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Readings from English newspapersBy Tao RuiMarch, 2008 Learning Points Review I. Social purpose of newspapers; II. News values; III. Design of layout IV. Reading skills and activities; Review Like today’s haves and havenots, we will have a society of the knows and knowsnots. Verb-noun 2) undersirables; unwanteds; unemployables; pin-ups 3) The Analects of Confucius 《论语》 Review Do not impose your unwanteds on others/do not impose on others what you yourself do not desire. Even when walking in the company of two other men, I am bound to be able to learn from them. The wise find joy in water; the benevolent(kind and generous) find joy in mountains. The wise are active; the benevolent are still. The wise are joyful; the benevolent are long-lived. Review The four literature books: 《红楼梦》 A Dream of Red Mansions 2) 《三国演义》 The Three Kingdoms 《西游记》 Journey to the West 4)《水浒传》 Outlaw of the Marshes/heroes of the Marshes Marsh: an area of low flat land that is always wet and soft. I. Social Purpose Human beings do things with purposes! We have three meals in order to… We have kept studying hard in secondary school in order to… We went to college in order to… We read newspapers in order to… I. social purpose of newspapers A newspapers primary purpose is to provide reliable information to its readers. II. News values What is news? News is something revealed (give information) When a dog bites a man, that is not news, but if a man bites a dog, that is news. (novelty) News consists of North, East, West and South. (wide coverage) II. News values What we select as news and highlight in a particular story depends on what news writers, editors/publishers consider “newsworthy” II. News Values Impact(重要性）:There is a fire in the capital of China. That has a bigger impact than two people being laid off. A disaster is newsworthy because of its impact, leaving people hurt , homeless. Earthquake, tsunami, flood, snowstorm, Prominence（人物的突出性）: Are celebrities