Unit4Extensivereading

1、Extensive Reading Lead-in Nowadays with the development of media, lots of information can be received by people all over the world soon everyday. And people can learn about news at home and abroad by watching TV, listening to radio, surfing the Internet, reading magazines and newspapers etc. Among t

2、hese media, newspaper is one of the oldest.Warming up1. Do you want to get some information everyday? How can you get the information? There are so many ways to get information, but reading newspapers is one of the oldest. 2. Can you guess how complex it is to make news? This class well learn a pass

3、age about how to make news. Lets come to the passage. Read the text and try to get the main idea of it. The passage tells us the process of writing and printing for a newspaper article. Task 1Task 3 Work out the writing and printing process of an article. And complete the chart in Ex1 on page 30. 1.

4、 You go to an interview to get the information for your story.2. You do some research to see if the story is true or not.3. You begin to write the story using notes from the interview.4. You give the article to a senior editor to check and a copy-editor to do editing.5. The article is given to a nat

5、ive speaker to check the use of English and improve the style.6. The article is checked /approved by the chief editor. 7. All the stories and photos are set and the color negatives for the printing are made ready.8. The first edition of the newspaper is printed. Language Points1. edition 版本版本,书报等一次发

6、行总数书报等一次发行总数editor n. 编辑编辑edit v.编辑编辑, 剪辑剪辑edit sth. out of (sth.)删除删除2. department (政府政府, 企业企业, 商店商店, 大学等的大学等的)部部,司司,局局, 处处, 科科, 部门部门, 系系The Education Department The sales department3. task 任务任务a piece of (esp. hard or unpleasant) work that has to be done. 必须要做的工作必须要做的工作(尤指困难或讨厌的尤指困难或讨厌的); Learning

7、 English well is a difficult task.学好英语是一项艰难的任务。学好英语是一项艰难的任务。4. accurate adj.正确无误的正确无误的,精确的精确的,准确的准确的accuracy n. 准确准确, 精确精确precise adj. 精确的精确的, 独特的独特的, 精细的精细的exact adj. 正确的正确的, 准确的准确的, 严谨的严谨的, 精密的精密的accurately adv. 精确精确, 准确准确correct adj.正确的正确的, 准确准确1) _ statistics, measurements, calculations, are ver

8、y important.2) Its impossible to say with any _ how many are affected.3) This is the _ dress for a formal dinner.4) The _ time is three minutes and thirty-five seconds.Accuratecorrectaccuracyexact5) They both came here at _ the same time.6) He is _ in everything.7) The diagram had been copied with g

9、reat _.8) He is a man with a _ mind.precisepreciseexactlyprecision5. senior adj. 年长的年长的, (级别、职位、级别、职位、 资格资格)较高的较高的, 高年级的高年级的(作定语作定语) senior n. 年较长的人年较长的人, 毕业班或高年毕业班或高年 级的学生级的学生 junior adj. 较幼的较幼的, 较小的较小的 superior adj. 较高的较高的, 优越的优越的, 优良的优良的, 不屈服的不屈服的注意注意:本身都是比较级形式本身都是比较级形式,无须再添加无须再添加 more 或或-er; 这三个

10、词用于比较级中这三个词用于比较级中不与不与 than 连用连用,而与而与 to 连用。连用。1) He is not superior to temptation. 他经不住诱惑。他经不住诱惑。2) This engine is superior in many aspects. 这台发动机在很多方面性能都非常优这台发动机在很多方面性能都非常优越。越。3) He is two years senior to me. 他比我大两岁。他比我大两岁。4) I will have to ask my superior. 那事我得先问一下我们公司老板。那事我得先问一下我们公司老板。5) He is we

11、aring a superior smile. 他脸上带有高傲的微笑。他脸上带有高傲的微笑。7. polish a. .(sth) (up) (with sth) 磨光，擦亮磨光，擦亮 (up) furniture/shoes with a cloth 用布把家具用布把家具/鞋擦亮鞋擦亮 b. (比喻比喻)修正，修改，修饰修正，修改，修饰(某事物某事物) a speech/ an article 给讲稿给讲稿/文章润色文章润色9. approve v. 赞成赞成,认可认可,满意满意,批准批准,通过通过 approval n. 赞成、同意、认可赞成、同意、认可 on approval (指货物指

