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广东番禺中学 吴艳 人教版必修 5 Unit4 Making the news 1 课前自主学习学案课前自主学习学案 Info Newspaper headlines in authentic newspapers especially have their own language First headlines in English language newspapers are usually short and they thus tend to leave out all the inessential words such as articles and auxiliary verbs Because of that headlines use short words wherever possible rather than long ones Sometimes of course the very briefness of headlines makes them ambiguous and difficult for the English language learners to understand Second journalists use a variety of techniques in order to attract and keep the reader s attention Some of them are pun play on words alliteration or rhyme Grammar changes Newspaper headline 1 Headlines often use a NOUN PHRASE that is a phrase without a verb Poor Service at Supermarkets Best Strategies for New Tax Year Thai Protesters Parade 2 There are also some VERB CHANGES Simple tenses instead of Continuous or Perfect Teachers Protest Pay Cuts they are protesting Underground Strike Started Today the strike has started today 5 The INFINITIVE TENSE is used to talk about the future President to Open New Art Gallery New Player to be hired by NBA 3 AUXILIARY VERBS are dropped in the passive Robbers Judged at Big Trial Tomorrow the robbers will be judged at a big trial tomorrow 4 ARTICLES dropped Missed Child Found Safe A child who was missing has been found safe 广东番禺中学 吴艳 人教版必修 5 Unit4 Making the news 2 Vocabulary changes Here is a list of the most common words used in newspaper headlines with their meaning 1aid help 16drop fall 2allege make an accusation 17edge move gradually 3axe cut18havoc disturbance chaos 4back support19head for move towards 5ban prohibit20key important 6bid attempt21loom threaten to happen 7blast explosion 22mob angry crowd 8blaze fire 23peak high point 9blow unfortunate happening 24plea call for help 10boost encourage 25probe investigation 11clash conflict disagreement26quit abandon 12clear find innocent 27raid enter and search 13con trick cheat out of28row argument quarrel 14crash failure 29spark cause to start 15deal agreement 30toll number killed 31vow promise Exercise 1 Read these examples of newspaper headlines and write the techniques used some fit two techniques 1 Obama losing his hearing 2 Two Killed in Killer Storm 3 James Wood to Visit Portland 4 Unexpected Visit 5 Professors Protest Pay Cut Exercise2 Write the headlines in everyday English as in the example TWO MEN CON OLD MAN OUT OF LIFE SAVINGS Two men have cheated an old man out of all the money he had saved in his life 1 Strikers Clash with Police 2 Government Backed by Opposition Party 3 BP Boosts Gas Exports 4 Injured Player New Blow to the Team 5 Deal on Pay Rise Expected by Monday 6 Key Evidence Found on the Case 7 Earthquake Areas Plea for Food Help 8 Armed Man Causes Havoc at Supermarket 广东番禺中学 吴艳 人教版必修 5 Unit4 Making the news 3 UNIT 4 MAKING THE NEWS WRTING 课内学案 A 1 Underline the lead of the following article and write a headline for it 1 July6 2005 London At 12 45 UK time today the name of the host city for the 2012 the name of the host city for the 2012 Olympic Games was being announced by the International Olympics Committee IOC in Singapore It was London s name had been announced twice before in 1908 and 1948 so it now has the distinction of being the first city to host the event three times Applications to host the games had also been made by Moscow Madrid New York and Paris In the end it came down to a choice between Paris and London The new is being celebrated by crowds in the streets Cheering people can also be seen everywhere in pubs homes and offices all over London Price William who is now in New Zealand said he was delighted that the 2012 Olympic Games would be held in London and he was looking forward to the Games 2 Read the news and fill in the form Report form Date Where was it What happened How did the people react it Why did the news have historical importance 3 Write the main idea of the news The lead is the first one or two sentences that tells the reader what the news article is about It is used to grab the reader s attention and keep him reading In any news article the most important parts of the story such as a death gain or loss of money or community prominence should be written or made known to the reader in the first sentence 广东番禺中学 吴艳 人教版必修 5 Unit4 Making the news 4 Practice in Use A July7 2005 London Central London was hit by four powerful bombs during this morning s rush hour London Underground lines and a bus were exploded by three of them 52 people were killed in the terrorist bomb attacks This was the first suicide bombing to take place in Western Europe The terrorist group of al Qaeda 基地组织 claimed responsibility Three bomb explosions have hit London Underground trains and a further bomb destroyed a bus in the city centre The Metropolitan Police Service has initially confirmed that 33 people have been killed in the four explosions on London s transport system this morning and said the overall number of wounded was as high as 700 in what are believed to be terrorist attacks The first reports were of an explosion at 08 49 BST UTC 1 on the Hammersmith City Line between Liverpool Street station and Aldgate East Explosions also occurred on a train between King s Cross and Russell Square and another at Edgware Road The explosions are currently being reported and described by Prime Minister Tony Blair as being terrorist attacks Traces of explosives were found at two of the sites according to the BBC Pundits 权威人士 are speculating the attack was co ordinated by al Qaeda Dr Shane Brighton an intelligence expert at the Royal United Services Institute for Defence claims that If what we are looking at is a simultaneous bombing and it does look like that it would very certainly fit the classic al Qaeda methodology Two militant Islamist groups 伊斯兰激进组织 are reported to have claimed responsibility for the blasts 1 Underline the lead of the following article and write a headline for it 2 Practise in pairs Interview your partners and finish the form You d better ask as many questions as you can to get more details Notes Who What When and where Why How Other details 5 Rewrite your partners news according to the information that you have collected 广东番禺中学 吴艳 人教版必修 5 Unit4 Making the news 5 Peer assessment UNIT 4 MAKING THE NEWS WRITING 课内学案 B 1 Underline the lead of the following article and write a headline for it 1 July6 2005 London At 12 45 UK time today the name of the host city for the 2012 the name of the host city for the 2012 Olympic Games was being announced by the International Olympics Committee IOC in Singapore It was London s name had been announced twice before in 1908 and 1948 so it now has the distinction of being the first city to host the event three times Applications to host the games had also been made by Moscow Madrid New York and Paris In the end it came down to a choice between Paris and London The new is being celebrated by crowds in the streets Cheering people can also be seen everywhere in pubs homes and offices all over London Price William who is now in New Zealand said he was delighted that the 2012 Olympic Games would be held in London and he was looking forward to the Games 2 Read the news and fill in the form Report form Date Where was it What happened How did the people react it Why did the news have historical importance 3 Write the main idea of the news The lead is the first one or two sentences that tells the reader what the news article is about It is used to grab the reader s attention and keep him reading In any news article the most important parts of the story such as a death gain or loss of money or community prominence should be written or made known to the reader in the first sentence 广东番禺中学 吴艳 人教版必修 5 Unit4 Making the news 6 Practice in Use B BEIJING April 28 Xinhua More than 200 Chinese nationals working in Nepal remain trapped after a massive earthquake hit the country on Saturday China s Ministry of Commerce spokesman said on Tuesday The trapped workers belonged to a hydropower project undertaken by China International Water and Electric Corp near the China Nepal border The project around 67 kilometers from the quake s epicenter was severely damaged by the quake said Shen Danyang the spokesman A team comprised of 16 rescuers from China s Tibet Autonomous Region has managed to reach the damaged project site for rescue work Shen said without revealing more details of how the rescue work is progressing However according to quake relief headquarters in Jilung County in Tibet which is near the damaged site 25 of more than 200 Chinese stranded in the hydropower station were airlifted to safety on Tuesday afternoon by a Chinese helicopter Two of company s staff were confirmed dead Meanwhile Chinese aid workers who were sent for assistance