Unit 1 The mass media Reading Be a critical news reader!全文翻译对照讲-2022-2023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 Welcome to the unit & Reading 词汇 critical-->commitment 新译林2020版 选必二 Leading-in Every coin has two sides. What do you think are the disadvantages of mass media? Pre-reading The two news reports and the article below encourage you to be a critical news reader. Readers need to analyze, interpret and evaluate the news. They usually QUESTION both the text and their own understanding of the news. What do you think makes a critical news reader? A critical reader would: believe that a news report can be genuine or fake. be aware that different news reports may have different focuses. not be easily influenced by what is reported in the news. What is the difference between the headlines of the two news reports? News One News Two Firefighters put out tower block fire Deadly fire in tower block causes serious damage 高层建筑；办公大楼 Subject./Main content. While-reading Read the two news reports and answer the questions. Fast reading 1. From the titles, what do you think the two news reports focus on in a different way? The left one focuses on firefighters’ efforts, while the right one focuses on serious damage caused by the deadly fire. 2. What factors may cause the two news reports’ being presented in such a different way? Journalists’ different perspectives to show their uniqueness or to draw readers’ attraction. First News Report on P2 Firefighters quickly put out the Henderson Tower fire last night. The fire, which is thought to have started from the 8th floor, spread quickly through the 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. 昨晚消防员迅速扑灭了亨德森大楼的大火。周日晚上的这场大火被认为起于九楼，并迅速蔓延至整栋大楼，导致九楼以上的人被困。根据应急服务机构公布的数据，人们更加担心死亡人数可能达到 5 人。 Be a Critical News Reader! Firefighters put out tower block fire 10 July be thought to have done … 被认为做了…… 强调事情已经发生 也可使用be thought to do/be …的形式：被认为做/是……。 e.g. Classical music is often tho