Unit 2 News Media
Brief Statements Based on the Unit
The activities of this unit, including Warming-up, Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing, center on the subject—news and the media, which are connected with our life closely. It provides the students an opportunity to learn the language in using it.
By talking about news and the media, the students get more knowledge about them—not only know about the world, but also the ways they are written and made. The students must be very interested in this subject. This way, they can learn the language points easily and freely. They will not only learn some useful words and phrases about news and the media, but also learn to express opinions.
Besides, the study of the Grammar—the Past Participle can help the students use the language more exactly. By finishing each task provided in the textbook and the workbook, the students’ skills to use language can be well developed.
The First Period
Teaching goals
1. Target language
media, reliable, fire, face, difficulty
2. Ability goal
Listen to a dialogue and from the dialogue the students should have an opinion that people will have different reports about the same event.
3. Learning ability goal
Listen to a dialogue and be able to express one’s opinion in a positive or negative way.
Teaching important points
Talk about news and media
Teaching difficult points
How to improve students’ listening ability and teach them to express opinions.
Teaching methods
1. Listening to the tape (individuals).
2. Discussion after listening to the materials.
Teaching aids
1. A recorder
2. A projector
3. A computer
Teaching procedures && ways
Step I Leading in
T: Good morning, boys and girls! Look, what is in my hand?
Ss: A newspaper.
T: What can we get from a newspaper?
Ss: We can learn what has happened or is happening home and abroad.
T: Good. Do you read newspapers every day?
S1: No, I surf on the internet. In my opinion, the most popular and convenient way is to surf on the internet.
S2: I would like to listen to radio.
S3: I watch TV every day.
S4: I prefer to read magazines. There are photos in magazines. They are pleasing to the eyes. And photos help us to understand the articles.
T: Quite good. I’m very glad you know many kinds of news media. Now let’s talk more about these news media.
Step Ⅱ Warming up
First the teacher will show students different news media. Then talk about them and compare these news media.
The characters of different media
Internet fast / varieties of information / have different opinions of the same subject / communicate with each other easily / have a computer which is linked to the Internet
Radio a broadcast medium / be broadcast live / listen to it whenever you like with a portable radio // can’t have visible enjoyment
Magazine provide people with detailed information on a certain subject / focused on a topic /published weekly / monthly // news comes late
Newspaper a medium for reading / report the latest news / can be kept for a long time / cheap to buy // can’t express one’s idea freely
T: Boys and girls, please look at the questions on Page 9, I’d like you to discuss them with your partner for 3 minutes. Then I will ask you to speak out your opinions.
After students express their opinions, show the possible answers on the PowerPoint.
Possible answers:
1. I think TV is the most reliable news media. Because we can see who is responsible for the news.
2. Websites keep on updating the news. So on websites you can always learn the latest news, sometimes even with audio and video.
From TV you can see both the broadcaster and videos. From radio you can only hear the voice without seeing the scenes. You can read newspaper everywhere. It is easy to get magazines and we can take longer time to read them.
3. I trust TV, leading papers and important radio stations.
4. No.
5. magazine, newspaper, radio, TV, website, broadcast, editor, edit, editorials, facts, headline, interview, journalist, opinions, reliable, reporter, true and so on.
Step Ⅲ Pre-listening
Ask students to look at the two pictures on Page 10. Talk about the two pictures first. Ask students to use their imagination and describe the scenes. Try to think of as many words as possible to describe people.
independent,serious,determined,clever,selfless,humorous, honest.
Ø 1A person always helps those in trouble without seeking any repay.( selfless)
Ø 2 A person always tells truth,never tells a lie.(honest)
Ø 3 A person is good at finding a way out.He\she can work out maths problems quickly and correctly.(clever)
Ø 4 A person never tells a joke or smiles.(serious)
Ø 5 A person likes making people laugh and happy by doing funny things or by telling interesting stories(humorous)
Ø 6 A person doesn’t like depending on others when doing something .(independent)
Ø 7 A person is not afraid of failure , but keeps on trying to gain success.(determined)
Step Ⅳ Listening
Play the tape for the students. After listening for the first time, the students should tick the information they can hear in each part. Then play the tape again. This time students will answer the second question on Page 10. After checking the answers, do the rest of the exercises.
Step Ⅴ Describing people
What kind of person is Jim Gray?
