Contents 目錄 一、單元教學(xué)目標(biāo)和要求(Teaching aims and demands)
二、教材內(nèi)容分析(Analysis of the teaching materials)
三、教學(xué)安排(Teaching arrangements)
四、單元預(yù)習(xí)任務(wù)(Pre-unit Activities: Preview Task)
五、教學(xué)步驟(Teaching procedures)
六、背景參考資料(Background knowledge)
七、評價與反思(Assessment and reflection)
臨海市回浦中學(xué) 王麗華 馬光彩 吳超玲 李珊珊 余晶晶 蔣會華
一、 教學(xué)目標(biāo)和要求(Teaching aims and demands)
根據(jù)《英語新課程標(biāo)準(zhǔn)》（實驗稿）關(guān)于總目標(biāo)的具體描述，結(jié)合高二學(xué)生實際和教材內(nèi)容，我們將教學(xué)目標(biāo)分為語言知識、語言技能、學(xué)習(xí)策略、情感態(tài)度、文化意識五個方面。
1． 語言知識 （Knowledge）
詞匯（Vocabulary）：
能理解、內(nèi)化、運用以下生詞-- media, reliable, editor-----edit---- editorial, headline, inform, informed, relate, relate(…) to, talent, talented, switch, interviewer, interviewee, present(vt. / adj.), reflect, truthfully, effort, passion, spiritual, fulfillment, seldom, AIDS, addict, social, ignore, attention, tolerate，fire, nosy, face difficulties, chief, distinctly
短語(Phrases and expressions)：
more than, make decisions about…, relate to.., for once, feature story, adapt to…, be addicted to, even if/though, draw attention to, on all sides，stay on, feature show,
功能(Functions)：學(xué)習(xí)掌握一些用于表達打算和計劃的結(jié)構(gòu)句式，如：
What do you think of…? I would rather choose…
What’s your opinion? I don’t think we should choose…
Why do…?
語法(Grammar)：掌握和運用動詞-ed形式作定語和表語
1） 能夠用動詞-ed形式描述人或物品的特性、狀態(tài)；
a drowned man, one’s surprised look, an experienced editor
2） 能夠用動詞-ed形式作表語表示被動意義；
I was deeply moved by the story.
I was born in1975.
擴展詞匯：
journal（專業(yè)團體所辦的定期刊物，雜志）, periodical (期刊，雜志) ，editorial (社論)， journalist (新聞記者，新聞工作者), reporter（報紙，電臺 或雜志的記者）, advertisement (ad)（廣告）, entertainment（娛樂）, body (新聞?wù)?，masthead (報頭,報刊名稱)，subheading (小標(biāo)題，副標(biāo)題)，column (報刊上的欄，專欄文章)，columnist (專欄作家)， layout（版面編排，版面設(shè)計），cover the events (采寫新聞)，front page (頭版)，circulation (報刊等到的發(fā)行量，銷售量)，subscribe (to…) (訂閱雜志、報紙等)，subscriber (雜志、報紙等的訂閱者，訂戶)，current affairs (時事)，daily (日報)，weekly (周報，周刊)，monthly (月刊)，horizon（地平(線),(知識,思想等的)范圍,視野）, despite（不管, 盡管, 不論）, illuminate（照明, 照亮, 闡明, 說明, 使?fàn)N爛, 以燈火裝飾(街道)等）
語言技能 (Skills)
聽：能捕捉特定信息、抓關(guān)鍵詞（如headline, inform, interview等），聽懂一篇介紹媒體或媒體上的文章。
說：能熟練掌握與話題相關(guān)的常用詞匯與表達，如：如何通過英語來正確客觀地表述某一事件，同時使學(xué)生能就話題較好地完成一些開放性話題，以提高在真實語境中的英語交際能力。
讀：獲取關(guān)于News Media的相關(guān)信息,且進行skimming, scanning, careful reading, generalization; inference等閱讀微技能訓(xùn)練。并且能在閱讀媒體文章是辨認(rèn)真?zhèn)魏筒煌牧觥?/p>
寫：能有立場，有觀點，實事求是地寫出一篇報道或新聞。
2. 學(xué)習(xí)策略(Strategy)：
學(xué)生能在一定程度上形成自主學(xué)習(xí)、有效交際、信息處理和英語思維的能力。如：培養(yǎng)學(xué)生使用圖書館、網(wǎng)絡(luò)查閱有關(guān)新聞媒體的資料；同時學(xué)生能在做（參與）中了解媒體的運做和重要性、在做中學(xué)習(xí)英語。
2． 情感態(tài)度(Affect)：
(1) 讓學(xué)生了解新聞媒體的重要性。
(2) 培養(yǎng)學(xué)生正確的閱讀觀，和良好的閱讀習(xí)慣。
(3) 讓學(xué)生學(xué)會用辨證和積極的態(tài)度對待新聞媒體。
(4) 培養(yǎng)學(xué)生合作和共享的學(xué)習(xí)態(tài)度。
3． 文化意識 (Cultural awareness)：
通過學(xué)生自主探究，不同媒體工具，不同觀點立場和不同國家的文化意識對媒體的報道產(chǎn)生的影響。
二、 教材內(nèi)容分析（Analysis of the teaching materials）
本單元的中心話題是“新聞媒體”，具體涉及新聞媒體是什么，有哪些，重要性，如何制作和編寫新聞,以及怎樣以客觀和辨證的態(tài)度撰寫和閱讀新聞報道等。語言技能和語言知識幾乎都圍繞“新聞媒體”這一中心話題設(shè)計的。
“熱身”部分呈現(xiàn)了關(guān)于不同新聞媒體的圖片，并通過五個問題讓學(xué)生大致了解種類，可靠度，運做，以及相關(guān)詞匯�！奥犃Α� 部分是圍繞Jim Gray被炒這樣一件事情展開的。但形式獨特，有對老板的采訪，也有 同事對他的議論。在隨后的練習(xí)中，第一題是一個對兩段材料聽后的信息綜合題，但采用選擇的形式剛好可以使難度適當(dāng)降低。但也能檢測學(xué)生聽力信息的汲取量，提高信息的準(zhǔn)確度。后面的 問題設(shè)計更加深化了主題。讓學(xué)生聽了之后思考新聞應(yīng)該怎么做才好。“口語” 部分在通過讓學(xué)生從十件當(dāng)天發(fā)生的事情中選擇新聞材料來操練鞏固“Expressing ideas”的語言功能。“讀前”部分以六個問題的形式來導(dǎo)入下面的閱讀�！伴喿x” 如何制作和編寫新聞,以及新聞傳播媒體的重要性�！白x后”部分要求學(xué)生回答問題，其中前一個問題評價學(xué)生對文章理解的程度；后三個問題是開放性的，目的在于培養(yǎng)學(xué)生的思辨能力�！罢Z言學(xué)習(xí)”分語言點和語法兩部分�！熬C合技能” 分為讀寫兩部分。閱讀課本中同一事件的兩則不同的報道來對兩則報道進行分析比較，并配置相應(yīng)的標(biāo)題和新聞圖片，并且為寫作部分奠定了一定的基礎(chǔ)。寫作部分是寫關(guān)于對不同的兩中媒體介紹的文章�！皬�(fù)習(xí)要點”部分簡要地總結(jié)了本單元的語法重點--動詞形式的使用，并且列舉了一些詞匯和句子，幫助學(xué)生溫習(xí)。
