Unit10NewsandEvents原文及答案..doc

Unit 10 News and Events Thinking Ahead Students are asked to discuss the following questions in groups. The reference answers for the questions are offered below: 1. Do you like watching English news shows or listening to English news broadcast in your spare time? Why or why not? I like listening to news broadcast in my spare time. Firstly, it is really a good way to improve my listening ability. I have developed a habit of listening to news broadcast in the morning and when I am free. I often listen to VOA, BBC, CRI（中国国际广播电台）etc. I could not understand most of the sentences at first. But I tried to keep on and learned some listening strategies. About two months later, I found there was a great progress in my listening comprehension. Secondly, I am concerned about current affairs. Listening to English news broadcast helps me to learn the events of the world in time. Thirdly, it is more convenient to listening to the radio than watching TV shows. Thus, I like listening to news broadcast. 2. What are the five “W’s” of news? In journalism, the Five W’s (also known as the Five W’s and one H) is a concept in news style. It is a formula for getting the “full” story on something. The maxim of the Five W’s (and one H) is that in order for a report to be considered complete it must answer a checklist of six questions, each of which comprises an interrogative word: Who? What? Where? When? Why? How? 3. Different journalists may hold different viewpoints toward the same event. How do you think of it? I think it’s natural and reasonable. Different journalists take different sides or think about a question from different angles, of course, they may hold different viewpoints. For example, Xiao Shenyang（小沈阳）made a name for himself after he performed a comic skit “Enough Money” for CCTV’s 2009 Spring Festival Gala. His skit took some jokes and performing styles from errenzhuan（二人转). Some media think highly of him and they say that the very popular Xiao Shenyang has boosted