Mr Keller:
• too slow; took long to do his job
• talk too much; noisy; wild; not serious;
• spend …disturbing
• nosy;
• rude; say bad things about…;
• careless with money
His coworkers:
• careful; always took the time to do a job well
• Even…busy…found time to speak to…
• funny; happy;
• care about …
• honest; told people what he thought…
• generous; spend money on …
Discussion :
We have heard two different descriptions of what happened to Jim Gray. How are they different? Why are they different? Which one do you think is true?
The first description is negative and the second description lists positive things,
because Mr. Keller doesn’t like Mr. Gray and he also calls him “ Mr. Gray” to show that he is not a friend.
Mr. Gray’s coworkers like him and talk about “Jim” .
The two descriptions are probably both “true”.
What’s the difference between A and B?
A too slow noisy wild not serious nosy rude careless
B careful funny happy honest generous
Conclusion
It is not possible for media messages to be completely objective because it is reported from a certain point of view and to a specific audience.
The best way to deal with the “information” is to become a critical reader and to read more than one report of the same event and check news sources.
Step Ⅵ
Integrating skills :
Two different reports of the same event
First description
• “fewer than a hundred”
- make the group sound small
• “people”
• “caused trouble”
• “ most successful company”
• “The rude and noisy group”
• “made it difficult for workers to get into…”
• “troublemakers”
• “left peacefully…but a few of them fought with the guards”
Second description
• “ More than ninety”
- make the group sound large
• “responsible and caring citizens”
• “made their voices heard”
• “ the city’s worst polluter”
• “the citizens…[who] love nature and our planet”
• “talked to workers… left a positive message about…”
• “brave and strong activists”
• “ angry men armed with sticks to fight with…”
Questions
- Who do you think wrote each report?
The first report is written by someone who supports __________.
The second report is written by someone who supports ______________.
- What do you think are facts?
1) ____________________ gathered _____________.
2) The group was __________outside the factory to protest _____________.
3) The meeting ended when _________ arrived.
3. What would be a good headline for each story?
• For the first report:
- Troublemakers Stop Workers
- Demonstrators Attacked by Factory Workers
- Activists Protest Against Polluter
• For the second report:
- Caring Citizens Take Action to Save the Planet
- Workers Attacked by factory Workers
- Troublemakers Fight With the police
Step IV Speaking
1.Tell the students that they have to choose five news items for their newspaper.
2. Explain the situation to the students and tell them to use different criteria for making the decisions, e.g. what do the readers want to know about , what items are more important, etc.
3. Ask the students to work in groups. They can use the Useful expressions to help them.
4. Ask some groups to present their results.
You are the editor of a newspaper.There are five important things appearing in your newspaper,tell us the reasons why you choose them?
1 200 people died in an earthquake in Turkey.
2 Food prices are going up.
3 A house in your city burnt down,Nobody was injured.
4 2000 people in your city moved into new buildings today and were happy.
5 A Chinese scientist has invented a car engine that does not pollute the air.
example
A:Of the ten events, which one are you going to choose?
B: I’d like to cho A: Why do you choose that?
A: Why do you choose that?
B: Food is very important to people’s life.On one hand, going-up price can increase farmers income; on the other hand, it will affect other people’s living standards.
A: I don’t think we should choose or Maybe it would be better to choose the story________.
B: Any reasons for your choice?
A: Yes. … … …
| Food prices are going up | important to people’s life |
| Three children …were killed | People are interested in social problems… |
| 2.000 people moved to new buildings | make readers feel happy |
| France elected a new president | People care for international issues … |
| A rumor that a large company wants to build a factory | People want to know if it’s a rumor or not |
| China beat Brazil 2-1 in football | Readers will be happy and proud to hear the victory |
| Chinese scientist invented a new car engine | An important invention… |
Useful expressions
• burn down
• go up
• would rather do sth.
• caring citizens
• make one’s voices heard
Step V Summary
1. Go over the new words and useful expressions learned in this period.
2. By listening and speaking ,we've become more familiar with news media.
Step VI Assignments
1. Write a short passage about the description of a person they know.
2. Preview the new words and the reading passage.
The Second Period
Teaching Aims:
1. Learn and master the following words and phrases:
Headline, editor, informed, relate, talented, swith, for once, present, reflect, unique, spiritual, seldom, addict, be addicted to, social, ignore, even if, draw attention to, on all sides, tolerate; change one’s mind, affair, current affairs
2. Train the students’ reading ability.
Teaching Important Points:
1. Words and phrases:
more than, experienced, relate to, for once, be addicted to, even if, draw attention to, on all sides, change one’s mind
2. Understand the passage exactly.
Teaching Difficult Point:
How to help the students learn more about reporters and newspapers.