三、 教學(xué)安排(Teaching arrangements)
Period 1-2: Warming up & Reading (Behind The Headline)
Period 3: (Wb) Listening, Talking & Listening
Period 4: Speaking, Integrating Skills and Writhing
Period 5: Language Practicing
Period 6: (Wb) Integrating skills & Writing
本教學(xué)安排根據(jù)“LARA教學(xué)原則”，對教材進行大膽的刪除（L – leave out）、 修補（A – Amending）、替換（R – Replace）、增添（A – Add），靈活的將教材為我所用。新教材在選材和教學(xué)活動的設(shè)計上充分考慮到學(xué)生年齡特征和他們生理和心理發(fā)展的需要；在采用話題、功能、結(jié)構(gòu)相結(jié)合的教學(xué)方法的基礎(chǔ)上，設(shè)計了“任務(wù)型”的活動；對英語語言知識和技能訓(xùn)練作了系統(tǒng)的安排，循序漸進，循環(huán)反復(fù)，有利于學(xué)生構(gòu)建知識系統(tǒng)；注意培養(yǎng)創(chuàng)新精神，提高實踐能力。但新教材也應(yīng)與學(xué)生的實際相結(jié)合，我們不能全盤照搬。同時在教學(xué)過程中，為了對教學(xué)有個及時的反饋和有效的改進，我們還進行了“形成性評價”。
本單元的語言技能和語言知識幾乎都圍繞“新聞媒體”這一中心話題設(shè)計的。我們根據(jù)本單元實際情況對教材的課時安排作了一些調(diào)整，尤其是學(xué)生用書(Student’s Book)和作業(yè)本(Workbook)有機結(jié)合。
第一、二課時是采訪對話形式的閱讀課，主要內(nèi)容涉及到如何制作和編寫新聞,以及新聞傳播媒體的重要性。首先，從放映各種娛樂、體育、時事新聞報道開始，讓學(xué)生對新聞和傳播媒體有感官上的刺激與認(rèn)識。然后就此展開話題，引出各種news media（如 radio, newspapers, magazines/journals/periodicals, internet等）,并將教材中warming up有機地相結(jié)合，以老師問學(xué)生答的有效互動形式自由談?wù)撍麄兯彩艿膎ews media并比較各種news media的優(yōu)勢。之后老師可以問“Which kind of news media is the most convenient and cheapest for us to have?” (newspapers)。緊接著在學(xué)生面前呈現(xiàn)一份報紙，讓學(xué)生認(rèn)識并討論報紙的各個組成部分，以此引出報紙和新聞的相關(guān)詞匯，激發(fā)學(xué)生的學(xué)習(xí)興趣，同時為閱讀做好充分地鋪墊。然后以問題“Do you know how news is made in newspapers?”自然地導(dǎo)入到課文中。在快速閱讀后讓學(xué)生完成pre-reading，選出文中所提到的幾個話題，了解文章的梗概。在細(xì)讀過程中，根據(jù)課文采訪的內(nèi)容，主要圍繞著采訪者的問題對學(xué)生進行提問，檢查學(xué)生對文章的理解程度。在了解文章內(nèi)容之后再疏通課文，處理文章的重難點。在學(xué)生掌握課文內(nèi)容并有了一定量的信息輸入之后，給學(xué)生創(chuàng)造情境，進行role play (reporter & Olympic champion Tian Liang 田亮) ，讓學(xué)生將所學(xué)的知識真實地運用到情境交際中，達到鞏固知識與信息輸出的目的。至此學(xué)生對新聞與傳播媒體的認(rèn)識都是從新聞與記者角度出發(fā)，新聞最重要的原則是真實性，但在我們身邊不難發(fā)現(xiàn)有些新聞缺乏了它的真實性。那么讓學(xué)生換個角度來了解討論“自己作為讀者是如何看待新聞與傳播媒體的，尤其是一些缺乏真實性的新聞報道”，告訴學(xué)生對新聞要有著自己獨到客觀的見解，學(xué)會客觀分析與批判地接受新聞信息。從而開拓了學(xué)生的思維，讓學(xué)生對整個新聞事業(yè)有了更加全面、辯證的認(rèn)識。最后作業(yè)布置將口頭和筆頭相結(jié)合，讓學(xué)生朗讀和背誦好詞好句，并以記者的身份寫一篇有關(guān)于奧運冠軍田亮的新聞報道（提供相關(guān)查詢的網(wǎng)址）。
因此第三課時一開始的時候先做一個頭腦風(fēng)暴，旨在復(fù)習(xí)上兩個課時的相關(guān)詞匯和內(nèi)容。本課時分為了3部分，兩篇聽力與一個talking。首先針對Wb listening的特點，由它導(dǎo)入并熱身。先從身邊的實物報紙開始引出，通過問答之間過度到媒體，報紙的名詞，在這里展開一個小小的頭腦風(fēng)暴，讓學(xué)生想有關(guān)的詞匯，老師可以用問題或多媒體引導(dǎo)，最后在多媒體上呈現(xiàn)。加深印象，也可以復(fù)習(xí)了上一節(jié)課時的內(nèi)容。也就自然過度到聽力的內(nèi)容。聽后的問題再讓學(xué)生思考為什么要開這樣的會議。來個小討論，提起學(xué)生的興趣，順利轉(zhuǎn)移到下一環(huán)節(jié)，讓他們自己去采訪。在這環(huán)節(jié)，有必要把采訪的對象具體話，給出人物，以及人物的一些信息，讓采訪活動目的話，避免無話可講。那做為記者，除了關(guān)心名人，是不是還要關(guān)心普通人的生活呢？轉(zhuǎn)到下一環(huán)節(jié)課文的聽力。落實了聽的任務(wù)后。再來一個升華。那就是做文章做新聞要用怎么樣的一個態(tài)度，怎么樣才可以成為暢銷的報紙。讓學(xué)生思考，為下一課時閱讀做一個鋪墊。作業(yè)的布置一個讓學(xué)生把課堂采訪的內(nèi)容寫成稿子，另一個就是讓他們以四人為一個小組，課外用各種媒體工具去找資料，記錄他們認(rèn)為的當(dāng)天最轟動的頭條新聞，也是為閱讀做準(zhǔn)備。
第四課時首先通過教師和學(xué)生對生活實況的交談引出新聞，談到新聞的形新聞類型以及不同類型新聞的可靠程度。引出部分詞匯并將話題帶到speaking 部分。Speaking 部分旨在通過讓學(xué)生從十件當(dāng)天發(fā)生的事情中選擇新聞材料來操練鞏固“Expressing ideas”的語言功能。該部分由師生的生活實況導(dǎo)入，又通過教師與學(xué)生，學(xué)生與學(xué)生的交流讓學(xué)生充分發(fā)表自己意見，培養(yǎng)學(xué)生多角度的發(fā)散性思維能力。在對speaking部分的處理之后，談到新聞標(biāo)題和新聞圖片等，此時的詞匯也有了一定的擴展。由此進入到integrating skills。Integrating skills 分為讀寫兩部分。學(xué)生在預(yù)習(xí)任務(wù)布置的閱讀新聞中對分析新聞有了初步的認(rèn)識后，再通過閱讀課本中同一事件的兩則不同的報道來對兩則報道進行分析比較，并配置相應(yīng)的標(biāo)題和新聞圖片，在讀的同時學(xué)生的口語得到了提高，對新聞報道有了更深的認(rèn)識。并且為寫作部分奠定了一定的基礎(chǔ)。寫作部分中給出怎樣寫好作文的標(biāo)準(zhǔn)。作業(yè)則讓學(xué)生跟好的了解新聞，提高學(xué)生的分析能力。
第五課時本課時重點是進行本單元的語言點分析，再是語法（動詞-ed形式作定語和表語）。在語言點分析中，圍繞新聞媒體這一話題引出閱讀課的語言點和本單元的新詞匯。要求學(xué)生在學(xué)了本單元之后能發(fā)現(xiàn)問題、提出問題和老師一起解決問題。語法教學(xué)更應(yīng)該在情景中完成，我們插入兩篇動畫，相信學(xué)生會在輕松的氣氛中了解和掌握動詞-ed形式作定語和表語的用法。課本里有大量豐富的相關(guān)練習(xí)，此時是學(xué)生鞏固的最好機會。
