
e7d195523061f1c01d60fa9f1cfcbfb3d7dea265119d71e15FBB43640B43E9A75E03FE54C774D5D4779ED45933E78901D3CB0E69E39D04A9E1E9B25CF060C4BCA4D072860494D0D8E683C2FE58414E159EC6F51AED966111AA2D2A5D80A4C67B6D5F9918F0F9F400AF202A65BB4C2A023C5479967FF82A2C63DE6C3276EA6DC3105460C281A88AAA Unit1 The Mass Media (Reading) Be a critical news reader! A News in Mass Media Japan released nuclear waste water into the ocean. Be a critical news reader ! Headline The lead The body The tail Structure of a news report ——— Inverted pyramid the most important information detailed information background or supporting information News 1: Firefighters put out tower block fire News 2: Deadly fire in tower block causes serious damage What’s the difference between the headlines of the two news reports? rescue efforts deaths and injuries different priorities Predict according to the pictures and headlines. concerns further investigation different endings Compare the news reports and complete the following table. ? News report 1 News report 2 Headline Firefighters put out tower block fire Deadly fire in tower block causes serious damage The lead Sentence: _____ Sentence: _____ The body Sentence: _____ Sentence: _____ The tail Sentence: _____ Sentence: _____ 1 1 2-6 2-8 7 9-10 What: a fire When: sunday night Where: Henderson Tower What do they have in common? Read news again and complete the first table in A1 on Page 4. probably 5 dead Fire engines and ambulances arrived within 15 minutes after being called; firefighters got the situation under control around 11 p.m. A dropped cigarette end on the 8th floor How & Why Which report appears more dramatic to you? By quoting the words of the people involved in the event, readers can more easily feel the scene when the event occurs, so as to obtain a rich sense of reading experience. Read the article quickly and match the main idea of each paragraph. Para 1 Para 2 Para 3 Para 4 C. A question arises ——— Why are there different reports on the same events? D. Different priorities influence the perspective and content of a news report. A. How to be a critical news reader? B. The reasons for contradictory factual details in different reports. Reading tip: The first sentence of each paragraph is often the topic sentence. Read Para. 2&3 and answer the following questions. 1. How does the writer develop Para. 2&3 ? A. By listing figures B. By giving examples C. By testing theories 2. What examples are given to support the points ? The two news reports on the Henderson Tower fire. Read the article and fill in the second table in A1 on Page 4. Journalists may have different priorities Journalists may approach information they get from research or interviews differently Be critical about the information we receive and remember not to blindly trust what we have read What How to be a critical thinker? Group work Discussion: What can we do to be critical news readers? Read different versions of the same news; Do more research on the news resource; ... ...
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