新視野視聽說(第三版)B4U6

UNIT

6media:coverageMass24/7

Learning

objectives

Opening

up

Listening

to

the

world

Speaking

for

communication

Further

practice

in

listening

Wrapping

up

Fun

time

Unit

6

Mass

media:24/7

coveragetalk

about

different

forms

of

news1

medialearn

how

to

follow

a

narrative

in2

listening3

learnhowto

add

emphasis

inspeakingLearningobjectives4

talkaboutTVprograms

you

like5

giveanafter-dinnerspeechChoose

one

ofthe

statements

below

and

discuss

in

pairs.1The

huge

amountof

advertisingmakespeoplewanttoo

much.2

Peoplecanlearn

as

much

bywatchingtelevisionastheycan

byreading

books.3

Newspapers

often

contain

out-of-hit

the

shelves.(Seenext

page)Opening

upDo

you

agree

with

the

statement?Why

or

why

not?date

information

by

the

time

they3

Newspapers

often

contain

out-of-date

information

by

the

timethey

hit

the

shelves.lpartly

disagree

with

the

third

statement.It

is

true

thatnewspapers

can't

adapt

as

quickly

as

other

types

of

mediato

breaking

news

events.However,there

are

advantages

tohavingslowernews.Newspaper

journalistshave

time

todigest

information

on

an

event,so

they

can

write

theirreports

with

greater

accuracy

and

details.It

is

less

likely

fornewspapers

to

make

mistakes

although

it

takes

longer

timefor

an

event

to

get

reported.In

contrast,reporting

a

newsevent

immediately

as

it

happens,as

many

online

newswebsites

are

doing

today,may

lead

to

speculations(猜測)because

the

bigger

picture

is

often

unknown

yet.Opening

upSharing

ListeningViewingListeningtotheworldListeningtotheworldSharing1

Watchapodcastforits

generalidea.In

the

podcast,people

are

interviewed

about

the

mediaand

the

news.

They

talk

about

how

they

usually

gettheir

news,what

kind

of

news

stories

interest

them

themost,how

modern

technology

and

new

media

haschanged

theirrelationship

with

the

news,and

whetherthemediausesitspower

responsibly.ListeningtotheworldSharing2

WatchPart

1

and

fill

in

the

blanks.1)quite

late2)go

on3)important4)going

on5)the

media

and

the

newsListeningtotheworldSharing3

WatchPart2andmatchthepeopleto

thenewsmediathey

use.1

Newspapers2

TelevisionListeningtotheworldSharing3WatchPart2andmatch

thepeople

to

thenews

mediathey

use.3

Radio4

InternetListeningtotheworldAdditional

NotesThe

Guardiana

British

national

dailynewspaper

with

international

the

guardmultimedia

and

web

presence.n

schFounded

in

1821,it

is

now

oneof

the

highest

circulationnewspapers

in

the

UK,and

its

online

offering

is

one

of

the

most

popular

British

newspaper

三

市websites.

:lroooveioshut'slavolairackreBlBListeningtotheworldSharing4

Watch

Part

3and

match

the

statements

to

the

people.36251ListeningtotheworldSharing5

Watch

Part4and

fill

in

the

blanks.6)

have

to

pay7)

discriminate

8)

outlets9)

spread10)risklaptoplatest

headlines

real

timesourcesmedia1)

2)3)4)5)Sharing6

Watch

Part

5

and

check

(√)the

true

statements.

√

1

He

thinks

the

media

behaves

responsibly

most

of

the

time.2Hedoesn'tlikenewsaboutcelebrities.3

She

thinks

the

media

itself

doesn't

understand

how

powerfulit

is.4(She

thinks

in

this

country

the

media

uses

its

power

responsibly,but

it

certainly

doesn't

in

some

other

countries.)5(He

is

not

satisfied

with

the

way

the

news

media

reports

storiesabout

health.He

thinks

health

stories

are

often

based

on

veryflimsy

foundations.)ListeningtotheworldListeningtotheworldSharing7

Work

in

pairs

anddiscuss

the

questions.1

Howdoyou

usually

getyour

news?lusuallygetthenews

bygetting

onnewswebsites

orreading

thepapers.Since

Internetaccessisavailableeverywhere

on

campus,Ilikereading

the

news

online.Sometimes,l

also

pickupfreepapersinschool

to

read.Sharing7

Workinpairs

and

discuss

the

questions.2

How

hasthe

Internetchangedourrelationshipwith

the

news?TheInternethascertainlytransformedour

relationship(Tobe

continued)

