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Period 4 Reading for Writing

1. Learn the structure and language
features of a news report.
2. Write a short piece of news.

Learning Objectives
Q1. What might cause a tsunami?
Q2. Are there any warning signs?
Q3. When do the waves casue the most damage?
Watch and Discuss
Q1. What might cause a tsunami?
Q2. Are there any warning signs?
Q3. When do the waves cause the most damage?
Watch and Discuss
Earthquake (tectonic plates push together)
No. The warnings are few.
When they move back out to the sea.
Headline
Byline
short
informative
eye-catching
summary
the author, date
breaking news
literary journalism
feature report
突发新闻
文学新闻
专题报道
Q1: What is the genre of this news report?
Skim and Answer
Skim and Answer
Q2: What is the most outstanding feature of the text?
the list of numbers
to be convincing
Para 1:
①The most powerful earthquake 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.
what
where
when
Lead Paragraph
Who
why
how
5W1H
事件
经过/结果
②Fishermen, tourists, hotels, homes and cars were swept away by huge waves caused by the strong earthquake that reached a magnitude of 9.0.
③The undersea quake struck around 7:00 a.m., Sunday off the west coast of Indonesia’s Sumatra Island.④In that area alone, at least 1,870 people were killed.
to stress
passive voice
to be objective
strike-struck-struck
Para 2:
①In Sri Lanka, some 1,600 kilometers west of the quake centre, the number of deaths stood at 2,498, and one million more were affected by the tsunami, govenment officials said.②Indian officials said as many as 1,900 had been killed along the southern coast.③Another 254 were found dead in Thailand and 54 in three other countries.
to stress
Body
quote
direct/ indirect
speech
④In southern Thailand, 1,900 people were hurt and many more were missing, local officials said.⑤“I was having breakfast with my three children when water started filling my home.⑥We had to leave everything and run to safety,”said Chandra Theeravit, a local Thai woman.
direct/ indirect
speech
Para 3:
①Thousands of people are still missing, and the number of deaths is expected to grow even higher over the next few days. ②Foreign aid is being organised for the tsunami-hit countries. ③However, dangerous conditions and damaged roads will make it difficult to deliver food and supplies.
Ending
Future outlooks
What is the language feature of a news report?
Formal and Objective
Past tense
Factual
Direct / indirect speech
Clear and Concise
numbers, date, location...
third-person, passive voice
easy to understand
quote from officials/ witnesses
The structure of a news report
Headline
Byline
Lead paragraph
Body
Ending
topic
author / date
5W1H
details
future outlooks
solution
final thoughts
Write a short news report
Source:
Gile, a girl in Bangladesh, is talking about floods in her country.

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