TsunamiHitsAsia:Over6,500Deadwis·dom[n.]con·text[n.]su·ffer[v.]vol·ca·no[n.]e·rupt[v.]supp·ly[n./v.]ty·phoon[n.]

hu·rri·cane[n.]sur·vive[v.]po·wer[n.]whis·tle[v./n.]e·mer·gen·cy[n.]de·li·ver[v.]su·mma·ry[n.]

Doyouknowthesenaturaldisasters?tornadodroughtlandslidetsunamifloodwildfirevolcaniceruptionearthquaketornadodroughtlandslidetsunamifloodwildfirevolcaniceruptionWatchandAnswer1.Whichnaturaldisasterismentioned?2.Whereisit?Tsunami.InJapan.AnewsreportThispassageismostlikelytobetakenfrom____________.Amagazine.Anewspaper.Atextbook.Anadvertisement.Lookatthepictureandtitle,inferthetypeofthetextandpredictwhatthetextismainlyabout.

Whichnaturaldisaster?Tsunami.

Wheredidithappen?Asia.What’sthestructureofthisnewsreport?Headline(tellswhathappened)Byline(showsthereporteranddate)Lead(date,place,eventandcause)Body(moredetails)Ending(effect)Reading-skimmingPara.1Para.3Para.2SeriousdamagetoSouthAsiaThefollowingeffectandtherescueThetsunamicausedbyanearthquakeanditsdamageReadandmatchTipsforfindingmainideas:Payattentiontothefirstandlastsentenceofeachparagraph.Ignoretheexamplesordeatils.

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ho(character)WWHWW新聞的六要素WReadtheleadcarefullyandfindout5W’s.Themostpowerfulearthquakeinthepast40yearscausedatsunamithatcrashedintocoastlinesacrossAsiayesterday,killingmorethan6,500peopleinIndonesia,India,Thailand,Malaysia,andatleastfourothercountries.whywhatwherewhenwhoWhat:When:Why:Where:

How:Who:

tsunamiOn26December,2004.Thetsunamiwascausedbyapowerfulearthquake.CoastlinesacrossAsia.InIndonesia,India,Thailand,Malaysia,andatleastfourothercountries.Foreignaidisorganized,butsuppliesaredifficulttodeliverbecauseofthedangerousconditionsanddamagedroads.Morethan6,500peoplewerekilled.structureheadlineleadbodyconclusionPara.1Para.2Para.3detailsANewsReportwhywhatwherewhenwhoSummarizethemessageaccurately→Includesixelementsandwriteconcisely→Backgroundinformation+detailedinformationThemostPowerfulearthquakeinthepast40yearscausedatsunamithatcrashedintocoastlinesacrossAsiayesterday,killingmorethan6,500peopleinIndonesia,India,Thailand,Malaysia,andatleastfourothercountries.Fishermen,tourists,

hotels,homes,

andcarsweresweptawaybyhugewavescausedbythestrongearthquake

thatreachedamagnitudeof9.0.Theunderseaquakestruckaround7:00a.m.,SundayoffthewestcoastofIndonesia’sSumatraIsland.Inthatareaalone,atleast1,870peoplewerekilled.ReadingReadingInSriLanka,some1,600kilometreswestofthequakecentre,thenumberofdeathsstoodat2,498,andonemillionmorewereaffectedbythetsunami,governmentofficialssaid.Indianofficialssaidasmanyas1,900hadbeenkilledalongthesoutherncoast.Another254werefounddeadinThailandandinthreecountries.InsouthernThailand,1,900peoplewerehurtandmanymoreweremissing,localofficialssaid.“Iwashavingbreakfastwithmythreechildrenwhenwaterstartedfillingmyhome.Wehadtoleaveeverythingandruntosafety,”saidChandraTheeravit,alocalThaiwoman.ReadingThousandsofpeoplearestillmissing,andthenumberofdeathsisexpectedtogrowevenhigheroverthenextfewdays.Foreignaidisbeingorganizedforthetsunami-hitcountries.However,dangerousconditionsanddamagedroadswillmakeitdifficulttodeliverfoodandsupplies.Whywoulditbedifficulttodeliverfoodandsupplies?datetimeplaceeventcauseeffectfollowingeventsWriteasummaryoftheTangshanEarthquake.HowtoWriteanEnglishNewsReport“對人的經(jīng)歷或事實基于實事求是的報道”新聞報道時態(tài)：人稱：語言風(fēng)格：以一般過去時為主以第三人稱為主體人稱正式，嚴謹，簡明新聞報道概述StructurePara1Para2Para3活動簡要概述(when/where/who/what/why）活動主要內(nèi)容開展對活動的感受，評價，反響新聞報道結(jié)構(gòu)Para1Para.1活動簡要概述(when/where/who/what/why）主動---為了xx目的，主辦方于xx時間xx地點舉辦了主題為xx的活動。