Teaching Methods:
1. Fast reading to get a general idea of the text.
2. Careful reading to further understand the text.
3. Individual, pair or group work to make every student take an active part in the activities in class.
Teaching Aids:
1. a recorder 2. a projector 3. the blackboard
Teaching Procedures:
Step 1 Greetings
Greet the whole class as usual.
Step 2 Revision and Lead-in
T: Yesterday, we talked a lot about news media. All the news media can help us learn about the world around us. Can you tell me which kind of news media do you think is more convenient and cheaper for us to read?
Which kinds of newspapers do you often
read?
T: Tell me who write the new we read in these newspapers? After Ss answer the
questions.
T: Today, we’re going to read a passage about reporters and newspapers. Two of China’s many talented journalists were asked to help us know about their work and how the news we read is made and written. First, let’s learn the new words.
Step III Reading
Pre-Reading
1. Tell the students that titles and pictures provide clues that help them to understand the main ideas and guess the meaning of new words.
2. Ask the students to open the books at page 11and look at the title and the pictures and try to guess which of the following questions the text will answer.Page 11
Skimming
What is the topic paragraph and topic sentence for the passage?
Newspapers and other media do more than simply record what happens.
What is the interview with ZhuLin and Chen Ying about?
the journalists’ work and how the news is made
What are the 5 topics mentioned in the interview with Zhu Lin and Chen Ying?
1. What does an editor do?
2. What does a reporter do?
3. What should be written about?
4. What’s the basic rule for a reporter?
5. How do media influence our life?
Read it again, judge them whether they are true or false
1.Newspaper and other media just record what happens. (F)
2.The reporter has to discuss with the editor before he/she decides what to write.(T)
3.Much has been done before the reporter starts writing. (T)
4.Chen Ying’s favorite story is about an ordinary young woman. (F)
5.The media can often help solve problems and draw attention to situations where help is needed. (T)
6.Carefully written articles can also help people become interested in important questions around the world(T)
please read it again carefully and find the answers to the questions on the screen.
1. Do newspapers and other media simply record what happens?
2. Who were asked to be interviewed to tell us more about news and newspapers?
3. Whom does a reporter have to discuss with before he/she decides what to write?
4. What is the editor’s job?
5. Is interviewing someone difficult? What must a reporter know?
6. Which article is Chen Ying’s favourite one? Is it news or an interesting story?
7. Is the story Zhu Lin like best about famous people? If not, what is it about and why she likes it best?
T: Well, you’ve understood the text better. In order that you can understand it more exactly and use the language freely and correctly, please learn the words and phrases on the screen.
1. morn than--- not only
e.g.: Being a good listener means much more than just “ listening with ears”.
2. relate…to 与…有联系
e.g.: What events did your remarks relate to?
3. for once= just for once ; just this once
e.g.: Just for once he arrived on time.
4. a feature story 专题报道
Feature 在这指 “特写; 特辑”
e.g.: a front-page feature on coal-mining 有关采煤的头版特写
5. People to be interviewed = People who will be interviewed
People interviewed = People who were/ have been interviewed
People being interviewed = People who are being interviewed
6. make sure “确保; 设法做到” 后常跟that 从句,
e.g.: Please make sure that the house is locked when you leave.
也可以跟由 of 或 about 引起的短语.
e.g.: There is just one or two details that I would like to make sure about.
7. adapt to 改变; 使能适应
e.g.: It is not easy to adapt oneself to new conditions.
8. be / get / become addicted to---- unable to stop taking or using sth. as a habit
e.g.: Soon he became addicted to cigarettes.
He was often late for work after he got addicted to alcohol.
9. draw attention to
He drew my attention to an error on the report.
10. on all sides = on every side
e.g.: There were mountains on all sides.
Useful expressions
- more than
- experienced editors
- make informed decisions
- relate to sb./sth.
5.for once
6.rather than
7.give sb. suggestions
8.a feature story
9.develop the story
10. keep…balanced
11.present…in an organised way
……….
