Unit4NaturalDisastersReadingforWriting&AssessingYourProgressReadingforWritingReadthenewsreportreleasedthedayafteratsunamiandanswerthequestions.11.Whendidthetsunamihappen?Ithappenedon26December,2004.2.Whatcausedthetsunami?Averypowerfulearthquakeof9.0-magnitudewhichhappenedundertheseaoffthewestcoastofSumatraIslandinIndonesia.3.Whywoulditbedifficulttodeliverfoodandsupplies?Dangerousconditionsanddamagedroadswillmakeitdifficulttodeliverfoodandsupplies.Themostpowerfulearthquakeinthepast40yearscausedatsunamithatcrashedintocoastlinesacrossAsiayesterday,killingmorethan6,500peopleinIndonesia,India,Thailand,Malaysia,andatleastfourothercountries.Fishermen,tourists,hotels,homes,andcarsweresweptawaybyhugewavescausedbythestrongearthquakethatreachedamagnitudeof9.0.Theunderseaquakestruckaround7:00a.m.,SundayoffthewestcoastofIndonesia’sSumatraIsland.Inthatareaalone,atleast1,870peoplewerekilled.InSriLanka,some1,600kilometreswestofthequakecentre,thenumberofdeathsstoodat2,498,andonemillionmorewereaffectedbythetsunami,governmentofficialssaid.Indianofficialssaidasmanyas1,900hadbeenkilledalongthesoutherncoast.Another254werefounddeadinThailandand54inthreeothercountries.InsouthernThailand,1,900peoplewerehurtandmanymoreweremissing,localofficialssaid.“Iwashavingbreakfastwithmythreechildrenwhenwaterstartedfillingmyhome.Wehadtoleaveeverythingandruntosafety,”saidChandraTheeravit,alocalThaiwoman.Thousandsofpeoplearestillmissing,andthenumberofdeathsisexpectedtogrowevenhigheroverthenextfewdays.Foreignaidisbeingorganisedforthetsunami-hitcountries.However,dangerousconditionsanddamagedroadswillmakeitdifficulttodeliverfoodandsupplies.√2Readthesummaryofthenewsreport.Checkthemainpointsitincludes.Summary:On26December2004,atsunamikilledmorethan6,500tourists,fishermen,andotherlocalsinSoutheastAsia.Thousandsofpeoplearemissingandthenumberofdeathsisexpectedtogrow.Thedamagecausedbythetsunamiismakingitdifficultforrescueworkerstohelpthesurvivors.datecause

time

placeeventeffectfollowingeventAsummaryisashortstatementofmainpoints.Asummaryparagraphtellsthemainideasandthemostimportantinformationofalongerpassage.√√√√Step1.Writealistofthemaindetails.3Followthestepsbelowtowriteasummaryforthetextonpage50.Strangethingshappenedinthecountrysidebeforetheearthquake.Anearthquakehit________________________Chinaon28July1976.____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Withstrongsupportfromthegovernmentandthetirelesseffortsofthecity’speople,anewTangshanwasbuiltupontheearthquakeruins.TangshanThenumberofpeoplewhowerekilledorbadlyinjuredinthequakewasmorethan400,000.Nearlyeverythinginthecitywasdestroyed.Soldiersandmedicalworkerscametohelpthepeoplewhohadhadgreatlossandtotryandfindsurvivors.Step2.Writedownthemainideaofeachparagraphbasedonthedetails.StrangethingshappenedinthecountrysideofHebei,China.AstrongearthquakehitTangshan,andmanypeoplewerekilledorinjured.Thecitywasgreatlyaffectedandnearlydestroyed.Therescueworkbegansoonafterthequakes.Withstrongsupportfromthegovernmentandthecity’speople,thenewcityofTangshanwasbuilt.Step3.Organisetheideasanddraftyoursummary.Payattentiontothefollowing:Asummaryshouldbearoundonethirdthelengthoftheoriginaltext.Writedownthekeysupportingpointsforthetopic.Donotincludeunimportantdetailsorexamples.Step4.Exchangedrafts.Usethechecklisttogivefeedbackonyourpartner’sdraft.Doesthesummarygiveyouaclearideaofwhatthetextisabout?Doesthesummaryincludeonlythemostimportantinformationofthetext?Isthesummarytheproperlength?Arethereanyspellingorpunctuationerrors?Doesthewriterusecorrecttenses?Step5.Getyourdraftbackandreviseit.Forseveraldays,strangethingsoccurredinthecountrysideofnortheasternHebei.Then,on28July1976,anearthquakehitTangshancity.Thecitywasgreatlyaffectedandnearlydestroyed.Manypeoplewerekilledorinjured.Therescueworkbegansoonafterthequakes.Soldiersandmedicalworkersarrivedtofindsurvivorsandhelpthepeoplewhohadlosteverything.Withstrongsupportfromthegovernmentandthetirelesseffortsofthepeople,anewTangshanwasbuilt.AssessingyourprogressCirclethecorrectwordineachsentence.11.ThetornadothathitMississippilastweekcausedalotofdamage/destroy.2.Themotherthankedtherescue/saveworkerwhofoundherbaby.3.Accordingtoexperts,thevolcanocouldcrash/eruptthisweek.4.Thousandsofpeoplearesuffering/trappingfromillnessesafterthedisaster.5.Anemergencydelivery/supplyoffoodwastransportedtotheareabythearmy.6.Theearthquakeaffected/effectedanareaofseveralhundredsquarekilometres.7.Duringanaturaldisaster,themostimportantthingistokeepcalm/quiet.8.

