Unit 1 The mass media Integrated skills 课件-2023-2024学年高中英语牛津译林版（2020）选择性必修第二册

Unit 1 The mass media Integrated skills Warm up How do people get news every day? 01 Print media Broadcast media digital media Online media 02 Reading The rise of online news media 1. witness /ˈwɪtnəs/ vt. & vi.  (1) 见证 Recent years have witnessed a growing social mobility. 近年来人们的社会流动性越来越大。 (2)目击； She was shocked by the violent scenes she had witnessed. 她被亲眼目睹的暴虐场面惊呆了。 The past decades have witnessed the rapid development of online news media. In the mid-1990s, due to the popularity of personal computers and increased Internet access, some newspapers began to publish their own digital editions on the internet. People can read the same content online as is printed in the newspapers every day. By the end of 1999, about 1,000 newspapers in China had set up their own online news platforms. At almost the same time, news websites with no print editions sprang up. They made a hit immediately because of a wider range of stores and almost instant updates of news events. Interaction was also encouraged as readers could post their own comments. (3)作证； to witness a signature 为签字作连署 (4)是…的迹象 The huge attendance figures for the exhibition witness to a healthy interest in modern art. 从展览会参观人数之巨大可以看出，人们对现代艺术具有浓厚兴趣。   The past decades have witnessed the rapid development of online news media. In the mid-1990s, due to the popularity of personal computers and increased Internet access, some newspapers began to publish their own digital editions on the internet. People can read the same content online as is printed in the newspapers every day. By the end of 1999, about 1,000 newspapers in China had set up their own online news platforms. At almost the same time, news websites with no print editions sprang up. They made a hit immediately because of a wider range of stores and almost instant updates of news events. Interaction was also encouraged as readers could post their own comments. 1. witness /ˈwɪtnəs/ （1）n. 目击者，见证人 a witness to the killing 杀人案的目击证人 （2）n.证人 a