthquake.
more than 6,500 people
Main point:
A tsunami
.
Main point:
A tsunami caused by the most powerful earthquake in the past 40years killed more than 6,500 people in Southeast Asia on December 2004.
in Southeast Asia
What:
When:
Where:
Why:
Who:
Read the lead. P54(Para1).
a tsunami
on 26 December, 2004
in Indonesia, India, Thailand, Malaysia, and at least four other countries.
was caused by a powerful earthquake.
more than 6,500 people
in Southeast Asia
The main point in a news report.
Read the body. P54(the rest of para1 and para2)
The number of death in Indonesia’s Sumatra Island,
Sri Lanka, India, Thailand
Who was the victim（受害者）
Fisherman, tourist and the locals.
Read the Body. P54(the rest of para1 and para2)
Place The number of the dead
Indonesia More than 1,870
Sri Lanka
India
Thailand
3 other countries
Place The number of the injured/affected
Sri Lanka one million affected
Thailand
2,498
1,900
254
54
1,900 hurt, many more missing
Damage
6576
Read the end. P54(para3)
Following events:
1.Future tendency:
Missing & deaths
2.Effect:
The rescue work
Underline
Difficult
Integrate information. P54(End).
Main point:
Thousands of people are still missing and the number of deaths is expected to grow. And it is difficult for rescue workers to deliver food and supplies because of dangerous condition and damage road.
A linking word
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.
例：昨晚他十多岁的儿子把他家的车撞坏了。
His teenage son ___________________ last night.
crash v. 碰撞，撞击
The most powerful earthquake in the past 40 years caused a tsunami that crashed into coastlines across Asia yesterday, ...
1
句意：昨日，40年来最强烈的地震引发海啸，重创亚洲沿海地带。
crashed the family car
Guessing: what are other meanings of “crash”
1. Listen to the thunder crash.
2. His company crashed last year.
3. The computer just crashed.
n.撞击声，爆裂声
v.垮台，破产
v.（电脑）死机
sweep away 消灭；彻底消除
sweep v. 打扫；清扫 sweeping-swept-swept
sweep off 拂去，扫去
sweep through 传遍
Fishermen, tourists, hotels, homes, and cars were swept away by huge waves caused by the strong earthquake that reached a magnitude of 9.0.
2
渔民、游客、旅馆、房屋和汽车都被9.0级的强震所引发的巨浪卷走。
例：
1. 我拂去一块墓碑平顶上的雨水。
I _____ rainwater ___ the flat top of a gravestone.
2. 一场流感正在莫斯科迅速传播。
A flu epidemic is _______________ Moscow.
swept
off
sweeping through
stand at 达（到）特定水平（或数量、高度等）
...the number of deaths stood at 2,498, and one million more were affected by the tsunami, government officials said.
3
1. 银行利率为3%。_______________________.
Interest rates stand at 3%
affect v. 影响；感染 affecting-affected-affected
七百多万多人受到了干旱的影响。
More than seven million people _______________ by drought.
have been affected
Large doses of artificial sweeteners may have an
adverse _____ on people.
effect
collect chunks and translate sentences
1. TIME 时间的表达
2021年7月20日：on July 20, 2021
在12月：in December
在星期天：on Sunday
下午5点：at 17:00
在早上/下午/晚上：in the morning/ afternoon/ evening
在周一早上：on Monday morning
过去60年：in the past 60 years
Task 2: collect chunks and translate sentences
2. EVENT 灾难的表达
地震侵袭的地区：earthquake—hit/stricken area
暴雨侵袭的地区：rainstorm—hit/ stricken area
暴雨袭击了河南：rainstorm hit/ struck Henan
翻译一：
2021年7月20日，60年来最大的暴雨袭击了河南
The most powerful rainstorm in the past 60 years struck Henan on July 20, 2021.
collect chunks and translate sentences
3. DAMAGE 损失的表达
人员遇难：people were killed/ people were found dead/ the death of people
建筑倒塌：buildings fell down
交通瘫痪：the traffic was terrible/ the traffic was destroyed
30多人：more than 30 people
暴雨对河南造成损失：the rainstorm caused damage to Henan
翻译二：
暴雨造成30多人遇难，许多建筑倒塌，交通瘫痪
The rainstorm caused 30 people’s death/ 30 people were found dead in this disaster, and many buildings fell down, and the traffic was destroyed.
collect chunks and translate sentences
4. RESCUE 救援的表达
救援队：rescue team/ rescue workers
灾后重建：rebuilding after the disaster
帮助处麻烦在中的人：help people who were in trouble
灾区：disaster– hit area
带来补给：bring supplies
呼吁：call on
踊跃地：actively
collect chunks and translate sentences
5. RESCUE 救援的表达
当地政府：local government
吸取教训：learn a lesson
提高意识：improve awareness
翻译四：
当地政府吸取教训，灾后积极提高人们的防汛抗旱意识
The local government learnt a lesson from the disaster, and tried positively to improve people’s awareness of flood control and drought relief.
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