“She’sstillbreathing/surviving!Comeandhelpmedigherout!”shoutedthe

soldier.AssessingyourprogressReadthepassageandfillintheblankswithrelativepronouns.2Thepeople

liveinWenchuan

countywillneverforgettheday12May,

2008.

The

8.0-magnitudeearthquake

killedover80,000peopleandleftmanymore

injuredturnedmanytownsandcountiesinto

ruins.

Therescuework

followedwascarriedoutbypeoplefromall

overthecountry,andevenabroad.Now,

morethan10yearson,

thepeople

sufferedtheearthquakearelivinga

newlife.

Manyliveinnewtowns

areearthquake-safe,

inlocalcommunities

havebeenbeautifullyrebuiltbythegovernment.Thepeoplewillneverforget

those

rescuedthemandhelpedthemrebuildtheirhome.Outofgratitude,

manyyoungadults

werestudentsduringtheearthquakehavechosen

tostudymedicineorjointhearmyinawishtohelpmorepeople.

Wenchuan,thecounty

wascompletelydestroyedandthencompletelyrebuilt,hasbecomea

symboloftheChinesespiritofnevergivingup.whowhich/thatwhich/thatwhowhich/thatwhich/thatwhowhowhich/thatprojectBRAINSTORM:Workingroupsofthreeorfour.Chooseoneofthenaturaldisastersbelowandbrainstormanswerstothequestions.1GiveapresentationonnaturaldisastersUnderstandingthedisasterArethereanyknowncausesofthedisaster?Whatcanbedonetopreventit?Earthquakesarecausedbytectonicplatesshifting.PreparingforthedisasterWhatarethepossibleeffectsofthedisaster?

Whatcanbedonetoprepareforit?Check

yourhomeforareasthatmaybe

weakerinan

earthquake.Alsolook

atyourthings;forexample,

furniture

suchasawardrobewhichisnot

attachedtoawallmayfalleasily,

andglassonahighshelfcouldbe

dangerous.

Alsofindthesafestarea

too.

Keepsomesuppliesathome,

suchasfoodandwater,

atorch,

radio

andfirst-aidkit,

asanearthquakecan

affectaccesstobasicthings.

Always

haveaplan,andpracticeforwhatyou

willdowhenthereisanearthquake.

Someknowledgeofbasicmedical

proceduresmayalsobeveryuseful.

Don’t

panic!Rememberyourplanand

followitcalmly.Takecoverinthe

safestarea,

perhapsunderastrong

doorframeortable.

Useyoursupplies

andstayincontactwithotherssothey

knowyouareOK.

Keepaneyeon

andhelpthevulnerable,

suchasold

people,

youngchildrenandpets.

IntheeventofadisasterWhatcanyoudotostaysafeduringthedisaster?Whatkindofhelpdosurvivorsneed?RESEARCH:Whichquestionsdoyounotknowtheanswersto?Whichonesdoyouneedmoreinformationon?UsetheInternetoryourschoollibrarytofindoutmore.2ORGANISE:Puttogetherapresentationusingtheinformationyouhavegathered.Usethetipsbelowtohelpyou.3Startyourpresentationwitha“hook”(astoryorfacttocatchtheattentionofyour

listeners).OnMonday,

5September20XX,600peopledisappearedwhen...Reduceyourideastothreemainpointstohelplistenersrememberwhatyousay.Soalwaysremembertodrop,

cover,andholdon....Preparevisualaidsforyourpresentation(photos,

charts,

tables,etc.).PRESENT:Giveagrouppresentationtoyourclass.4In2016inAlberta,

Canada,

awildfire

destroyedover2,000housesand

becameoneofthemostexpensive

naturaldisastersinCanada’shistory.Wildfiresarecausedwhenforestsarelefttogrowandgettoodry.Theycanbecomedrywhenthereisadroughtorwhenthereisnotenoughs