新标准大学英语综合教程2unit-4active reading 1

1、Unit 4 NEWS 24/7,Active reading 1 Making the Headlines,4,1,2,3,5,Active reading 1,Resources,Learning Objectives,Pre-reading Activities,While-reading Activities,Post-reading Activities,Identifying personal views in news Using italics New words and phrases,Learning Objectives,.,Matching headlines,Brid

2、ging information gap,Pre-reading Activities,Matching headline,1963: the Assassination of the US President John Kennedy 1969: the first moon landing 1983: the successful mating of 2 giant pandas in an American zoo 1989: the reunification of West and East Germany 2001: the attack on the World Trade Ce

3、ntre in New York 2003: the first manned Chinese space flight 2004: the tsunami which hit Asia and Africa 2007: the mouse that delayed an international passenger flight,Watch the video clip and identify the historic events.,Script,More,Bridging information gap,Group discussion Q1: Which of the above

4、headlines interests you most? Why? (Group 1 & 8) Q2: Choose anyone of the above headlines and discuss whether it is newsworthy? Why or why not? (Group 2 & 7) Q3: What kind of story usually appear in the news? (Group 3 & 6) Q4: Why are people interested in the news? (Group 4 & 5),click,click,Bridging

5、 information gap,Military News,Celebrity news,Economic news,Breakthroughs & triumphs,Political news,Moral Issues,Natural disasters,Long-running social issues,Entertainment & Fashion,Human interest stories,Sports& arts,Odd happenings,Popular Topics / Stories,Reference for Q3:,Back,Bridging informatio

6、n gap,Objectivity,Subjectivity,Reasons,Personal interests Social class attributes Catering to widely accepted values Social purposes of the text,Journalist features,Reference for Q4:,Ss possible answers: Informative, entertaining, significant, unexpected, horrifying, local news, real, moving stories

7、, events close to our life,Ss possible answers: personal likes/dislikes, widely-accepted opinions, desire to dig out the hidden meaning, political/economic profits,Back,Text organisation,Text comprehension,Italics usage P.47,Developing Critical Thinking P. 47,Identifying personal views in news P.47,

8、While-reading Activities,Text Organisation,Q1: Which word do you think is the key word of the text? Q2: How does the author organize the text by revolving around this key word?,Newsworthy,Text Organisation,More,Newsworthy,1st Element,2nd Element,3rd Element,Historical and international significance,

9、Odd, unexpected, human,Immediacy,Media Power,When it comes to immediacy.,The advantage over the press,More,Paras 2&3: Exemplifying,1st Element,2nd Element,9/11 The assassination of Kennedy,Odd, unexpected, human,Para 4: Defining news,Paras 5&6: Interpreting odd,Odd huge Mouse chase story,3rd Element

10、,3 elements,More,Media power,Para 8: TV-advantage over the press,Media Power,3 Elements,Para 9: Internet-media power eroded,Para 10: conclusion on the future,Immediacy: advantage of TV Camera position: media power,Immediacy: blogs, self-broadcast sites, open-access web pages Power devolved to ordina

11、ry people,Back,Identifying Personal views,Read the text and evaluate the statements in Activity 8, P47. Check () the statements evidently supported in text and decide what the passage really says. Para 2-3 (to evaluate Statement 1, 2, 3) Para 4 (to evaluate Statement 4, 5) Para 7 (to evaluate Statem

12、ent 6, 7) Para 8-9 (to evaluate Statement 8, 9),1. The media give too much importance to bad news.,2. Emotional reactions to bad news are normal.,3. Its true that bad news travels fast.,Mentioned: Bad news is common Not mentioned: no judgment on the medias attitude toward bad news,Para 2: Descriptio

13、n on peoples response to 9/11 Para 3: Memories of the authors response to the Assassination of President Kennedy,Para2-3,Identifying personal views,Para 2: the first instinct of people to 9/11,More,Para 4,5. Some important global problems are never in the news.,4. People like reading unusual or unex

14、pected news items.,9/11: we seek odd and unexpected,Mentioned: Not all important global issues make the headlines on the same day. Not mentioned: “never”,Identifying personal views,More,6. An event is news if youve just heard about it.,7. To get into the headlines, events need to be recent or soon t

15、o happen.,“An event is not news unless youve just heard about it.” Implied meaning: Immediate items are potential news,the nearness of the event in time: unless youve just read about an event which is about to happen,Para 7,Identifying personal views,More,Para 8-9,9. The media have too much power.,8

