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Unit 1 The mass media
Welcome to the unit & Reading (I)
Welcome to the unit & Reading (I)
Be a critical news reader
Step one Warm-up
What types of mess media are mentioned in the video
What types of mess media do you usually rely on for information and entertainment
Do you believe everything you read in a news report Why or Why not
Watch a short video
What are the two news reports about
2. Why are the two news reports on the same topic but the different titles.
Step Two Reading
Scanning for the detail information.
Step Two Reading
Time Place Deaths and injuries Rescue efforts Causes
News reports 1 Sunday night Henderson Tower (2)
News reports 2 4 confirmed dead and dozens of people injured (3)
Fire engines and ambulances arrived in 15 minutes, firefighters got situation under control aroun 11 p.m.
A dropped cigarette end on the 8th floor
probably
5 dead
Step Two Reading
Reading news critically Why do news reports differ from or even contradict each other __________________________________________________
News reports may be written at different stages of an event.
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How can we be critical news readers Read different news on the same event written from various perspectives and at different stages.
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(4)Journalists may have different priorities .
(5) journalists may approach information they got from research or interviews differently
(6) Be critical about information we receive and remember not blindly trust what we have read.
Step Three Further Reading
Further reading for the following questions
1.How long did it take the firefighters to get the situation under control according to the first news reports
2.How did Lisa feel about the fire according to the second news reports
.
About one hour and fifteen minutes.
She felt it was like an awful dream.
3.What should we not do when we come across factual differences in different news reports
4.What may different journalists do when an estimate of number is given
We should not rush to the conclusion that one of the news reports gives false information.
They may choose to present the minimum, the maximum or something in between in their news reports.
Step Three further Reading
Step Four Discussion
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 choose to present and how would you organize the information
2. 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
3. What else can we do to be critical news readers
Step Five Enjoying
The fire, which is thought to have started from the 8th floor, spread quickly through the tower block on Sunday night.
A terrible fire broke out on Sunday night, leaving the Henderson Tower seriously damaged.
I was about to have a bath when I heard people screaming and dogs barking.
Therefore, checking different sources enables us to draw a more informed conclusion.
With great discrimination, every one of us has the potential to be a critical news.
We rely on news to learn about what is happening in the world around us. However, we usually find that reports on the same events contain different or even contradictory information.
Read the two news reports and the article again then pick out the key words and phrases
Write a piece of news happening in recent days.

Homework
Unit 1 The mass media
Reading (II)
Step
1
Leading in
Journalists may __________________________________.
Journalists may __________________________________
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Journalists may __________________________________
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Why do news reports differ from
or even contradict each other
have different priorities
write news reports at different
stages of an event
approch information they get from research or interviews differently
Step
2
Building your language
1.Word study: extend
By this time, the fire had extended to the 15th floor.
extend: to cover a particular area, distance or length of time
涉及（范圍）；延伸（距離）；延續（時間）
E.g. My teaching career extended over a period of 10 years.
我的教書生涯超過了10年。
The school is extending the range of subjects taught.
Another important meaning of extend
extend: to make a business, an idea, an influence, etc. cover more areas or operate in more places.
擴大......的范圍（或影響）
The school is extending the range of subjects taught.
學校正在拓寬授課學科的范圍。
A collocation of extend
extend sth. to sb.：to offer or give sth. to sb.
E.g. Last week we extended hospitality to overseas students.
Translate these sentences:
別擔心，我們已經向所有老師發出了邀請。
為了向來訪者表示熱烈的歡迎，我們將舉辦一個歡迎派對。
Don't worry, we have extended an invitation to all teachers.
In order to extend a warm welcome to our visitors,
we will hold a welcome party.
2.Word study: investigate
A team is currently investigating the accident further.
investigate: to carefully examine the facts of a situation, an event, a crime, etc. to find out the truth about it or how it happened 調查、偵查（某事）
E.g. The police investigated the cause of the fire this morning.
今天早上警察調查了起火原因。
3.Word study: priority
It is advisable to remember that journalists may have different priorities.
priority: something that you think is more important than other things and should be dealt with first
優先事項；最重要的事；首要事情；
E.g. You need to get your priorities right.
你需要把自己的事情分出輕急緩重。
Some collocations of priority
sth.is high on one's list of priorities: sth. is more important than other things
E.g. Increasing grain production is high on Yuanlongping’s list of priorities.
袁隆平最重視糧食的增產。
give priority to sth.： to attach importance to sth. most and first deal with it
E.g. During the COVID-19 epidemic, we gave priority to prevention and put safety first.
在新冠疫情期間我們預防為主，安全第一。
4.Word study: conclusion
When we come across such factual differences, we should not rush to the conclusion that one of the news reports gives false information.
rush to the conclusion: decide something too quickly.
急于下結論
Other collocations of conclusion
Translate this sentence:
從討論中我們可以有把握地得出一些結論。
draw the conclusion
reach the conclusion
come to the conclusion
arrive at the conclusion
We can safely draw/ come to/ reach/ arrive at some conclusions from our discussion.
得出結論
5.Word study: accurate
It is wise to read news reports written from various perspectives and at different stages, which brings us a more accurate understanding of a situation.
accurate: correct and true in every detail.
正確無誤的
E.g. He provides us with accurate information.
