(共17张PPT)
Unit 6 The Media
Topic Talk
Do you know how people 30 years ago got the news around the world
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Listening
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Suppose you are a reporter. You are going to have an interview with a senior person about how people followed the news 30 years ago. What questions will you ask in the interview
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Listen to two people talking about how people followed the news 30 years ago. Answer the questions.
Q1: What would families do in the evening
After dinner, families would _________________________ and _______________from________________
Q2: How would they get the news
They would watch the news on TV.
Q3: Why did they do so
Because there were ___________ to find out the most ______________those days, __________________________ became a kind of common practice for many families.
listening
gather around the television
watch the news
7 pm. to 7:30 pm.
limited ways
up-to-date news
watching the evening news
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Do you use the Internet often
What do you use it for
Before people had computers and the Internet， they followed the news by gathering around the television and watching the same news from 7 PM to 7.30 PM
Listening
Let’s do the listening to learn about Ben’ and Anna’s understanding of the Internet .
Read the questions and tell your partner what you expect to hear. Then listen to the dialogue. Answer the questions.
1. What does Ben use the Internet for
2. What type of media does Anna prefer to use
3. What didn’t Anna know about the Internet
Listening
Answer the questions.
1. What does Ben use the Internet for
Ben ___________________ to research things for school, _________
___________________________ by finding alternative opinions on the subject and even ______________ like watching Ping-Pong tournaments.
2. What type of media does Anna prefer to use
She prefers ______________________like newspapers, magazines and the radio.
3. What didn’t Anna know about the Internet
She didn’t know _________________________ on the Internet.
P. 51 Listening 6.2
consults the Internet
to better
to do fun things
to use traditional media
she can find all the things
understand complicated issues
Listening
It's amazing that the Internet can provide so many different types of media.
What kind of media do you use often
What do you use each one for
What kind of media do you use often
What do you use each one for
Give examples and talk about it with your partner.
Group Discussion
Listen and complete the sentences in the blanks. Answer the question:
Listening
Activity 2: Read the Text Builder carefully.Then listen to the dialogue and fill in the blanks.
I use so much media on a daily basis.
I _____________________________________ in the mornings; and in the afternoons, I ___________________________________. In the evenings, I _______________________________________.
Choices of Information
like listening to broadcasts on the radio
read magazines / newspapers
catch up on news via the Internet
enjoy watching TV or films with my family
like listening to broadcasts on the radio
catch up on news via the Internet
enjoy watching TV or films with my family
n. 广播节目；电视节目
vi.& vt. 广播；播送
The radio helps give people ________________________________ ___________________________________________________
_________________________. On the other hand, the Internet gives us so much ____________________________________.
Functions of media
quick news about traffic information, weather conditions, news broadcasts, economic or political discussions, the latest music
diverse information about the world
updates on election campaigns and candidates,
news coverage of political debates
weather conditions, news broadcasts, economic or political discussions, the latest music
quick news about traffic information,
diverse information about the world
adj. 各种各样的
n. 候选人；考生
n. (政治、商业或社会性)运动
vi.发起运动；参加活动
n. 选举
n. & vi. & vt.讨论，辩论
n. 新闻报道；覆盖范围
One advantage is that ______________________________________ hence it can be difficult to ______________________. ____________________________________________________ is really challenging.
Disadvantages
there is so much diverse information available
the information can be of poor quality
find the right information
interpret if the information can be trusted
figuring out what to acknowledge and what to dismiss
there is so much diverse information available
find the right information
Figuring out what to acknowledge and what to dismiss
vt. 解释; vi. & vt. 口译
vt. 承认
vt. 否定
Media allows us to _______________________________ and it can also _______________________, so we can ___________________________________.
Advantages
know what’s going on in the world
get up-to-date information easily
outline problems in society
spread positive energy
work together to find ways to solve them
contribute to social development
know what’s going on in the world
outline problems in society
work together to find ways to solve them
adj. 包含最新信息的；新式的；时髦的
the media
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Choices of Media
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Functions of
Media
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Disadvantages
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Advantages
summary
Use the Text Builder to talk about what kind of media that you often use to get information or entertain yourself.
