高中英语必修二 Unit 1 Period Five

1、Period FiveWritingA news report 新闻是对新近发生的事实的报道。新闻反映新发生的、重要的、有意义的、能引起广泛兴趣的事实，具有迅速、明了、简短的特点。一、新闻报道写作的语言特点1具体。新闻用事实说话，五个W和一个H (when，where，who，what，why和how)是构成一则完整消息不可缺少的要素，这就需要记叙具体的时间、地点、人、事、经过、因果等。2准确。新闻语言不能含糊其词、模棱两可，也不能夸大或缩小事实。3简练。新闻语言要简明扼要、直截了当。二、新闻写作的结构新闻文体的主体结构主要由标题、导语、正文三部分组成。标题(headline)：标题是文章的眼

2、睛，浓缩概括全文的中心问题，要简洁、生动、具有概括性。导语(lead or introduction)：导语是新闻的开头，通常为文章的第一段。要求用极简明的文字概括新闻的主要事实。正文(body)：在导语的基础上，引入更多的与主题相关的事实，使之更加详实、具体，并展开评论，进而得出结论。1The accident occurred shortly after the plane took off.2Authorities in Northeast Chinas Jilin Province have announced a new target for improving the water

3、quality of the Songhua River，one of the most heavily polluted rivers in the country.3According to a new survey，Moscow is the worlds most expensive city for the second year in a row.4As the summer vacation is coming，many students in Xiamen are planning to go traveling，while other students are going t

4、o take training courses for different reasons.5With the rapid increase of Chinas population，the housing problem is becoming more and more serious.6The two countries agreed to reach a final agreement on the travel restrictions.7.If you are to get to Sydney by five，you must start at once.请根据下面的信息写一篇80

5、词左右的新闻报道。四月十二日北京遭遇沙尘暴，当天交通事故比平时多出二十余起，人们开始关注这一灾害性天气。下面为专家得出的结论：频发时间：3、4月份危害：交通事故；土壤沙漠化；肺部疾病直接原因：天气干燥；气温骤变根本原因：人类活动，如过度用水，有些地方草原退化；人口增长解决方法：国家应鼓励科学利用资源等参考词汇：sandstorm沙尘暴；desertification土壤沙漠化审题1确定文体：这是一篇新闻报道，属于应用文，内容是报道发生在北京的沙尘暴，主体部分要写清楚沙尘暴带来的危害以及解决方案。2主体时态：文章应以一般现在时为主。3主体人称：以第三人称为主。谋篇第一段：交代沙尘暴发生的时间、地

6、点、过程以及所带来的危害；第二段：解释原因；第三段：提出解决办法。核心词汇1由于可怕的沙尘暴owingtotheterriblesandstorm2把人们的注意力转向turnpeoplesattentionto3对交通安全构成威胁athreattotrafficsafety4与土壤沙漠化密切相关becloselyrelatedtodesertification5导致resultin连词成句1沙尘暴对交通安全构成威胁，因为沙尘暴会让驾驶员的眼睛难以看清楚。(原因状语从句；it充当形式宾语)Sandstorms are a threat to traffic safety becausetheym

7、akeitdifficultfordriverstoseeclearly.2在中国北方，沙尘暴经常发生在3月到4月之间。(主谓结构)SandstormsfrequentlyoccurinNorthernChinabetweenMarchandApril.3更糟糕的是，空气质量差会导致人们患肺癌。Whatisworse，the bad air quality can cause people to develop lung cancer.4沙尘暴会造成空气质量差。Sandstormscanproducethebadairquality.5人类活动是沙尘暴的罪魁祸首。(responsible)Hu

8、man activities areresponsibleforsandstorms.6专家说，中国应该鼓励明智和科学地利用资源。(宾语从句)Experts say Chinashouldencouragewiseandscientificuseofresources.句式升级1用定语从句把1、2句连接起来Sandstorms，which frequently occur in Northern China between March and April，are a threat to traffic safety because they make it difficult for driv

9、ers to see clearly.2用过去分词作定语连接3、4句Whatisworse，thebadairqualityproducedbysandstormscancausepeopletodeveloplungcancer.3用with复合结构连接5、6句Withhumanactivitiesbeingresponsibleforsandstorms，expertssayChinashouldencouragewiseandscientificuseofresources.用适当的过渡词语，把以上词汇和句式，再加上联想内容，组成一篇80词左右的英语短文。参考范文Hit by Troub

10、lesome Sandstorms AgainApril 12thTwenty more traffic accidents than usual happened in Beijing today owing to the terrible sandstorm.This has suddenly turned peoples attention to the causes of such disastrous weather.Sandstorms，which frequently occur in Northern China between March and April，are a th

11、reat to traffic safety because they make it difficult for drivers to see clearly.Also，according to scientists，they are closely related to desertification.What is worse，the bad air quality produced by sandstorms can cause people to develop lung cancer.What are the causes of sandstorms? Dry weather and sudden changes in temperature can result in the widespread dust.However，some scientists believe that th