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Unit 1
The Mass Media
Reading(1)
Teaching Objectives
To identify the key information and differences in the two news reports;
To understand the reasons for their differences;
To understand the ways to be a critical news reader;
To grasp the language features and writing techniques of a news report.
Lead-in
What tools do you usually use to keep up with the news
Do you believe everything you read in a news report
What do you think makes a critical news reader
Scanning the news reports
(1) What do you think the news reports are about according to the headlines and the pictures
(2)What is the purpose of the article after the news reports
The first news report focuses on how firefighters put out the fire, while the second one aims to tell us how serious the fire was.
To remind readers to read news reports critically.
Time Place Deaths and injuries Rescue efforts Cause
News 1 Sunday night Henderson Tower (1) __________ _________________________________ (2) _________ ________________________________________________
News 2 4 confirmed dead and dozens of people injured (3) _______
______________________________
The number of death could reach 5
Fire engines and ambulances reached the scene within 15 minutes
A dropped cigarette end on a carpet of the 8th floor
Comparing the news reports
Why do the news reports contain different information
The first report was written the day after the fire. Information about the fire had not yet been investigated or confirmed.
The second report was written two days after the event. More detailed information could be provided.
The event is usually complicated and constantly changing.
Language feature and writing technique
Tip: Presenting information in a factual and formal way and using a quote can make readers get a objective understanding of an event as well as adding the authenticity of the news reports.
News reports usually
Part 1: Para. .
Summarize the main idea of each paragraph by filling in the chart.
Reading news reports critically
Part 2: Paras. _____.
Part 3: Para.______.
1
2-3
4
There are three ______ for the differences.
1.different ______________
2.different ______________
3.different __________________
We can
in many ways.
come with differences
become critical news
readers
reasons
priorities
stages
approaches
Analyzing the structure
Introduce the topic
Analyze the reasons
Put forward suggetions
What should we do when news reports contradict each other
A. Throw both the newspapers away immediately.
B. Check the sources where related key details come from.
C. Research and check the figures yourself.
D. Choose to believe the one you are interested in.
How does the writer develop the passage
A. By giving examples.
B. By giving definitions.
C. By making comparisons.
D. By giving definitions.
B
A
Reading news reports critically
How can we be critical news readers Read different news reports on the same event written___________________________________________________.
______________________________________
________________________________________.
What else can we do to be critical news reader in our daily life
It’s better to use our own judgement than rely entirely on news reports
How
from various perspectives and at different stages
Find out reliable news agency and the stands it takes;
Read materials from other sources
Learning to use official websites to seek information
Assignment
Write a summary about this passage:
(1)giving reasons
(2) putting forward specific meaures
(Words are no more than 80 words.)
Summary
Most of us learn about news through the mass media, and it is remarkably important for us to read news reports critically. More often than not, journalists may have different priorities and approaches to information. Additionally, it is worthy of note that our world is complicated and constntly changing. On the basis of those facts, we are supposed to read news from different perspectives and do not blindly trust what we have read. With our judgement and discrimination, every one of us has the potential to be a critical news reader.

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