被動---為了xx目的，xx活動于xx時間xx地點被主辦方舉辦了。Withthepurposeofdoing...//Aimedatdoing......,組織方heldanactivity(+地點+時間)

Inordertodo......,anactivitywasheldby主辦方(+地點+時間)

Para.1表達目的Aimedatcelebratingandenrichingourschoollife,/為了慶祝和豐富我們的校園生活Withthepurposeofarousingstudents’interestin...,/目的是為了引起學(xué)生對...的興趣Inordertomakestudentshaveabetterunderstandingof....,

為了使學(xué)生對……有更好的了解活動目的相關(guān)表達enrichone’slife/makeone’slifecolorful使生活豐富多彩openone’seyes/broadenone’shorizons開闊某人的視野buildupone’sbody增強某人的體質(zhì)；鍛煉身體2.參與人員Allthestudentstook

anactivepartinit.為了豐富我們的校園生活，上周日我校舉辦了名師讀書會活動。所有同學(xué)都積極參加了該活動。注意上周日lastSunday（不用介詞on，上下這每last/next/this/that/each/every之前一個介詞都不填）Withthepurposeofenrichingourschoollife,anactivitynamed“FamousTeachersRadingClub”heldbyourschoollastFriday.Allthestudentstookanactivepartinit.1.為了激發(fā)學(xué)生學(xué)習(xí)英語的興趣，一場英語演講比賽于上周五在學(xué)校禮堂舉行。翻譯：Inordertoarousestudents’interestinlearningEnglish，anEnglishspeechcompetitionwillbeheldlastFridayintheschoolhall．2.

為了豐富學(xué)生的校園生活，我們學(xué)校上周末舉辦了一場足球賽。Withthepurposeofenrichingstudents’schoollife，ourschoolheldafootballmatchlastSunday．Para2Para.2活動過程--活動主要內(nèi)容開展1.過渡句：

Thedetailsareasfollows.

細節(jié)如下。2.總起句:這個活動/講座/競賽從...開始,持續(xù)了...小時。這里有各種各樣的活動。首先，……并且，……最后但同樣重要的是，...…Theactivity/lecture/competitionstartedat...o’clockandlasted...hours.Therewere

avarietyofactivities.Firstofall,....Besides,….Lastbutnotleast,….3.活動具體內(nèi)容1）At8：00am,wegatheredattheschoolgateandsetoutfor....早上8點，我們在……集合，并且動身去……。2）Therewereavarietyofactivities.Firstofall,....Besides，…Lastbutnotleast，…這里有各種各樣的活動。首先，……并且，……最后但同樣重要的是，...…Para31.Tiredaswewere,weallthoughtthatitwasquitemeaningfultotakepartinthisactivity.盡管我們很累，我們都認為參加這個活動十分有意義。2.Thisactivitybenefitedusalot.這個活動讓我們受益良多。3.Theactivitywashighlypraised.活動受到了高度評價。Para3:對活動的感受，評價，反響具體收獲promotethefriendship

amongus增進我們之間的友誼contributetoaclosebondamongstudents

促進學(xué)生之間的緊密聯(lián)系enrichourschoollife豐富我們的校園生活leaveanunforgettablememorytous.給我們留下了難忘的回憶。offeruschancetoexercise給我們提供鍛煉的機會enableustolearnalotthatisbeyondourtextbooks使我們學(xué)到很多課本以外的東西Theactivitywashighlypraised.

Notonlydidit_____________________________________________,butitalso________________________________.翻譯：enableustolearnalotthatisbeyondourtextbooksleaveanunforgettablememorytous活動受到了高度評價。它不僅讓我們學(xué)到課本之外的東西，還給我們留下了難忘的回憶。WritingTask

假定你是李華，校英語報記者，你校上周日組織全體同學(xué)參加了“名師讀書會”活動，請