第六課時為閱讀寫作課。首先通過談?wù)撌罴倮锇l(fā)生的新聞，將教學(xué)內(nèi)容導(dǎo)入到新聞媒體上，進而談到本文的中心人物 – 著名主持人楊瀾。讓學(xué)生在快速閱讀的本文的基礎(chǔ)上，以楊瀾的成長經(jīng)歷為線索，理清本文的主要內(nèi)容。然后再在精讀的基礎(chǔ)上，解決課后問題。在全面掌握文章的基礎(chǔ)上，給學(xué)生幾個拓展訓(xùn)練，就“媒體是否有教育意義”這個問題展開辯論，之后再讓學(xué)生比較中美“TV show”的不同和相似之處及其原因。借此兩個話題可以拓展學(xué)生的思維，也可以充分讓學(xué)生的口語得到鍛煉，并且在辯論活動中發(fā)揚團體精神。第二部分主要通過模仿上文，寫一篇關(guān)于著名主持人的新聞報道， 來鞏固學(xué)生對閱讀文章的掌握，同時也讓學(xué)生熟悉如何寫新聞報道這種新的文章類型，并把在文章中學(xué)到的新詞匯及句型加以運用。
四、 單元預(yù)習(xí)任務(wù)（Pre-unit Activities: Preview Task）
1. 根據(jù)本單元教學(xué)目標(biāo)和要求，了解本單元話題和任務(wù)，充分做好課前預(yù)習(xí)工作。
2. 預(yù)習(xí)語言知識，包括詞匯表里的詞匯和擴展詞匯，掌握詞義、發(fā)音、詞性以及其基本用法。鼓勵學(xué)生勤查字典。
3. 多渠道（如報刊、雜志、網(wǎng)絡(luò)等等）查閱并了解與本單元話題有關(guān)的背景知識和材料。
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2）http://www.mediaknowall.com/Year9/home.html
3） htttp://210.26.192.7/xs/NEWSXP/yinyue/download/latest/202.194.137.18+82/netclass/tyyy1/unit5/index-5.htm
4） http://www.media-awareness.ca/english/resources/educational/lessons/secondary/broadcast_news/news_lesson2.cfm
4． 做好每課時的課前具體預(yù)習(xí)任務(wù)。
第一課時前：
(1) 根據(jù)教學(xué)目標(biāo)和要求，了解本課時的話題和任務(wù)，預(yù)習(xí)課文的語言知識，包括詞匯表里的詞匯和短語，以及課外提供的擴展詞匯，掌握詞義、發(fā)音、詞性以及基本用法。鼓勵學(xué)生勤查字典。
(2) 預(yù)習(xí)閱讀材料，掌握文章的中心思想和基本脈絡(luò)。
(3) 通過報刊、雜志、網(wǎng)絡(luò)等途徑，多渠道查閱并了解與閱讀材料相關(guān)的信息資料和背景知識，做好充分的課前預(yù)習(xí)工作。
（學(xué)生可以通過以下問題來自我檢查預(yù)習(xí)情況）
Questionnaire:
Q1: From what sources can we get news? And what are they? How can we get news from them?
Q2: What do we call the sources from which we get news?
Q3: Which kind of news media do you prefer? Why?
Q4: Who work for newspapers? Who writes articles in the newspapers?
Q5: What’s the job of reporters and editors?
Q6: Why are news and media important to us?
Q7: Do you often read newspapers and magazines, or watch TV programs, or listen to the radio or surf the Internet to get news? How do you think of the news you get from news media? Do you believe all the news? What attitude do you take towards them?
第二課時前：
1、 復(fù)習(xí)閱讀課文，預(yù)習(xí)所給的詞匯、相關(guān)新聞媒體知識等材料；
2、 預(yù)習(xí)Wb Listening和Speaking和Listening。
第三課時前：
1、 預(yù)習(xí)所給的詞匯，和相關(guān)知識。
2、 查找并閱讀一篇報紙上的報道，并設(shè)法找出其中的時間、地點、人物、起因、結(jié)果以及作者的觀點等。
第四課時前：
1、預(yù)習(xí)語言點和語法點。
第五課時前：
1、 復(fù)習(xí)上一課時所學(xué)的語言點和語法。
2、 搜索有關(guān)著名主持人楊瀾的報道，了解相關(guān)內(nèi)容。
五、 教學(xué)步驟 (Teaching procedures)
Period 1-2: Warming up & Reading (Behind The Headline)
Step1 Greetings and warming up
Before class, get the Ss to enjoy some TV shows for about 5 minutes to warm them up.
T: Good morning/ afternoon, boys and girls!
Ss: Good morning/ afternoon, Ms / Mr. …!
T: Did you enjoy the TV shows? What are all the TV programs about?
Ss: They are about news.
T: What news can you get from these programs?
S1: Sports news. S2: Entertainment news. S3: …
T: Yes, we can get different kinds of news from the TV programs such as sports news, entertainment news, current affairs, etc. Besides TV programs where else can we get news?
S1: Newspaper. S2: Magazine. S3: Radio. S4: Internet.
T: Right. And what do we call all of them?
Ss: News Media.
TV programs
Newspaper Magazine/periodical/journal
News Media
Radio Internet
T: Of all these kinds of news media, which one do you usually use? And which one do you prefer, why?
S1: I prefer radio as I can carry my radio anywhere and pick up many radio programs.
S2: I like TV programs as we can see more vivid pictures on the screen.
S3: I think the Internet is best because we can find anything on the Internet and the news on the Internet are maybe the latest than news from others.