Listeningtotheworldwith

the

news.First

of

all,it

has

greatly

speeded

upnewsreporting.Beforethearrivalof

theonline

media,wehadto

waitforthedaily

papersorthe

TV

newsprogramstolearnaboutwhathappenedadayorevenseveraldaysbefore.Inmoderndays,however,wecanreadaboutcurrentaffairsandeventsshortlyaftertheyhappened.ListeningtotheworldSharing7

Workin

pairsand

discussthe

questions.2

How

hasthe

Internetchangedourrelationshipwith

the

news?Second,theInternethasbroadenedthe

resourcesthrough

which

weaccessthenews.

We

donot

justgoto

news

websites

to

read

about

what

has

happened,but

also

participate

in

spreading

and

discussing

thenewsonblogsandsocialnetworkingsites.In

short,

theInternet

has

completely

changed

the

way

we

get

andrespondtothe

news.ListeningtotheworldSharing7

Workinpairs

and

discuss

the

questions.3

Inyouropinion,doesthemediause

its

power

responsibly?lthink,in

general,themediausesitspower

responsibly,butthereareoccasions

whenlthinkit'sirresponsible.Forexample,someadvertisementspresentincorrectinformation

aboutproducts.Sometimes

trivialmatters,for

example,the

private

life

of

celebrities,get

a

hugeamountof

coverage.Sincethemediaplaysanimportantroleinshapingtheideasof

youngpeople,clearlyitshoulduseitspower

responsibly.Sharing

ListeningViewingListeningtotheworldListeningtotheworldListeningBEFORE?you

listen1

Workinpairsanddiscussthequestions.1What

kindofnewsstories

impressyouthe

most?I'mmostimpressedbyanynewsstorythatcanbrighten

my

day-simply

those

that

will

make

mehappy.I'll

be

greatly

touched

by

exciting

newsthat

tells

the

stories

of

dramatic

rescues,heart-warming

reunions,everyday

heroes,as

well

assignificantadvancesinscienceandtechnology.ListeningBEFORE?you

listen1

Work

in

pairs

and

discuss

the

questions.2

What

kind

of

news

stories

do

you

like

to

share

with

others?l

like

to

share

with

others

the

most

inspiring

newsthat

is

happening

every

day

all

overthe

world.There

is

already

enough

sad

news

in

our

world,sosometimes

we

may

forget

that

there

are

greatthings

andlots

of

positive

news

stories

out

thereas

well.Therefore

good

news

should

be

sharedwith

others

so

that

we

may

all

be

inspired

to

dowellinourlives.ListeningtotheworldListeningtotheworldListeningListeningskillsAdditional

TipsFollowinga

narrative

ct

c

o

.I

v

ru

ts

it

s

e

t

c

s

te

erhow

problems

or

conflicts

can

be

resolved.To

understand

anarrative

better,one

should

pay

attention

to

the

organization

ofthe

story

and

expressions

which

arouse

their

attention

or

signalnorthe

lisunusualenhaaoettdiaelbecauoftencininstentstemetheoutcausedeebunexpeentertainsA

narrative

is

a

story

or

an

account

of

a

series

of

connectedevents

with

a

purpose

to

entertain

and

instruct

the

listener.Itthe

details

of

the

story.ListeningListeningskillsAdditional

TipsFollowinga

narrative3Resolution:The

problem

or

the

complication

is

resolved

or

attemptedtobe

resolved.

ListeningtotheworldWhen

a

persontellsastory,he/she

often

follows

the

three

steps

toshow

its

development:1Orientation:This

part

alerts

the

listener

to

what

is

to

follow,usuallyby

introducingthe

main

character(s)in

asetting

oftime

and

place.2Complication:Inthisstageasequenceofevents,which

may

begin

ina

usual

pattern,isdisruptedorchanged

insomeway

so

that

thepatternofevents

becomesa

problemforone

or

more

ofthecharacters.ListeningListeningskillsAdditional

TipsFollowinga

narrativeBesides

using

the

above

organization,the

speaker

also

uses

certaintypical

expressions

to

alert

the

listener

or

present

details

of

thestory.Here

are

more

examples:

