高级时事英语EnglishinCurrentAffairs课件.ppt

高级时事英语 English in Current Affairs,Unit 1 The media,,Unit 1 The media,Activity 1 The Media Activity 2 Newspapers Activity 3 Listening to a Conversation Activity 4 Finding Your Way around a Newspaper Activity 5 News in Conversation(Listening) Activity 6 Reading More Newspaper Articles ( Supplementary materials),Activity 1,Task 1: Mass Media Task 2: Examples of Mass Media Task 3: Spreading News,Task 1 Mass Media,What does “mass media” mean to you? Does it equal to “multimedia”? Mass: a large number Media: You can refer to television, radio, newspapers and magazines as the media. The mass media are television, radio, and newspaper. E.g. The mass media now play an increasing role in shaping our opinions.,Task 2 Examples of Mass Media,TV and radio programmes Films Ads the Internet * News agencies are responsible for spreading information to newspapers so news agencies can also be classed as an example of media.,Task 3 Spreading News,Press: all published newspapers and magazines. Newspaper: the oldest and most basic type of mass media. Newspapers & magazines (Generally speaking, zero article is used in front of the names of magazines),Activity 2 Newspapers,Task 1 A News Item Task 2 Identifying Personal Details Task 3 Distinguishing Fact from Conjecture Task 4 Expressing Fact and Conjecture Task 5 Avoiding Repetition Task 6 Examining Newspaper Headlines Task 7 Other Aspects of the Article,Task 1. A News Item,Text 1: Good-bye Fergie (P.13) 1. Skim Text 1 and do the choices on P.12 2. Who are the main characters in Text 1? 3. This part is mainly about_. 4. How do you understand the title of this article?,Task 2 Identifying Personal Details (P.14),Now lets go to the detailed info of Text 1. Ask at least one question about the contents of Text 1 by using the W5H1 ( the basic 6 factors of news-reporting ). There is one more name : Forgie(in the title),Task 3. Distinguishing Fact from Conjecture(P.15),Conjecture: is the formation of ideas or opinions from incomplete or doubtful information. Sensational: 1. Something that is is so remarkable that it causes great excitement and interest. 2. You can describe sth. as when you think that it is extremely good. Scandalous: immoral and shocking,Task 4 Expressing Fact and Conjecture(P.16),Task5 Avoiding Repetition (P.18),Task6 Examining Newspaper Headlines(P.19),Headline: 【Features of Headlines】 1. A is the title of a newspaper story, printed in large letters at the top of the story. E.g. The headlines that day were full of news of the kidnapping. 2. The headlines are also the main points of the news which are read on radio or TV. E.g. And now for the main headlines again.,Task7 Other Aspects of the Article (P.20),The author/writer of the article. Related articles ( comments, certain features ) Three types of articles: (news) reports, features, and leaders.,Activity 3 (P.22) Listening to a Conversation,Task 1: Identifying Names of Publications Task 2: Listen for Details Task 3: Extracting Information Task 4: Listen for Specific Information,Activity 4 Finding Your Way around a Newspaper,Task 1 Components of Newspaper Task 2 Which section? Task 3 Selecting Headlines Task 4 Identifying Features of Headlines,Task 1: Components of Newspaper(P.26),1.caption: the words printed underneath a picture or cartoon which explain what it is about. 2. An announcement 3. An ad. 4. A cartoon. 5. A contents list 6. A book review. 7. An editorial 8. A headline. 9. Whats on 10. A crossword,Task 2: Which section?(P.29),Indicate the newspaper section: 1. Milosevic says sorry in prison interview 2. Pickpockets menace tourists in Paris 3. Coke, Nike unaffected by spreading US gloom 4. Five years in jail for the Mormon with five wives 5. Moscow to get Diana statue by flamboyant sculptor. 6. Kangaroo tail bribe has poll rival hopping 7. Mexican president marries spokesman 8. Short stature linked to shorter life: study 9. Top Wimbledon seed to Sampras 10. Drugs give gamblers relief from temptations,Task 3: Selecting Headlines(P.30),You seldom need to read a news item intensively. Find out what has happened, what interests us. Headlines will guide us. Identify the NEW info / KNOWN info,Task 4: Identifying Features of Headlines(P.32),( Source: Slides 35-38),Activity 6 Reading More Newspaper Articles,1. 89-year-old sails across Atlantic twice 2. Hillarys brother caught in the act by jealous fianc,89-year-old sails across Atlantic twice,An 89-year-old grandmother has fulfilled a lifetime ambition by finishing an 8,000-mile round trip across the Atlantic. Helen Tew arrived back in Beaulieu River Sailing Club, Hants, in a 26ft boat designed by her late husband 60 years ago. Mrs Tew said that she had been inspired to make the crossing ever since her father refused to let her join him on a similar trip in 1934.,Hillarys brother caught in the act by jealous fiance By Ben Fenton in Washington (Filed: 22/08/2001),Hillarys brother caught in the act by jealous fianc By Ben Fenton in Washington (Filed: 22/08/2001),HILLARY CLINTONs brother Tony Rodham has been beaten