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(共21张PPT)
Period6
Reading for Writing
Unit 1 CULTURAL HERITAGE
英语
① To understand a news report of digital technology making images of cultural relics of the Mogao Caves in Dunhuang.
② To master the structure and language characteristics of news writing.
③ To write a news report about a person or a group who works to protect our cultural heritage.
④ To improve students’ awareness of preserving cultural heritage.
Studying objectives:
Key points：
To help students to master the structure and language characteristics of a news report.
Difficult points：
To help students use accurate and persuasive language to finish the writing task.
Studying key points and difficulties:
Lead-in
Look at the pictures to know more about the Mogao Caves.
Reading
Activity 1 First reading
1.What are the researchers and scientists trying to do What modern technology are they using
The researchers and scientists are trying to increase knowledge and appreciation of China’s ancient cultural heritage.They are using digital photography to record a collection of images.
Read the news report first,and then answer the following questions.
2.Why are so many people interested in the Mogao Caves
People are interested in the Mogao Caves because they have long been a meeting point for different cultures and are part of the history of many countries.
3.What do you think of the researcher’s opinion in the last paragraph
I agree with the researcher’s opinion.Understanding our own and other countries’ cultural heritage is a great way to understand ourselves and others.
Reading
Activity 2 Second reading
Read the text again and finish the table.
Reading
A News Report Structure Contents
Characteristics
Write a title to get the readers’ attention
Tell the readers who,what,where,and why
Inclusive and general
Body
Concrete,objective true and persuasive
A short summary.
Inclusive and general
Headline
Lead sentence
Ending
Explain what the person or group does.
Attractive and outstanding
Activity 3 Read for the features of language and structure.
Lead（导语）
Read for the structure.
Headline （标题）
Body （主体）
What are the necessary parts of a news report
Reading
Reading
What information is included in the lead sentence
Read for the language features and find out the 6 parts in it.
Reading
A.lead sentence 导语　
B.Direct quote 直接引用语　
C.Paraphrase 解释　
D.Background information 背景信息
E.Reporting verbs 引述动词　
F.Words to show comparison/contrast 表示比较/对比的词
Read for the language features and find out the 6 parts in it.
Reading
A.lead sentence 导语　
B.Direct quote 直接引用语　
C.Paraphrase 解释　
A group of researchers and scientists from China and other countries are working together...China’s ancient cultural heritage.
“Appreciating one’s own cultural heritage...communication and understanding.”
They are recording and collecting digital images of cultural relics from...in 1994.
Read for the language features and find out the 6 parts in it.
Reading
D.Background information 背景信息
E.Reporting verbs 引述动词　
F.Words to show comparison/contrast 表示比较/对比的词
The Mogao Caves have long been a meeting point for different cultures and are part of the history of many countries.
explain
Today,the caves are just as international as they were at the time when people travelled the Silk Road.
Activity 4 Underline the relative clauses that the writer uses to identify the following.
A.things　　　　B.people　　　　C.time
A:...the Mogao Caves,which were a key stop along the Silk Road...
B:As one researcher who is working on the project explains...
C:...at the time when people travelled the Silk Road.
Reading
Activity 5 Summary
Summarise the structure of a news report using the following mind map.
A News Report
Headline
Lead sentence
Body
Ending
Reading
Writing
1. Read the interview notes.
Here are some interview notes about a person or group who works to protect our cultural heritage.You can choose one of them and write a news report.
2. Have a brainstorm and finish the outline.
Writing
(1)Your choice is ____________.
(2)Think about an attractive headline:
_______________________________________________
(3)Write a lead sentence: __________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
(4)Think about the theme of your news report: _________________________________________________________
(5)To make your news report more persuasive, you can add ____________to your writing.
(6)To make your sentences more advanced, you can use _______ clauses that we’ve
learnt in this unit.
To praise Chen Lei and tell people the significance of what he has done.
A Picture Is Worth a Thousand Words
Chen Lei is a senior teacher who takes photos of old
Chen Lei
direct quotes
relative
buildings in Wuhan in order to preserve the city's cultural heritage.
A Picture Is Worth a Thousand Words (Headline)
Chen Lei is a senior teacher who takes photos of old buildings in Wuhan in order to preserve the city’s cultural heritage.(Lead Sentence)
Every day,Chen Lei takes his camera and walks patiently through the older parts of the city. Over the years he has taken thousands of pictures of old buildings to create a record for his fellow citizens in the present and future. Another important part of his project is the interviews he conducts with elderly residents.
One possible version:
Writing
Writing
Often these stories help to bring the interesting histories of the buildings to life,giving them their place in the human stories of Wuhan’s citizens. He writes about the buildings,their inhabitants and the stories that weave them together. He also visits schools to tell students about their cultural heritage. (Body)
Neither people nor buildings last forever,but Chen Lei’s photos can help us remember them. The stories that accompany them also help build a picture of life for future generations to hear and add their own stories,too. (Ending)
Summary
Period 6　Reading for Writing
A news report:headline,lead sentence,body and ending.
Paraphrase
Direct quote
Background information
Reporting verbs
Relative clauses
Homework
Write a news report about the Nanhai No.1 on page 65 of the textbook.
Thank you !

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