S4: …
T: So all of you have different choices about news media. But which kind of news media do you think is the most convenient and cheapest for everyone to get?
Ss: Newspaper.
T: Exactly. Do you like reading newspapers? Do you subscribe to any newspapers? Can you name some newspapers that you know?
S1: Yes, I like. I subscribe to China Daily and the 21st Century.
S2: I seldom read newspapers, but I know some, for example, English Weekly, Qianjiang Evening Paper, Guangming Daily, and Taizhou Daily.
S3: …
T: You know a lot about newspapers. Excellent! Generally we can divide papers into daily, weekly and monthly, or morning paper and evening paper, or national paper and local or regional paper.
Step 2 Lead in
T: Now here is a copy of the newspaper “21st Century ”, please look at the paper, what can you find in the paper?
(T goes around the class and presents the newspaper to the Ss. Ask the Ss to find out the parts of the newspaper.)
S1: Articles. S2: Photos. S3: Advertisements (ads) S4: …
T: What do we call …in English?
(T points to some parts of the newspaper and gets the Ss to know the English names of them.)
e.g. masthead, headline, subheading, front page, column, etc.
T: In the newspaper what we can find most are articles. Do you know who writes articles?
Ss: Reporters.
T: Do reporters only record or write the events? What else do they need to do? And how do they make news?
So we still have many questions about it, right? Now today we have a good chance to learn something about newspapers and reporters. Maybe after studying we will know more about them.
Step 3 Reading
T: Would you like to turn to page 11? First I’d like to give you a couple of minutes to go through the passage and try to get the general idea of the passage. Now please do it as quickly as possible.
1. Fast reading.
Ask the Ss to read the passage quickly and get the main idea of the passage. After reading, have the Ss answer the following questions.
Q1: How many people are there in the passage? Who are they? What are they doing?
S1: There are three, one interviewer and two journalists named Chen Ying and Zhu Lin. They are having an interview.
T: So we can say the two journalists who are being interviewed in the interview are interviewees.
Q2: What are they talking about?
(T gives the Ss some topics to choose, see pre-reading)
How does a reporter decide what to write?
How much does a newspaper cost?
Why do people read newspapers?
How do newspapers report what happens?
Where do people read newspapers?
How do newspapers help us understand the world?
2. Careful reading.
Ask the Ss to read the passage carefully and try to get more detailed information. Think over the two topic questions above.
T: Have you finished yet? Here I have prepared a number of questions for you to check how much you understand the passage. You’d better try to answer the questions with your textbooks closed.
Q1: How does a reporter decide what to write? (A reporter has to discuss the article with the editor and get some suggestions from the editor.)
Q2: What should be done before a reporter actually starts writing?
(A reporter begins by contacting the people to be interviewed , then prepare questions, and interview the people. After the interview, the reporter must present the material in an organised way and make sure the article reflects events and opinions truthfully.)
(T: Great! So until now do you know how reporters make news and decide what to write?)
Q3: What newspaper articles do you prefer to read? Why? (I prefer to read …because they are more interesting/ instructive/educational/…)
Q4: What are the two journalists’ favourite articles that they have written? Why do they like them best?
(Chen Ying’s favourite article is the one she wrote about the efforts to bring stolen cultural relics back to China .It is both news and an interesting story. Zhu Lin’s favorite article is about an ordinary young woman who tried to adapt to her new life after having studied abroad. It was the first time that he had written with real passion and it made him realize that everyone’s life is different.)
Q5: What do they want most to write about? Why ?
(Zhu Llin wants to explore the mysteries in life and would like to write about music, art, nature and the importance of spiritual fulfillment, while Chen Ying wants to write about people we seldom read about, for example, people who have AIDs or who are addicted to drugs.)
Q6: If you were a reporter, what would you like to write about? Why?
Q7: How do newspapers help us understand the world?
(They can help people become interested in important questions around the world. Also, they can 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.)
3. Listening and Language points
T: Well, you did a good job. Now you have got a general idea of the passage. But do you have any difficulties in understanding some language points? Let’s enjoy the passage with the tape recorder.
(While listening, T helps the Ss to deal with the language points when necessary.)
Step 4 Product (Role Play)
T: From the passage, we know how a reporter works for a newspaper, how to make news and how to write articles. Do you think to be a reporter is an easy job? Do you want to experience the reporter’s work? Here is a chance and task for you.
Task: Suppose you are a reporter from our school newspaper. You are chosen to interview the Olympic Diving Champion Tian Liang(田亮), who won the gold medal with Yang Jinghui（楊景輝）in the men’s synchronized 10-meter platform event(男子雙人10米跳臺項目) in Athens 2004 Olympic Games.
T: Would you like to have a face-to-face interview with your partner? One acts the role of a reporter and the other the Olympic Champion Tian Liang.
The following questions are for Ss’ reference.
For which age did you begin to learn diving? (at the age of 7)
What’s your life like when you began to train diving at the early age?
Have you ever wanted to give up diving?
How did you feel when you won the gold medal in Sydney 2000 Olympic Games?
Have you thought you would win the gold medal before the competition in Athens Games?
Do you have any pressure when you attended the Athens Olympic Games since you are the champion in Sydney 2000 Olympic Games?
(If there is some pressure) How do you relieve your pressure?
What’s your life goal? When do you want to stop diving?
Most people think you are a lucky boy, then how do you make such a great achievement?
……
(Ss are given a couple of minutes to prepare and then T asks two or more pairs to act out their interview.)
Step 5 Discussion
T gets the Ss to enjoy some video or newspaper articles in which news is reported untruthfully.
T: How do you think about the news you enjoyed?
Do you think they are very interesting?
Do you think the news is reported truthfully?
Why do some reporters report the events untruthfully?
( for the circulation of their newspapers, magazine，or start a rumor or gossip to attract and entertain readers, or other certain purposes…)
As a reader, how do you “read” the media messages such as TV advertisements, TV programs, news on the Internet and newspaper articles?
(First, T has the Ss do a survey about their way of reading media messages, see Post-reading, Ex.3)
I would believe all of it without checking other sources. I would believe some it, but I would also check other sources. I would not believe it, but I might check other sauces and maybe change my mind.
TV advertisements
TV programs
News on the Internet
Newspaper articles
(Then, T collects information by asking questions according to the form above.)
T: Do you know what kind of readers you are? Are you a critical reader?
What attitude do you usually take towards the news we get from the news media?
What attitude should we take towards the news?
(to be critical of what we read, make objective and critical comments on news, have our own opinions about news, and have an ability of telling the difference between facts and opinions …)
T: (Summary) We each are social members, we should be concerned about what happens around us. The news media help us to learn about the world around us and have a better understanding of the world on all sides. News and news media are important and necessary for us, and we should show positive attitude towards them. It is important to be a critical reader and make objective and critical comments on what we read.
Step 6 Assignment
1.Oral Work: Read and recite new words learned in this lesson, and some beautiful sentences in the passage as well.
