1、Reporting on a recent event To discuss what areas of news you are interested in. To be able to write a news report.As a class, discuss what areas of news you are interested in. You can use the ideas below or think of other ideas. Then in groups, choose one area of news and pick an event in this area
2、 to report munity education entertainment environment medicine sporttechnology transportAOne thing that we can all agree on, no matter where we are reading this from, is that technology has been one of the most important things in our lives while everything has been going on. Not only has it enabled
3、 schools to keep teaching and businesses to keep trading, but it has also meant that we have been able to keep in touch with our loved ones when we have needed them most.As a group, research your chosen event. You can interview someone or turn to different kinds of media for related information.BWha
4、t I love about science is that you never run out of options for what to do. Chythanya Murali, 13I love that science is like a never-ending puzzle that you can continue to solve. And it gets more exciting over time. Holly Jackson, 14My favorite part about science is learning or discovering things tha
5、t people have never known before. Caroline Edmunds, 13The following remarks may help you.My favorite thing about science is that satisfying feeling when you discover something new. Jonathan Okasinski, 12My favorite thing about science would probably be biomimicry and how it has helped us invent new
6、things. Annie Ostojic, 12I love science because it allowed me to answer my questions that I see in nature in a rational and logical fashion. Rajiv Movva, 14As a group, write your news report. Use the example below to help you. Then present your news report to the rest of the class.CIncluding quotes
7、in a news reportUsing quotes adds authority and accuracy to a news report. When using a quote, always introduce who you are quoting. In direct speech, use the exact words that they said. In reported speech, remain faithful to what was said though you not need to use the exact wording, and remember t
8、o use reporting verbs like say, tell or ask.Students nationwide sit gaokao High school graduate Chen Siyin said that if she is able to enroll in her dream university, her rigorous study schedule in recent years will have been worthwhile. Over the past three years, the 18-year-old from Wuhan High Sch
9、ool in Hubei Province has risen before 6 am and gone to bed after midnight while preparing for the national college entrance exam, or gaokao. A record 10.78 million students around China are expected to take this years gaokao, which starts on Monday and lasts two to four days, depending on the locat
10、ion. Students from eight provincial-level regionsHebei, Liaoning, Jiangsu, Fujian, Hubei, Hunan, Guangdong and Chongqingwill sit for the “new gaokao” this year, marking the third group of pilot regions in China to implement comprehensive reform of the exam. Zhejiang and Shanghai started the pilot in
11、 2017, and Beijing, Tianjin, Shandong and Hainan followed suit last year. The reform allows students to have more exam choicesup to 12 combinations of subjects, instead of the two choices between liberal arts and science subjects beforein accordance with their hobbies, interests and specialty subjec
12、ts.In this unit, you are In this unit, you are going to:going to:AssessmentAnswer the following questions to assess your performance. Then work in groups and exchange your answers with your partners.1 What questions can you ask to decide whether a news report is trustworthy?2 What do you think of yo
13、ur writing about online news media? List 2 or 3 sentences that you are the most satisfied with.3 What advertising techniques does an effective advertisement use? Which works best for you? Why?4 Did you have any difficulty doing the project of this unit? If yes, what was it?5 What new words have you
14、learnt from this unit? List some of them.6 What grammar have you learnt from this unit? Make a sentence with the grammar.7 What tip have you learnt from this unit? Explain it briefly.8 How are you going to improve your overall performance? Make an action plan.In this unit, you are In this unit, you
15、are going to:going to:Read a magazine article about advertising;Report on a recent event.“Can You Spot the Problem with These Headlines?” is a short video about whether headlines present information accurately. The video provides examples of headlines and analyses typical problems to help the viewer
16、 read news more critically. Watch the video to learn how to become a critical news reader, and then apply this knowledge the next time you read a news report.Further studyChina Daily is Chinas bestselling English-language newspaper. It was founded in Beijing in 1981 and now serves more than 200 mill
17、ion readers all over the world. Try reading it to get news and practise your English at the same time.Read the following remarks about mass media and write down your own idea. When it comes to social media, there are just times I turn off the world, you know. There are just sometimes you have to giv
18、e yourself space to be quiet, which means youve got to set those phones down. Michelle ObamaSocial media has taken over in America to such an extreme that to get my own kids to look back a week in their history is a miracle, let alone 100 years. Steven SpielbergYou dont need to go far to see the hat
19、red and abuse that happens online. Even using social media is anti-social because people are always on their phones. Ronny ChiengI think there should be regulations on social media to the degree that it negatively affects the public good. Elon MuskEveryones like sheep on social media; like, one person starts making noise, and everyones like, Hey, yeah! and then you got a whole bunch of people making noise at you. Earl Sweatshirt