16、. On TV news it doesnt matter where the camera is. The important thing is to show the picture.,Para 8: Camera position has an important effect.,Identifying personal views,Para 8: Mentioned: People talk about the power of the media. Not mentioned: no comments on it though with some negative hint.,Ita

17、lics usage,Pair work: Actvitiy9, p47,1. I remember when I was in primary school the teacher rushing into the classroom, and announcing President Kennedy is dead.,To take the place of question marks,2. So what exactly is news?,For emphasis,3. Take the story in todays China Daily.,4. Another element o

18、f newsworthiness is immediacy.,To give the name of a newspaper,To introduce a new term,1.What do you think makes a story newsworthy?,2. In what way are the media powerful?,3. If anyone can publish news on the Internet, is this a good thing?,Developing Critical Thinking P. 47,click,click,click,Q1,Rel

19、evance to the readers,Fire caused by smoking Malaria & anti-mosquito measures.,Value as lessons,Opinions from Text,More Opinions,what your favorite sport stars say stories close to our hobby, job, etc.,Historical and international Objective Odd, unexpected, human Immediate Local,Back,Q2,Social purpo

20、ses of the reports Content of news: What news we hear or read Reporting Angles: From what point of view the news is reported Words or structures with implied meaning ,To inform readers To entertain readers To influence readers ,By choosing ,Back,Q3,Freedom Chance for clarification or refutation Soci

21、al progress Immediacy to audience,Bad Points,Good Points,Duality,Issue of reliability: confusing audience Weapons to stir up trouble and incite hatred Unhealthy content: doing harm for delinquency,Further thinking: How do we minimize bad points?,?,Back,Summarising,Individual Work (1) Listen and read

22、 the summary of the text. Catch the key elements of each sentence. (2) Recall key words in the 2nd reading.,Post-reading Activities,1st reading,What exactly is news? The objective importance and the historical, international significance of an event is not enough. It is the odd, unexpected and human

23、 nature that made news like 9/11 memorable and newsworthy. So is immediacy which refers to the nearness of the event in time. When it comes to immediacy, those media like TV, radio and Internet have an enormous advantage over the press. However, no matter what form it may take, all the media more or

24、 less covertly, influence the public. That is the so- called power of the media. In the new millennium, maybe the press or TV are not going to disappear overnight, but the power of the media may be eroded or at least devolved to ordinary people.,More,2nd Reading,What exactly is news? The _ importanc

25、e and the _ significance of an event is not enough. It is the _ _ nature that made news like 9/11 memorable and newsworthy. So is _ which refers to the _ of the event in time. When it comes to immediacy, those media like TV, radio and Internet have an _ over the press. However, no matter what form i

26、t may take, all the media more or less _, influence the public. That is the so-called power of the media. In the new millennium, maybe the press or TV are not going to disappear _, but the power of the media may be _ or at least _ to ordinary people.,objective,historical, international,odd, unexpect

27、ed and human,immediacy,nearness,enormous advantage,covertly,overnight,eroded,devolved,More,Difficult sentences,Words to note,Useful expressions,Information related,Active reading 1: Resources,Difficult sentence 1,But this is exactly what occurred in September 2001 (L4, Para 1),Anals,Trans,This 指代的是上

28、句内容，即“世界各地的媒体都以头条报道同一新闻的情形并不很常见”。“what occurred in Sept, 2001” 为名词从句，作系表结构。整句意思为： There arent many stories which come top in newspapers all around the world, but the attack on New York was one of them.,但是这正是2001年9月恐怖分子袭击纽约世贸中心双塔之后发生的情形。,Difficult sentence 2,It is probably not exaggerated to say that

29、 from that moment the world was a different place. (L6, Para 1),Anals,Trans,It is not exaggerated to say that 可以毫不夸张地讲 Similar structure: 1. There is not too much/no exaggeration to say that 2. It is not unrealistic to say that 3. I can say without exaggeration that,从那一刻起世界改变了模样，这样说也许并不夸张。,Anals,The

30、 world was a different place: 这个世界与以前不一样了。,Difficult sentence 3,So striking, so sensational, was the news that, years after the event, many people can still remember exactly where they were and what they were doing when they first heard it. (L4, Para 2),Anals,Trans,More,So striking was the news that

