1、ObjectivesToday we are going to read some news reports from British newspaper1.To practise dealing with cultural references in context.2.To practise identifying the type of newspaper an article is from.Pre-reading:Leading-in ChineseNewspapersBritish NewspapersPre-reading:Brainstorming Whats in the p
2、apers?sports eventssocial problems businesspolitical issues(政治问题政治问题)entertainmentcurrent affairsWhile-Reading:Skimming Read and match the articles with the headlines.1)Bad language on TV not OK for kids.2)Mum finds her four girls.3)Astronomers amazing escape.ACBWhat type of newspaper are they from?
3、national localnational or localqualitytabloidtabloid national newspapers type of newspapes local newspapersquality paperstabloid papersquality papers They are much bigger and wider than the tabloids.They have longer and more serious articles with fewer pictures.(比较严肃的比较严肃的)大报大报tabloid papers They us
4、ually have lots of pictures and the articles are not very long.They do not have many serious articles but contain lots of stories about famous people,sports,TV programmers etc.(小报小报)Read textA and tell True or False?1.The research is about peoples attitudes to bad language on screen by Leeds Univers
5、ity.2 Some people find bad language“OK”in films.3.Pulp Fiction,Brookside and South Park are books,while BBC is a TV program.TTF film TV seriesWhile-ReadingRead Text B again and answer questions.1)How did the accident happen?2)Why was the truck driver lucky to escape?While-ReadingRead Text B again an
6、d answer questions.1)How did the accident happen?When the truck driver discovered the trolleybus coming towards him through the fog,he tried to move but his tyres got stuck in the muddy ground.The city is in thick fog.London used to be regarded as a city of fog.n.雾雾tyren.轮胎轮胎 The truck is stuck in t
7、he mud.muddyn.泥泥adj.泥泞的，沾满泥的泥泞的，沾满泥的While-Reading 2)Why was the truck driver lucky to escape?Because the driver jumped out of the truck before the trolleybus crashed into it,pushing it 20 yards.How far is 20 yards?A:18 meters B.7 meters C.12 meters1 yard0.91 metreRead text C and answer questions.1.H
8、ow long hasnt Lillian not seen her daughters?2.How far will Lillian travel to see her daughters?31 years.3000 miles.4,800 km(1mile1.6km)a)3,000km b)4,800km c)6,000kmComparing culture Most of the daily newspapers people read in Britain are national papers.However,in the US,the most popular newspapers
9、 are local papers.Discussion:What about people in China,national or local?Why?How about you?Useful phrases:according to as long as comment on a group of a mount of keep away from be meant for make a distinction between A and B attitude to crash into take place get stuck in a load of go on holiday ca
10、nt stop doing Fill in the blanks with the right prepositions.1)According to a research published _ Leeds University,people dont mind bad language _ some TV programmes.2)Even a group _ mothers agreed that a certain amount _ bad languages _ the well-known film was OK.3)People are asked to comment _ sc
11、enes from films like Pulp Fiction.4)We have always tried to keep bad language away _ innocent ears.byonofofinonfrom 5)The report gives interesting information about attitude _ bad language.6)I saw a car crashed _ a big tree yesterday.7)People always get stuck _ traffic jams.8)The Smiths went _ holiday _ Hawaii.9)I cant stop crying _ happiness.10）She never gets tired talking about her children.to/towardsintoinontowithofHomeworkRead the text and pick out useful expressions and remember them.astronomer天文学家天文学家
