1、Brainstorming 1. Do you think senior high school students should pay much attention to their weight? Why or why not? 2. What do you think are healthy ways of losing weight? Ways of losing weight Ways of losing weight Healthy diet Ways of losing weight Healthy diet Proper exercise Ways of losing weig
2、ht Healthy diet Proper exercise More vegetables Ways of losing weight Healthy diet Proper exercise More vegetables Less junk food Predicting Teen faints after skipping meals Predicting What will be talked about in the article? Teen faints after skipping meals Analysing the structure Whats the genre
3、of the text? Whats the structure of the text? Analysing the structure Whats the genre of the text? News report Whats the structure of the text? Analysing the structure Whats the genre of the text? News report Whats the structure of the text? The lead Detailed information Background information Readi
4、ng strategy A news report usually starts with a lead. It gives the most important information about an event. Then the following paragraphs give more detailed information about the event. Some news reports go on to provide background or supporting information. Part 1 The lead Part 2 More detailed in
5、formation about the event Part 3 Background or supporting information Para.1: A teenage girl fainted at school yesterday after skipping meals. Part 2 More detailed information about the event Para._: _ _ _ Para._: _ _ _ Para._: _ _ 24 Part 1 The lead Part 2 More detailed information about the event
6、Part 3 Background or supporting information Para.1: A teenage girl fainted at school yesterday after skipping meals. Part 2 More detailed information about the event Para._: _ _ _ Para._: _ _ _ Para._: _ _ 24 5 Part 1 The lead Part 2 More detailed information about the event Part 3 Background or sup
7、porting information Para.1: A teenage girl fainted at school yesterday after skipping meals. Part 2 More detailed information about the event Para._: _ _ _ Para._: _ _ _ Para._: _ _ 24 5 67 Part 1 The lead Part 2 More detailed information about the event Part 3 Background or supporting information P
8、ara.1: A teenage girl fainted at school yesterday after skipping meals. Part 2 More detailed information about the event Para._: _ _ _ Para._: _ _ _ Para._: _ _ 24 5 67 The girl skipped meals to get slim. She is now recovering in hospital. Part 1 The lead Part 2 More detailed information about the e
9、vent Part 3 Background or supporting information Para.1: A teenage girl fainted at school yesterday after skipping meals. Part 2 More detailed information about the event Para._: _ _ _ Para._: _ _ _ Para._: _ _ 24 5 67 The girl skipped meals to get slim. She is now recovering in hospital. A survey s
10、hows many teenagers are using extreme methods to lose weight. Part 1 The lead Part 2 More detailed information about the event Part 3 Background or supporting information Para.1: A teenage girl fainted at school yesterday after skipping meals. Part 2 More detailed information about the event Para._:
11、 _ _ _ Para._: _ _ _ Para._: _ _ 24 5 67 The girl skipped meals to get slim. She is now recovering in hospital. A survey shows many teenagers are using extreme methods to lose weight. The experts gives advice on how to lose weight properly. Part 1 The lead Part 2 More detailed information about the
12、event Part 3 Background or supporting information Para.1: A teenage girl fainted at school yesterday after skipping meals. Part 2 More detailed information about the event Para._: _ _ _ Para._: _ _ _ Para._: _ _ The structure where the most important information is presented first. The who, what, wh
13、en, where and why appear at the start of a story, followed by supporting details and background information. The inverted pyramid The lead The lead The body The lead The body The tail The lead The body The tail Para. 1 The lead The body The tail Para. 1 Paras. 24 The lead The body The tail Para. 1 P
14、aras. 24 Paras. 57 Why does a news story follow the structure of an inverted pyramid? Helps readers get the key information quickly Helps editors when they need to cut a piece at a certain length to fit a publication Close reading Part 1 (Para. 1) What is the function of the first paragraph? A teena
15、ge girl fainted yesterday at Stonechester High School after skipping meals. who what when where why Part 2 (Paras. 24) Detailed information Jennifer has struggled with eating problems for a long time. She has not eaten breakfast for the last few months and had trouble concentrating in class. Jennife
16、r missed breakfast that day and hardly touched her dinner the night before. Jennifer said she was feeling unwell. Jennifer passed out and was rushed to hospital. Jennifer was found to have dangerously low blood sugar levels and was treated immediately. Jennifer is out of danger and will recover in o
17、ne or two days. 1. What is the relationship between the first and the second paragraph? 1. What is the relationship between the first and the second paragraph? The second paragraph further illustrates the lead. 2. Can you paraphrase “They say that she has struggled with eating problems for a long ti
18、me.”? 2. Can you paraphrase “They say that she has struggled with eating problems for a long time.”? She has been trying for a long time to lose weight through skipping meals. Part 3 (Paras. 57) 1. What are some of the dangerous methods teenagers use to lose weight? Part 3 (Paras. 57) 1. What are so
19、me of the dangerous methods teenagers use to lose weight? Skipping meals, over-exercising and taking weight-loss medicine. 2. What numbers are given in para. 5? Whats the purpose of giving these numbers? 2. What numbers are given in para. 5? Whats the purpose of giving these numbers? Almost one fift
20、h of teenagers regularly skip meals, one in ten over-exercise and four per cent even take weight-loss medicine. Giving these numbers can help support the topic sentence of the paragraph. 3. What lifestyle tips did the expert give? 3. What lifestyle tips did the expert give? Having a healthy balanced diet, keeping regular hours and getting plenty of exercise. Critical reading Do you think the title is attractive enough? Do you have a better version?
