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Unit 1 The mass media
Welcome to the unit & Reading
human instinct: curiosity
desire for information
mass media
Tools for seeking information
Weibo
WeChat
Tiktok
TV
Radio
Newspapers
Advertisements
...
mass media
Video watching
Print
Digital
Fill in the blanks
Time Type Forms
Since ancient times Outdoor media Shop signs
(2) _________________
Other advertisements
Digitalized billboards
With the invention of printing Print media (3) _________________
Magazines
(4) _________________
(1) __________ Broadcast media (5) _________________
Television
With the invention of the Internet Digital media (6) _________________
Forums
1920s
Poster
Books
Newspapers
Radio
Blogs
Classify types of mass media
Weibo
WeChat
Tiktok
TV
Radio
Newspapers
Advertisements
Digital media:
Weibo, WeChat, Tiktok
TV, Radio
Broadcast media:
Print media:
Newspapers
Outdoor media:
Advertisements
Discussion
1. What else do you know about the types of mass media mentioned above?
2. What types of mass media do you usually rely on for information and entertainment?
1.• Do you believe everything you read in a news report? Why or why not?
2• What do you think makes a critical news reader?
Pre-reading
Be a critical news reader!
Time Place Deaths and injuries Rescue efforts Cause
News report 1 Sunday night Henderson Tower (1)____________
________________________________________________________ (2) _________
________________________________________________
News report 2 4 confirmed dead and dozens of people injured (3) _______
______________________________
While-reading
While-reading
A dropped cigarette end on a carpet of the 8th floor
Time Place Deaths and injuries Rescue efforts Cause
News report 1 Sunday night Henderson Tower (1)____________
________________________________________________________ (2) _________
________________________________________________
News report 2 4 confirmed dead and dozens of people injured (3) _______
______________________________
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