31、倒装句 = The news was so striking and so sensational that 句式结构为： Predicative +be + noun+ ,这一消息极度震撼，极具爆炸性。事发多年以后，许多人还能清楚地记得他们第一次听到这一消息时身在何处、当时正在做什么。,Difficult sentence 3,Restore the inversion to their original structure. 1) Delicious indeed was the meal she cooked that night. 2) Very important in the fa

32、rmers life is the TV weather report. Convert the following sentence into inversion. The days are gone when we live in the countryside.,Gone are the days when we lived in the countryside.,The meal she cooked that night is delicious indeed.,The TV weather report is very important in the farmers life.,

33、Difficult sentence 4,The objective importance of an event is obviously not enoughthere are plenty of enormous global issues out there, with dramatic consequences, from poverty to global warmingbut since they are ongoing, they dont make the headlines on the same day. (L1, Para 4),一个事件光有客观重要性显然还不够世界上有

34、大量全球性的大问题，都会造成戏剧性的后果，从贫困问题到全球变暖问题但由于它们都是进行中的，并不都会在同一天成为头条。,破折号“”补充说明“客观重要性显然还不够”的状况。 But since 表明具体的原因：由于它们都是进行中的，并不都集中在同一天上头条。,Anals,Trans,Difficult sentence 5,此句为类比。普通人不再是旁观者，而设身处地地卷入9/11中，如同观众对悲剧中的情形感同身受一样。 identify with the plight of people identify with 体会(某人)思想感情。 the plight of people: the sad

35、 or desperate situation of people,对比之下，9/11不仅具有国际性，而且奇特怪异、出人意料，还（可能使读者对身陷那场悲剧中的人们的痛苦感同身受，从这个意义上讲）极具人性。,Anals,Trans,9/11, in contrast, was not just international, but odd, unexpected, and (in the sense that it was possible to identify with the plight of people caught up in the drama) very human. (L6,

36、 Para 4),Difficult sentence 6,But TV news is not necessarily more objective or reliable than a newspaper report a unique viewpoint. (L6, Para 8),Anals,Trans,not necessarily: not always or not in every situation 未必 is not necessarily more than 未必比更 此句为转折句，给了三个解释概述电视新闻未必可靠的原因：目的特殊、设定的指导方针和独特的视点。,但是，电视

37、新闻未必比报纸报道更客观或更可靠，因为你在屏幕上看到的图像是经记者或编辑根据特殊的目的，或至少是按照预定指示筛选过的；它们是从一个独特的视点展现给观众的。,Words to note,chase echo erode frame odd startle sensational millennium,identify with not necessarily,sensational,startle,vt. to make a person or animal feel suddenly frightened or surprised 使震惊 Convert “startle” to “start

38、led” and “startled” to “startle”. 1. I didnt know you are right behind me. You startled me! I didnt know you are right behind me. I am startled. 2. I am startled to see a face suddenly appear at the window. To see a face suddenly appear at the window startles me.,odd,adj. unusual or unexpected in a

39、way that attracts your interest or attention 奇特的，古怪的，异常的,Translate the sentence into English. 那是我一生中所经历过的最奇特的事了。,2. Grammatical structures,Thats the oddest thing that I have experienced in my life.,It strikes sb.as that,Thats , ,The thing is that,It is very that,echo,an idea that is like one that ha

40、s been expressed before 重复，共鸣，附和 vt. to express the ideas or feelings that someone else has expressed 共鸣，附和 Complete the sentences. 1. _ (痛苦呼喊的回声) reverberate (回荡) in my heart. 2. 800 rescue workers have staged a disaster drill at the World Trade Center site in scenes that _. (再现9/11纽约遭受袭击的场景).,Echo

41、es of cries of pain,echoed images from 9/11 attacks on New York,More,Match the idiomatic expressions with their meanings.,cheer sb./sth. to the echo,applaud sb. to the echo,find an echo in ones heart,echo sb.s words,对大声喝彩；掌声雷动,随声附和,对大声喝彩；掌声雷动,在某人心中引起共鸣,chase,n. the action of following sb. or sth. qu

42、ickly because you want to catch them 追逐、追求 v. to follow sb. or sth. quickly because you want to catch them 追逐、追求 Replace the underlined words with appropriate forms of “chase” and identify its meanings in different context. There was a hot pursuit with high speed through the streets before the gang