…

After/don'tWhatAccorDo

yoClearll

hearHave········ListeningtotheworldListeningtotheworldListeningWHILE?you

listen2

Listen

to

the

news

story.Then

number

the

things

in

order.

f

a

paper

clipea

penshaped

like

a

fishd

a

doorknobga

beer

kegca

snow

globea

a

part

in

afilmb

an

empty

houseListeningtotheworldListeningWHILE?you

listen3

Listen

to

the

news

story

again

and

fill

in

the

blanks.1

hear

this

story;about

this

guy2

what

happened

was3

remember

all

the

details;recall;the

first

challenge4

then

from

that;something

to

do5

the

next

thing;according

to

the

report;a

part

in

his

film

6

my

impression

was

that;ended

up7

that's

what

happenedListeningtotheworldListeningAfter?

you

listenThink

about

a

recent

news

story.Make

notes5

Work

in

groups

and

tell

your

stories.Ask

follow- about

the

key

facts

in

the

story

and

think

about4the

key

expressionsyou

can

useto

tell

it

toothers.up

questions

and

take

notes.Sharing

ListeningViewingListeningtotheworldListeningtotheworldViewingBEFORE?you

view1

Work

in

pairsanddiscussthefollowing

questions.1

Doyouwatch

news

programsonTV?Howwould

youdescribe

the

newscasters

(新聞播音員):serious

or

funny?·Yes,l

sometimes

watch

news

programs

on

TV.Ithinkmostof

thenewscasterslookveryserious.Sincenewson

TV

isoftenrelated

to

serious

topicslike

politics

and

society,it

is

natural

for

thebroadcasterstobeformalandserious.(Tobe

continued)

ListeningtotheworldViewingBEFORE?you

view1

Work

in

pairsanddiscussthefollowingquestions.1

Doyouwatch

news

programsonTV?Howwouldyoudescribe

the

newscasters

(新聞播音員):serious

or

funny?·No,l

seldom

watch

news

programs

on

TV.Since

l

liveon

campusandthereisno

TVsetinmy

dorm,I

getmost

of

my

news

by

surfing

the

Internet.But

in

myimpression,thenewscastersnowin

Chinaarebecoming

less

serious

than

before.Forexample,theysometimesuseslang

expressions.ViewingBEFORE?you

view1

Work

in

pairs

and

discuss

the

following

questions.2

Do

you

think

TV

viewers

enjoy

seeing

newscasters

andreportersmakingmistakes?·Yes,l

believe

TV

viewers

are

often

amused

when

they

see

egr

t

ll

o

theirjobs

right,so

the

audience

will

enjoy

some

raremoments

when

these

people

have

a

slip

ofthe

tongue

orencounter

atechnical

problem.For

example,it

can

befunto

see

a

newscasterget

embarrassed

athis/hermistakes.

(Tobecontinued)genhitdyttention

tokes.NormaaatseamipaymakssorterorterppeerrddnnaabroadcastersnewscastersListeningtotheworldListeningtotheworldViewingBEFORE?you

view1

Work

in

pairs

and

discuss

the

following

questions.2

Do

you

think

TV

viewers

enjoy

seeing

newscasters

andreportersmaking

mistakes?·No,Idon'tthinktheaudienceenjoysseeingnewscasters

and

reporters

making

mistakes."To

err

is

human."It's

normal

for

peopleto

make

mistakesregardless

of

their

professions,so

it's

nothing

funnythat

news

broadcasters

and

reporters

have

a

slip

ofthe

tongue

or

encounter

a

technical

problem.ListeningtotheworldViewingBEFORE?you

view2

Readthe

program

informationandanswerthequestions.

