Unit 1 The mass media Welcome to the unit & Reading 课件-2026-2027学年高中英语牛津译林版（2020）选择性必修第二册

该高中英语课件围绕“大众媒体”主题，涵盖媒体类型认知与新闻批判性阅读核心知识点。课堂导入从Free talk日常信息获取工具切入，通过视频观看和表格填写梳理户外、印刷、广播、数字媒体的发展脉络，再以Pre-reading问题引发思考，最终通过两篇新闻报道对比及文章分析，搭建从媒体认知到批判性阅读的学习支架。 其亮点在于融合语言能力与思维品质培养，通过对比两篇火灾新闻报道的差异（如起火原因、伤亡数字），引导学生探究报道差异的原因（记者优先级、信息处理方式等），并结合“如何成为批判性读者”的讨论和填空练习，提升逻辑表达与信息辨析能力。采用视频辅助、合作讨论等方法，学生能在实践中发展批判性思维和自主学习能力，教师可借助结构化活动高效推进教学。

Unit 1 The mass media (Welcome to the unit & Reading) 1 In this unit, you are going to: • read two news reports and an article on reading news critically; • write an article about online news media; • read a magazine article about advertising; • report on a recent event. Welcome to the unit ▶Master media-related words and express ways of getting news. ▶Know how traditional and digital media influence people’s life. ▶Develop critical thinking to compare and judge news reports. ▶Learn to gather news materials and discuss topics cooperatively. ★Learning Objectives ▶Learn vocabulary and classifications of different mass media. ▶Figure out reasons for differences in news reports on the same event. ▶State opinions about critical news reading logically in English. ▶Tell apart objective news from exaggerated or misleading news. ★Key points and difficult points All of us who professionally use the mass media are the shapers of society. ——William Bernbach 我们所有专业使用大众传媒的人都是社会的塑造者。 ——威廉·伯恩巴克 When you want to know daily news, what tools do you usually use? Free talk We get information from all kinds of channels like short-video apps, newspapers and TV. All these tools are called mass media. Various types of mass media have developed over time. Watch the video and finish the following exercises. Mass media Outdoor media ___________ media Broadcast media ___________ media Print Digital Watch the video again and fill in the table. Time Type Forms Since ancient times Outdoor media Shop signs __________________ Other advertisements Digitalized billboards With the invention of printing Print media ___________________ Magazines ___________________ _______________________ Broadcast media ___________________ Television With the invention of the Internet Digital media ___________________ Forums 1920s Posters Books Newspapers Radio Blogs What else do you know about the types of mass media mentioned above? I know that outdoor media is still quite popular but is becoming more digital and interactive. Print media seems to be on the decline as most people now prefer to search online for news and information. Many newspapers, magazines and books are now available online too. Broadcast signals, like those of television and radio, can be transmitted by cable or satellite. I also know that digital media is growing very fast and is having a greater influence on society than any other type of media. What types of mass media do you usually rely on for information and entertainment? I usually read news on my phone so I can get the most up-to-date information every day. Sometimes I also watch the news on television with my parents at dinner time. For entertainment, I like to watch films and listen to music using my computer or smartphone. I also like chatting with my friends on smartphone apps or online forums. Pre-reading 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 newsreader. Before you read the news reports and the article, think about the following questions: •Do you believe everything you read in a news report? Why or why not? •What do you think makes a critical news reader? Do you believe everything you read in a news report? Why or why not? Example： Definitely not. Some news may be one-sided or contain misleading details. News writers may have their own views, and some online news even aims to attract readers with eye-catching headlines. Therefore, we should not accept all information without thinking. What do you think makes a critical news reader? Example： I think a critical news reader will look at news from various media sources, tell apart objective facts from personal feelings. He will raise questions about the information and refuse to believe unproven news easily. Read the two news reports carefully and answer the questions. Where did the Henderson Tower fire start? It started from the 8th floor. How long did it take the firefighters to get the situation under control according to the first news report? About one hour and fifteen minutes. Read the two news reports carefully and answer the questions. What is the possible cause of the fire according to the second report? A dropped cigarette end on a carpet started the fire. Besides, the automatic fire alarms failed to work quickly enough. How did Lisa feel about the fire according to the second news report? She felt it was like an awful dream. Read the article carefully and answer the questions. What should we not do when we come across factual differences in different news reports? We should not rush to the conclusion that one of the news reports gives false information. What may different journalists do when an estimate of a number is given? Journalists may choose to present the minimum, the maximum or something in between in their news reports when an estimate of a number is given. Read the article carefully and answer the questions. Why do news reports on the same event sometimes carry different information? ①Journalists have different priorities in reporting. ②Real events