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

Grammar and usage (Ⅰ) Past Perfect Tense Unit 1 The mass media Lead-in Read the short life story of Joseph Pulitzer on page 6 to know more about him. Scan part A on page 6 and complete the True or False exercise. 1. He regularly visited the library and studied English and Law－by then he had learnt very little French. ( ) 2. By the age of 25, he had become a teacher. ( ) 3. He used the same business strategy he had employed at the St Louis Post-Dispatch and sales of the newspaper mounted up until it was the bestselling newspaper in the country. ( ) F English F publisher T 1. When and where was Joseph Pulitzer born? 2. When did Joseph Pulitzer found the newspaper the St Louis Post-Dispatch? 3. In 1892, what did he offer Columbia University money to start? 4. When were the first Pulitzer Prizes were awarded? Read again and answer the following questions. 1. When and where was Joseph Pulitzer born? Joseph Pulitzer was born on April 10, 1847, in Hungary. 2. When did Joseph Pulitzer found the newspaper the St Louis Post-Dispatch? In 1878. 3. In 1892, what did he offer Columbia University money to start? He offered Columbia University money to start a school of journalism. 4. When were the first Pulitzer Prizes were awarded? Six years after Joseph Pulitzer’s death. Read and complete the table. April 10, 1847 → Joseph Pulitzer was born. 1. __________ → He moved to America and became an American citizen. 2. __________ → He became a publisher. 1878 → 3. _____________________________________________ 1883 → Pulitzer bought the New York World. 1892 → He offered Columbia University money to start a school of journalism. 4. __________ → Pulitzer died. 5. __________ → The Columbia School of Journalism was established. 1917 → The first Pulitzer Prizes were awarded. 1860s 1872 Pulitzer founded the St Louis Post-Dispatch 1911 1912 Exploring the rules Find the sentences using the past perfect tense in part A. 1. He regularly visited the library and