1、Lets read two news reports first!New report 1New report 2Firefighters put out tower block fireDeadly fire in tower block causes serious damageSentence:(1)_Sentence:(4)_Sentences:(2)_Sentences:(5)_Sentences:(3)_Sentences:(6)_Read the two news reports and complete the following tasks.New report 1New r
2、eport 2HeadlineFirefighters put out tower block fireDeadly fire in tower block causes serious damageSentence:(1)_Sentence:(4)_Sentences:(2)_Sentences:(5)_Sentences:(3)_Sentences:(6)_Read the two news reports and complete the following tasks.New report 1New report 2HeadlineFirefighters put out tower
3、block fireDeadly fire in tower block causes serious damageThe leadSentence:(1)_Sentence:(4)_Sentences:(2)_Sentences:(5)_Sentences:(3)_Sentences:(6)_Read the two news reports and complete the following tasks.New report 1New report 2HeadlineFirefighters put out tower block fireDeadly fire in tower blo
4、ck causes serious damageThe leadSentence:(1)_Sentence:(4)_Detailed information about the eventSentences:(2)_Sentences:(5)_Sentences:(3)_Sentences:(6)_Read the two news reports and complete the following tasks.New report 1New report 2HeadlineFirefighters put out tower block fireDeadly fire in tower b
5、lock causes serious damageThe leadSentence:(1)_Sentence:(4)_Detailed information about the eventSentences:(2)_Sentences:(5)_Background or supporting informationSentences:(3)_Sentences:(6)_Read the two news reports and complete the following tasks.New report 1New report 2HeadlineFirefighters put out
6、tower block fireDeadly fire in tower block causes serious damageThe leadSentence:(1)_Sentence:(4)_Detailed information about the eventSentences:(2)_Sentences:(5)_Background or supporting informationSentences:(3)_Sentences:(6)_1Read the two news reports and complete the following tasks.New report 1Ne
7、w report 2HeadlineFirefighters put out tower block fireDeadly fire in tower block causes serious damageThe leadSentence:(1)_Sentence:(4)_Detailed information about the eventSentences:(2)_Sentences:(5)_Background or supporting informationSentences:(3)_Sentences:(6)_126Read the two news reports and co
8、mplete the following tasks.New report 1New report 2HeadlineFirefighters put out tower block fireDeadly fire in tower block causes serious damageThe leadSentence:(1)_Sentence:(4)_Detailed information about the eventSentences:(2)_Sentences:(5)_Background or supporting informationSentences:(3)_Sentence
9、s:(6)_1267Read the two news reports and complete the following tasks.New report 1New report 2HeadlineFirefighters put out tower block fireDeadly fire in tower block causes serious damageThe leadSentence:(1)_Sentence:(4)_Detailed information about the eventSentences:(2)_Sentences:(5)_Background or su
10、pporting informationSentences:(3)_Sentences:(6)_12671Read the two news reports and complete the following tasks.New report 1New report 2HeadlineFirefighters put out tower block fireDeadly fire in tower block causes serious damageThe leadSentence:(1)_Sentence:(4)_Detailed information about the eventS
11、entences:(2)_Sentences:(5)_Background or supporting informationSentences:(3)_Sentences:(6)_1267126Read the two news reports and complete the following tasks.New report 1New report 2HeadlineFirefighters put out tower block fireDeadly fire in tower block causes serious damageThe leadSentence:(1)_Sente
12、nce:(4)_Detailed information about the eventSentences:(2)_Sentences:(5)_Background or supporting informationSentences:(3)_Sentences:(6)_Read the two news reports and complete the following tasks.126712678Inverted Pyramid in NewsInverted Pyramid in NewsThe inverted pyramid is the model for news writi
13、ng. It simply means that the heaviest or most important information should be at the top the beginning of your story, and the least important information should go at the bottom. And as you move from top to bottom, the information presented should gradually become less important.Why is the “inverted
14、 pyramid” widely used in writing news reports?Why is the “inverted pyramid” widely used in writing news reports?The purpose of news reports is to inform readers of what is happening in the world. It makes senses for the facts to be arranged from most to least important. The “inverted pyramid” allows
15、 information to be found quickly in specific sections.What are the two news reports?News OneNews TwoFirefighters put out tower block fireDeadly fire in tower block causes serious damageTimePlaceDeaths and injuriesRescue effortsCauseNews report 1Sunday nightHenderson Tower(1) _(2) _News report 24 con