are complicated and keep changing, so factual details get updated. ③Journalists may deal with collected information in different ways. What advice does the article give us to understand an event fully? We should read news reports from various perspectives and published at different stages, and check information from different sources. Read the two news reports and the article and complete the tables below. Time Place Deaths and injuries Rescue efforts Cause News report 1 Sunday night Henderson Tower News report 2 4 confirmed dead and dozens of people injured Probably 5 dead Fire engines and ambulances arrived within 15 minutes after being called; firefighters got the situation under control around 11 p.m. A dropped cigarette end on a carpet of the 8th floor Reading news reports critically Why do news reports differ from or even contradict each other? •_________________________________________________ •News reports may be written at different stages of an event. •_________________________________________________ How can we be critical news readers? •Read different news reports on the same event written from various perspectives and at different stages. •_________________________________________________ Read the two news reports and the article and complete the tables below. Journalists may have different priorities Journalists may approach information they get from research or interviews differently Be critical about the information we receive and remember not to blindly trust what we have read In pairs, discuss the following questions. 1. Three texts are presented to encourage the reader to read news critically. Why is the information organized this way? If you were to write on the same topic, what information would you choose to present and how would you organize the information? The information is organized in a logical way so that readers understand the author's intention easily. First, readers are presented with the two news reports, so they can compare the differences between the two perspectives. Then the third text provides information and explanations regarding these differences, so that readers have a clear idea why they should be critical when reading news reports and how to be critical news readers. If I were to write an article on the topic of reading news reports critically, I would first write a short passage about why it is important to read news reports critically and then ask students to read two different news reports about the same story. After the news reports, I would present another short passage on how to become a critical news reader. Organizing the information in this way will get students to think about the “why” as they are reading the news reports. Then after reading the “how” passage, they can reflect on whether their reading was critical or not. Students can then re-read the news reports to apply both the “why” and the “how” knowledge they now have in order to practise reading critically. In pairs, discuss the following questions. 2. A British writer and journalist once said, "A community needs news, for the same reason that a man needs eyes. It has to see where it is going." How do you understand it? In my opinion, a man needs eyes to collect sufficient information from around himself for his judgement and movement. In the same way, a community also needs news as the best source to provide proper information for judgement about its development. So, it is clear that news is critical for a community. In pairs, discuss the following questions. 3. What else can we do to be critical news readers? We can do more research on the news source. For example, we can find out more about the news agency, and the stand it takes. We could read or watch other materials from the source so we can get a further impression of the perspective their news usually takes and how trustworthy it seems. The blog post below is about how to be a good journalist. Complete the blog post with the correct forms of the words and phrases in the box below. accurate investigate be committed to sum up minor priority come about dozens of So, you are interested in becoming a good journalist but don't know where to start? Well, there are a couple of things you should put on your list of ____________. Firstly, you need to be skilled at writing. The information involved in a complex story may come from ____________ sources. Good journalists need to organize all this information clearly to give a(n) __________ account of what is happening. Secondly, you must have a natural curiosity about things that are happening, even though they may appear to be __________ matters. priorities dozens of accurate minor accurate investigate be committed to sum up minor priority come about dozens of When something newsworthy _____________, it may escape the attention of ordinary people; however, good journalists are sensitive enough to notice the event and draw public attention to it. Finally, good journalists ______________ revealing the truth. According to Noam Chomsky “The duty of journalists is to tell the truth. Journalism means you go back to the actual facts, you look at the documents, you discover what the record is, and you report it that way.” To do this, journalists need to ____________ an event thoroughly. To ___________, being a good journalist requires writing skills, curiosity and commitment to finding the truth. Good luck! are committed