Some difficult sentences
- Newspapers and other media do more than simply record what happen.
Listening is more than listen with ears.
2. They also make sure that readers can relate to the stories.
relate to sb./sth. - understand
It’s difficult to relate to the life of a scientist.
relate(…) to…- concern with
Wealth is seldom related to happiness
If you relate the results to the cause, you will find things are not that simple.
The two reporters agreed to switch roles for once and be the interviewees rather than the interviewers in order to let us know about their work and how the news we read is made.
4. A reporter begins by contacting the people to be interviewed and then prepares questions.
5…. It was the first time that I had written with real passion…
6. The result is a better understanding of the world on all sides, leading to a future world where people from all countries are respected and different views and opinions are tolerated
Step 4 Reading aloud
T: OK. Now, I’ll play the tape of the text. First, listen and follow. Then listen and repeat. Pay attention to the stress and intonation. At the end, read the whole text aloud for a few minutes.
Teacher plays the tape first. Then goes around the class, answering any questions that the students may ask.
Step 6 Summary and Homework
Now, let’s look at what we’ve learnt in this period. By reading the passage “Behind the Headines”, we’ve learnt more about reporters and newspapers, the reporters’ life and work as well as the important part that newspapers play in our daily life. They help us deal with problems and understand the world better. Read the passage again and again, remember to preview the contents we will learn in the nest period.
The Third Period
Teaching Aims:
1. Review the words appearing in the last two periods.
2. Learn and master the use of the Past Participle as Attribute and Predicative.
Teaching Important Points:
1. How to guess the missing verbs and use them correctly according to the given sentences
2. How to tell a positive, negative and neutral from each other.
3. Help the students master the Past Participle as Attribute and Predicative.
Teaching Procedures:
Step I Greetings
Greet the whole class as usual.
Step II Revision
1. Review the text by asking the following questions:
1) Which article is Chen Ying’s favorite one? Is it news or an interesting story?
2) Is the story Zhu Lin like best about famous people? If not , what is it about and why she likes it best?
3) If you were a reporter, what would you like to write about?
4) What result can TV programmes and printed articles bring to us?
5) Newspapers and other media play an important part in our daily life. Why?
Suggested answers:
1) The one she wrote about the efforts to bring stolen cultural relics back to China.
2) No, it isn’t. The story Zhu Lin like best is about an ordinary young woman who tries to adapt to her new life after studying abroad.
3) Various answers are possible.
4) They bring us a better understanding of the world on all sides, leading to a future world where people from all countries are respected and different views and opinions are tolerated.
5) Because they help us understand the world better on all sides.
Step III Word Study
1. Ask the students to open the books at Page 13. Now let’s have Language Study.
2. Look at Exercise 1: Complete the sentences with the verbs in the box.
( To do it better, first , we should read and understand each sentence. Then choose the proper verb and use its right form to complete each sentence.)
3. Check the answers.
Suggested answers:
1) was elected 2) were injured 3) was fired 4) switching
5) reflected 6) is…related 7) tolerate 8) present
4. Now look at Exercise 2: There are some words in the box. Put them into three groups according to their meanings: positive, negative or neutral.
Suggested answers:
Positive: reliable experienced informed talented balanced critical
Neutral: printed social current
Negative: nosy careless addicted critical
Step IV Grammar
1. Ask students to look at the sentences from the text. Each of them has the Past Participle as Attribute or Predicative.
2. Ask them to work in pairs to translate each sentence into Chinese and then tell if the Past Participle in it is used as Attribute or Predicative.
Suggested answers:
Attribute: experienced, informed, talented, organized, stolen, addicted, printed
Predicative: needed, respected, tolerated
3. Look at Exercise 2. Rewrite each past participle that is used as attribute with the attributive clause. Before doing it, study the given example carefully.
Suggested answers:
informed decisions = decisions that are informed
an organized way = a way that is organized
talented journalists = journalists who were talented
stolen cultural relics = cultural relics that had been stolen
people addicted to drugs = people that / who are addicted to drugs
printed articles = articles that are printed
4. Ask the students to finish Ex. 3 and 4
Suggested answers:
Ex. 3: 1) The telegram sent by my sister brought the news of my dear grandma’s death.
2) Let’s try the bookstore opened last month.
