Unit 1 The Mass Media-Reading课件 -2025-2026学年高二英语译林版选择性必修第二册

XB2 Unit 1 The Mass Media Reading Be a critical news reader! 祁阳市第一中学 刘思娟 What types of mass media do you rely on for information and entertainment? Lead-in Lead-in Most of us learn about news through the mass media, but can we just believe news as it is presented? The two news reports and the article below encourage you to be a critical news reader. • Do you believe everything ( you read ) in a news report? Why or why not? What are the differences and similarities 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 Activity 1 Read for information Time Place Deaths and injuries Rescue efforts Cause News report 1 (1)______ Henderson Tower The number of deaths could reach (2)_____ (4)_________ ____________ reached the scene within 15 minutes News report 2 4 confirmed dead and (3)_________ people injured (5) _______ __________ on a carpet of the 8th floor 5 Fire engines and ambulances A dropped cigarette end n. 救护车 n. 地毯 dozens of Sunday night What are the biggest differences between the two news reports? Different _________ Different _________ Different _________ News 1: rescue efforts of firefighters News 2: the numbers of deaths and injuries focuses News 1: concerns News 2: further investigation The numbers of deaths differ: details closings 5 in news 1 while 9 in news 2 Match the main idea of each para in the chart below. Activity 2 Read for structure Reading news reports critically Why do news reports differ from or even contradict each other? Journalists may have (1)__________________. News reports may be written (2)______________ of an event. Journalists may (3)___________________ they get from research or interviews differently. How can we be critical news readers? (4)________________________ on the same event written from various perspectives and at different stages. It’s better to (5)_____________________ than rely entirely on news reports. different priorities approach information use our own judgement n. 新闻记者 vt. 相矛盾 at different stages Read different news reports Activity 3 Read for reflection Group work: Have an interview on being critical news readers. Read different versions of the same news; Do more research on the news resource; Read dictionaries, books or other trustworthy materials; … Think critically With great discrimination, every one of us has the potential to be a critical news reader. Human vs. AI: Headline Battle Comparison DeepSeek Let's invite an 'AI Editor' to the room!Which do you prefer, AI's or original titles'? Why? Can AI truly understand the emotion and deeper meaning of the news? Human vs. AI: Headline Battle 1. Which do you prefer, original title or AI’s title ? Why? 2. Can AI truly understand the emotion and deeper meaning of the news? Comparison Let's invite an 'AI Editor' to the room!Which do you prefer, AI's or original titles'? Why? Can AI truly understand the emotion and deeper meaning of the news? News Headline: AI Mistook Chips for a Gun, Student Surrounded by Police https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/-j9UZo1BUyX10rkJNlidUg （新闻链接） Homework Thank you! Lavf58.76.100 Lavf58.20.100 $