to investigate sum up comes about The news reports and the article use the same words as different parts of speech. Find more words used this way in the news reports and the article, and make sentences using each of them. •Emergency services estimate that the number of deaths could reach 9. •Suppose emergency services’ estimates of the number of deaths vary between 5 and 9. •I estimated (that) the project would take six months to complete. However, my estimate was incorrect; it took one year. •The damage caused by the hurricane was extensive. •The residents watched helplessly as the strong winds and big floods damaged their hometown. •The weather report predicted that this weekend would be sunny. •The weatherman was reporting from the local beach. The two news reports present information in a factual and formal way. Find the expressions in the two news reports that help present information this way and revise the short paragraph below in a similar way. To present information in a factual and formal way, you can use the following expressions: according to, be thought to do/have done, there is concern that ..., be confirmed ..., be reported to do/have done, etc. Learn this The traffic accident on Sunday morning killed five people. It was probably caused by a car driver speaking on his mobile phone. More and more people worry that speaking on the mobile phone when driving has been a big killer in recent years. Vocabulary trap ▶n. 陷阱，圈套，骗局，困境，牢笼 •fall into a trap 落入圈套 例：Advertisers set a trap for young buyers.（广告商给年轻买家设下圈套。） •set a trap for sb. 给某人设圈套 例：Don’t fall into such an obvious trap.（不要落入这样明显的圈套。) ▶v. 困住；卡住；绊住；使陷入险境；使陷入圈套 •be trapped in…：被困在……；陷入…… 例：They were trapped in heavy smoke.（他们被困在浓烟之中。) extend ▶① v. 延伸；扩展；蔓延 例：The fire extended to the next building.（大火蔓延到了旁边的楼房。) ▶② v. 延长（时间）；扩大（范围） 例：We want to extend our business range.（我们想要扩大业务范围。) ▶③ v. 伸出；展开 例：He extended his hand for a handshake.（他伸出手准备握手。) ▶④ v. 提供，给予（帮助、邀请等） •extend sth. to sb.：向某人提供 / 给予某物 例：She extends sympathy to the disaster victims.（她向受灾群众表达慰问。) construction ▶n. 建筑，建造，施工；建筑物；建造物 常用搭配： •under construction 正在建造中 •construction company 建筑公司 •construction site 建筑工地 •road construction 道路施工 例：The bridge is still under construction.（这座桥梁仍在建设中。） This ancient construction attracts many visitors.（这座古老建筑吸引众多游客。) He works for a construction company.（他在一家建筑公司上班。） dozen ▶n. 许多；一打；十二个；十来个 •dozen前有具体数字（one/two/three…），dozen不加 s，不加of。 结构：基数词 + dozen + 名词 例：He bought three dozen bottles of water.（他买了三打矿泉水。） •dozen前无确切数字，表示“许多”，必须加 s + of。 结构：dozens of + 名词复数 例：Dozens of reporters arrived at the scene.（许多记者抵达现场。） •有 these /those/the / 人称代词时。 结构：基数词 + dozen + of + these/those… 例：I need two dozen of these magazines.（我需要两打这种杂志。) contradict ▶① v. （信息、说法）相矛盾，不一致 •contradict each other 互相矛盾 例：These two news reports contradict each other.（这两篇新闻报道相互矛盾。） His story contradicts the evidence.（他的说法与证据不符。） ▶② v. 反驳，驳斥（人） 例：She dared to contradict the expert.（她敢于反驳这位专家。) Don’t contradict your teacher in public.（不要当众反驳你的老师。） differ ▶v. 相异；不同于；意见相左 •differ from… ：与…… 不同 例：Her lifestyle differs from her sister’s.（她的生活方式和姐姐不同。） •differ in… ：在（某方面）存在差异 例：The two pictures differ in colour.（这两张图片在色彩上有区别。） •differ with sb. (about/on sth.)：与某人（就某事）意见不一 例：They differ with each other on rules.（他们在规则问题上观点相左。） conclusion ▶n. 结论，推论；结束，结果；签订，达成 •draw/reach/come to a conclusion：得出结论 例：We finally came to a fair conclusion.（我们最终得出一个公正的结论。） •jump to a conclusion：贸然下结论；仓促下定论 例：He often jumps to conclusions easily.（他常常轻易妄下论断。） •in conclusion：总而言之 例：In conclusion, we need independent thinking.（总而言之，我们需要独立思考。） committed ▶adj. 尽心尽力的；忠诚的；投入的 例：He is a committed young volunteer.（他是一名尽职尽责的青年志愿者。） •be committed to (doing) sth.：致力于；投身于；承诺做某事 例：She is committed to protecting wild animals.（她致力于保护野生动物。） He is committed to finishing the task on time.（他承诺按时完成这项任务。） Exercise 单项选择 1. Three ______ fresh flowers will be sent to the community centre tomorrow. A. dozen B. dozens C. dozen of D. dozens of 2. Don’t jump ______ without listening to both sides’ stories. A. to conclusion B. to a conclusion C. into conclusion D. for conclusion 3. Many young people are trapped ______ meaningless short videos every day. A. at B. on C. in D. with A B C 根据括号内容填空 1. The idea is that they are ______________ (扩大) the transport network, giving us another way to get around. 2. If you infer from facts, you can only draw one ______________ (结论). 3. The manager ____________ (给予) a warm welcome to every new member. 4. Your description ________________ (与…… 矛盾) what I saw at the scene. extending conclusion extends contradicts Summary ★Summary ▶We compare different news reports and find contradictory details in information. ▶We think independently instead of drawing hasty conclusions from single sources. ▶We learn to spot misleading information and refuse to fall into media traps. ▶We develop critical thinking to treat online news cautiously and objectively. Homework ★Homework ▶Required tasks •Pick one piece of recent news and list two ways to check whether it is believable. •Finish all vocabulary exercises we designed in class. ▶Optional tasks •Share your ideas on critical thinking when reading online news with your partner. Thanks! 页面统一为16:9宽幅画面比例尺寸；PPT统一格式为PPT或PPTX。 英文 1.课名：字体以Times New Roman为主，字号一般使用32—36号，特别强调可以用40号； 2.（Period 1）：字体使用Arial，字号为28； 3.正文一般用24—28号，特别强调可用32号。 注意标点的规范（例如：中文省略号为……，可用Shift+数字键6打出中文省略号，英文省略号为…） 45 Lavf58.29.100 $