1Whatdoesthe

BBCseriesThe

FunnySide

of

...do?The

series

looks

at

the

different

kinds

ofmistakesthat2What

makes

newsreaders

today

make

more

mistakes?The

introduction

of

24-hour

rolling

news.canhappen

on

TV.ListeningtotheworldViewingBEFORE

?you

view2

Readtheprogram

informationand

answerthequestions.3Whattypesofmistakesmade

by

newsreaders

arementioned?Listatleast

two.Newsreadersmake

varioustypesof

mistakes,forexample,stumbling

overtheirwords,the

autocuemalfunctioning,andthe

wrongguestbeingbroughtintothestudioforaninterview.ListeningtotheworldViewingWHILE?youview3Watch

the

video

clip

and

match

the

people

to

the

blunders.2

Malfunctioningequipment1

PeoplestumblingovertheirwordsListeningtotheworldViewingWHILE?youview3

Watch

the

video

clip

andmatch

thepeople

to

the

blunders.4Anaccidentona

live

program3Thewrongguest

inan

interviewListeningtotheworldViewingWHILE?you

view4

Watch

the

video

clip

again

and

fill

in

the

blanks.1starts

going

wrong2fill

an

awful

lot

oftime3deeplyembarrassingforus4championof

the

Wrong

Guestdivision;charming

but

inappropriate5livingthe

celebritylifestyle;loveagoodnewsblunderListeningtotheworldViewingAFTER?you

view5

Work

in

pairs

and

discuss

the

questions.1Have

you

ever

seen

anewsreadermake

a

mistakeonTV?If

yes,describe

what

it

was

or

how

it

happened.·Yes,loncesawa

CCTV

newsreader

makea(Tobe

continued)

mistake.Ithappenedintheeveningnewshour.

Thenewsreadermispronouncedaword,and

she

was

embarrassed,but

soon

shebecamecalmandcontinued

to

finishthe

broadcast.ListeningtotheworldViewingAFTER?you

view5

Work

in

pairs

and

discuss

the

questions.·Yes,loncesawa

CCTV

newsreader

makea(Tobe

continued)

mistake.Ithappenedintheeveningnewshour.

The

newsreader

mispronounced

aword,and

she

was

embarrassed,but

soonshebecamecalmandcontinued

to

finishthe

broadcast.ListeningtotheworldViewingAFTER?you

view5

Work

in

pairs

and

discuss

the

questions.·No,I've

never

seen

any

newsreader

make

amistake.

This

is

partly

because

l

seldomwatch

TV.Besides,inmyimpression

Chinesenewsreaders

have

received

very

stricttraining

before

they

formally

anchor

aprogram.So

l

think

it

will

be

very

rare

to

seethem

make

mistakes.ListeningtotheworldViewingAFTER?you

view5

Work

in

pairs

and

discuss

the

questions.2What

kind

of

incident

or

error

do

you

think

is

thel

think

the

most

embarrassing

Nincident

for

a

newsreader

might

Tbeacase

when

the

microphonegoeswrong.(Tobe

continued)IOGNTWSWSEENNmostembarrassingforanewsreader?ViewingAFTER?you

view5

Workinpairsand

discussthe

questions.Forexample,a

microphone

stays

on

afterthebroadcast

finishes,but

the

newsreaderis

unaware

ofthis

and

thinks

it

has

been

switched

off.

Then

he/sheListeningtotheworldsays

something

not

related

to

the

program

at

all,butitgets

broadcast

on

the

air.In

this

case,the

audiencemay

hear

part

of

a

private

conversation

between

thenewsreaderandsomeoneelse.

Thenewsreader

mayfeelveryembarrassedandsometimesmayevenfaceserious

consequences

such

as

losing

his

/her

job.The

Suna

nationaldaily

newspaperpublished

in

the

UnitedKingdom

and

Ireland.Ithasa

largecirculation

inthe

UK,and

is

one

ofthemost

famous

in

the

world.ListeningtotheworldViewingAdditional

NotesBEARFACEDCHEATSBrownSpeakingforcommunicationRole-play1

Match

the

stories

with

the

titles.1

eEuromillions

Winners2

a

Scientists

Find

Life

on

Moon3

fLions

Save

Girl4c

Prince

UnhappyAbout

Parking

PenaltySpeakingforcommunicationRole-play2

Listen

to

the

conversations

andunderline

thephrases1

Theamazingthingisthetwowinnersarefrom

the

sametown.2That'sabsolutelyincredible!3

Yeah,it's

such

an

amazing

coincidence.4There's

nowayI

would

have

guessed

that.5

Isuppose

itdoes

look

like

bacterianow

Icometothink

about

it.that

you

hear.SpeakingforcommunicationRole-play2

Listentotheconversationsandunderlinethephrasesthat

you

hear.6Thatisincredible

.7Whyon

earth

wouldtheydothat?8He'stheonewho'salwaystalkingaboutreducingcaruse.

