Unit 1 Welcome to the unit and Reading 课件 2022-2023学年高中英语牛津译林版(2020) 选择性必修第二册

What is it about? coronavirus How could we get the latest coronavirus updates? Mass media Video watching Summarize the video in one sentence? _______________________________________ Various types of mass media have developed over time. Print Digital What types of mass media do you rely on for information and entertainment? news explosion “A community needs news, for the same reason that a man needs eyes. It has to see where it is going.” news eyes of a society Is mass media 100% reliable? Is mass media 100% reliable? Can you come up with some examples? Be a critical news reader. Don’t be a keyboard warrior. · Let’s read the two news reports. · Do they talk about the same event（事件）? · What is the difference between them? the most important information detailed information background or supporting information Structure of a news report---Inverted pyramid The tail (optional) The lead The body Headline Deadly fire in tower block causes serious damage Firefighters put out tower block fire Deadly fire in tower block causes serious damage Firefighters put out tower block fire Please underline the key information in the two news reports and finish the first chart of A1 and the first two questions of A2. News report 1 News report 2 When: Sunday night Where: Henderson Tower Death and injuries: The number of death could reach 5 Death and injuries: 4 confirmed dead and dozens of people injured Rescue efforts: Fire engines and ambulances reached the scene within 15 minutes Cause: not mention. Rescue efforts: not mention. Cause: A dropped cigarette end on a carpet of the 8th floor 1.How long did it take the firefighters to get the situation under control according to the first news report? About an hour and fifteen minutes. 2.How did Lisa feel about the fire according to the second news report? It was like an awful dream. Which report appears more dramatic to you? Would you like to imitate her voice? As opposed to the second report which appears more dramatic, the first repor