Unit 12 應用英語教程綜合英語1

Pre-ClassTasksBackgroundKnowledgeTextATextBPre-ClassTasksI.Mini-Research1.Whataretheprosandconsofusingsocialmediatoreportanddistributenews?Pros:Newsonthesocialmediaspreadsveryfastinspeed.Therecanbeagreatdealofnewsonasubjectwithinashortperiodoftime.Peoplepostwhattheywitnesswhenitishappeningrightatthescene.Cons:Socialmediaisnowdoingthethinkingforpeoplefromtheirperspectives,thusmanipulatingpeople,andthereissomuchfakenewsontheInternetthatpeoplesometimesfinditdifficulttotellthetruefromthefalse.Socialmediasometimeshelpstostartrumors.Cyberbullyhasanadverseeffectonpeople’scivilrights.Peoplearenotsupposedtotrustallofthembutunfortunately,theyoftentakeallthenewsontheInternetfortrue.Pre-ClassTasksMini-Research2.Whatarepeople’sattitudestowardnewsfromsocialmedia?3.Issocialmediatoblameforthespreadoffakenews?Socialmediaispartlytoblameforstartingfakenews.Peoplethemselvesarealsopartlyresponsibleforbelievingandspreadingfakenews.People’sattitudestowardsthenewsfromsocialmediacanbeverydifferent.Somejustbuyanythingtheyaretoldbysocialmediawhileothers,especiallythosewithinsight,canbeveryskeptical.Somepeoplewelcomethenews,somereceiveitwithskepticism.Pre-ClassTasksII.Co-LearningWhoisHadiza?WhathappenedtoheronApril14,2014?2.WhydidtheNigeriangovernmentsaythestoryoftheChibokgirlswasahoax?Howdidthespeakerexplorethetruth?BecausetheNigeriangovernmentdidn’twanttofacethekidnappingwhichputthemunderpressure.Thespeakertalkedtothelocalpeopleandthevictims’family.ThroughasourcesheobtainedavideothatBokoHaramfilmedasaproofoflife.SheeventraveledtothenortheastofNigeriatotalktotheparents,toverifyit;sheusedthisvideotokick-startthegovernment’snegotiationtalkswithBokoHaramandfreedsomeofthegirls.Hadizaisa20-year-oldgirlinChibokNigeria.ShewaskidnappedbyBokoHaramterroristsonthatday.Pre-ClassTasksII.Co-Learning3.Asajournalist,whatdoesthespeakerdotoidentifyfakenews?Inherjobasajournalist,shechecksandverifies.Shetrustshergutandaskstoughquestions.Pre-ClassTasksIII.PresentationInterviewyourfriendsorfamilymemberswiththefollowingquestionsandmakeapresentationinclass.1.Haveyoureadanyfakenewsbefore?2.Whatwasyourreactiontothenews?Diditcauseanytroubleforyou?3.Whatisyouradviceonhowtorecognizefakenewsandnotbeaffectedbyit?BackgroundKnowledgeAbouttheText

Interpretationofthetitle:DespitethefactthatTwitterasanewmediahasconstantlybeenbesetbyaccounthacksandotherdefects,itisstillthesourceofnewsbychoiceformanypeople.BackgroundKnowledgeAbouttheAuthorDavidClearyisagraduateoftheUniversityofPennsylvaniamajoringinpsychology.TextStructureTextABeginning(paras1-3)(para1)Introducingthetopicwitha____________.(paras2-3)TheimpactofthenewsonAmericans____________aswellaseconomically.

Body(paras4-8)1(paras4-5)Socialmediahaschangedthewaypeopledigestnews.1)Socialmediasitesfunctionedaswellas,ifnotbetterthan,the____________mediaduringthetoughweek.2)Twomoreexamplesaregiventoshowhow____________hasseizedtheinitiativeinbringingthenewstotheworld.2(paras6-7)Differencesbetweentraditionalmediaandsocialmedia(Twittervalues____________andimmediaterelevancywhiletraditionalmediasacrifices____________for____________)makethegenerationof20-somethingsturntosocialmediasourcesfortheirnews.3(para8)Thenewoutletshaveservedasabeaconof____________andwell-being.tweetspeedspeedTwitteremotionallytraditionalverificationsafetyTextStructureTextAEnding(para9)Theauthorhopesthatpeoplewillexplore____________and____________waysofusingsocialmediatodealwithurgenteventsinthefuture.betternewDetailedAnalysisTextAPartI(paras1-3)Theauthorintroducesthetopicwithafalsetweetnews,whichwassucceededwiththeimpactofthenewsonAmericansemotionallyaswellaseconomically.Comprehensioncheck1.WhatcausedthefalsenewsabouttheWhiteHousebombings?2.Whatwastheimmediateimpactofthefalsenews?Thenationwasshocked.Anestimated$200billionintheU.S.stockmarketvaluehadvanished.TheAssociatedPressTwitteraccounthasbeenhacked.DetailedAnalysisTextAPartI(paras1-3)Wordsandphrases1.Breaking:TwoExplosionsintheWhiteHouseandthePresidentisinjured.breakv.Ifyoubreakunpleasantnewstosomeone,youtellittothem.Byusingbreaking,thereporterintendstomakethefollowingnewsmoresensational.Ididn’tknowhowIwasgoingtobreakthenewstomymother.Thedoctorfinallybrokeittomethattherewasnocure.DetailedAnalysisTextA2.Thistweet,sentfromtheofficialAssociatedPressTwitterlastweek,shockedanationstillreelingfromthe“toughweek,”…reelfrom:tobeconfusedorhavenocontroloverasituation,becausesomethingbadorshockinghasjusthappened

