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Newsisanynewinformationorinformationoncurrenteventswhichisrelayedbyprint,broadcast,Internet,orwordofmouthtoathirdpartyormassaudience.Thereportingandinvestigationofnewsfallswithintheprofessionofjournalism.Newsisoftenreportedbyavarietyofsources,suchasnewspapers,television,andradioprograms,wireservices,andwebsites.Newsreportingisatypeofjournalism,typicallywrittenorbroadcastinnewsstyle.Mostnewsisinvestigatedandpresentedbyjournalistsandcanbedistributedtovariousoutletsvianewsagencies.(Source:Wikipedia)Howdowedefinenews?WhydoweuseEnglishnewsinourclassrooms?Forteachers:MotivationalCost-efficientReadilyavailableForstudents:providinginformationthatis:RelevantInterestingUptodateForstudents:improvingtheirLanguageskillsVocabularyStylesAuthenticexpressionsCriticalthinkingCriticalthinkingvs.RotememorizationGeneralknowledgeKnowthecommunityaswellastheworldFindideasofhowtoactivelygetinvolvedWhat

arethemainnewscategories?localnews nationalnews worldnews editorials letterstotheeditor opinionColumns business sports travel entertainment lifestylesweather comics cartoonsclassifiedads displayads photographs Illustrations listsandcharts maps etc....Unit1 TheFutureofNewsInthisinformationage,moretraditionalmediaagenciesareexploringnewwaystocatertoconsumer’spersonalneeds.Fromthisage,innovativetechnologyhasbeenbredallowingfornewwaysto“read”news.Inthisunit,TomCurley,theheadofAP(AssociatedPress)willtellyouwhythefutureofnewsisonlineandwhatcurrentnewsgiantsshoulddotomeetnewchallenges.Thesecondstoryintroducessomesoftwareprogramsthatenableyoutoreadonlinenewsinmuchthesamewayyoubrowseyourlocalmagazinerack.Readthestoriesandanswerthefollowingquestions:WhydidTomCurleysaythatthe“futureofnewsisonline”?WhataretheadvantagesoftheInternetinprovidingnewscomparingtotraditionalnewspapersandTVnews?Whatarethecharacteristicsof“personalizednews”,accordingtoMr.Curley?WhathasAPalreadyaccomplishedtotailoritsproductsforitsaudiences?Whatareyouravailablesourcesandtoolsforreadingnewsonline?WhatdoesRSSstandfor?WhatarethethreedistinctadvantagesofRSSovere-mailandwebbrowsing?Isbloggingjournalism?Whyorwhynot?Unit2 “Taikonaut”OnOctober15,2003,Shenzhou5,thefirstmannedspacecraftdevelopedbyChinawaslaunchedintothesky.After21hoursinorbit,itsafelyreturnedtoearth.ThesuccessfullaunchofShenzhou5hasarousedthenationalprideoftheChinese.Thisisillustratedbythefactthatthefirstastronaut(alsocalled“Taikonaut”bywesternmedia)YangLiweiwasreveredinChinaasaspacehero.IssuedrespectivelybytheAPandtheChineseofficialnewsagencyXinhua,thefollowingtwostoriescapturedtheprocessofthelaunch.Readthestoriesandanswerthefollowingquestions:Trytofindthe5Ws(Who,What,When,Where,Why)and1H(How)inthenewsleads.Whatthreecountrieshavesentmannedmissionsintoorbit?Listtheminorder.Whoweretherespectivepioneeringastronautsineachcountry?DescribebrieflytheprocessofthelaunchofShenzhou5.WhatdoesShenzhou