16、firmed dead and dozens of people injured(3) _TimePlaceDeaths and injuriesRescue effortsCauseNews report 1Sunday nightHenderson Tower(1) _(2) _News report 24 confirmed dead and dozens of people injured(3) _ The number of death could reach 5TimePlaceDeaths and injuriesRescue effortsCauseNews report 1S
17、unday nightHenderson Tower(1) _(2) _News report 24 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;.under control around 11pm.TimePlaceDeaths and injuriesRescue effortsCauseNews report 1Sunday nightHen
18、derson Tower(1) _(2) _News report 24 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;.under control around 11pm. A dropped cigarette end on a carpet of the 8th floor.What are the biggest differences be
19、tween the two news reports?Different emphasesDifferent factual detailsDifferent backgroundsWhat are the biggest differences between the two news reports?Different emphasesDifferent factual detailsDifferent backgroundsNews 1: rescue effortsNews 2: the numbers of deaths and injuriesWhat are the bigges
20、t differences between the two news reports?Different emphasesDifferent factual detailsDifferent backgroundsNews 1: rescue effortsNews 2: the numbers of deaths and injuriesThe numbers of deaths differWhat are the biggest differences between the two news reports?Different emphasesDifferent factual det
21、ailsDifferent backgroundsNews 1: rescue effortsNews 2: the numbers of deaths and injuriesThe numbers of deaths differNews 1: concernsNews 2: further investigationadj. 批评的，批判性的批评的，批判性的Read the article below and think about the structure.A1Understand the structure of the essay.Understand the structure
22、 of the essay.News reports usually come with differences.Understand the structure of the essay.News reports usually come with differences.Reasons for these differencesUnderstand the structure of the essay.News reports usually come with differences.Reasons for these differencesways to be critical new
23、s readers Journalists write the news from different perspectives Journalists write the news from different perspectives Journalists may approach information they get from research or interviews differently Journalists write the news from different perspectives Journalists may approach information th
24、ey get from research or interviews differently Its better to use our own judgement than relay entirely on news reportsIn pairs, discuss the following questions.A31 Three texts are presented to encourage the reader to read news critically. Why is the information organized this way? If you were to wri
25、te on the same topic, what information would you choose to present and how would you organize the information?1 Three texts are presented to encourage the reader to read news critically. Why is the information organized this way? If you were to write on the same topic, what information would you cho
26、ose to present and how would you organize the information?Using examples to back up statements of fact can add value to your writing. Making a statement without using examples can make your writing muddy, as well as create more work for the reader. Examples make statements clearer, give readers more
27、 information, and decrease the chances that the fact or idea to be wrongly applied to real-life situations. Comparison and contrast is particularly valuable because it enables you to see familiar things in new ways. Common sense says that two things are the same, but a careful comparison and contras
28、t demonstrates their important differences. 2 A community needs news, for the same reason that a man needs eyes. It has to see where it is going. How do you understand it?2 A community needs news, for the same reason that a man needs eyes. It has to see where it is going. How do you understand it?It
29、s said by William Randolph Hearst. He stressed the importance of news in the first half of the sentences.Newsmainly informs the public about events that are around them and may affect them. provides a distraction of information about other places people are unable to get to or have little influence
30、over.makes people feel connected too.there is opportunity to advertise.The 2nd half of the sentence shows that there are misinformation, or disinformation or fake news in the news paper. But Its always difficult to spot them. Therefore, it is better to use our own judgement than rely entirely on a s
31、ingle source of news.3. What else can we do to be critical news readers?Determine if the article is biased in any direction.Determine if the news article states its sources and attributes its information correctly.Determine if the material is accurate.Determine if the use of unnecessary obscenity or graphic images of a violent nature are displayed simply for shock value.
