1、【版本：译林册别：选择性必修二】Read an articleReading news reports criticallyPart 1:_Read the article and figure out its structure(P3)Reading news reports criticallyPart 2:_Part 3:_Para 1Para 2&3Para 4Why do news reports differ from or even contradict each other?How can we be critical news readers?Reports on the s
2、ame events contain different or even contradictory information.Read the article and complete the chart(P4)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.Journalists
3、 may have different priorities,which would influence how they report an event.Read the article and answer questions(P3)ParaCan you tell us the different information contained in the two news reports on the Henderson Tower fire?What does come about mean?What is the function of the last sentence?Repor
4、ts on the same events contain different or even contradictory information.Para 2 We can see that the first news report pays more attention to the rescue efforts,while the second talks more about deaths and injuries.:(Give an example)When we read more than one report,we come to understand an event.Re
5、ad the article and answer questions(P3)ParaWhat is the structure of this paragraph?Present a truth.Give an example.Analyze the reasons.Draw a conclusion.Read the article and answer questions(P3)ParaEven if news reports are written from basically the same perspective,they may contradict each other in
6、 terms of factual details,as events in the real world are usually complicated and constantly changing.Present a truth.Give an example.For instance,the numbers of deaths differ in the two news reports on the Henderson Tower fire.Read the article and answer questions(P3)ParaIt serves as a connecting l
7、ink between the preceding and the following.What is the function of this sentence“When we come across such factual differences,we should not rush to the conclusion that one of the news reports gives false information.Instead,check when the reports were written.”?Read the article and answer questions
8、(P3)ParaReason 2:News reports written at different stages of an event could contain different information,as new facts are brought to light.Reason 3:Another aspect worthy of mention is that journalists may approach information they get from research or interviews differently.Analyze the reasons.Read
9、 the article and answer questions(P3)ParaPlease explain the sentence“Suppose emergency services estimates of the number of deaths vary between 5 and 9.Journalists may choose to present the minimum,the maximum or something in between in their news reports.”?Read the article and answer questions(P3)Pa
10、ra Therefore,checking different sources enables us to draw a more informed conclusion.Draw a conclusion.Read the article and answer questions(P3)Para To sum up,it is wise to read news reports written from various perspectives and at different stages,which brings us a more accurate understanding of a
11、 situation.We also need to be critical about the information we receive and remember not to blindly trust what we have read.How can we be critical news readers?Read the article and answer questions(P3)ParaHow can we be critical news readers?JudgementDiscriminationcan enable us to be critical news re
12、adersRead the article and answer questions(P3)Finish the exercise(P5)How can we be a good journalist?prioritiesdozens ofaccurateminorcome aboutFinish the exercise(P5)are committed toinvestigatesum upPost-reading1依赖某人做某事2包含自相矛盾的信息3发生，产生4某人做某事是明智的/合理的5有不同的优先事项6多于一则报道7以更全面的方式8从相同的角度9在事实性细节上自相矛盾rely on
13、sb to do sthcontain contradictory informationcome aboutit is advisable for sb to do sthhave different prioritiesmore than one reportin a comprehensive wayImportant words&phrasesfrom the same perspective contract each other in terms of factual details 10例如11急于下结论12在事件的不同阶段13披露新的事实14另一个值得一提的方面15对死亡数目的
14、估算16得出更有依据的结论17总而言之18对的准确理解for instancerush to a conclusionat different stages of an eventbring new facts to lightImportant words&phrasesanother aspect worthy of mentionthe estimates of the number of deathsdraw a more informed conclusionto sum up an accurate understanding of sth19对某事有判断力的20致力于呈现事实21
15、准确描述某事22对某事有天生的好奇心23揭露真相24彻底调查事件25逃避普通人的注意力Important words&phrasesbe critical about sthbe committed to presenting the truthgive an accurate account of sthhave a natural curiosity about sthreveal the truthinvestigate sth thoroughlyescape the attention of ordinary people1.划分句子结构，翻译全句，并指出that的用法。Import
16、ant sentencesWhen we come across such factual differences,we should not rush to the conclusion that one of the news reports gives false information.当我们发现这样的事实性差异时，不应该急于下结论，认为其中一篇新闻报道提供了错误的信息。句中 conclusion 意为“结论”，常与 rush to、draw、reach、arrive at 等动词（短语）连用。在说明结论的具体内容时，conclusion 后面常接 that 引导的同位语从句。如：We
17、 finally drew the conclusion that she was lying.我们最终得出了她在说谎的结论。2.划分句子结构，并翻译全句。Important sentencesNews reports written at different stages of an event could contain different information as new facts are brought to light.随着新的事实被披露，在一个事件的不同阶段撰写的新闻报道可能包含不同的信息。written at different stages of an event 是后置
18、定语句中 bring.to light 意为“揭露，披露，暴露，揭发”如：These figures have just been brought to light.这些数据刚刚被披露出来。3.划分句子结构，并翻译句子。Important sentencesThough journalists are committed to presenting the truth,it is better to use our own judgement rely entirely on news reports.尽管记者致力于呈现真相，我们最好还是运用自己的判断力，而非完全依赖新闻报道。句中 commi
19、tted 为形容词，意为“尽心尽力的”，常用结构 be committed to 意为“致力于”，其中 to 是介词。如：The club has many committed members.这个俱乐部有许多尽心尽职的成员。The government is committed to reducing poverty and has made remarkable progress.政府致力于消除贫困，并已取得显著进步。Fill in the blanks according to the articleReading news reports _We _ news to learn abo
20、ut the world around us.However,we usually find that reports on the same events _ different or even _ information.How do these differences _?It is _ to remember that journalists may have different _,which would _ how they report an event.So,only when we read _ one report,can we come to understand an
21、event in a more _ way.criticallyrely oncontaincontradictorycome aboutadvisableprioritiesinfluencemore thancomprehensiveFill in the blanks according to the articleEven if news reports are written from basically the same _,they may _ each other _ factual details,as events are usually c_ and constantly
22、 changing.When coming across such _ differences,we should not _ to the conclusion that one of the news reports gives _ information._,check when the reports were written.News reports written at different _ of an event could contain different information as new facts are _.Another aspect _ of mention
23、is that journalists may _ information differently.S_ emergency services _ of the number of deaths _ between 5 and 9.Then journalists may choose to _ the minimum,the _ or something in _ in the news reports.Therefore,checking different _ enables us to draw a more _ conclusion.perspectivecontradictin t
24、erms ofriticallyfactualrushfalseInsteadstagesbrought to lightworthyapproachupposeestimatesvarypresentmaximumbetweensourcesinformed Fill in the blanks according to the articleTo _,it is wise to read news reports written from various _ and at different _,which brings us a more _ understanding of a sit
25、uation.We also need to be _ about the information we receive and remember not to _ trust what we have read.Though journalists are _ to _(present)the truth with excellent writing skills and natural _ about minor matters,it is better to use our own _ than rely e_/t_on news reports.With great _,every o
26、ne of us has the _ to be a _ news reader.sum upperspectivesstagesaccuratecriticalblindlycommittedpresentingcuriosityjudgment/judgementntirelyhoroughlydiscriminationpotentialcriticalIn pairs,discuss the following questions1.A British writer and journalist once said,“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.What else can we do to be critical news readers?HomeworkHomework What else can we do to be critical news readers?Write a composition about your opinion.Writing