12、货物)不满意可以退换的不满意可以退换的 approving adj. 赞许的、认可的赞许的、认可的 approved school 少年罪犯教养院少年罪犯教养院(感化院感化院) You can join the class if your mother approves. 你可以参加这个班你可以参加这个班, 如果你母亲同意的如果你母亲同意的话。话。2) You made a good decision, and I thoroughly approve it. 你作出了一个好决定你作出了一个好决定, 我不折不扣我不折不扣(衷衷心心)地表示赞同。地表示赞同。3) She received man

13、y approving glances. 她赢得了很多赞许的目光。她赢得了很多赞许的目光。4) I dont approve of smoking in bed.我不赞成躺在床上吸烟。我不赞成躺在床上吸烟。10. process 步骤，程序，过程步骤，程序，过程Reforming the education system will be a difficult process. 教育制度的改革将是一个艰苦的过程。教育制度的改革将是一个艰苦的过程。11. appointment n. 任命任命, 委派委派, 工作工作, 职位职位, 约会约会, 预约预约 appoint v. 任命任命, 委派确定

14、或决定某事物委派确定或决定某事物 appoint that sth. (shall be done)命令某事命令某事 take an appointment就职就职 by appointment按照约定按照约定 keep/ break ones appointment 守守/违约违约 make/ fix an appointment with与某人约会与某人约会12. When do you think is convenient for you? 句中句中do you think 作插入语，英语中作插入语，英语中do you think / suppose / believe/ imagin

15、e 等和疑问代词或疑问副词连等和疑问代词或疑问副词连用时用时, 常把疑问代常把疑问代(副副)词置于句首词置于句首, 而把而把do you think置于句中。置于句中。提示提示: do you think 置于句中置于句中,句子的句子的语序应该为正常语序语序应该为正常语序, 不再使用倒装不再使用倒装语序语序; 这类结构也可以用于定语从句这类结构也可以用于定语从句里作为插入语。里作为插入语。 What do you think _? A. is he interested in B. interested he C. he is interested in D. does he interest

16、(2) Who do you think _?A. broke the windowB. of breaking the windowC. to break the windowD. did he break the windowI. 用括号内所给词的适当形式填空。用括号内所给词的适当形式填空。The textbook was first published in 2004 and is now in its second _ (edit).1. 2. You should phone his secretary if you want to make an _ (appoint).editi

17、onappointmentII. 根据括号内所给的提示将下列句子根据括号内所给的提示将下列句子翻译成英语。翻译成英语。1. 我们的老师强调我们应该注意书写。我们的老师强调我们应该注意书写。(note)2. 我父亲赞成我去西部。我父亲赞成我去西部。(approve of) Our teacher noted that we should pay attention to our handwriting.My father approved of my going to the west.3. 必须保存准确的记录。必须保存准确的记录。(accurate)Accurate records must

18、be kept.III. 汉译英或英译汉。汉译英或英译汉。主编主编 2. 独家新闻独家新闻3. 新闻文字编辑新闻文字编辑 4. 国际新闻编辑部国际新闻编辑部chief editorscoopnews desk editorInternational News Department5. front page article 6. main heading7. film negatives8. copy-editor技术编辑技术编辑头版新闻头版新闻主标题主标题胶片胶片Read the passage on Page 65 and try to find out the main idea of i

19、t. Main idea: The passage tells us what a primary source and a secondary source are and the difference between them.Extra taskA primary source needs to have two thing: 1 being there on spot2 witnessing the happening of the eventRead the passage “Searching for the Truth” on page 65 and determine whether the statement are true or false. When we read about Jia Sixie in our textbook we are reading a primary source.2. As we watch the news on TV, the person presenting the programme in the studio is the secondary source.FT3. Photographers sometimes are both primary and secondary sources.4. Know