Unit 4 Newspapers Episode 1 Reading (I) 课件（43张PPT）

Newspapers 牛津上海版 英语 八年级 第二学期 Unit 4 Episode 1 Reading (I) Cartoon talk Why are you sitting on that pile of newspapers, Lo? My teacher asked me to write a composition on newspapers. Where are Hi and Lo? What is Lo sitting on? Why does he sit on them? Does Lo really understand what his teacher told him? What do you think so? They are in the sitting room. A pile of newspapers. Because his teacher told him to write a composition on newspapers. No, he doesn’t. Because ‘on’ means ‘about’ here. What do you know about …? A1 Do you know any English newspapers available in Shanghai? 1 2 3 4 Shanghai Student’s Post China Daily Shanghai Star 21st Century A2 Do you know any words commonly used in newspaper titles? newspaper title A3 What kinds of items can we find in a newspaper? headlines, letters, world news, local news, editorials, features, sports, advertisements, reviews, business information, TV schedules, weather forecasts, comic strips, etc. B Newspapers have different sections. Below are some pictures and headlines from a newspaper. Which sections do they come from? Match them with the following sections. 1 Local news 2 World news 3 Letters 4 People 5 Sports 2 4 3 1 5 FOR MORE INFORMATION Before you read A1 Before you read the passage on page 55, look at the title, the introduction and the picture. A new newspaper Soon after the term started, some Grade Eight students at Mayfield School wanted to publish a newspaper. They held a meeting. Later, Arthur wrote this report about their meeting for the headmaster. A2 Say whether you agree (A) or disagree (D) with these statements. The passage is probably about a school newspaper. The students in the picture are having a meeting. The students’ hands are up because they want to ask questions. A A D B Read the whole passage quickly. Which jobs did they get? Complete the sentences below. 1 Pansy 2 Tony 3 Joyce 4 Mille 5 Arthur I’m an _____. I’m _____ _____. I’m the _____ _____. I’m _____ _____. I’m the _____. I take _____ during the meeting. editor an editor chief editor an editor secretary notes A new newspaper Read Soon after the term started, some Grade Eight students at Mayfield School wanted to publish a newspaper. They held a meeting. Later, Arthur wrote this report about their meeting for the headmaster. We held a meeting after school. Pansy, Tony, Joyce, Millie and I were at the meeting. First, we decided to elect the chief editor. Tony suggested that we should choose Joyce, because she has experience. She was an editor of her class newspaper last year. Then we all voted for her. We elected Joyce to be the chief editor. Then Joyce took charge of the meeting. She said that we ought to elect a secretary next. She asked for suggestions. Millie suggested me, because I have experience too. I was secretary of the Reading Club last year. Then the others voted for me, and I was elected to be the secretary. I started taking notes. Joyce said that the other three would be editors of th ... ...