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Unit 4 Natural disasters
reading for writing
Tsunami Hits Asia: Over 6,500 Dead
Do you know what kind of natural disaster it is
Lead in
tsunami
Video time
Watch a video to know more about tsunami.
Reading and Thinking
1. When did the tsunami happen
2. What caused the tsunami
3. Why would it be difficult to
deliver food and supplies
1.When did the tsunami happen
2 What caused the tsunami
3 Why would it be difficult to deliver food and supplies
On 26 December 2004.
The most powerful earthquake in the past 40 years caused the tsunami.
Dangerous conditions and damaged roads will make it difficult to deliver food and supplies
This passage is most likely to be taken from _________ .
newspaper
A news report
Read the news report and find out the structure.
Headline
(tells what the story is about)
Ending
(gives something to think about)
Byline
(shows who wrote the story)
Lead
(includes who, what, when, where, why and how)
Body
(contains more information and details)
What language features does the news report have
brief and catch readers’ eyes
uses lots of numbers or figures: accurate and more convincing
the language of the news report: brief and concise
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.
How to write a summary
What main points should be contained in a summary
It includes time, place, event, cause, effect, following event.
Writing skills
Read and find out the main points of the reading material:
Reading for detailed information
event place time/date cause effect
A powerful tsunami crashed
Along the coastlines across Asia
Sunday, 26 December
Caused by a powerful earthquake
More than 6,500 people were killed
date time place event
cause effect following events
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 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 difficult for rescue workers to help
the survivors.
Follow the steps below 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.
Writing
(1). Read the text and write a list of the main details.
Strange things happened in the countryside before the earthquake ..
An earthquake hit _________________ China on 28 July 1976.
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
Tangshan
More than 400,000 people were killed or badly injured.
Nearly everything in the city was destroyed.
The government and the soldiers came and began rescuing and
rebuilding the city.
(2). Write down the main idea of each paragraph based on the details
above.
Paragraph 1________________________________________________
Paragraph 2 _______________________________________________
Paragraph 3 _______________________________________________
Paragraph 4 _______________________________________________
Paragraph5________________________________________________
The government's support and people's effort makes a new Tangshan.
Warning signs before the earthquake.
Destruction of the earthquake.
Suffering of the people and the city after the earthquake.
Help from all over the country.
(3). Organize the ideas and draft your summary.
Write down the key supporting points for the topic.
Do not include unimportant details or examples.
A summary should be around one third the length of the original text.
Pay attention to the following:
For several days, strange things occurred in the countryside of north eastern Hebei. Then, on 28 July 1976, an earthquake hit Tangshan city. The city was greatly affected and nearly destroyed. Many people were killed or injured. The rescue work began soon after the quakes. Soldiers and medical workers arrived to find survivors and help the people who had lost everything. With strong support from the government and the tireless efforts of the people, a new Tangshan was built.
summary
Sample

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