一、导读：
Key phrases & sentences involved
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1. the mass media
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2. the shapers of society
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3. over time
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4. put out
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5. be thought to do/to have done
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6. reach the scene
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7. extend to...
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8. get the situation under control
9. follow fire safety rules
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10. a deadly fire
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11. break out
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12. in a critical condition
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13. suffer minor injuries
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14. be about to do... when...
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15. head of the fire department
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16. a dropped cigarette end
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17. go off
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18. rely on... to do...
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19. take...as an example
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20. in a more comprehensive way
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21. even if
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22. from the same perspective
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23. contradict each other
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24. in terms of
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25. come across
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26. rush to the conclusion (that...)
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27. at different stages of...
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28. (be) worthy of mention
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29. something in-between
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30. draw a conclusion
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31. to sum up
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32.blindly trust what we have read
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33. with great discrimination
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34. have the potential to do sth.
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35. put...on your list of priority
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36. be skilled at...
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37. (be) involved in
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38. give an accurate account of...
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39.have a natural curiosity about...
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40. draw public attention to...
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41.investigate an event thoroughly
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二、导学&导思：
Step 1 Pre-reading
Have students watch a short video and answer the following questions in class.
l What types of mess media are mentioned in the video?
l What types of mess media do you usually rely on for information and entertainment?
l Do you believe everything you read in a news report? Why or Why not?
Step 2 While-reading
1. Have students skim the two news reports and an article for general idea..
(1) What is the two news reports about?
(2) Why are the two news reports on the same topic but the different titles?
2. Have students read them carefully, then complete the tables below.
Step 3 Critical-reading
Have students read the two news and the article again carefully and answer the following questions.
1. How long did it take the firefighters to get the situation under control according to the first news reports?
2. How did Lisa feel about the fire according to the second news reports?
3. What should we not do when we come across factual differences in different news reports?
4. What may different journalists do when an estimate of number is given?
Step 4 Creative-reading
Have students discuss one of the following questions in groups.
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Time
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Place
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Deaths and injuries
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Rescue efforts
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Causes
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News
reports 1
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Sunday
night
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Henderson
Tower
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(1) Probably 5 dead
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(2) __________
_____________
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News
reports 2
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4 confirmed dead and dozens of people injured
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(3) _________
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Reading news critically
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Why do news reports differ from
or even contradict each other
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l (4)_________________________________.
l News reports may be written at different stages of an event.
l (5) __________________________________.
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How can we be critical news readers
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l Read different news on the same event written from various perspectives and at different stages.
l (6)_______________________________________
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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?
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?
3. What else can we do to be critical news readers?
Step 5 Post-reading
Have students read some key sentences and enjoy them.
(1) The fire, which is thought to have started from the 8th floor, spread quickly through the tower block on Sunday night.
(2) A terrible fire broke out on Sunday night, leaving the Henderson Tower seriously damaged.
(3) I was about to have a bath when I heard people screaming and dogs barking.
(4) Therefore, checking different sources enables us to draw a more informed conclusion.
(5) With great discrimination, every one of us has the potential to be a critical news.
(6) We rely on news to learn about what is happening in the world around us. However, we usually find that reports on the same events contain different or even contradictory information.
Step 6 Language points
1. The fire，which is thought to have started from the 8th floor，spread quickly through the tower block on Sunday night，leaving people on the upper floors trapped.
周日晚上的大火被认为是从九楼开始的，很快蔓延到整座高层大楼，把高楼层的人们困在里面。
（1）trap vt. 使落入险境；卡住；绊住；设圈套 n. 陷阱，罗网；圈套；困境；牢笼
Hunters trapped the bear. 猎手们用陷阱捕捉那只熊。
By clever questioning they trapped him into making a confession. 他们用巧妙的提问诱使他招认了。
The only thing the wolf could do was climb up to the ground from the trap.
那只狼唯一能做的就是从陷阱里爬到地面上来。
◆语块积累
be trapped in 困在……中；陷入……中
trap sb. into（doing）sth. 诱使某人做某事；使某人困于某物中
lay/set a trap（for sb.）（给某人）设下圈套 fall/walk into a trap 落入圈套
people caught in the unemployment trap 陷入失业困境中的人们
A rescue worker risked his life saving two tourists who _________________（trap）in the mountains for two days.
（2）be thought to have done 被认为做了……
The disease is thought to have originated in the tropics. 这种疾病据说起源于热带地区。
The doctor is thought to have served as a consultant at an expert network.
这名医生被认为曾经是一家专家网络公司的顾问医师。
He is said to ______________（study）abroad，but we don’t know which country he studies in.
2. Fears grew that the number of deaths could reach 5，according to figures released by emergency services.
根据应急服务机构发布的数据，人们越来越担心死亡人数会达到5 人。
release vt. 发布；释放；松开；发泄；解除 n. 释放； 发行；排放，泄漏；解除；新电影
Details of the plan have not yet been released to the public. 该计划的细节尚未向公众公布。
Don’t release your hold on the rope. 不要把绳子放了。
The prisoner was questioned before his release. 囚犯被释放之前受到了审问。
On this show they played the latest release. 这次公演，他们放映了最新的影片。
◆语块积累
release...to... 把……释放到……
release...from... 把……从……解脱出来
◆词语辨析：release 与free
· release 指使某人或某物较为具体地摆脱某种限制、束缚或痛苦；
· free 指使某人或某物从某种限制的情况中解脱出来或释放，后面常跟介词from 或of。
He released her arm. 他放开了她的手臂。
The girl asked her father to free the bird from the cage. 那女孩请求她父亲把鸟从笼子里放出去。
Death at last released her _________ her pain.
