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1、主講師：Unit 12 In the NewsUnit 12 In the newsBefore you beginNewseconomicpoliticalsportsfinanceweatherentertainmentBefore you beginNewsBefore you beginLocal newsNational newsInternational newsNewsBefore you beginWays of getting news新聞故事中的語法運用.談談本地和國際新聞.談談 “extreme weather”& “natural disaster”“Guess wha

2、t”在新聞對話的妙用.“The thing is.”用于對話的開頭.Study PlanWarm-up QuestionsHow was your day?What are you planning to do after class?Have you seen the news today? Any interesting stories hits the headlines locally or globally?HeadlineBylineDatelineCutColumnNewsDo you know this words?NewsDo you know this words?News

3、BusinessSportsReal estateClassified adsCommentaryFashionEntertainmentfocusnatural disastersscandalsensationalized storiescensorshiprestrictedhuman interest storiescurrent affairsNewsCan you give examples of current affairs?Can you talk about the last time you heard of a scandal?Can you invent a huma

4、n interest story?Can you tell me a news item you think is sensationalized?What do you think the main purpose of television news is? To inform, entertain or influence?What are some of the differences between television news and the news in the newspapers?Were the television reports true? If not, what

5、 does this make you think about the reliability of television news?Have you ever been at the location of a big news story? Pair DiscussionClass ActivityThink of 3 news stories from your lifetime, one from the current month, one from the year and one from any period. Investigate what your classmates

6、remember. You are supposed to give the following information: * What news story have you chosen?* When did it happen?* What happened?* Where were you when you heard the news?* How did you find out?Types of MediapamphletsbillboardsskywritingnewsletterspostersflyersDo you find any differences between

7、my preferences in getting news and those of my parents?Pair DiscussionSurvey: Are you up on the news?1How often do you keep up with the news? every day once or twice a week less than once a week2Where do you usually get the news? TV newspaper internet radio magazine other 3When do you usually check

8、out the news? morning lunch break afternoon dinner break evening midnight4What news are you most interested in? local national international 5What three topics are you most interested in? current events sports business science and technology celebrities weather otherHelp Note: StatisticsPercentages:

9、80% of the students are interested in the news.Approximately 20% of us get the news from TV.Rounding the numbers:About half of the class is keen on current events.The majority of the students have access to the internet. Fraction:One third of the class watch the news on TV.Four out of ten students r

10、ead a newspaper. What major events are in the news right now?Choose three events that you think are the hottest ones.Pair DiscussionLocal News-headline1. Student finds _ on bus.2. Teen sees bears in _.3. THIEF BREAKS INTO_, TAKES _4. AIRPORT CLOSES BECAUSE OF _.5. Falling tree hits _.1. A bag of mon

11、ey was stolen on a bus.2. Two bears were seen in a house.3. The airport was closed.4. Flights were canceled. A bag of money was found on a bus.Two bears were seen in someones yard.flights were delayed.Local News-headlinePassive sentences在一輛都市巴士車上發(fā)現了10,000美金.昨晚在某人的院子里發(fā)現了兩只熊.一家珠寶店被闖入, 一些鉆石被盜.由于強風, 城市機

12、場昨晚關閉.一輛巴士被一個倒落的樹擊中, 幸好沒有乘客受傷.$10,000 was found in a bag on a city bus.Two large bears were seen last night in someones yard.A jewelry store was broken into, and some diamonds were stolen.The city airport was closed because of strong winds.A bus was hit by a falling tree, fortunately the passengers

13、werent hit.Grammar in useLocal news-conversationRuth: Anything interesting in the paper?Jack: Oh, not much. Lets see. Uh, $10,000 was found in a bag on a city bus.Ruth: $10,000? I should ride the bus more often!Jack: Yeah, and listen to this. Two large bears were seen last night in someones yard.Rut

14、h: Huh. Thats kind of scary.Jack: Oh, and a jewelry store was broken into, and some diamonds were stolen. Um, what else? The city airport was closed yesterday because of strong winds.Ruth: Really? Well, it was pretty windy.Jack: Yeah. All the flights were delayed. Oh, and a bus was hit by a falling

15、tree. Fortunately, the passengers werent hurt.Ruth: Is that all? Nothing exciting, I guess.英語新聞聽力七大技巧（一）先以自己熟悉的語言了解新聞內容（二）掌握各類新聞英語的關鍵詞（三）遇到聽不懂的地方別多想，繼續(xù)聽下去（四）不要太在乎特殊難懂的人名及地名（五）盡快鎖定大略的新聞內容 （六）常聽常練（七）正確的說也很重要新聞常見場景：warnatural disastersaccidentsillnessespolitical issueseconomyentertainmentsportListening

16、 StrategyNatural DisastersWhat are some natural disasters that you can name?VocabularyEarthquakesVocabularyVolcanoesVocabularyTsunamiVocabularyTornadoVocabularyHurricanesVocabularyFloodsVocabularyForest FireVocabularyweather vocabularyrainswindsthunderstormsfloodswildfireshailstormhailstonesblizzard