2.Written Work: Write a brief news report about Tian Liang.(about 100 words)
(Consult the following websites to get more detailed information about Tian Liang)
http://news.xinhuanet.com/olympic/2004-08/15/content_1786145.htm
http://www.cqtoday.cq.cn/byzz/bz03.htm
http://www.cctv.com/program/documentary/20040705/100082.shtml
http://www.cctv.com/program/SportsScene/11/13/index.shtml
3. Preview (next lesson???)
版書設(shè)計（Blackboard Design）
Unit 2 News Media
Period 1:Behind the Headlines
TV programs
Radio interviewer
news media magazine
newspaper (daily/weekly/monthly)
Internet
headline subheading article
interviewee journalist reporter
editor current affairs critical (Zhu Lin) (Chen Ying)
Period 3: (Wb) Listening, Talking and Listening
Step 1. Pre-listening
Show the Ss some daily newspapers (China Daily, Shenzhen Daily, Taizhou Daily)
T: Morning boys and girls. Look, what’s in my hand?
S: Newspaper.
T: So do you know some popular newspapers?
S: China Daily, Shenzhen Daily, Taizhou Daily, the 21st Century …
T: Yeah, these are the latest newspapers for toady. Nowadays we can see all kinds of newspaper in our
daily life, and they are very common. Boys, do you like reading it? Why?
S1: By reading, we can know what happened around us.
S2: We can learn what we can not learn in our books.
T: Right, by reading newspaper, we can get lots of information and broaden our eyes. But do you know
more about the kind of media-newspaper? Can you tell me some words related to the newspaper? Let’s
have a competition between boys and girls, one word one point.
Boys Girls
S: Media/ interview/ editor/ reporter/ ads/ pictures/ selling/ headline/ journalist/ circulation front page/ masthead…
(Teacher shows some pictures of these words on the screen to get the further understanding.)
T: Perfect. You know much about the newspaper. But do you know how the workers work in their office?
Now I will lead you to an office. Let me first introduce them to you. The chief editor of a daily newspaper is having a meeting with the journalists. This is the chief editor, Sarah, he is Bob, and he is Mick. The lady is Susan. The chief editor is telling them what she wants them to do today.
Now listen carefully and try to take notes and finish the exercises one and two in your paper. This is a
good chance for you to learn.
Step 2. While listening
(Listen twice. Between the two times, leave some minutes for them to take notes.)
Step 3. Post listening
T: Well done! But who can tell me why we need to have the meeting first before reporting?
S1: We have lots of information each day, and we just need the most attractive one .So we need to choose some to be the hot topic, and then it is easy for us to report the people and events.
S2: We should know what we should do before any action, and it is a good beginning.
Step 4. Reporting (talking/ group-work)
T: Just now Bob, Mick and Susan got their tasks. What about you, my dear friends? Do you have any interests to interview some and to be a reporter?
S: Yes.
T: Now suppose I am your chief editor. Yesterday you had a good talking with champion Tian Liang, and today I will give you a good chance to interview these three VIPs together.
(Show the pictures and brief introductions of Zhang Ziyi, Yao Ming, a fireman.)
T: Now here is today’s TV show, here is a special gathering, and today’s interview is special too. As a reporter, you can ask your questions in the role card, and what’s more, it is an interview, it is more like a chatting in the four. You can report your own attitudes towards the same event, the same film, the same game. For example, you can ask them to talk about Zhang ziyi’s film Hero, Yao Ming’s latest game and so on.
Maybe the instructions and the role cards can help you. And let’s see whose is the best one.
Let’s work in four, one will be the reporter, and the other three are the interviewees.
The following questions are for Ss’ reference.
What is your latest film/match/task?
What is it about?
Are you satisfied with your acting in the film/in the game/rescue?
Can you say some interesting / unforgettable things in the film / game?
Did you see this film? / Do you like sports? Which team will win next match?
Do you like it? Why?
How did the fire begin?
What did you do to rescue them?
What was your feeling when you pulled into the fire?
…
T: If it is an interview program, which group is best, and why?
S1: I think ...is the best one, because they ask and answer some good questions and let us know more about them.
S2: We think group 2 is the best one, for their interview let us know they are also true and common people in our life.
S3: Through their talk, to the same event, different persons have different opinions.
Step 5. Listening
T: Good job. After class, edit your interview with your group mates and write a short report, could you? Just now, we had a good talking with these three famous people, and shall we care about the common people, now let ‘s come to today’s column------should I be fired? Let’s see what happened to Jim Gray?
(Tell the students that they will be listening to an interview and a dialogue for the first time, and finish
part 1, for the second listening, they should think about some questions.)
T: What happened to Jim Gray?
What kind of person is Jim Gray?
Why is he no longer working for the company?
From your answers, we see some differences. Why?
Yes, you have heard two different descriptions of what happened to Jim Gray. Why are they different?
Which one do you think is better?
Step 6. Post listening (Products)
T: Now if you are the reporter, how will you deal with / report this event?
S1: I will put these two descriptions together in the paper.
T: As a reporter, you can hear different voices and opinions. What should you do?
S: I will record all the events carefully.
T: In your opinion, what is the most important for a newspaper and a reporter?
Money/ circulation / facts…?
S: Report the facts truthfully.
T: For the newspaper, how can it be popular? Do you have any good ideas?
S1: Care about the important events happened in the world.
Report the news at the first time in time.
Report the facts truthfully, don’t cheat or mislead the readers.
Care more about people’s daily life and help to solve some problems by media.
…
T: Great, and you know we have a school newspaper. How can it be welcome by the students? What should us pay attention to? And tell us why you think we should think about this?
S: Good layout.
Let it be a good way for the exchanging between students and the school.
Give some surveys.
Supply the space for the students to show themselves.
….
Step7. Homework
1.Edit the interview with the desk mate and write a short report
2.Find the hot topic today.
Divide the Ss into 4 groups,
Group 1. Find the hot topic news in our school.
Group 2. in our city
Group 3. in china
Group 4. in the world.
And share them with the classmates.
版書設(shè)計（Blackboard Design）
Unit 2 News Media
Period 3: (Wb) Listening, Talking and Listening
media. editorial
interview entertainment
editor-----edit body G
reporter
ads = advertisement subheading
layout column / columnist G B
front page circulation
headline current affairs
journalist… daily/weekly/monthly
competition
Period 4: speaking, integrating skills and writing
Step1. Greeting and lead in
T: Good morning, class. How are you feeling today?
I am very happy, because I have received a good piece of news. Can you guess what kind of news excited me? You see, Teacher’s day is coming. Some of my friends will celebrate it for me. So what do you think of my friends?
Do you think they care about me a lot? Are they caring?
Ss: Yes, they are caring.
T: I am proud to make friends with these caring citizens.
How about you? Do you have some caring friends?
Or do you have some news today?
When we talk about news, what will you think of?
S1: News reporter… S2: Journalist…
S3: Editor… S4:………..
How does news come into being?
Should some journalists go to news spots to search news?
While doing on--the--spot interview, what do they need?
Ss: microphone, camcorder…
After the journalists return to the newspaper offices with news, who will get the news prepared to be published on papers?
Ss: Editor.
Is there a title for each story? Can you use another word?
