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The mass media
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Welcome&Reading
Lead in
Where can you get latest news in daily life
Mass Media
Various types of mass media have developed over time.
Watch the video and finish the following exercises.
Print
Digital
Watch the video again and finish the following blanks.
Type Forms
Outdoor media Shop signs
(1) ________________
Other advertisements
Digitalized billboards
Print media (2) ________________
Magazines
(3) ________________
Broadcast media (4) ________________
Television
Digital media (5) ________________
Forums
Poster
Books
Newspapers
Radio
Blogs
Before you read the news reports and the article, think about the following questions:
Pre-reading
● Do you believe everything you read in a news report Why or why not
● What should we do
Not everything in a news report is true.
Be a critical news reader!
Do you still remember the basic structure of a news report
Headline
Lead
Body
Tail
Most important information: 5W+1H
Detailed or supporting information
Background information or conclusion
Attractive and brief
Pre-reading
Inverted pyramid (倒金字塔)
Headline
Lead
Body
Tail
Fast reading
News Report 2
Deadly fire in tower block causes serious damage
Sentence:
Sentence:
Sentence:
Sentence:
Sentence:
Sentence:
News Report 1
Firefighters put out tower block fire
1
2-6
7
1
2-9
10
Read the two news reports and summarize the structure.
Careful reading
Read news report 1 and retell the story according to the pictures.
Spread quickly on _____________.
Sunday night
Started _____ floor
8th
Were called at ________.
9:30 p.m
Firefighters got the situation under control____________.
around 11 p.m
Careful reading
News Report 1
Firefighters put out tower block fire
Headline
Lead
Body
Tail
Sentence:
Sentence:
Sentence:
Read the two news reports and the article and complete the tables below.
Time Place Deaths and injuries Rescue efforts Cause
Sunday night Henderson Tower ________ ____________________ ___________________________________________
The number of death could reach 5
Fire engines and ambulances reached the scene within 15 minutes
1
2-6
7
News Report 2
Deadly fire in tower block causes serious damage
Time Place Deaths and injuries Rescue efforts Cause
Sunday night Henderson Tower ________ ________________________ ____________________
A dropped cigarette end on a carpet of the 8th floor
4 confirmed dead and dozens of people injured
Headline
Lead
Body
Tail
Sentence:
Sentence:
Sentence:
1
2-9
10
Read the two news reports and the article and complete the tables below.
Careful reading
Read news report 2 and answer questions.
1.What happened to Lisa when the fire broke out according to the second news report
2.What caused the fire according to Mr Perterson
She was about to have a bath when she heard people screaming and dogs barking. She looked outside and the smoke was choking her. It was like an awful dream.
A _________ cigarette end on a carpet of the 8th floor started the fire and that the ______________________ did not go off quickly enough.
dropped
automatic fire alarms
L6~L8
L10~L12
Careful reading
What are the biggest differences between the two news reports
Different focuses
Different details
Different conclusions
News 1: firefighters
News 1: 5
News 1: concern
The numbers of deaths
News 2: deadly fire
News 2: 4
News 2: further investigation
Careful reading
How do these differences come about（发生）
focuses
Fast reading
Read the article quickly and match the main idea of each paragraph.
Three reasons for differences
Ways to be a critical news reader
News reports have differences
Careful reading
What’s the main purpose of the last sentence in Para.1
Read Para.1 and choose the best answer.
A. To introduce the following content.
B. To summarize the passage.
talks more about ___________________
pays more attention to ___________________
Read Paras. 2-3 and answer the question.
What are the three reasons
Reason 1:
(Para. 2, L4-5)
Journalists may have different priorities.
Careful reading
News Report 1
News Report 2
the rescue efforts
deaths and injuries
Reason 2:
Careful reading
(Para. 3, L16-17)
News reports may be written at different stages of an event.
What should we not do when we come across factual differences in different news reports
What are the three reasons
Read Paras. 2-3 and answer the question.
Reason 3:
Careful reading
(Para. 3, L17-19)
Journalists may approach information they get from research or interviews differently.
What may different journalists do when an estimate of a number is given
What are the three reasons
Read Paras. 2-3 and answer the question.
Read Para.4 and answer the question.
Careful reading
How can we be critical news readers
Not___________ on news reports
Read news reports written from _______ perspectives
Read news report written at __________
different stages
Be _______ about the information we receive
Not _______ trust what we have read
Use our own ________
Develop great ____________
various
critical
blindly
judgement
rely entirely
discrimination
Post reading
As teenagers,what can we do to be critical readers in an information-explosion world (信息大爆炸的世界)
Post reading
Examine your own emotions.
Ensure the information comes from credible sources.
Ensure the statements are backed by credible sources.
Ensure the authenticity of videos, images, tables and chat logs, and confirm their credible sources.
What can we do
“4E”
Post reading
Be a critical news reader.
Don’t be a keyboard warrior.
What you see might just be what others want you to see.
B. Optional work(选做):
Are we getting closer or further from the truth Talk about it with your classmates.
A. Compulsory work(必做):
(1)Retell the passage from the mind map;
(2)Write a composition “how to be a critical news reader ”
Homework
See you next class！

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