17、ice stormearthquakedroughtheat wavesandstormTsunamityphoonheavyflashstrongsevereterriblecatastrophicfreakmajorearthwindfirewaterdamagedestroystrikehitdisruptinjurehurtVocabularyA: journalistB: publisherC: photographerD: correspondentE: news anchorF: copy editorG: cartoonistH: criticClass ActivityRol

18、e Play:a TV news anchora reporterwitnessesaudienceExamples:Fire destroys old warehouseEarthquake disrupts water service and electric powerHurricane damages high schoolLightning injures two golfersTen thousand dollars / was found in a bag / on a city bus. Two large bears / were seen last night / in s

19、omeones yard. A jewelry store / was broken into, and some diamonds were stolen. The city airport / was closed yesterday / because of strong winds.Speaking naturallyNatural disasterThe island of Puerto Rico was hit by Hurricane Calvin late this morning. Electric power was temporarily disrupted throug

20、hout the island, and many homes were damaged by heavy rains and strong winds.Quebec was hit by severe thunderstorms yesterday. Flights at several airports were delayed by heavy rains, thunder, and lightning. Last night, three families were rescued by emergency workers after their homes were damaged

21、by flash floods resulting from the rains.Firefighters in Australia say over 10,000 acres of forest were completely destroyed by catastrophic wildfires this year. Investigators suspect some fires were caused by careless campers. They believe other fires started when trees were struck by lightning.A s

22、hopping mall in Kansas was badly damaged by a tornado last night. A nearly town was later hit by a freak hailstorm. Cars were struck by hailstones the size of golf balls. Amazingly, no one was seriously injured by the tornado or storm.A small town in Italy was struck by a minor earthquake this morni

23、ng. The quake measured 4.9 on the Richter scale. Aftershocks were felt in several towns. Some homes were partially destroyed, but no serious injuries were reported.41253A mall was badly damaged.No one was seriously injured.The forest was completely destroyed.Power was temporarily destroyed.Homes wer

24、e partially destroyed.Three families were rescued by emergency workers.The fire were caused by careless campers.A shopping mall was damaged by a tornado.Grammar in use1. What kinds of weather does the reporter talk about?2. What problems did the weather cause?3. Who were the people rescued by?4. Why

25、 was the wedding canceled?5. What happened to the groom?6. What update on the story does the reporter give?1. She talks about thunderstorms, hailstorms, and heavy rains.2. Several small towns were completely flooded, and hundreds of people were left homeless.3. The people were rescued by the fire de

26、partment.4. The wedding was canceled because there was a hailstorm and the groom was hurt.5. The groom was hit on the head by a hailstone(the size of the ball). He was taken to the hospital. 6. The groom was not seriously injured. He and the bride have set a new date for their wedding.Listening and

27、SpeakingGuess whatDid you hear about.?When you have news to tell.Ways to get attention.Conversation StrategyListening ComprehensionWhat happened in Joey and Celias neighborhood last night?What happened to Celias car?1. A car was stolen. 2. It belonged to Joeys neighbor who lives on the first floor.

28、3. The police came too late.ConversationJoey Did you hear about all the trouble here last night?Celia No, but i heard some police sirens.Joey Well, you know that older guy on the first floor of my building?Celia Yeah.Joey Guess what? His car was stolen.Celia Thats terrible.Joey And you know what? He

29、 heard his car alarm and called the police, but they came way too late.Celia Im not surprised. The thing is, they just dont have enough police on duty at night.Joey Exactly.Celia Oh, and did I tell you? My car was broken into last Thursday night.Joey No. Really? Was anything stolen?Celia No. The onl

30、y thing was, they damaged the ignition trying to start the car,.but the funny thing was, they couldnt start it because the battery was dead!Joey: Did you hear about all the trouble here last night?Celia: No, but i heard some police sirens.Joey: Well, you know that older guy on the first floor of my

31、building?Celia: Yeah.Joey: Guess what? His car was stolen.Celia: Thats terrible.Joey: And you know what? He heard his car alarm and called the police, but they came way too late.Celia: Im not surprised. The thing is, they just dont have enough police on duty at night.Joey: Exactly.Celia: Oh, and did

32、 I tell you? My car was broken into last Thursday night.Joey: No. Really? Was anything stolen?Celia: No. The only thing was, they damaged the ignition trying to start the car,.but the funny thing was, they couldnt start it because the battery was dead!ConversationConversation strategy:Telling newsDi

33、d you hear (about) ?Have you heard (about) ?Did I tell you ?Guess what?You know what?You know ? When you have news to tell, what do you say to get the other persons attention?A. Hey, I wanna tell u sth.B. Look, Ive got sth to tell u.C. I have some big news for u!D. OthersConversation strategy:Introd

34、ucing ideasFor key issues or problems:The thing is To identify the kind of information being given:The other thing is to add another issue)The only thing is (to raise a problem)The (adj.) thing is (to introduce other ideas)Make sentences with the above patterns to make them true for you.e.g.I love my job in every sense, but the only thing is, I miss the warmth of human companionship from time to time.Tell the news items below. Try to use your own ideas to make longer conversations.Someone sold a famous painting for 1,000 yuan.Someone poured several dozen cans of coca cola in