Unit 1 ReadingII课件-（2020）新牛津译林版高中英语高二上学期选择性必修第二册.pptx

1、Unit 1 The mass media Reading (II)Step 1 Leading inJournalists may _.Journalists may _ _.Journalists may _ _.Why do news reports differ from or even contradict each other? have different prioritieswrite news reports at different stages of an eventapproch information they get from research or intervi

2、ews differentlyStep 2 Building your language1.Word study: extend By this time, the fire had extended to the 15th floor.extend: to cover a particular area, distance or length of time 涉及（范围）；延伸（距离）；延续（时间）涉及（范围）；延伸（距离）；延续（时间）E.g. My teaching career extended over a period of 10 years. 我的教书生涯超过了我的教书生涯超过了

3、10年。年。The school is extending the range of subjects taught. Another important meaning of extendextend: to make a business, an idea, an influence, etc. cover more areas or operate in more places. 扩大扩大.的范围（或影响）的范围（或影响）The school is extending the range of subjects taught. 学校正在拓宽授课学科的范围。A collocation of

4、 extendextend sth. to sb.：to offer or give sth. to sb.E.g. Last week we extended hospitality to overseas students.Translate these sentences: 别担心，我们已经向所有老师发出了邀请。 为了向来访者表示热烈的欢迎，我们将举办一个欢迎派对。Dont worry, we have extended an invitation to all teachers.In order to extend a warm welcome to our visitors, we

5、will hold a welcome party.2.Word study: investigate A team is currently investigating the accident further.investigate: to carefully examine the facts of a situation, an event, a crime, etc. to find out the truth about it or how it happened 调查、侦查（某事）调查、侦查（某事）E.g. The police investigated the cause of

6、 the fire this morning. 今天早上警察调查了起火原因。今天早上警察调查了起火原因。3.Word study: priority It is advisable to remember that journalists may have different priorities.priority: something that you think is more important than other things and should be dealt with first 优先事项；最重要的事；首要事情；优先事项；最重要的事；首要事情；E.g. You need to

7、 get your priorities right. 你需要把自己的事情分出轻急缓重。你需要把自己的事情分出轻急缓重。Some collocations of priority sth.is high on ones list of priorities: sth. is more important than other thingsE.g. Increasing grain production is high on Yuanlongpings list of priorities. 袁隆平最重视粮食的增产。袁隆平最重视粮食的增产。 give priority to sth.： to a

8、ttach importance to sth. most and first deal with itE.g. During the COVID-19 epidemic, we gave priority to prevention and put safety first. 在新冠疫情期间我们预防为主，安全第一。在新冠疫情期间我们预防为主，安全第一。4.Word study: conclusion When we come across such factual differences, we should not rush to the conclusion that one of th

9、e news reports gives false information. rush to the conclusion: decide something too quickly. 急于下结论急于下结论Other collocations of conclusionTranslate this sentence:从讨论中我们可以有把握地得出一些结论。draw the conclusion reach the conclusioncome to the conclusion arrive at the conclusionWe can safely draw/ come to/ reach

10、/ arrive at some conclusions from our discussion.得出结论得出结论5.Word study: accurate It is wise to read news reports written from various perspectives and at different stages, which brings us a more accurate understanding of a situation. accurate: correct and true in every detail. 正确无误的正确无误的E.g. He provi

11、des us with accurate information. 他给我们提供了准确的情报。他给我们提供了准确的情报。The noun of accurateaccuracyCan you say some other words with the suffix -cy? fluency, frequency, efficiency, privacy, urgency .6.Word study: commit Though journalists are committed to presenting the truth, it is better to use our own judge

12、ment than rely entirely on news reports.be committed to: be willing to work hard and give time and energy to sth. 致力于致力于. be completely loyal to one person or organization. 忠于. to promise sincerely that sb. will definitely do sth. 承诺.Other meaningsAlso our government commits itself to protecting the

13、 environment to provide a nice living environment for us citizens.Another phrase about commitcommit oneself to: to give all the time and effort to the work or an activity. (=be committed to) 致力致力于于.Another meaning of commit oneself to:to promise sincerely that sb. will definitely do sth. (=be commit

14、ted to) 承诺.E.g. He committed himself to serving the people all his life. 他承诺毕生为人民服务。他承诺毕生为人民服务。Translating these sentences 我们必须忠于我们的祖国。 她承诺和我一起去参加英语演讲比赛。 我们必须全心全意做好垃圾分类。We must be committed to our motherland.She is committed to/ commits herself to taking part in the English speech contest with me to