When is the best moment to release the date of the election _________ the newspapers?
3. By this time，the fire had extended to the 15th floor. Firefighters got the situation under control around 11 p.m. 截至此时，火势已蔓延到十六楼。消防员在晚上11 点左右控制住了局面。
extend vi. & vt. 延伸（距离）；扩大；延长；伸展（→ extension n. 延长；伸展；延期）
Our playing fields extend as far as those trees. 我们的操场延伸到那些树前。
China has greatly extended its influence in world affairs.
◆语块积累
extend into 扩大或延长到…… extend over 延续；遍布
◆词语辨析：extend，expand 与spread
·extend 指长度、宽度的延伸及时间的延长；
·expand 指范围、体积的扩大、膨胀；
·spread 指物种、疾病、思想、文化等的传播、延伸。
The hot weather extended into October. 炎热天气一直持续到十月。
Our foreign trade has expanded during recent years. 近年来我们的对外贸易有所增加。
The radio spread the news as soon as the accident happened.
事故一发生，收音机就把这条消息传播出去了。
He sees local history as an __________（extend）of family history.
三、达标导练:（25min）
（一）单词/语法填空 (共15题：每小题1分，共15分)
1. The strong wind blew away good soil, _______________(leave) only sand.
2. _______________(trap) in traffic, he was late for work
3. His voice was _______________(choke) with rage.
4. When the leaders met in Copenhagen in December 2009, persuasive words from activists encouraged them to commit _______________ firmer action.
5. Over the years I’ve come to the _______________(conclude) that she's a very great musician.
6. The letter wasn't addressed to me but I opened it _______________ curiosity.
7. That’s maybe the point in this hierarchy of needs where humans begin to differ ______________ other animals.
8. I ____________(drive) down to London when I suddenly found that I was on the wrong road.
9. He _______________(finish) his homework when his mother asked him to play the piano.
10. After school we went to the reading room to do some reading, only _________________(tell) that it was being decorated.
11. He has committed _______________ to the cause of education.
12. There are unconfirmed reports _______________ he tried to commit suicide.
13. Without doubt, he is a _______________(commit) member of the team.
14. To be a good actor requires one hundred percent _______________(commit).
15. Discrimination _________ women in the workplace would only prevent companies from high efficiency.
（二）短语积累
1.依赖某人做某事 2.包含自相矛盾的信息
3.发生，产生 4.某人做某事是明智的/合理的
5.有不同的优先事项 6.多于一则报道
7.以更全面的方式 8.从相同的角度
9.在事实性细节上自相矛盾 10.逃避普通人的注意力
11.急于下结论 12.在事件的不同阶段
13.披露新的事实 14.另一个值得一提的方面
15.对死亡数目的估算 16.得出更有依据的结论
17.总而言之 18.对…的准确理解
19.对某事有判断力的 20.致力于呈现事实
21.准确描述某事 22.对某事有天生的好奇心
23.揭露真相 24.彻底调查事件
四、课后巩固训练：（15min）
（一）课文句子检查 (共5题：每小题1分，共5分)
1. 周日晚间突发一场可怕的大火, 致使亨德森大楼严重受损。
A terrible fire _________ _________ on Sunday night, _________ the Henderson Tower _________ _________.
2. 29岁的莉萨.迈耶是只收了轻伤的幸运人士之一。
Lisa Mayer, 29, is among the lucky ones _________ _________ _________ _________ _________.
3. 周日晚上的大火被认为是从九楼开始的，很快蔓延到整座高层大楼，把高楼层的人们困在里面。
The fire, which _________ _________ _________ _________ _________ from the 8th floor, spread quickly through the tower block on Sunday night, leaving people on the upper floors trapped.
4. 应急服务机构发布的数据显示, 死亡人数可能达到5人, 这令人愈发担忧。
Fears grew ________ the number of deaths could reach 5, according to figures _________ _________ _________ _________.
5. 综上所述，明智的做法是阅读从不同角度出发、在不同阶段撰写的新闻报道，这能让我们更加准确地了解情况。
_________ _________ _________, it is wise to read news reports written _________ _________ _________ and _________ _________ _________, which brings us a more accurate understanding of a situation.
（二）短语填空 (共10题：每小题1分，共10分)
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under control
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break out
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dozens of
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rely on
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come about
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in terms of
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for instance
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bring sth to light
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sum up
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be committed to
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1. If you want to get ahead in life, you must achieving your dreams.
2. His speech the present situation of economy.
3. The newly found papers will what really happened.
4. doctors and nurses have been working day and night for weeks.
5. You cannot rely on her, , she arrived an hour late for an important meeting yesterday.
6. The value of a college education should not be measured ___________________ money.
7. She has a mental toughness that did not by chance.
8. Both methods the accurate determination of the pressure of the gas.
9. It seemed the Cold War was about to again this weekend in Munich.
10. It took two hours to bring the fire .
五、反思感悟：
1.文章知识点理解了吗？
2.提高理解语篇意义的能力了吗？ |