1Unit8NaturaldisastersTaskAtfirstTimmywassleeping.Whenhefelttheshaking,hewantedtorunoutofthebuilding,buthefailed.Andunluckilyhewastrappedinthedark.Afterthat,hecalmeddownandtriedtofindhiswayout.TheTaiwanearthquakeIn1999,aterribleearthquakehappenedinTaiwan.ListenandjudgeAtlast,somepeopleheardhimandsavedhim.3HaveadiscussionMyversionGoodpoints:•Use3paragraphstogiveacompletestory;•Useadverbslike“atfirst”toshowtheorderofevents;•Use“and”and“but”tojoinideastogether;•Usewordslike“terrible”tomakeitmorevivid;•Usepastcontinuoustenseandphraseslearntrecently;•Howterriblewastheearthquake?•HowdidTimmyfeelatdifferenttimes?•WhatdifferentthingsdidTimmydotosavehimself?Badpoints:Notclearenough.GooverTimmy’sversionTheTaiwanearthquakeWecanseethechangesofhisfeelingsandhowterribletheearthquakewasanditseemsthatweweretherewithhimwhilereadinghisarticle.TheTaiwanearthquakePara.1Para.2Para.3-5TheTaiwanearthquakePara.1WhenWherePara.2DuringtheearthquakePara.3-5Aftertheearthquake2o’clockearlymorningearthquakestartedWhereIwasWhatIsaw/heard/didHowIfeltWhereIwasWhatIsaw/heard/didHowIfeltArticlesinthefirstpersonmakeiteasierforreaderstohavethesamefeelingsasthewriter’s.Factsindetailshelpsupportthewriter’sopinion.WorkoutthestructureAnaturaldisasterWhen&WherePara.1During…Para.2After…Para.3IntroductionMainbodyeg:Atlast,Iwassafe.Iwassohappytoseethebrightdaylightagain.SawHeardDidFeltEndingPara.4Conclusion6ReadSandy’snotesIntroductionWhatWhenWhereIntroductionWhatasnowstormWhenFriday,5JanuaryWhereBeijingAsnowstormhappenedinBeijingonFriday,5January.TherewasasnowstorminBeijingonFriday,5January.Someverbscanbringclearpicturesinreaders’mind.hitBeijingonFriday,5January.7ReadandthinkSuitablewords,phrasesorsentencestructurescanhelpmakeyourarticlebetter.Moreandmorepeoplebegintoridebikes.Therearemoreandmorepeoplebeginningtoridebikes.Agrowingnumberofpeoplebegintocycle.Cyclingattractsmoreandmorepeople.Cyclingisnowaddingitsappealformanypeople.Cyclinggainsitspopularity.8DuringthesnowstormWhereIwasWhatIsawWhatIheardWhatIdidHowIfeltDuringthesnowstormWhereIwasclassroomroadWhatIsawsnow,peopleWhatIheardwindblowwindblowWhatIdiddohomeworkshare,lose,fallHowIfeltterribleSnowkeptfallingwhiteoutsidecold,afraidReadSandy’snotes—deep,walkslowly,…9AfterthesnowstormWhereIwasWhatIsawWhatIheardWhatIdidHowIfeltAfterthesnowstormWhereIwasAtMillie’shomeWhatIsawclearsnowWhatIheardnoiseoftrafficWhatIdidHowIfeltThenextmorningjoinpeople,makesnowmen,…tired,happy,proud,…Manyhandsmakelightwork.—SaturdayReadSandy’snotes1.Thesnowwasveryheavy.2.Myparentscouldn’tgethome.3.Millieaskedmetogotoherhome.4.Myparentsagreedandherparentsagreedtoo.WhydidIstayatMillie’shome?AnswerthequestionRemembertogivemoredetailsandthenreaderswillknowhowterriblethesnowstormwas.Asteenagers,youshouldn’tsleepoutsidewithoutpermissionbecauseyou’renotoldenoughtodoso.Thesnowwassoheavythatmyparentscouldn’tgethomethatnight.Asaresult,Millieaskedmetogotoherhomeandnotonlymyparentsbutalsoherparentssaid“yes”tous.Thesnowwassoheavythatmyparentscouldn’tgethomethatnight.Asaresult,Millieaskedmetogotoherhomeandnotonlymyparentsbutalsoherparentssaid“yes”tous.DifferentversionsThesnowwasveryheavyandmyparentscouldn’tgethomethatnight,soMillieaskedmetogotoherhome.Myparentsandherparentsallagreed.Myparentscouldn’tgethomethatnightbecauseoftheheavysnow,soMillieaskedmetogotoherhomeandbothmyparentsandherparentsagreed.Thesnowwasveryheavyandmyparentscouldn’tgethomethatnight,soMillieaskedmetogotoherhome.Myparentsandherparentsallagreed.Myparentscouldn’tgethomethatnightbecauseoftheheavysnow,soMillieaskedmetogotoherhomeandbothmyparentsandherparentsagreed.choosethetopicstartwritingmakenotesWritingtimeAfireAnearthquakeAsnowstormAsandstorm…13Watchandmakenoteswindsanddarkday?night?trafficjamsYangzhou,Wednesday,23rdApril2014DiscussandmakesomemorenotesMynotesaboutthesandstormIntroductionWhen/WhereDuringthesandstormWhereIwasWhatIsaw/didWhatIheard/…HowIfeltAfterthesandstormWhereIwasWhatIsaw/didWhatIheard/…ConclusionHowIfelt…Remembertousethefirstperson.MynotesaboutthesandstormIntroductionWhen/WhereYangzhou/Wednesday,23AprilDuringthesandstormWhereIwasWhatIsaw/didWhatIheard/…HowIfeltclassroom,playground,…sand,trees,people,cars,masks,…wind,noise,…afraid,worried,eyes/nosehurt,…AfterthesandstormWhereIwasWhatIsaw/didWhatIheard/…home,…sand,trafficjams,powercuts,…noise,…ConclusionHowIfelt…happy,beover,blueskyagain,…WritingtimeIntroductionDuringthesandstormAfterthesandstormConclusionMainbody1.Oneideaperparagraph2.Usetransitionstoconnectyourideas3.Supportingdetails4.Differentkindsofsentencestructures5.Rightusageofgrammar,punctuation…Writingtips•…hit/happened…•Iwasdoing…when…•…becauseof…•Wecouldonlyhear/see…•…keptdoing…•Suddenly,…•…hadto…slowly…•…wasreallyterrible.•…gotworse…•…Usefulexpressions•Atthebeginning…•First…•Then…•Afterthat…•Atlast…•…and/but…•Because…•…so…•When/while…•…18WritingevaluationtableContentInorderoftimeWellorganized(transitions)Phrases&SentencesUsefulexpressionsfromthisunitNospellingmistakesGrammarSimplepasttense&PastcontinuoustenseHandwriting&PunctuationClearan