Ss: Headline
Can you decide if it is the news on politics from the headline?
Besides it, can you tell me some other types of news?
S1: political news…. S2: economical news…
S3: sports news… S4: …
Compared with the news on politics, is the economical news more reliable or less reliable?
Divide the students into groups of four and ask them to have a discussion. Then choose some students to tell me which group’s idea is the most reasonable.
Step2. Speaking
T: Let’s take a look at a list of things happened today to see whether it is worth publishing.
1. 200 people died in an earthquake in Turkey.
2. China beat Brazil 2-1 in football.
3. France elected a new president.
4. Three children from your city were killed.
5. Two men robbed a bank in Shanghai.
6. Food prices are going up.
7. A house in your city burnt down. Nobody was injured.
8. 2,000 people in your city moved into new buildings today and were happy
9. A Chinese scientist has invented a new car engine that does not pollute the air.
10. There is a rumor that a large company wants to build a factory in your city.
T: What kind of news is it in your opinion?
What do you think of it?
S1: It’s important because…
S2: It’s unimportant because…
T: Do you think it is reliable? What is your opinion?
S1: Yes, as it tells us the information in detail…
T: If you are the editor, which event are you going to put in your newspaper? Can you give your reasons for it?
How about you? Which one is more important in your opinion?
What is your idea? Which one do our readers want to know?
Would you please give a headline to your news?
Will you use pictures? What picture will you use?
S1: Yes… S2: No….
I don’t think we should choose…
If I were you, I would rather choose…
T: And I think in order to make our news reliable, vivid and draw the readers’ attention. What should the editors and other workers do in additions to the headline and some proper pictures?
Should they tell us the facts in detail?
What does it mean?
S1: In detail.
S2: Time, place, personalities, and so on.
T: If the report is about the opinions. What should it be?
S1: It should be reliable.
S2: It should be based on the facts.
Step3. Integrating skills
1) Reading
T: Turn to page 15 to learn more about news. Read the two reports of the same event below.
Who do you think wrote each report?
Ss: News editors…
What would be a good headline for each story?
S1: Demonstration. S2: Fighting against the pollution
S3: ……
(The teacher should make some comment on the students’ ideas.)
T: Are the pictures proper? What pictures would you use? Why?
2) Listening
T: Listen to the tape and answer the following questions.
According to the first report, when and where did the story happen?
S1: Today, outside a factory in our city.Between whom was the trouble caused?
S2: A small group of people and the workers.Who are called troublemakers, the workers, the guards or the small group of people?
S3: The small group of people.Can you guess why these troublemakers make trouble for the factory?
S4: ……
T: Maybe you can find the answer in the second report.
Is it the factory that is the polluter?
S5: Yes.What did the citizens do? How? Why?
S6: They made their voices heard today by demonstrating for they like our nature and planet.What did the media think of them? Were the really troublemakers?
S7: Responsible, caring, brave and strong.
T: What do you think of them?
S8: caring …… S9: careless ……
S10: ……
3) Discussion
1. If you were the citizens there, what would you do? Would you join the demonstration, or you would rather try to solve the problem in other ways? Why?
2. What should we do to protect our nature and planet?
How about the factories and the government?
Divide the students into two groups. Each group member is expected to take part in it. While discussing, they exchange ideas and make comments on other ideas.
4) Task
How are the reports different? Can you compare them?
(Ask the students to do pair work..)
Step4. Writing
T: From these, I am sure that you are clear about the differences between these two reports. But do they have
any similarities? Can you tell me in detail?
Good, you have made a good comparison. So we are going to do some writing in which you compare two
kinds of media, for example, websites and newspaper.
Before writing, do you get some ideas about how to compare two things?
Should you explain how the two types of media are similar or different?
Do you know their similarities and differences?
Ss: Yes. Ss: No.
Do both of them belong to media?
Can we get some certain information and know current affairs from them?
How about headlines, pictures and pages? Are websites and newspapers similar or different in these aspects?
Are they free or will you be charged if you want to read newspapers or visit the websites?
S1: The newspapers need money, while the websites are free.
Does that mean websites doesn’t make money?
While many websites are free, most newspapers cost money. Are there any more differences between them?
Who write the newspapers?
How about the websites? Can you write something on the Internet?
S1: BBS-----bulletin board system
S2: ……
Which changes faster?
Ss: Websites.
But not all websites are updated every day.
In order to make your passage better, you should pay attention to the checklist to revise what you have written.
1. Does your paragraph have a topic sentence?
2. Is it easy to understand what you are explaining?
3. Do your supporting sentences focus on the main idea?
4. Have you used enough examples?
5. Does your paragraph have a closing sentence?
6. Is your paragraph interesting?
7. Check your grammar and spelling.
The teacher should make some comments on the compositions. If time is limited, just take the composition as
homework.
Step5. Homework
Read some newspapers or search the Internet. Try to find some pieces of news on the same event. Compare them and which one do you prefer? Why? Or do you have more ideas? Write it down in your exercise book.
版書設(shè)計（Blackboard Design）
Unit 2 News Media
Period 4: (Wb) Listening, Talking and Listening
come into being: come from, form
news spot
proper: suitable
aspects: particular part or feature of sth.
BBS-----bulletin board system
Period 5: Language Practicing
Step 1. Lead-in
T: As we know, newspapers and other media are very important in our life. But do you know the life of a reporter? (Ss may give a variety of answers.)
Step 2. Language points
T: Can you find any words and expressions in this unit that help you understand the life of a reporter? (Give Ss enough time to find answers. The following questions are helpful.)
Q1: What should a reporter do before he or she actually starts writing?
Answer: A reporter begins by contacting the people to be interviewed and then prepares questions.
1) begin with + n. / pron..
begin by doing
2) the people to be interviewed
the people being interviewed
the people interviewed
3) interview n. / vt. (As a noun, it refers to an activity.)
interviewee n. (It refers to a person who is interviewed.)
interviewer n. (It refers to a person who interviews somebody else.)
Q2: After the interview, what should the reporter do?
Answer: He or she must present the material in an organized way and make sure that the article reflects events and opinions truthfully.
T: Do you know the meaning of “in an organized way”?
4) present
n. / adj. 目前，現(xiàn)在
at present = at the present time 在目前
the present government 現(xiàn)政府
vt. 介紹，引見；贈送；描述
替換練習(xí)
a) Allow me to present Mr. Wang to you. (introduce)
b) The police asked me to present what the criminal looked like. (describe)
c) Thank you for the bike you presented to me. (gave)
n. = gift
eg. Thanks for your nice present / gift.
5) reflect vt.
a) to make a visible image of … 反射；映出
eg. Mirrors reflect light.
trees reflected in the water
b) to show反映；表現(xiàn)
eg. Her sad looks reflected the nature of her thoughts.
Q3: What should an experienced reporter be like?
Answer: He or she makes informed decisions about what events to report and how to report them. He also makes sure that readers can relate to the stories.
T: Do you know “make a decision”? Good! What does “informed decisions” mean? And what does “relate to the stories” refer to?
S: Enjoy / appreciate.
