1、Unit 1 The mass mediaWelcome to the unit&Reading(I)周奇志 株洲市九方中学周奇志湖南省英语特级教师株洲市百优教师株洲市优秀班主任株洲市九方中学英语教研组组长株洲市课堂教学视导专家Welcome to the unit&Reading(I)Be a critical news readerStep one Warm-up What types of mess media are mentioned in the video?What types of mess media do you usually rely on for informatio
2、n and entertainment?Do you believe everything you read in a news report?Why or Why not?Watch a short video 1.What are the two news reports about?2.Why are the two news reports on the same topic but the different titles.Step Two ReadingScanning for the detail information.Step Two ReadingTime PlaceDea
3、ths and injuries Rescue effortsCauses Newsreports 1Sunday nightHenderson Tower(2)Newsreports 24 confirmed dead and dozens of people injured(3)Fire engines and ambulances arrived in 15 minutes,firefighters got situation under control aroun 11 p.m.A dropped cigarette end on the 8th floor probably 5 de
4、adStep Two Reading Reading news criticallyWhy do news reports differ from or even contradict each other _ News reports may be written at different stages of an event._ _How can we be critical news readers Read different news on the same event written from various perspectives and at different stages
5、._ _(4)Journalists may have different priorities.(5)journalists may approach information they got from research or interviews differently(6)Be critical about information we receive and remember not blindly trust what we have read.Step Three Further Reading Further reading for the following questions
6、 1.How long did it take the firefighters to get the situation under control according to the first news reports?2.How did Lisa feel about the fire according to the second news reports?.About one hour and fifteen minutes.She felt it was like an awful dream.3.What should we not do when we come across
7、factual differences in different news reports?4.What may different journalists do when an estimate of number is given?We should not rush to the conclusion that one of the news reports gives false information.They may choose to present the minimum,the maximum or something in between in their news rep
8、orts.Step Three further Reading Step Four Discussion1.Three texts are presented to encourage the reader toread news critically.Why is the information organized this way?If you were to write on the same topic,what information would you choose to present and how would you organize the information?2.A
9、British writer and journalist once said,”A community needs news,for the same reason that a man needs eyes.It has to see where it is going.”How do you understand it?3.What else can we do to be critical news readers?Step Five Enjoying 1.The fire,which is thought to have started from the 8th floor,spre
10、ad quickly through the tower block on Sunday night.2.A terrible fire broke out on Sunday night,leaving the Henderson Tower seriously damaged.3.I was about to have a bath when I heard people screaming and dogs barking.4.Therefore,checking different sources enables us to draw a more informed conclusio
11、n.5.With great discrimination,every one of us has the potential to be a critical news.6.We rely on news to learn about what is happening in the world around us.However,we usually find that reports on the same events contain different or even contradictory information.1.Read the two news reports and the article again then pick out the key words and phrases 2.Write a piece of news happening in recent days.Homework