他給我們提供了準確的情報。
The noun of accurate
accuracy
Can you say some other words with the suffix -cy
fluency, frequency, efficiency, privacy, urgency ...
6.Word study: commit
Though journalists are committed to presenting the truth, it is better to use our own judgement than rely entirely on news reports.
be committed to: be willing to work hard and give time and energy to sth. 致力于......
be completely loyal to one person or organization. 忠于......
to promise sincerely that sb. will definitely do sth. 承諾......
Other meanings
Also our government commits itself to protecting the environment to provide a nice living environment for us citizens.
Another phrase about commit
commit oneself to: to give all the time and effort to the work or an activity. (=be committed to) 致力于......
Another meaning of commit oneself to:to promise sincerely that sb. will definitely do sth.
(=be committed to) 承諾......
E.g. He committed himself to serving the people all his life. 他承諾畢生為人民服務。
Translating these sentences
我們必須忠于我們的祖國。
她承諾和我一起去參加英語演講比賽。
我們必須全心全意做好垃圾分類。
We must be committed to our motherland.
She is committed to/ commits herself to taking part in the English speech contest with me together.
We must be committed to/ commit ourselves to waste sorting.
7.Expression study: come about
You look so excited today and I wonder what came about this morning.
come about: to happen 發生
E.g. Can you tell me how the accident came about 你能告訴我事故是怎么發生的嗎？
8.Expression study: bring... to light
New reports written at different stages of an event could contain different information as new facts are brought to light.
bring... to light: to make new information known to people 揭露；披露；揭發；暴露
E.g. Thanks to the police’s investigation, these facts have been brought to light.
多虧了警察的調查，這些事實才被揭露出來。
9.Expression study: sum up
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 situation.
sum up: to state the main points of sth. in a short and clear form 總結、概括
E.g. To sum up, there are three main ways of solving the problem.
概括起來說，這一問題主要有三種解決辦法。
Other phrases to summarize sth.
in a word,
on the whole,
in short, in brief,
all in all ...
Filling blanks
Step
3
The blog post in B1 is about how to be a good plete the blog post with the correct forms of the words and phrases in the box below.
accurate investigate be committed to sum up minor priority dozens of come about
Check answers
Answers: (1)priorities (2) dozens of
(3) accurate (4) minor
(5)comes about (6) are committed to
(7) investigate (8) sum up
Now do you know how to be a good journalist
Step
4
Different parts of speech
The news reports and the article use the same words as different parts of speech. Find more words in this way in the news reports and the article, and make sentences using each of them.
E.g.
1.Emergency services estimate that the number of deaths could reach 9. (v.)
2.Suppose emergency services’ estimates of the number of deaths vary 5 and 9. (n.)
Deadly fire in tower block causes serious damage.
A terrible fire broke out on Sunday night, leaving the Henderson Tower seriously damaged.
Reading news reports critically.
It is advisable to remember that journalists may have different priorities, which would influence how they report an event with that focus.
More examples in the text
Make sentences
1. I estimated(that) the project would take six months to complete. However, my estimate was incorrect, it took one year.
2. The damage caused by the hurricane was extensive. The city's residents watched helplessly as the strong winds and big floods damaged the city's infrastructure.
3. The weather report predicted that the weekend would be sunny. The weatherman reported the weather from the local beach.
Brainstorming
More words as different parts of speech
trap vt.使落入險境；卡住
n. 陷阱；困境
release vt. 發布；釋放；松開
n. 發行；排放
minimum n. 最小值
adj. 最小的，最低的
scream
vi. 尖叫，高聲喊
n. 尖叫聲
bark
vi.狗吠
vt. 厲聲發令
n. 吠聲；樹皮
fire n. 火；火災
v. 開除；點燃
Step
5
Revising a short paragraph
The two news reports present information in a factual and formal way. Find the expressions in the two news reports that help present information this way.
The fire, which is thought to have started from the 8th floor, spread quickly
throughthe tower block on Sunday night, leaving people on the upper floors trapped.
Fears grew that the number of deaths could reach 5, according to figures
released by emergency services. There is concern that the construction company that built the tower block had
not followed fire safety rules.
Emergency services estimate that the number of deaths could reach 9. By this morning,4 people have been confirmed dead. Mr Peterson, head of the fire service, confirms that a dropped cigarette end on a carpet of the 8th floor started the fire and that the automatic fire alarms did not go off quickly enough to prevent the disaster.
Learn this
according to, be thought to do/ have done, there is concern that ..., be confirmed..., be reported to do/ have done, etc.
To present information in a factual and formal way, the following expressions can be used:
Revise the short paragraph in a factual and formal way.
The traffic accident on Sunday morning killed five people. It was probably caused by a car driver speaking on his mobile phone. More and more people worry that speaking on the mobile phone when driving has been a big killer in recent years.
One possible version
A total of five people have been confirmed
dead in the traffic accident, which was thought to have been caused by a car driver
speaking on his mobile phone. There is growing concern that speaking on the mobile phone when driving has been a big killer in recent years.
Homework
1. Remember the sentences listed on pages 81–82 well enough to recite and try to write them down from memory (notes 2–7 of Unit 1).
2. Look up in the dictionary and find out more words with different parts of speech.
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