T: Great! It also means “have something to do with”.
Q4: Can news media help us understand the world better? How do you know it?
Answer: Yes. They help people to understand the world on all sides, leading to a future world where people from all countries are respected and different views and opinions are tolerated.
6) on all sides
eg. There are mountains on all sides. （四面都是山。）
The Olympic Games held in Athens were reported an all sides.
（雅典奧運會得到全方位的報道。）
7) tolerate vt. bear, stand
eg. I can’t tolerate his rudeness. （我不能容忍他的粗魯行為。）
Q5: Can you find other good words and expressions in this unit?
Possible answers: fire, elect, injure, switch, be addicted to, positive …
8) fire n.
Keep away from fire! 切勿近火！
catch fire 著火（強調(diào)動作）
be on fire 著火（強調(diào)狀態(tài)）
set fire to… 縱火燒…
make a fire 生火
play with fire 玩火
vt. = to dismiss
eg. He is still out of work since our boss fired him.
9) injure vt. = hurt
eg. He injured an arm in a car accident.
the injured 傷員
injury n. 受傷處；（精神上的）傷害
10) switch n. 開關(guān)
vt. 用開關(guān)開啟；轉(zhuǎn)變；改變
11）be addicted to = be crazy about對……入迷
eg. I am addicted to the Internet. 我對互聯(lián)網(wǎng)如癡如醉。
12) positive 積極的 (active)
neutral 中立的 (independent)
negative 消極的 (passive)
Step3. Word Study
Complete the sentences with the verbs from the box. You may change the form if necessary.
Fire elect injure switch present relate reflect tolerate
1 Mr. Jones, who has worded for this company for 25 years, was elected president last week.
2 More than 2090 people died or got injured in the earthquake.
3 Mr. Thompson was fired by the publishing company because many of his news stories were not true.
4 As he was fluent in both languages he had no problems in switching from Chinese into English.
5 Mathilde’s rough hands and face reflected a life of hard work.
6 What you have said does not relate to what we are concerned with now.
7 He is so rude to his parents. I wouldn’t tolerate that kind of behavior in my family.
8 She spent the whole weekend collecting information on the product, and planned to present her findings to her boss on Monday.
Step 4. Grammar--- The Past Participle used as Attribute and Predicative
T: In this unit, there are a lot of verbs used in their Past Participle form. Can you find any?
S: Experienced, informed, talented, organized, tolerated…
T: Well done. Do you know what they mean? And what are they used as?
T: would you like to enjoy two flash shows? I hope they can help you understand more about the Past Participle. (T plays the flash shows, and explains when necessary.)
Step 5. Practices
Do exercises on Page13 and Page 14 in the text.
Step 6. Homework
1 Do Workbook exercises.
2 Review the Past Participle used as Attribute and Predicative.
版書設(shè)計（Blackboard Design）
Unit 2 News Media
Period 5: Language Practicing
begin with + n. / pron. reflect vt. a) to make a visible image of …
begin by doing b) to show
the people to be interviewed relate to a) enjoy; appreciate
the people being interviewed b) have something to do with
the people interviewed tolerate vt. to bear; to stand
interview n. / vt. positive 積極的 (active)
interviewee n. neutral 中立的 (independent
interviewer n. negative 消極的 (passive)
present n. / adj. 目前，現(xiàn)在 injure vt. = hurt
vt. 介紹，引見；贈送；描述 the injured 傷員
n. 禮物，贈品 injury n. 受傷處；（精神上的）傷害
Period 6: (Wb) Integrating skills & Writing
Step 1. Lead-in
Firstly teacher will greet with the students, like “How are you, class? Did you have a good time in your summer vacation? If the students answer “Yes”, teacher will go on asking “Who can tell me some important events happening in the summer vacation?”. (Typhoon in Zhejiang Province, the Olympic Games in Greece….)
But if the students answer “No”, teacher will ask them the reason. Most students will say it’s all because of the typhoon. “Yes. That is the most important and terrible event in our province this summer. And do you know any other important event around the world? Maybe not terrible but exciting.” (Olympic Games in Greece)
Then teacher asks students the question “How do you know that?” (From the newspaper, through the internet, watch TV…)
Yes. We know the exciting and important events from the news media. Today we will talk about a lady working in the news media field. She is a very famous host for TV show, or we can call her a TV personality. Her name is Yang Lan.
Step 2. Scanning
Read the passage , and try to find out the growing experience of Yang Lan.
In her childhood, sat in front of a neighbour’s small black and white TV
In her 21, graduated from Beijing Foreign Studies University
became the host of “Zheng Da TV show”
In her 25, went to New York City to get a Master’s degree at Columbia University
During she was abroad, produced a feature show – “Horizon”
interviewed important people and discussed social issues
developed “Yang Lan One on One”
After she returned to China, started her own media company – Sun Media
Step 3. Skimming
Read the passage again, and answer some questions.
From Yang Lan’s growing experience, it is easy to find that she did a success in her life. In the passage, we used a phrase to describe her. What is it? And what does it mean?
They are both great women. They are successful because they have their clear goals. And do you know the goal of Yang Lan and her Company? What kind of TV show does she want to create? What does “to educate through entertainment, and to illuminate through information” mean?
Step 4. Debate
From her media company’s goal, we see that she believes that TV, radio, newspaper and Internet can and should be used to educate people. Do you agree with her?
Ask the students to divide into two groups and discuss the question. Then let them have a free debate. Before they start discussing, teacher will give them some questions as the hints. “What can we learn from different media? What are the bad effects from the media? Among the TV, radio, newspaper and the Internet, which is the most educational….”
Step 5. Discussion
From the debate, we can say “The news media can be and should be used to educate people, but we still have to improve it so that it will be more meaningful. From your words, I can see that you are very familiar with the Chinese TV shows, but how about the TV shows abroad, for example in America? Maybe we have some similarities but also some differences. Can you think of any for these differences and similarities?
Step 6. Writing
As we talk about a lot of the news media and the hosts for TV shows, maybe you’ve already got some information about it. Suppose that you are a reporter for your local newspaper. Your editor has asked you to write an article about a famous TV personality – Yang Lan. The editor has given you a list of questions that the readers are interested in, think of more questions and use the answers to write your article.
Teacher will give the students some hints: in the first paragraph --- Introduction. Such as: “Who is this person? What is she famous for?”; In the second paragraph -- -Background. Such as: “How did she become popular?” In the third paragraph --- current situation and future plans. In the fourth paragraph --- Conclusion. Then ask students to imitate the reading passage, and write a similar passage.
Step 7. Homework
1. Finish writing a news report.
2. Do self-assessment.
附板書設(shè)計：
六、背景參考資料(Background knowledge)
V 背景知識（Background knowledge）
1. About American Newspapers
There are more than 1500 daily newspapers in the US. Each one is usually sold only in one part of the country, e.g. in a city, but they cover national and international news. In larger cities there is often more than one newspaper and the different ones express different political opinions. Some newspapers are sold in nearly all parts of the USA, e.g. USA today and the national edition of the New York Times. Two other newspapers, the Los Angeles Times and the Washington Post are known and respected all over the US but cannot be bought everywhere. Other important newspapers are: the Boston Globe, sold in New England; the Chicago Tribune, sold in the Midwest; the Christian Science Monitor and USA Today, both sold nationally; and the Washington Post on the East Coast. Many people read the national Sunday edition of the New York Times because it includes the weekly New York Review of Books.
