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课件网) Unit 1 The mass media Welcome to the unit & Reading News report 1 News report 2 A1 Read the two news reports and the article and complete the tables below （2）Fire engines and ambulances reached the scene within 15 minutes. Firefighters got the situation under control around 11 p.m. （3）A dropped cigarette end on a carpet of the 8th floor started the fire and the automatic fire alarms did not go off quickly enough to prevent the disaster. the number of deaths could reach 5 Choose the best answer (1)How many floors were damaged by the fire according to the reports A. Eight. B. Seven. C. Fifteen. D. Twenty three. (2)What do we know about the fire A. Its cause had been find out. B. It killed and injured 25 people in all. C. It wasn’t completely put out until 11 p. m. D. It was caused by the construction company. 细节探究 Reading news reports critically Para.1: Question Why do reports on the same events contain different or even information Para.2-Para.3: Reasons Para.4: Conclusion Reason 1: News reports are written by journalists who may have different . Reason 2: News reports may be written at different stages of an event. Reason 3: Journalists may approach information they get from research or interviews differently. Read different news reports on the same event written from various perspectives and at different stages. Be about the information we receive and remember not to trust what we have read. contradictory proprities critical blindly 1.The author advises us to read more reports on the same event because . A. news reports are not worth trusting at all B. we rely on news to learn about the world C. it can lead to a better understanding of the reported event D. journalists are only concerned about their own interests 细节探究 When we come across such factual differences, we should not rush to the conclusion that one of the news reports gives false information. 2.What should we not do when we come across factual differences in different news reports 3.What should we do when news reports contradict each other A. Throw both the newspapers away immediately. B. Check the sources where related key details come. C. Research and interview the figures yourself. D. Choose to believe the one you are interested in. 4.How did the author organize the text A. By giving examples. B. By comparing. C. By defining. D. By listing cause and effect. 细节探究 There are two different news (1)_____(report)on the Henderson fire. They are written from basically the same perspective, but they contradict each other (2)__ terms of factual details. That’s because news reports are written by journalists who may have different (3)_____ (priority)and choose to write a report with that focus. Another aspect worthy (4)___mention is that journalists may approach figures they get from research or interviews differently. For us, checking different sources enables us to draw a more informed (5)_____(conclu ... ...