meaninEnglish?Makeacomparisonbetweenthetwostoriesandtrytofindtheirsimilaritiesanddifferences.Whydoyouthinkthereexistsuchdifferences?What’snextinChina’sspaceexploration?SearchtheWebforanswers.Unit3 U.N.ReformOnMarch20,2005,SecretaryGeneralKofiAnnanproposedsweepingreformstorevitalizetheUnitedNations.TheproposalcalledfortheexpansionoftheSecurityCouncilandtherestructuringoftheHumanRightsCommission.However,hisproposalstirredupcontroversialdebates.DifferentcountriesvoicedtheirvariousconcernsabouttheexpansionoftheSecurityCouncil.Germany,Japan,BrazilandIndiacirculatedadraftoftheirresolutiononMay16,2005;itproposedtograntthesefourcountriespermanentseatsontheSecurityCouncil,alongwithtwoAfricancountries.Meanwhile,Chinastronglyopposedthis“immatureplan,”claimingthatthisproposalhasseriouslyunderminedtheoveralldevelopmentoftheUNreformprocess.Readthearticlesandanswerthefollowingquestions:WhatelementscompriseMr.Annan’sproposalofreformtotheUnitedNations?WhydidMr.Annansaythat“confidenceintheUNhasbeenseriouslylapsed”?HowdoesMr.AnnanplantorestructuretheHumanRightsCommission?DoyouthinkitfeasibletoaddmorepermanentmemberstotheSecurityCouncilandgrantthemvetoingrights?WhydoyouthinkthatChinaconsidersthevoteontheSecurityCouncilReform“toorushed”?Unit4 EyesonChina(1)TheCoverStoryintheMay9th,2005issueofNewsweek

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ChinahasemergedasanewpowerintheEast.ViewingChina’sriseasbothchallengingandopportunistic,thewriterattemptstocarryoutananalysisbywayofhistorical,political,economicandculturaltermsandtoofferasolutionfortheUnitedStatestohandletheissuesarousedfromthepossibleriseofapowerfulChina.SuggestionsarealsomadeinthesecondarticlethattheU.S.governmentreadjustitsforeignpolicytowardChina’s“PeacefulRise”inAsia.Readthetwoarticlesanddiscussthefollowingquestions:HowdidChina'sapproachtopolicy-makingchangeduringthebeginningofthe1980s?Whatbecametheoverallgoalofthegovernment'spolicies?Whatchangedwithinthecountryasaresultofthesenewpolicies?Onaglobalscale,howhasChina'sstatuschangedsincethe1980s?Whatarethevariouselementsinvolvedwiththischange?What,accordingtotheauthor,arethe“twogreatshifts”inglobalpoweroverthepast400years?Whatislikelytobethethirdshift?WhatdoesChina’snewforeignpolicyinvolveascomparedwithitsoldone?Whatdoes“China’sPeacefulRise”suggest?WhatsuggestionsdotheauthorsofthetwostoriesmakeforAmericatodealwiththeriseofChina?Unit5 EyesonChina(2)TheprotagonistsintheCoverStoryofTimeAsiaMagazine