15、gether.We must be committed to/ commit ourselves to waste sorting.7.Expression study: come about You look so excited today and I wonder what came about this morning. come about: to happen 发生发生E.g. Can you tell me how the accident came about? 你能告诉我事故是怎么发生的吗？你能告诉我事故是怎么发生的吗？8.Expression study: bring. t

16、o lightNew reports written at different stages of an event could contain different information as new facts are brought to light.bring. to light: to make new information known to people 揭露；披露；揭发；暴露揭露；披露；揭发；暴露E.g. Thanks to the polices investigation, these facts have been brought to light. 多亏了警察的调查，这

17、些事实才被揭露出来。多亏了警察的调查，这些事实才被揭露出来。9.Expression study: sum upTo sum up, it is wise to read news reports written from various perspectives and at different stages, which brings us a more accurate understanding of a situation. sum up: to state the main points of sth. in a short and clear form 总结、概括总结、概括E.g

18、. To sum up, there are three main ways of solving the problem. 概括起来说，这一问题主要有三种解决办法。概括起来说，这一问题主要有三种解决办法。Other phrases to summarize sth.in a word, on the whole,in short, in brief, all in all . Filling blanks Step 3 The blog post in B1 is about how to be a good The blog post in B1 is about how to be a

19、good journalist. Complete the blog post with the journalist. Complete the blog post with the correct forms of the words and phrases in the correct forms of the words and phrases in the box below.box below.accurate investigate be committed to sum up minor priority dozens of come aboutCheck answersAns

20、wers: (1)priorities (2) dozens of (3) accurate (4) minor (5)comes about (6) are committed to (7) investigate (8) sum up Now do you know how to be Now do you know how to be a good journalist?a good journalist?Step 4 Different parts of speech The news reports and the article use the same The news repo

21、rts and the article use the same words as different parts of speech. Find more words as different parts of speech. Find more words in this way in the news reports and the words in this way in the news reports and the article, and make sentences using each of them.article, and make sentences using ea

22、ch of them.E.g. 1.Emergency services estimate that the number of deaths could reach 9. (v.) 2.Suppose emergency services estimates of the number of deaths vary 5 and 9. (n.)Deadly fire in tower block causes serious damage.A terrible fire broke out on Sunday night, leaving the Henderson Tower serious

23、ly damaged. Reading news reports critically.It is advisable to remember that journalists may have different priorities, which would influence how they report an event with that focus.More examples in the text 1. I estimated(that) the project would take six months to complete. However, my estimate wa

24、s incorrect, it took one year.2. The damage caused by the hurricane was extensive. The citys residents watched helplessly as the strong winds and big floods damaged the citys infrastructure.3. The weather report predicted that the weekend would be sunny. The weatherman reported the weather from the

25、local beach.BrainstormingMore words as different parts of speechtrap vt.使落入险境；卡住n. 陷阱；困境release vt. 发布；释放；松开n. 发行；排放minimum n. 最小值adj. 最小的，最低的 screamvi. 尖叫，高声喊n. 尖叫声 bark vi.狗吠vt. 厉声发令n. 吠声；树皮 fire n. 火；火灾 v. 开除；点燃Step 5 Revising a short paragraphThe two news reports present information The two news

26、 reports present information in a factual and formal way. Find the in a factual and formal way. Find the expressions in the two news reports that expressions in the two news reports that help present information this way.help present information this way. The fire, which is thought to have started f

27、rom the 8th floor, spread quickly throughthe tower block on Sunday night, leaving people on the upper floors trapped. Fears grew that the number of deaths could reach 5, according to figures released by emergency services. There is concern that the construction company that built the tower block had

28、 not followed fire safety rules. Emergency services estimate that the number of deaths could reach 9. By this morning,4 people have been confirmed dead. Mr Peterson, head of the fire service, confirms that a dropped cigarette end on a carpet of the 8th floor started the fire and that the automatic f

29、ire alarms did not go off quickly enough to prevent the disaster.Learn this according to, be thought to do/ have done, there is concern that ., be confirmed., be reported to do/ have done, etc. To present information in a factual and formal way, the following expressions can be used:Revise the short

30、 paragraph in a factual and formal way. The traffic accident on Sunday morning killed five people. It was probably caused by a car driver speaking on his mobile phone. More and more people worry that speaking on the mobile phone when driving has been a big killer in recent years. A total of five peo

31、ple have been confirmed dead in the traffic accident, which was thought to have been caused by a car driver speaking on his mobile phone. There is growing concern that speaking on the mobile phone when driving has been a big killer in recent years.Homework1. Remember the sentences listed on pages 8182 well enough to recite and try to write them down from memory (notes 27 of Unit 1). 2. Look up in the dictionary and find out more words with different parts of speech.