Unit 2 News Media Speaking.pptVIP

Unit 2 News Media Warming up＆Speaking 贵州省铜仁市第二中学： 吴敬孝 班级：高二（15）班 Sep 17th，2010 Lead-in: Warming upIndividual Work TV program Newspaper Magazine Work in groups. You are the editor of a newspaper. Below is a list of ten things that happen today. You may only report five of them. Discuss with your partner and decide which events you are going to put in your newspaper and give reasons for your choices. 200 people died in an earthquake in Turkey. France elected a new president. Two men robbed a bank in Shanghai. A house in your city burnt down. Nobody was injured. 2000 people in your city moved into new building today and were happy. A Chinese scientist has invented a new car engine that does not pollute the air. There is a rumour that a large company wants to build a factory in your city. China beat Brazil 2-1 in football. Three children from your city were lost. Food prices are going up. Make a dialogue with your partner. Pre-speaking You have an example to refer to. While-speaking While others are speaking, please listen carefully. Summary * How did you get the news? TV Radio Magazines Newspapers Internet Radio Internet News Media Which of the news media mentioned above is the most reliable? Why? 2. How are the media above different from each other? I think TV is the most reliable among the news media, because TV news usually provides pictures and some- times is broadcast “live”. Newspapers Daily newspapers report the latest events and can be read everywhere. Magazines Magazines are monthly and weekly and often focused on a topic. Websites update information Quickly. Websites TV programs TV programs are broadcast Media; TV may broadcast “live” . Radio We can only hear the voice with-out seeing the scenes. Use the following expres