43、was caught. 2. How can we get rid of these fears from her mind. 3. Lets come back to our point. How much do you want?,More,(high speed chase 汽车的高速追逐),(chase 驱逐,赶走),(cut to the chase 切入正题),Appreciate the quotation Fame is very much like an animal chasing his own tail who, when he captures it, does no

44、t know what else to do but to continue chasing it. Howards Melvin, American essayist,声誉极像一只追逐自己尾巴的动物，抓住后除了继续追逐不知还能做什么。 美国散文家 麦尔文 H.,frame,v. to express something carefully in a particular way 仔细地表达 Translate into Chinese. 1. She wondered how she was going to frame the question. 她不知道如何表述这个问题。 2. To f

45、rame a news story, journalists need to include a news story title, and the “when, where, what, who and how” elements. 构思一个新闻故事需要包括新闻故事标题和5要素时间、地点、人物、故事进展。,millennium,erode,to gradually reduce the strength or importance of something 逐步削弱，损害 Translate the following sentences 1. 报纸的销量也许下降了，但是新闻的力量并没有削弱

46、。 Sales of newspapers maybe falling, but the power of the press has not been eroded. 2. The biggest increase in prices in three years eroded consumers buying power, reinforcing speculation the Federal Reserve wont raise interest rates。 价格在三年内最大的增长削弱了消费者的购买力，加剧了对联邦储备局不提升利率的猜测。,identify with sb.,to fe

47、el that you can understand an share sb. elses feelings 体会(某人)思想感情；理解并同情(某人)感受 Use “identify with sb.” to replace the expressions with similar meaning.,1. Local government should not ignore the feelings of common people in the economic crisis.,2. Local government should understand and share the commo

48、n peoples aspirations toward the city development.,More,Local government should identify with common people in the economic crisis.,Local government should identify with common people and their aspirations about the city development.,Other Collocations of identify,Fill in the blanks with the correct

49、 phrases. Most writers _ mind _ consciousness. Americans were anxious to _ the colonial authorities. Children can be _ poor readers as early as 5 years old. He is viewed as cold-hearted because he didnt _ those people caught in tragedy.,identify A. with B. = to think A is the same with B 将等同于，认为和一致

50、be identified with sb./sth. = to consider sb./sth. to be connected with 与联系在一起 identify sb. as sth. = to recognize sb. 辨认、确认,identify,with,be identified with,identified as,identify with,not necessarily,not always or not in every situation 未必比更 Complete the conversations. 1. It s cheaper to buy a fla

51、t than a house. _ . 2. Why should we talk to those clients? Our clients _ understand why we are raising our prices. You need to explain that to them.,Not necessarily,wont necessarily,More,1.巨大的国际意义 2.历史性和国际性 3.坏事传千里。 4.重大国际影响 5.全球却颇有反响 6.比优势大多了 7.设定的方针 8.独特的视点,of enormous international significance

52、the historical and international dimension Bad news travels fast. momentous international consequences There are echoes of the stories across the globe. to have an enormous advantage over press set guidelines a unique viewpoint,Useful expressions,Useful expressions,not necessarily more objective or

53、reliable than the power to influence the public, more or less covertly the proliferation of personal blogs the possibility of self-broadcasting the growth of open-access webpages to reach a worldwide audience instantly the never-ending search,9. 未必比更客观可靠 10. 或多或少隐蔽地影响公众的权力 11.个人博客的大量出现 12. 自我广播的可能性

54、13. 权限开放网页的增长 14. 迅即到达全球的观众 15. 永不停止的搜索,Information related,The assassination of the US President,In 1963, the popular young 35th president, John F. Kennedy, was killed by a gunshot when driving through Dallas, Texas. One Lee Harvey Oswald was arrested for the assassination but was himself shot dead

55、 by an avenger. The assassination case left much doubts until today.,Information related,The first moon landing On July 20th 1969, the American Lunar Module descended to the surface, and Neil Armstrong stepped outside the module. It is the first step that humans took on the moon. The module was name

56、d Eagle, after the American national bird.,Information related,The successful mating of two pandas in an American zoo (1983),China gave the USA two pandas as a gesture of friendship in 1972. Since then Ling Ling and Hsing Hsing have became the stars of Washingtons National Zoo. The cub of 1983 unfortunately died just after birth. Their other cubs did not live long either. Ling Ling died in 1992, and Hsing Hsing in 1999.,Informati