1、ReadingMost of us learn about news through the mass media, but can we just believe news as it is presented? The two news reports and the article below encourage you to be a critical news reader. Before you read the news reports and the article, think about the following questions:Pre-reading Do you
2、believe everything you read in a news report? Why or why not? What do you think makes a critical news reader?While readingNews report 1News report 2While readingA1Read the two news reports and the article and complete the tables below.the number of deaths could reach 5（2）Fire engines and ambulances
3、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.While readingWhile readingJournalists may have
4、different priorities，which would influence how they report an event.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. 1 How long did it take the firefighters to get t
5、he situation under control according to the first news report?2 How did Lisa feel about the fire according to the second news report?3 What should we not do when we come across factual differences in different news reports?4 What may different journalists do when an estimate of a number is given?Whi
6、le readingA2Read the two news reports and the article again carefully and answer the following questions.It took the firefighters about one hour and fifteen minutes to get the situation under control.She felt it was like an awful dream.When we come across such factual differences，we should not rush
7、to the conclusion that one of the news reports gives false information.Journalists may choose to present the minimum，the maximum or something in between in their news reports. While readingA3In pairs, discuss the following questions.1 Three texts are presented to encourage the reader to read news cr
8、itically. Why is the information organized this way? If you were to write on the same topic, what information would you choose to present and how would you organize the information?2 A British writer and journalist once said, “A community needs news, for the same reason that a man needs eyes. It has
9、 to see where it is going.” How do you understand it?3 What else can we do to be critical news readers?While reading 课文篇章结构梳理与提示课文篇章结构梳理与提示The passage teaches us how to be a critical news reader by explaining why there are different news reports on the same event.Part 1：Two news reports.The first ne
10、ws report：From the perspective of rescue efforts.The second news report：From the perspective of deaths and injuries.Part 2（Para. 1）：A question ariseswhy are there different news reports on the same event?Part 3（Para. 2）：Different priorities influence the perspective and content of a news report.Part
11、 4（Para. 3）：The reasons for contradictory factual details.Part 5（Para. 4）：How to be a critical news reader.While readingYou alone are responsible for realizing your great potential.B1The blog post below is about how to be a good journalist. Complete the blog post with the correct forms of the words
12、and phrases in the box below.So, you are interested in becoming a good journalist but dont know where to start?Well, there are a couple of things you should put on your list of (1) _. Firstly, you need to be skilled at writing. The information involved in a complex story may come from (2) _ sources.
13、 Good journalists need to organize all this information clearly to give a(n) (3) _ account of what is happening.prioritiesdozens ofaccuratePost-readingYou alone are responsible for realizing your great potential.B1Secondly, you must have a natural curiosity about things that are happening, even thou
14、gh they may appear to be (4) _ matters. When something newsworthy (5) _, it may escape the attention of ordinary people; however, good journalists are sensitive enough to notice the event and draw public attention to it.Finally, good journalists (6) _ revealing the truth. According to Noam Chomsky,
15、“The duty of journalists is to tell the truth. Journalism means you go back to the actual facts, you look at the documents, you discover what the record is, and you report it that way.” To do this, journalists need to (7) _ an event thoroughly.To (8) _, being a good journalist requires writing skill
16、s, curiosity and commitment to finding the truth. Good luck!minorcomes aboutare committed to investigatesum upPost-readingThe news reports and the article use the same words as different parts of speech. Find more words used this way in the news reports and the article, and make sentences using each
17、 of them.B2Emergency services estimate that the number of deaths could reach 9.Suppose emergency services estimates of the number of deaths vary between 5 and 9.（1）damage The storm didnt do much damage. 暴风雨并未造成严重损失。（n. 破坏，损失） Several vehicles were damaged in the crash. 好几辆汽车在撞车事故中损坏了。（v. 破坏，毁坏）（2）re
18、port Are these newspaper reports true? 报纸上这些报道属实吗？（n. 报道） It was reported that several people had been arrested. 据报道已有数人被捕。（v. 报道，公布）Post-readingThe two news reports present information in a factual and formal way. Find the expressions in the two news reports that help present information this way a
19、nd revise the short paragraph below in a similar way. To present information in a factual and formal way，you canuse the following expressions：according to，be thought to do/have done，there is concern that，be confirmed，be reported to do/have done，etc.B3AppreciationB3The traffic accident on Sunday morn
20、ing killed five people. It wasprobably caused by a car driver speaking on his mobile phone. More and more people worry that speaking on the mobile phone when driving has been a big killer in recent years.The traffic accident on Sunday morning is reported to have killed five people. It is estimated that it was probably caused by a car driver speaking on his mobile phone. There is concern that speaking on the mobile phone when driving has been a big killer in recent years. AppreciationHomework1. Retell the text based on the outline.2. Finish the workbook.
