Unit 1 The mass media Reading （ppt课件） -2023新牛津译林版（2020）《高中英语》选择性必修第二册.pptx

1、B5U1 ReadingThe leadDetailed information about the eventBackground or supporting informationInverted Pyramid in News The heaviest or most important information should be at the top the beginning of your story.(para.1)“Reports on the same events contain different or even contradictory information.”Ho

2、w to be a critical news reader?The leadDetailed information about the eventBackground or supporting informationNews 1Firefighters put out tower block fireNews 2Deadly fire in tower block causes serious damageSentence:Sentence:Sentence:Sentence:Sentence:Sentence:The leadDetailed information about the

3、 eventBackground or supporting informationNews 1Firefighters put out tower block fireNews 2Deadly fire in tower block causes serious damageSentence:Sentence:Sentence:Sentence:Sentence:Sentence:12-6712-56-7Read the two news reports and finish the following exercises.Complete the table below.P4 A1The

4、number of death could reach 5.Fire engines and ambulances reached the scene within 15 minutes and got the situation under control around 11 p.m.A dropped cigarette end on a carpet of the 8th floor started the fire and that the automatic fire alarms did not go off quickly enough to prevent the disast

5、er.Possible answers:How did Lisa feel about the fire accroding to the second news report?How long did it take the firefighters to get the situation under control acrroding to the first news report?About an hour and fifteen minutes.She felt it was like an awful dream.Journalists may have different pr

6、iorities.Journalists may approach information they get from research or interviews differently.Be critical about the information we recieve and remember not to blindly trust what we have read.What may different journalists do when an estimate of a number is given?What should we not do when we come a

7、cross factual differences in different news reports?We shouldnt 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 their news reports.What else can we do to be critical nwes readers?What else can we d

8、o to be critical nwes readers?Read more than headlines标题.Cultivate your skepticism怀疑主义.Find out who is making the claim作出声明.Do more research on the news source.Read coverge新闻报道 in multiple outlets方法.Watch out for reports that rely on anonymous不知名的 source.Seperate fact from opinion.今日内容1.课文翻译2.单词学习3.练习4.作业