大学英语时文阅读课件

1、Current News ReadingCOURSES FOR SECOND CREDIT STUDENTSContents1Orientation385101214Chapter 1 Orientation123Why to studyWhat to studyHow to study1 Why to study?1.1 News style and structureNews is s fresh report of events，facts，or opinions that people did not know before they read your story1 Why to s

2、tudy?1.1 News style and structureNews is anything timely that interests a number of persons，and the best news is that which has the greatest interest of the greatest number1 Why to study?1.1 News style and structureNews is any event，idea or opinion that is timely，that interests or affects a large nu

3、mber of people in a community and that is capable of being understood by them1 Why to study?1.1 News style and structureNews is the reporting of anything timely which has importance，use，or interest to a considerable number of persons in a publication audience1 Why to study?1.1 News style and structu

4、reNews If a dog bites a man，it is not news；if a man bites a dog，its （big） news1 Why to study?1.2 The values of the newsTimeliness/freshnessimportance，consequence，impact or significanceprominencenearness，proximity or localityunusualness，bizarreness，oddity or noveltyinterest1 Why to study?1.3 PurposeF

5、or funFor informationFor knowledgeFor thinkingFor criticismFor credit2 What to study?Vocabulary BackgroundFigures of speechLogic arrangementThinking patternWriting styleAngle of view3 How to study?The types of the newsnewspaper coveragemagazine coverageradio newsTV newscable newsnews agency dispatch

6、es3 How to study?The types of the newsworld newshome newslocal news 3 How to study?The types of the newspolitical newseconomic newstechnological newscultural newssports newsviolence and crime newsdisaster newsweather newsObituaryentertainment3 How to study?The types of the newshard newssoft newsHard

7、 news is how journalists refer to news of the day. It is a chronicle of current events/incidents and is the most common type of news printed on the front page of a typical newspaper.3 How to study?FeaturesKey words associated with hard news: seriousness, timelinessRefers to up-to-the-minute news/eve

8、nts that are reported immediately Takes a factual approachlittle embellishment or excessive detailMore or less time dependentMost common news style on the front pageUses summary lead5Ws and 1HGives readers information they need3 How to study?Soft news is a term for all the news that isnt time-sensitive, including profiles of people, programs or organizations, etc.Sometimes re