9That'ssohypocritical.10Sometimes

hecan

be

suchan

idiot.Role-playSpeakingskillsAdditional

TipsAddingemphasis(Tobe

continued)

SpeakingforcommunicationIn

daily

speech,you

sometimes

want

to

addemphasistowhatyousay

in

order

to

strengthenyour

point

or

draw

more

attention

from

thelistener.Theconversationsyou

havejust

listenedto

providetypicalexamplesof

how

to

emphasizesomething.Here

are

four

types

of

expressionsandstructuresyoucan

use.Additional

TipsFour

types

of

expressions

and

structures

to

add

emphasisTypesKey

words

/expressionsExamplesAuxiliary

dodo,did·I

dohate

it

when

people

smokeindoors.·She

didwant

to

get

a

bigger

house.Intensifierscompletely,absolutely,totally,

extremely,too,way,really,indeed,no

way,the

least,onearth,not

…at

all·It's

completelyridiculous.·It's

toodifficult,so

I

give

up.·Your

grade

is

wayabove

average.

·Ireally

don't

know.So

/Suchso

+adj./adv.such+(a/an)+(adj.)+noun·It's

so

worrying.·I've

never

met

such

a

rude

person.Cleftsentences..is

the

one

who

...is

what

…What

.is/are

…t

is

sb./sth...that

.·

You'rethe

onewho

wanted

to

guess.·A

small

boat

waswhathewanted

tobuy.·It

is

John

that

we

are

meeting

today.SpeakingforcommunicationRewritethe

sentences

to

add

emphasis.Conversation1A:I'msoangry

with

you.Why

didn't

you

tell

meabout

the

party?B:But

I

did

tell

you.A

few

minutes

ago.A:That's

really

helpful!How

am

I

supposed

to

getSpeakingforcommunicationRole-playready

in

time?B:But

you

are

the

onewhosaid

you

neverwantto

go

to

parties.3SpeakingforcommunicationRole-play3

Rewrite

the

sentences

to

add

emphasis.Conversation2A:

ugto

looking,but

Jane

was

absolutelyB:It's

sad.The

thing

is,Dave

adores

her.A:Yeah,and

he's

really

kind;

sucha

nice

man.B:Whatonearthshall

Isayif

he

asks

me

about

Will?ll-Wiodoscrazy

abDave

waRewritethe

sentences

to

add

emphasis.Conversation

3A:I'm

quittingmy

job.It's

sucha

bore.B:I

do

think

you'll

regret

it.A:Youare

the

onewho

alwayssays

Ishoulddowhat

Iwant.

B:

There's

nowayI

meant

that

you

shouldjust

quit.SpeakingforcommunicationRole-play3SpeakingforcommunicationRole-play4

Work

in

pairsandrole-playthefollowingsituations.g

ab

something

impressivein

recent

news

ups

t

about

a

low

exam

scoreSituation

3Recommending

an

interestingcampus

activitye2gonBeinSituatiout1TalkinSituationSpeakingforcommunicationRole-play4

Work

in

pairs

and

role-play

the

following

situations.Situation

1Talkingaboutsomething

impressive

in

recent

news(studentAistelling

Student

B

something

impressive

in

recent

news.Student

B

is

giving

comments.)A:Haveyou

readthe

news

about…?

B:That'sincredible!HowonB:No.What

happened?

earth

could…?How

was…?A:I

l

w

A

…

s

s

enly

A:

h

l

redB:That's

indeed...

B:It's

really

hard

to

believe.

…euoisyetnhoonwoundsalthougHe

washewae.hil…dackeretast'atA:Absolutely.But

you

wouldn'tis

indeed

a

hero!believe

what

happened

next.Suddenly…!Role-play4

Work

in

pairs

and

role-play

the

following

situations.Situation3Recommendingan

interestingcampusactivity(StudentAis

invitingStudent

Btojoinacampusactivity.Student

B

is

promisingtotry

it

nextsemester.)A:Ienrolled

in

a

.Members

oftheclub...Ican…at

the

same

time.It'sB:Sounds

veryinteresting.Howlongdoyoujog

each

time?A:About

an

hour.We

generally

doitin

the

...What

l

like

best

isB:That's

really

nice.A:Yeah,itis

indeed.Ifyouhavetime,you

should

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