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课件网) Made by Cicy Unit 1 The mass media What tools do you usually use to keep up with the news Weibo Wechat Tiktok TV Radio Newspapers Advertisements ... mass media Listen and complete Watch and check Print Digital Listen and complete Weibo Wechat Tiktok TV Radio Newspapers Advertisements Classify Digital media Broadcast media Print media Outdoor media Be a critical news reader ! News One News Two Firefighters put out tower block fire Deadly fire in tower block causes serious damage 高层建筑；办公大楼 Subject. /Main content. Time Place Deaths and injuries Rescue efforts Cause News report 1 Sunday night Henderson Tower (1)_____ _____ (2) _____ _____ News report 2 4 confirmed dead and dozens of people injured (3)_____ _____ _____ The number of death could reach 5 Fire engines and ambulances reached the scene within 15 minutes A1 A1 A dropped cigarette end on a carpet of the 8th floor News reports usually come with Part 1: Para. . Reading news reports critically Part 2: Paras. . Part 3: Para. . 1 2-3 4 Differences between news reports may depend on when and the news reports are written. We can in many ways. differences how become critical news readers Fast reading Reading news reports critically Why do news reports differ from or even contradict each other (4) _____ _____. News reports may be written at different stages of an event. (5) _____ _____. How can we be critical news readers Read different news reports on the same event written from various perspectives and at different stages. (6) _____ _____. It’s better to use our own judgement than rely entirely on news reports Journalists may approach information they get from research or interviews differently Journalists write the news from different perspectives A1 Language points 1. There is concern that the construction company that built the tower block had not followed fire safety rules. (L 9) 第一个that在句中引导 从句； 第二个that在句中引导 从句。 有人担心建造这栋高楼的建筑公司没有遵守消防安全规范。 construction n. 建筑 → v. 建筑；组成 construct 同位语 定语 1. The truth that some countries are still suffering from poverty is really a big problem to the world. 2. The truth that you told me just now surprised me. 3. I have no idea who will be in charge of the company. 同位语从句 ：用于解释、说明某一名词的内容和实质的从句。 常用的引导词有：that,whether,why,who,where,how,when等。 常用于抽象名词：news, fact, truth, possibility, belief, idea等之后。 2. The fire has also left dozens of people injured, 5 of whom are in a critical condition.(L 4) critical adj. 批评的；挑剔的; 极为重要的; 严重的； 有判断力的 be (highly) critical of... be critical to ... （强烈地）批评... 对...至关重要 大火还造成许多人受伤，其中 5 人伤势严峻。 1. The teacher was highly critical _____the student who failed to hand in the homework in time. 2. Vocabulary is _____ critical significance. 3. Diligence is critical _____ one’s success. 4. One of the _____(victim) of ... ...