up by a jealous man who allegedly caught him making love to the mans fiance, police said yesterday. The alleged incident happened while Mr Rodham was staying at his familys holiday home at Lake Winola, near Scranton, Pennsylvania, last weekend. He was allegedly engaged in sexual intercourse with 36-year-old Kelly Quick at about 5am on Sunday when her fianc, Daniel Coyne, climbed over the railings of the cottages porch and spotted them through a window.,According to court documents, Mr Coyne walked into the building and confronted the couple, kicking Mr Rodham and shouting at him. The commotion awoke Hugh Rodham, the former First Ladys other brother, who arrived and ordered Mr Coyne to leave the house. It is alleged that the 45-year-old shop steward at a local timber mill returned shortly afterwards and attacked Tony Rodham again. He later surrendered to police and was charged with burglary and assault.,Both of Mrs Clintons brothers have caused repeated embarrassment to their sister through their efforts to exploit their relationship with her. Tony Rodham, who is 47, was in the news recently after Congress began an investigation into his efforts to obtain pardons for friends from Bill Clinton in the final days of his presidency. He has worked in the past as an insurance salesman, prison guard, repossession enforcer and private investigator. Mr Rodham, who is living in Washington, lists his present occupation as a “consultant“. He was married to Nicole Boxer, daughter of Senator Barbara Boxer of California, but the marriage ended in divorce last year.,Affairs(=events and info)(P.6),Affair:1. an event or a situation when you are talking about it very generally. E.g. The wedding was a quiet affair An enquiry will be connected into the whole affair. 2. affairs refer to all the important facts or activities that are connected with a particular subject. E.g. a specialist in Eastern European affairs current affairs(=events and info that are related to our present lives):political and social events which are discussed in newspapers and on television and radio programmes. E.g. the BBCs current affairs programmes.,Current(P.6),Something that is current is happening, being done or being used at the present time(NOW, THESE DAYS).e.g. Our current methods of production are too expensive The conversation shifted onto what is current in art and music.,Some major news agencies in the world(grid),Major News Agencies in the World,Xinhua News Agency XinhuaChina (新华社) Reuter(s) News Agency Reuter B.(路透社) Associated Press AP USA（美联社） United Press International UPIUSA（合众国际社） Agence France-Press APF-F. (法新社) Deutsche Presse Agentur DPA G. (德新社) Ansa News Agency - ANSA IT. (安莎社) Agencia Efe, S.A. - EFESP. (埃菲社) TASS USSR- （塔斯社） Kyodo News Agency KYODO JAP. (共同社) Middle East News Agency MENA Egypt(中东社),Guidelines for skimming,1. Run the eyes over the text rapidly, read only the familiar words and phrases and ignore the unfamiliar ones. 2. Try to recognize the key words and phrases. 3. Read only the first and the last sentence of each paragraph, for, as a rule, the gist of a paragraph is found there. But , of course, there are always exceptions. 4. Read the first paragraph and the last paragraph of a text for the same reason as 3.,The Features of Newspaper Headlines(I),1. Abbreviations and acronyms are widely used. E.g.1. UFO sighted (UFO= unidentified flying object) E.g. 2. PM to see MP over foot and mouth （PM= Prime Minister, MP= Member of Parliament） EU, WTO, WHO, NATO, UNESCO?,The Features of Newspaper Headlines(II),2. Omission of some words. 1) articles Boy, 7, Killed by Ejection From Cockpit of Navy Jet (= A boy, 7, killed by Ejection from the Cockpit of a navy jet) 2) linking verbs (The ) Bankers (keep/are) silent as (the) dollar falls 3) all forms of “to be” Pompeii reported seriously damaged =Pompeii is reported to have been seriously damaged,The Features of Newspaper Headlines(III),4) pron. Anny and baby are well (=Anny and her baby are well) 5) prep. Police killers jail death not unexpected (= the death in the jail of the man who killed a policeman) Sharp Refugee Rise Worries HK (=sharp rise in arrivals of refugees),The Features of Newspaper Headlines(IV),3. Tenses often used in newspaper headlines 1) simple present to refer to a past event 2) “to do ” to indicate the future 3) simple past to indicate the past event,1) simple present to refer to a past event,Heart pioneer Barnard dies CHRISTIAAN BARNARD, the South African surgeon who carried out the worlds first heart transplant, died yesterday at the age of 78. (Http:/www.telegraph.co.uk Monday 3 September 2001) More examples: 1、Non-aligned body makes new effects 2、Judge issues KKK restraint 3、Mount St. Helens erupts 1、不结盟机构重做努力 2、法官通令限制三K党活动 3、圣海伦斯火山爆发,2) “to do ” to indicate the future,Australia to ship out refugees By Barbia Dutter in Christmas Island THE indigo waters off Christmas Island were churned up by military activity yesterday as naval vessels and helicopters made urgent preparations to transfer 438 stranded asylum seekers into a troop sh