Thepartyisstillreelingfromitsrecentelectiondefeat.3.…thepullsocialmediahashadonusduringthiswholesaga.pull

n.(informal)aspecialinfluenceoverotherpeopleHisfamily’snamegiveshimalotofpullinthistown.4.Furthermore,thisimpactwasnotonlyemotionalinnature,buteconomicaswell.Thisisatransitionalsentence.Itnotonlysummarizesthepreviousparagraphbutalsoleadstothefollowingdiscussioninparagraph3.DetailedAnalysisTextA5.Furthermore,thisimpactwasnotonlyemotionalinnature,buteconomicaswell.Thisisatransitionalsentence.Itnotonlysummarizesthepreviousparagraphbutalsoleadstothefollowingdiscussioninparagraph3.6.Fortunately,aswordspreadthatthetweetwasfake,pricesquicklystabilized.word

n.apieceofnewsoramessageWordcamethatourdutieswouldbechanged.TherewasstillnowordfromJohn.DetailedAnalysisTextAPartII

(paras4-8)Comprehensioncheck3.WhatmakessomepeoplesuggestthatthetragedyattheMarathonwillforeverchangethewayAmericansdigestnews?4.Whatdoestheauthormeanbysayingheis“willingtotradesomepossiblemomentsofconfusion…forup-to-the-minutereports”(para6)?Itmeansthattogetthelatestnewsheiswillingtosacrificesomeaccuracyinthenews.(Itmeansthattogetthelatestnewsheiswillingtosettleforthenewswhichmaynotbesoaccurate.)Peopleareapttoturntosocialmediasitesforthelatestupdates.Thisisperhapsthefirstmajoreventwheresocialmediasitesfunctionedatleastaswellas,ifnotbetterthan,thetraditionalmediaincoveringthetwistsandturns.

DetailedAnalysisTextA5.Howdidsocialmediaserveasabeaconofsafetyandwell-beingintheaftermathoftheBostonbombings?HowdidtheInternetgiantGooglehelp?Numerousgovernmentauthorities,universityspokespeople,andmediapersonnelurgedstudentsandotherresidentsofBostontopostontheirFacebookprofilesthattheywereOKaftertheattacks.TheInternetgiantGoogleevencameoutwiththeirPersonFinderwebsiteasafastandreliablewaytosearchforfriendsandlovedonesintheaftermathofthebombing.DetailedAnalysisTextA6.Whatistheauthor’soverallattitudetowardsocialmediainthisarticle?7.Whatdo“thesenewoutlets”inparagraph8referto?8.Whatarethemethodstheauthorhasusedtoillustratehispointsinthearticle?Inthetextthemethodofcomparisonandcontrast,andthemethodofexemplification,areemployedbytheauthor.“Thesenewoutlets”inparagraph8refertotheTwitterandothersocialmedia.Theauthor’sattitudetowardssocialmediaisobviouslyapositiveone.DetailedAnalysisTextAPartII

(paras4-8)Wordsandphrases1.…asthenewsragedon,Ifoundmyselfturningtosocialmediasites…Meaning:asthenewsspreadveryrapidlyoruncontrollablyAdebateisragingaboutwhatformpensionsshouldtake.Thebattleragedon(=continued).2.…onlyafterverifyingtheeventswithtrustedsources”Meaning:onlyaftertheydiscoveredwhetherthisnewswastrueoraccuratebyreferringtothenewssourcestheybelievedreliableAcomputerprogramverifiesthatthesystemisworking.DetailedAnalysisTextA3.…asmygenerationof20-somethingsmoreandmoretunesintoTwitterandothersocialmediasourcesforournews.Meaning:…asmygeneration,composedofpeoplewhoareagedbetween20and29,obtaintheirnewsmoreandmorefromTwitterandothersocialmediasources.tunein:tolistentoorwatchaparticularbroadcastontheradioortelevisionMorethan150millionAmericanstunedintowatchthefinalepisode.Millionsofpeopletunedintowatchtheelectionresult.4.Finally,thesenewoutletshavealsoservedasabeaconofsafetyandwell-being.Meaning:Finally,thesenewwaysofsharingnewsasrepresentedbyTwitterandothersocialmediasourceshavealsoplayedthepartofkeepingpeoplesafeandimprovingtheirwelfare.Here,“abeaconof…”isanexampleofmetaphor.Theeducationprogramoffersabeaconofhopetothesechildren.DetailedAnalysisTextA4.Thesimplepresenceofthesetwowidelyusedandextremelyvaluableapplicationsofsocialmediasignifiesapositiveadvancefromthearguablyless-effectiveformsofcommunicationusedjustoveradecadeagoduringtheSeptember11attacks.Meaning:ThemereappearanceofthesetwowidelyusedandextremelyvaluableapplicationsofsocialmediarepresentsaprogressfromwhatmanypeoplebelievewithgoodreasonstobetheinefficientformsofcommunicationusedjustoveradecadeagoduringtheSeptember11attacks.ComprehensionTextAFindoutinformationaboutthefollowingandshareyourfindingsinagroup.?1Reddit?2HudsonRiver

ItisanAmericansocialnewsaggregation,webcontentrating,anddiscussionwebsite.Reddit’sregisteredcommunitymemberscansubmitcontentsuchas

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