Daily newspapers are published on every day of the week except Sunday. Sunday newspapers are very big, often having several separate parts. They contain many longer articles and a lot of advertisements. Each section deals with a different subject. E.g. national and international news, sport, travel, etc. One section, the classifieds(分類廣告), has advertisements for jobs and things for sale. Another cartoon section is often called the funnies or funny papers. There is often also a magazine, which is in color.
2. The Characteristics of a Good Newspaper
A good modern newspaper is an extraordinary piece of reading. It is remarkable first for what it contains: the range of news from local crime to international politics, from sport to business to fashion to science, and the range of comment and special features (特定) as well, from editorial page to feature articles and interviews to criticism of books, art, theatre and music. A newspaper is even more remarkable for the way one reads it: never completely, never straight through, but always by jumping from here to there, in and out glancing at one piece, reading another article all the way through, reading just a few paragraphs of the next. A good modern newspaper offers a variety to attract many different readers, but far more than any one reader is interested in. What brings this variety together in one place is its topicality (時事性), its immediate relation to what is happening in your world and your locality now. But immediacy and the speed of production that goes with it mean also that much of what appears in a newspaper has no more than transient(短暫的) value. For all these reasons, no two people really read the same paper: what each person does is to put together out of the pages of that day's paper, his own selection and sequence, his own news paper. For all these reasons, reading newspapers efficiently, which means getting what you want from them without missing things you need but without wasting time, demands skill and self-awareness as you modify and apply the techniques of reading.
3. Newspaper Vocabulary
Font: style and size of type
Headline: extra large font across top of front page, placed above or below the masthead
Wire service: a news agency or organization that gathers news and transmits it to individual subscribing newspaper (AP, CP, Reuters)
tabloid: a smaller format 1/2 broadsheet folded, often preferred by publishers of local papers or commuter papers and the sensationalist press (National Enquirer)
broadsheet: full-size newspaper, averaging six columns to a page
masthead: information about the newspaper, such as the name of the publishing company, names of the officers of the company, location of editorial offices, editorship and distribution facts, all usually found at the top of the editorial page
hard news: up-to-the-minute news and events that are reported immediately
soft news: background information or human interest stories
paparazzi: international press corps who compete for stories, usually of a sensational nature
reporter: a person hired to rush to the scene and phone back information as soon as possible or to key the report into a word processing terminal at the newspaper office
layout: the position of stories, advertisements, photos and graphics on a page
morgue: the newspaper's collection of clippings, photos, reference materials and microfilm
deadline: the assigned time for stories to be submitted in order to make the issue going to press column: 1)the vertical divisions of a page 2)opinion or comment expressed by a regular writer
4. Introduction of China Daily
The first and only national English-language newspaper in China, China Daily was founded in 1981 at the outset of China’s reform and opening up program. After 20 years of development, China Daily has grown into an English-language newspaper group consisting of nine publications – China Daily, China Daily Hong Kong Edition, Reports from China, Business Weekly, 21st Century, 21st Century School Edition, Beijing Weekend, Shanghai Star and China Daily Website.
China Daily is China’s only newspaper to have entered Western mainstream society. In the United States, the President, over one-third of the members of Congress, and decision-makers in big companies are all China Daily regular readers, reading the newspaper having become an important part of their daily work.
Steadfastly sticking to the principle laid down at its very beginning – Let the world know China Daily through China Daily, the –paper is now moving towards its goal of becoming a “world-famous news media entity.” It is now circulated in more than 150 countries and regions and is an important source of information on China’s politics, economy, law, military affairs, culture, education, sports and social life for its readers both at home and abroad. China Daily is the country’s most frequently quoted newspaper, with its stories often picked up by international wire services, newspaper, magazines and radio and television stations. China Daily is widely recognized as China’s most authoritative English-language publication
5. The major radio and TV networks in America
Today the major radio and TV networks are the Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS), the National Broadcasting Company (NBC) and the American Broadcasting Company (ABC).
VOA (Voice of America) is the most famous of the 19 radio stations of the United States of America for the expansion of propaganda to foreign countries. Most of the 19 radio stations are supported and organized by the government. VOA Radio Station is in Washington. It was established in 1924, originally for war information and now it comes under the leadership of the American International Communication Bureau. It now has 16 broadcasting stations, sending news to the whole world in 41 languages day and night.
In 1965, the United States launched the world’s first communication space satellite-“Early Bird”. This “Early Bird” made the things all more wonderful. It increased the telephone capacity across the Atlantic by more than one third, and made possible commercial “l(fā)ive” television broadcasts of trans-atlantics events. Now it also carries routinely commercial traffic, such as telephone calls, television, Teletype and other transmission. People could expect the day when a worldwide network of satellites links people of many nations through this new means of communication.
七、評價與反思(Assessment and Reflection)
Task 1: Collect information about “News Media” learnt in this unit and make notes if necessary.
Task 2: Reflection
教師反思Teachers’ reflection:
1. Have all the teaching aims been reached?
2. Have all the Ss learnt a lot in the lessons?
3. What can be improved? …
教師對學(xué)生編寫新聞故事的評價:
Class: Name: Score:
Items: True 5 4 3 2 1
Understandable 5 4 3 2 1
Logical 5 4 3 2 1
Grammatical 5 4 3 2 1
Handwriting 5 4 3 2 1
Others 5 4 3 2 1
教師對學(xué)生課堂活動的評價：
Class: Name: Score:
Items: Understandable 5 4 3 2 1
Logical 5 4 3 2 1
Creative 5 4 3 2 1
Active 5 4 3 2 1
Cooperative 5 4 3 2 1
Others 5 4 3 2 1
學(xué)生反饋Students’ reflection:
1) 自我評價Self-assessment
Class ________Name _________No _________Date __________
In this unit, you learnt about news media. How comfortable do you feel doing each of the skills below?
1=Not comfortable 2=Need more practice
3=comfortable 4=very comfortable
Skills Comfortable level
Talk about news and news media 1 2 3 4
Have the proper attitude towards news media 1 2 3 4
Practice expressing and supporting an opinion 1 2 3 4
Use the new words and expressions 1 2 3 4
Write a news story 1 2 3 4
Use V-ed form as Attribute and Supplement 1 2 3 4
Tell the differences and similarity between different types of news media 1 2 3 4
2) 自我反思Reflection
1. How many types of news media have been learnt in this unit? ___________________
2. What impressed me most in this unit? ____________________________
3. What points haven’t I understood yet? ____________________________
4. In what aspect do I need improvement? ___________________________
3) 學(xué)生互評 Peer-assessment
學(xué)生相互對課堂活動的評價:
Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Group4
They worked together well.
They speak clearly and loudly
They are creative and active
I understood what they said.
Others …