Unit4

ReadingforWritingWhat’sthedisastershowninthepicture?Howmuchdoyouknowaboutit?LeadinCausedby:earthquake,landslide,VolcaniceruptionTsunamiAnextremelylargeoceanwaveDoesgreatdamagetocoastalareasandhumanbeingsPartI.

Readthenewsreport(P.54)I.SkimthenewsreportandanalysethestructureColumnTextHeadlineByline（Authoranddate）LeadingBodyEndingII.Readingfordetails

FindthemainideaofeachparagraphPara.1(Leading)When(date)What(event)Where(place)Why(cause)WhoHow26December2004AtsunamicrashedSoutheastAsiaApowerfulunderseaearthquakeMorethan6,500peoplewerekilledFatalanddestructiveQ.1

Whendidthetsunamihappen?Q.2Whatcausedthetsunami?Para.2(Body)Thecasualtyofthethreecountries:

SriLanka(2,498)

India(1,900)

Thailand(1,900)AnexperiencetoldbyaThaiwomanfromthetsunami-hitareaII.ReadingfordetailsPara.3(Ending)ThenumberofdeathswouldincreaseDeliveryoffoodandsuppliesisdifficultduetodangerousconditionsanddamagedroads.II.ReadingfordetailsQ.3Whywoulditbedifficulttodeliverfoodandsupplies?III.ReadthesummarySummary（摘要，概述）ashortstatementofalongpassagemainideasimportantinformationReadthesummaryandcirclethemainpointsSummary:On26December2004,atsunamikilledmorethan6,500tourists,fishermen,andotherlocalsinSoutheastAsia.Thousandsofpeoplearemissingandthenumberofdeathsisexpectedtogrow.Thedamagecausedbythetsunamiismakingitdifficultforrescueworkerstohelpthesurvivors.datetimeplaceeventcauseeffectfollowingevents7:00a.m.,Causedbyastrongearthquake,MainpointsofasummaryDate:26Dec.2004Place:SoutheastAsiaEvent:AtsunamicrashedEffect:morethan6,500peoplearekilledFollowingevent:increaseofthedeathtolldifficultrescueworkPartII.

WriteasummaryI.WritedownthemaindetailsofeachparagraphPara1:strangethingshappenedinthecountrysidebeforetheearthquakePara2:anearthquakehit_________Chinaon28July1976andMorethan400,000peoplewere____________.Para3:______________________inthecitywasdestroyed.Para4:150,000soldiersand10,000doctorsandnursesweresenttothe_______work.Para5:Withstrongsupportfromthe___________andthecity'speople,thenewcityofTangshanwasbuilt.TangshankilledorinjuredNearlyeverythingrescuegovernmentII.WritedownthemainideasbasedondetailsP553Para1::strangethingshappenedinthecountrysidebeforetheearthquakePara2--:anearthquakehitTangshanon28July1976,400,000peoplewerekilledorinjured.Para3--:nearlyeverythinginthecitywasdestroyedPara4--:150,000soldiersand10,000doctorsandnursesweresenttorescuethesurvivorsPara5--:withstrongsupportfromthegovernmentandthecity'speople,thenewcityofTangshanwasbuilt.SignsbeforetheearthquakeHappeningduringtheearthquakeDamageduringtheearthquakeRescueworkaftertheearthquakeRevivalaftertheearthquakeDate:28July1976Place:Tangshan,NortheasternHebei,ChinaEvent:Astrongearthquakewiththemagnitudeof7.8occurredEffect:morethan400,000peoplewerekilledorbadlyinjuredFollowingevent:RescueworkRevivalofthecityIII.WritedownthemainpointsofthepassageAnearthquakehitTangshan,Chinaon28July1976.Beforetheearthquake,strangethingshappenedinthecountryside.

Morethan400,000peoplewerekilledorinjuredintheearthquake.Nearlyeverythinginthecitywasdestroyed.Afterthequake,150,000soldiersandmorethan10,000doctorsandnursesandmanyworkersweresenttodorescuework.Withsupportfromthegovernmentandeffortsofthecity'speople,anewTangshanwasbuiltupontheruins.DatePlaceEventEffectFollowingeventVI.Sample