onFebruary2nd,2005areagroupofChineseyouthspursuinganalternativelifestyle.AdoptingtheChinesenameof“Linglei,”theauthorcomparesthemwiththeirwesterncounterparts.Whiletheauthorbelieveshehasfoundthereasonbehindthe“Linglei”phenomenon,othersclaimthathisjudgmentisratherbiased,especiallywhencultureistakenintoconsideration.ReadtheTimestoryalongwiththearticlefromChinaDailyanddiscussthefollowingquestions:WhoisHanHan?WhatishisnovelTheThirdWayconcernedabout?RetellHan’sstoryusingyourownwords.WhoisChunShu?Whatdoyouthinkmainlytroublesher?WhoisLiYang,andwhoisManZhou?Searchthewebandresearchmoreaboutpunkrockandcomputerhacking.Accordingtothewriter,whatarethedifferencesbetweentheChineseLingleiandtheirwesterncounterparts?Doyouagreeordisagree?Why?IntheChinaDailyarticle,theauthorclaims“long-establishedprejudicealsoaffectspeople'sperceptionofothercultures,andthatprejudiceoftenpushesthemintomakingpoorjudgments.Chinahaslongbeenavictimofsuchpractices”.Doyouagree?Justifyyouranswer.Inthesamearticle,theauthorpointsoutthat“manyexperiencedWesternjournalistshavegonemorethanhalfwayaroundtheworld,butuntiltheygiveuptheirbiastheywillnevercomefullcircle.”Whatdoestheauthormeanbysayingthat?Unit6 BigBlueGoesRedInDecember2004,thelargestChinesePCmanufacturerLenovoannounceditsintenttoacquirethePCdivisionofIBM,theU.S.-basedmultinationalcorporationwhichonceboastedavirtualmonopolyonpersonalcomputers.LenovohopestoexpandintoWesternmarketstobecomethethirdlargestinternationalPCproducer;onMay1,2005,LenovoandIBMcompletedtheirdeal.Readthefollowingtworeportsandanswerthesequestions:WhydidIBMdecidetoputitsPCbusinessupforsale?WhatisthesignificanceoftheIBM-Lenovotransactionbothgloballyanddomestically?DescribeindetailtheIBM-Lenovotransaction.DoyouthinkthatthetransactionwillmakeprofitsforLenovo?WhatstrategicmistakedidIBMmakeintheearly1980’s?Howhasitaffectedthecorporation?VisittheIBMwebsiteanddosomeresearchonthecorporation’sproductsandservices.Thesecondstoryconcludeswith“Allthoseproductswitha‘MadeinChina’stickeronthebottomcouldsomedaybearanotherlabel:‘Researched,designed,andfinancedthere,too.’”Whatdoyouthinkthisstatementsuggests?Unit7 RememberingJFKNovember22,2003markedthe40thAnniversaryofPresidentJohnFitzgeraldKennedy’sassassination.Heisrememberednotonlyforhispersonalcharismaandpoliticaltalents,butalsoforhiseloquenceinpublicspeeches,whicharecapturedinthetwostoriesofthisunit.Readthemandidentifyanswerstothefollowingquestions:WhowasJohnF.Kennedy?WhenwashePresidentoftheUnitedStates?WhydidmanypeoplevisittheJohnF.KennedyLibraryandMuseuminthedaysaftertheSeptember11terroristattack?WhydoyouthinkthatthedeathofPresidentKennedygenerated“vastoutpouringofemotionandenduringsenseofalostlegacy”?DoyouthinkJFK'sassassinationwasaturningpointinAmericanhistory?Whyorwhynot?WhydoesthewriterofthesecondarticlethinkthattherehavebeennosuperiorinauguraladdressessinceJFK’s?Refertothe“FurtherReading”sectionofthisunitandstudythestyleofJFK’sinauguraladdress.Trytomimicashortpassage.Unit8 SoccerManiaEuro2004wouldbethelastchanceforsomeofEurope’smosttalentedfootballerstoperformforthenationalteams.Willthesestarsshinethroughthetournament,orwilltheyretirewithregrets?WhiletheEuropeanfansarelamentingaboutthebowingoutofsomeoftheirfavoriteplayers,peopleofSouthAfricaarecelebratingtheirvictoryinwinningthebidforhostingthe2010WorldCup,asignificanteventforbothSouthAfricaandtheworld.Readtherelevantreportsandtrytoanswerthefollowingquestions:Whydoesthewriterofthefirstreportcomparesomeagingfootballerswith“explodingsupernovas”and“dwarfs”?Giveexamples.Areyouafootballfan?Ifso,dosomenamesoffootballersmentionedinthefirstreportsoundfamiliartoyou?Whichfootballer(s)doyoulikebest?Why?WhatisthesignificanceofSouthAfrica’ssuccessinwinningthebidforhostingthe2010soccerWorldCup?WhatsimilaritiesdidSouthAfricaandMoroccoshareinthebidtobethefuturehost?WhyistheFIFApresidentBlattersaidtohave“loopy”proposalsforsoccer?WhatroledidNelsonMandelaplayintheprocessofwinningthebid?Unit9 DoesITMatter?InaHarvardBusinessReview

articleentitled“ITDoesn’tMatter,”NicholasG.Carrarguesthatinformationtechnologyisbecomingstandardizedandcommoditizedandthusnolongerprovidescompanieswithapredictable,reliableorconsistentcompetitiveadvantage.Hesuggeststhatitmaybewisertobuytechnologyafterithasmatured,lettingotherspaythehigherinitialprices;inhisview,mostcompaniesshouldadoptamuchmoreconservativeorevendefensivepositioninITbusiness.ThisarticleimmediatelyarousedcontroversyintheITworldandmetwithstrongrebuttalsfromIT’smostinfluentialpersonalities.ReadthefollowingNewsweekstoryandanexcerptfromCarr’sarticleandanswerthefollowingquestions:WhydoesthewritersaythatNicolasCarris"brandedawide-eyedhereticandathreattotheunderpinningsoftheentireeconomy"?Whatishisarticle"ITDoesn'tMat