英文报刊选读第一课时课件-高考英语一轮复习

SelectedReadingsinEnglishNewspapersandMagazinesLecturer:MaYiwen/NancyMaContactWay:1762584318(QQ)Lesson1CourseIntroductionLessonoutlineI.GettingtoknoweachotherII.Courseoutline(Introductiontothiscourse)III.GroupdiscussionandindividualpresentationIV.WarmingupI.Ithink,thereforeIam(ReneDescartes)?

Cogito,ergosumTwowaysofmakinguswhatweare:1.Throughlanguage——(post)structuralism2.Throughlabor——KarlMarx3.LanguageandlaborarebothsocialinnatureWhatweknowpluswhatwedointhisworld,orourconsciousness&achievements(nomatterhowinsignificantormagnificent)inagivensocialcontextI.Ithink,thereforeIam(ReneDescartes)?

Cogito,ergosumIamthinking,thereforeIexist.Itisaphilosophicalpropositionbytheguyontheright.Neverstopthinking!Neverstopstudying!NeverstoparmingyourselfbyEnglish.Makeitnew!Lifewithmeaningisalifeofrenewingaswellaspreserving.Lifewithoutmeaningisalifeofabsolutestillness.Nothingnewandthereforenothingold.Soisourworldwith/withoutmeaning.Self-Introduction!II.Courseoutline1.Courseobjective2.Coursedescription3.Learningoutcomes4.Coursematerialsandreadings5.Componentsandweights6.Aboutgroupdiscussionandpresentation1.CourseobjectiveA:IdeologicalLevelTobeabletoread/think/speak“seriously”.Tobeabletoread/think/speak“globally”.Tobeabletoread/think/speak“critically”Lastbutnotleast,tobecomeatruemasteroftheinternationallinguafranca(通用语)ofourglobalvillage,English.1.CourseobjectiveForstudents:improveyourLanguageskillsVocabularyStylesAuthenticexpressionsReadingcomprehensionInformationaccessInformationanalysisabilityCriticalthinkingskillsPreliminaryresearchcapabilities2.CoursedescriptionWhatdoyouthinkwillbecoveredinthecourse?Whatdoyouexpectfromsuchacourse?Iwanttoknowwhatyou'rethinkingaboutandwhatdoyouneed.ToprovideaccesstothemostupdatedEnglishnewspossible!2.Coursedescription(Introductiontothecourse)It'saboutlanguageandculture.EnjoyreadingnewspapersandmagazinesinEnglish.Gettoknowtheknowledgeoftheworld.3.LearningoutcomesTobeabletoread,understand,analyzeandrespondto/criticizeEnglishjournalisticwritingsfromcertainfields.Thosefieldsinclude:Politics,Finance,Scienceandtechnology,Entertainment,Sports,Disaster,Socialissue,PersonalProfile,Specialevent,Travelogue,Personalexperience,etc.4.CoursematerialsandreadingsAllin-classcoursematerialsarechosenfromourtextbookoronafewoccasionsbystudentsthemselves.Coursereadings:mandatoryandvoluntary5.ComponentsandweightsAttendance:10%offinalgrade.Note:2%tobedeductedfromfinalgradewitheachabsence.Fourabsencesleadtofail.Groupdiscussionandpresentation:30%ofthefinalgrade.Requirednumberofpresentationstobedecided.Competitionbased.Individualperformance:10%ofthefinalgrade.Answerquestionsactitvelyinclass,constructiveparticipationingroupdiscussionandindividualpresentation.Paperexamination:50%ofthefinalgrade.Plagiarismleadstofail.Examinationwillbeonthelastclass.6.AboutgroupdiscussionandpresentationWay1:SelectoneSampleGuidefromPART2,suchas“LookingtotheFutureofaNewBrandDay”fromChapter1EconomicNews,retellthewholenewsinyourownconciseandbreifwords,analyzethenewswritingskillsbasedonwhatwelearntbefore,sharesomeusefulwords,phares,sentencesorsomethingdifficultandimportanttous.6.AboutgroupdiscussionandpresentationWay2:SelectoneReadingPracticefromPART2,suchas“DianaDecade”fromChapter2PersonalityProfile,retellthewholenewsinyourownconciseandbreifwords,analyzethenewswritingskillsbasedonwhatwelearntbefore,explainthe2-3partsofhomeworkbehindthepassage.6.AboutgroupdiscussionandpresentationWay3:Gatherandanalyzethelatest(usuallywithin3-5years)newsmaterialsontheselectedtopic/issue,reachingaconclusiononthetopic/issue.Suchas“theproblemofairpollutionisgettingincreasinglycoveredonthemedia,butitremainsamuchdebated/dividedissueamongthepublic.”Selectagrouprepresentativetogiveaoralpresentationonthegroupfindingsbeforetheclass.Nolongerthan5minutes.CannotusePPTunlessyoucanspeakclearly.GradingmethodsandmechanismforDiscussion/GroupworkandPresentationGroupleaderdecidesthegradeforhis/herindividualgroupmembersintermsoftheirparticipationinandcontributiontothegroupwork.Gradingmechanism:A+(96-100),A(91-95),A-(86-90),B+(81-85),B(76-80),B-(71-75),C+(66-70),C(65),C-(60),D(0-59).Othergroups(selectedjudgepanel)decidethegradeforthepresentationofthespeakinggroup.Allspeakerscompeteonbehalfofthetheirowngroupmembers.15times(3).Samegradingmechanism.Averageoutallperformance.MypurposeEncouragingandcultivatingmatureleadership,cooperativelearningandautonomousmanagement.Gradingcriteriadecidedthroughgroupdiscussion.Groupleadergets5extrapointsforhis/herleadershipserviceinthefinalgrade.Gradingcriteriaforpresentation1.Relevancyintopicandmaterial:20%2.Originalityinthoughtandperspective:20%3.Logicalityinexpositionandargumentation:20%4.Clarityinlanguageandorganization:20%5.Proficiencyindeliveryandgeneralimpression:20%Gradescanonlybegivenin0%,5%,10%,15%,and20%.Questions?III.GroupdiscussionandindividualpresentationRetellwhatyouhavereadandsharesomethoughtswithothergroupmembersJumpstartwithaquickconclusionandargueaboutitinagroupComeupfromyourseatandpresentyourthoughtsorconclusionsinfrontofthewholeclassinturns.5minutesorso.Alltheabove-mentionedcourserequirementsnegotiable.IV.WarmingupBrainstormingLead-inBrainstormingWhatarenewpapers?Whataremagazines?Inotherwords,whenmentionnewpapersormagazines,whatwordsdoyouthinkof?BrainstormingAboutnewspapers:news,currentthings,political,paper,column,comment,president,organization,issue,topic,dispute,cooperation,solution,etc.Aboutmagazines:printed,periodical,story,passage,idea,discussion,business,sport,travel,editor,pictures,etc.BrainstormingWhatarenewpapers?Publicationsusuallyissuedonadailyorweeklybasis,themainfunctionofwhichistoreportthenews.Newspapersusuallyprovidenewsandcommentaries,variouspublicpolicies,specialinformationandadvicetoreaders,featuressuchascomicstrips,cartoons,andserializedbooks.BrainstormingWhataremagazines?Magazinesarepublications,usuallyperiodicalpublications,thatareprintedorpublishedelectronically.(Theonlineversionsarecalledonlinemagazines.)Theyaregenerallypublishedonaregularscheduleandcontainavarietyofcontent.Theyaregenerallyfinancedbyadvertising,byapurchaseprice,byprepaidsubscriptions.MajorAmericanandBritishnewspapersandmagazinesTopnewspapersandmagazinesinU.S.A.

WallStreetJournal

《华尔街日报》TheInternationalHeraldTribune《国际先驱论坛报》USAToday《今日美国》TheNewYorkTimes

《纽约时报》TheWashingtonPost《华盛顿邮报》LosAngelesTimes

《洛杉矶时报》

ChristianScienceMonitor

《基督教科学箴言报》Time《时代》周刊

Fortune《财富》月刊

People

《人物》周刊Reader'sDigest《读者文摘》月刊

TopnewspapersandmagazinesinBritain

TheTimes《泰晤士报》，又译《伦敦时报》TheGuardian《卫报》TheObserver《观察家报》FinancialTimes《金融时报》TheDailyTelegraph《每日电讯报》