1、Section_ Writing_描述自然灾害事件的记叙文写描述自然灾害事件类的文章应注意以下几点:1要交代自然灾害爆发的时间、地点、情形、经过、成因、最后造成的损失及危害,有时也有必要交代救灾人员的情况。2有时也可以按照说明文的方法来写,介绍地理原因、发生的过程、造成的灾害,以及人类对这种自然灾害的认识和预防。一、基本结构在结构上通常分三部分来写。第一部分:指明什么地方发生了什么自然灾害;第二部分:具体描写自然灾害造成的损失;第三部分:表达自己的希望。二、增分句式(一)表示发生:1.happened/took place/occurred .2A big fire broke out .3A
2、n earthquake hit/struck/shocked/happened in/occurred in the district.(二)表示起因:1What are the causes of floods (earthquake/hurricane)?2The cause of the fire was carelessness.3The fire was due to the fact that someone dropped a lighted cigarette.(三)表示财产损失:1.caused great damage to .2After the earthquake,
3、 water, gas and electricity were all cut off.3The big floods, which occurred in 1998, caused great losses.(四)表示人员伤亡:1Thousands of people were made homeless.2Tens of thousands of people lost their precious life owing to the strong earthquake in Sichuan Province.(五)表示过程与处理:1The fire lasted about two h
4、ours and was finally put out in the afternoon.2Fortunately, the injured people were sent to hospital without delay.题目要求2013 年 7 月 22 日,我国甘肃省发生一次地震。请根据以下信息写一篇英语短文,简单描述一下这次地震。1地震发生在上午 7 时 45 分;2交通阻塞,水电供应中断;3造成近百人死亡,千余人受伤。注意:1.词数 100 左右;2可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。第一步:审题构思很关键一、审题1确定体裁:本文为描写自然灾害的记叙文;2确定人称:本文的主要人称为
5、第三人称;3确定时态:以一般过去时为主。二、构思第一段:开门见山点明 2013 年 7 月 22 日,甘肃省发生了一次地震。第二、三段:详细描述地震的情况。第四段:表达自己的祝愿。第二步:核心词汇想周全1serious 严重的 2attack 攻击,袭击 3province 省 4unexpectedly 出乎意料地,意外地 5do_harm _to 损害 6thousands_of 成千上万的 7homeless 无家可归的 8block 阻塞 9supply 供应 10rebuild 重建第三步:由词扩句雏形现1众所周知,2013 年 7 月 22 日 7 点 45 分在我国甘肃省发生了一
6、次严重的地震。(it作形式主语)Its_known_to_all_that_a_serious_earthquake_attacked_our_Gansu_Province_unexpectedly_at_a_quarter_to_eight_oclock,_July_22,_2013._2更多的人无家可归,交通堵塞,供水和供电被切断。(被动语态;并列句)More_people_were_made_homeless,_and_the_traffic_was_blocked_and_the_supply_of_water_and_electricity_was_cut_off._3地震发生后,全
7、国各地的人们帮助受灾地区的人们重建他们的新家。(状语从句;take place)After_the_earthquake_took_place,_people_all_over_China_helped_people_in_the_disaster_area_to_rebuild_their_new_homes._4如果我们所有人都给予帮助,我们相信他们将克服困难并将不久过上幸福的生活。(状语从句;宾语从句)We_believe,_if_all_of_us_give_our_help,_they_will_overcome_the_difficulties_and_will_live_a_ha
8、ppy_life_soon._第四步:句式升级造亮点1用 as 引导定语从句改写句 1As_we_all_know,_a_serious_earthquake_attacked_our_Gansu_Province_unexpectedly_at_a_quarter_to_eight_oclock,_July_22,_2013._2把句 3 改写成简单句After_the_earthquake,_people_all_over_China_helped_people_in_the_disaster_area_to_rebuild_their_new_homes._第五步:过渡衔接联成篇As_w
9、e_all_know,_a_serious_earthquake_attacked_our_Gansu_Province_unexpectedly_at_a_quarter_to_eight_oclock,_July_22,_2013. It_did_great_harm_to_the_area._Nearly_one_hundred_people_lost_their_lives,_and_thousands_of_people_were_hurt._Whats_worse,_more_people_were_made_homeless,_and_the_traffic_was_blocked_and_the_supply_of_water_and_electricity_was_cut_off._After_the_earthquake_took_place,_people_all_over_China_helped_people_in_the_disaster_area_to_rebuild_their_new_homes._We_believe,_if_all_of_us_give_our_help,_they_will_overcome_difficulties_and_will_live_a_happy_life_soon.