3) Nine out of ten women interviewed about the product said they liked it.
4) The three guns stolen from the police station were found in the house.
5) I don’t like going to supermarkets located in the centre of the town.
Ex. 4 1) The three students injured in the accident are now in the hospital.
2) Used textbooks are much cheaper than new ones.
3) Tom’s broken leg prevented him from training.
4) The published novel is a best-seller in her country.
5) The recently built research center will help companies develop new products.
5. Now look at Exercise 5. Read the following news first, then fill in the blanks with the correct form of the words in brackets.
Answers to Exercise 5:
surprised amazing interested boring surprised
satisfied noticed interesting disappointed
Step V Summary
1. Revise some words
2. Learn the Past Participle as Attribute and Predicative.
3. Do some exercises to master them.
4. Learn some useful phrases, such as: nine out of ten, look up to, fall in love with.
Step VI. Homework
1 Workbook: Vocabulary and Grammar Exercises
2. Preview what we’ll lean in the next period
The Forth Period
Teaching Aims:
1. Learn and master the following words:
citizen, polluter, arm, update
2. Review the use of the Past Participle.
3. Train the students’ integrating skills, especially the writing skill.
4. Learn more about reporters and news reports.
Teaching Important Points:
1. Train the students’ integrating skills
2. Help the students write a comparison paragraph between two kinds of news media.
Teaching Difficult Point:
How to write a better comparison paragraph.
Teaching Procedures:
Step I Greetings
Greet the whole class as usual.
Step II Revision and Lead-in
1. Have a revision by doing some exercises
Complete each sentence using the right form of the verb in brackets
1) I had nothing to do. I was_________(bore) and lonely.
2) Jack looked even more___________(amaze ) than he left.
3) The results were very____________( disappoint).
4) I was thanked by the ____________(satisfy) customer.
5) The girl ___________(dress ) in red is my daughter.
6) Last Monday our class went on an ________(organize ) trip
Suggested answers:
1) bored 2) amazed 3) disappointing 4) satisfied
5) dressed 6) organized
Step III Reading and Speaking
1. Ask the students to read the reports and answer questions 1 and 2.
2. Compare different answers and ask them to give reasons for their answers
3. Give the students enough time to do that..
4. Ask for the students’ opinions and different opinions are encouraged to express
Step IV Reporting
1. Ask the students to go back to the speaking activity and look at the events they chose.
2. Think about the following questions:
1) How would you report them?
2) What pictures would you use and why?
3) What headline would you use? Why?
3. Ask them to choose one of the events and write the short newspaper article about it.
4. Encourage the students to think about why they are reporting the event and how the message should be delivered.
Sample article:
200 PEOPLE DIE IN TURKEY EARTHQUAKE
A small village in Turkey was destroyed by a terrible earthquake today and 200 people were killed. Locals said that the earthquake happened at nine o'clock and that some of the victims were school children who were in class. The village has received help from other cities but still need more assistance. Reasers who want to help can call the phone number below.
Step V Writing
Tips:
1. In a comparison and contrast paragraph you examine the differences and similarities between two or more things, places, people or ideas.
2. Before writing the paragraph, make a list of similarities and differences and choose the ones that best help explain what you are describing.
3. Think about what the reader will want and need to know and what details may best help the reader understand your comparison.
4. Organize the paragraph by arranging the similarities and differences either point-by-point or by grouping similarities and differences together.
Sample writing
As two main media, TV and newspaper have much in common. Both of them can provide the information needed by people, trying to cater for the different tastes of people on all sides of life. Meanwhile, they make money and survive in the society by selling ads. On the other hand, it is the difference between them that makes them have their own characteristics. TV can " broadcast" the information you want while newspaper can't. TV can provide a series of lively consecutive pictures while newspaper only has printed pictures on it. Most of time , TV offers information for free while newspaper costs you money. As to which is convenient, TV is not much as easy as to be taken as newspaper.
Step VI Summary
1. We've read two reports and compare them.
2. We’ve learnt to write a report.
3. We learnt how to write a comparison paragraph.
4. We practiced writing one.
Through these activities, the students learnt more about news media and learnt how to write a comparison paragraph. Besides, the students' ability to use langrage has been well developed.
Step VII Assignments
Ask the students to do the relevant exercises in the workbooks.
The Fifth Period
单元同步测试 （略）