1、World Trade Center Attacked,Saddam Hussein was caught,The opening ceremony of 28th Olympics,The first gold medal won by DuLi in 2004 Athena Olympic Games,2007 上合軍事匯演中方特戰(zhàn)隊(duì)員機(jī)降后圍殲“恐怖分子”,President Hu meets foreign friends,Use proper words to describe what you saw above just now ?,They are News Current a

2、ffairs,How do you know what happens around us or evens that happens at home and abroad?,TV,Radio,Magazines,Newspapers,The internet,Unit 2 News media,Warming up and speaking,Group work,Discuss in groups: How are the media above different from each other?,Compare different kinds of media. Which do you

3、 think is the most reliable?,be broadcast live /provide people with colorful moving pictures / too many ads,be broadcast live /listen to it whenever you like with a portable(手提的,便攜的) radio /cant have visible enjoyment,a medium for reading / report the latest news / can be kept for a long time / chea

4、p to buy / not so lively,provide people with detailed information on a certain subject / focused on a topic /published weekly / monthly / news comes late,fast / varieties of information / have different opinions of the same subject / communicate with each other easily / have a computer which is link

5、ed to the Internet,Listening,Pre-listening:Describing people,Give a suitable word for each of the descriptions to show what a person is like. You can choose from the below :independent, serious, determined, clever, selfless, humorous, honest.,1A person always helps those in trouble without seeking a

6、ny repay. 2 A person always tells truth,never tells a lie. 3 A person is good at finding a way out.Heshe can work out maths problems quickly and correctly.,selfless,honest,clever,6 A person doesnt like depending on others when doing something . 7 A person is not afraid of failure , but keeps on tryi

7、ng to gain success.,independent,determined,4 A person never tells a joke or smiles. 5 A person likes making people laugh and happy by doing funny things or by telling interesting stories,serious,humorous,Listening,You will hear two descriptions of the same event. (Part 1 is an interview and Part 2 i

8、s a dialogue) . The descriptions are different partly because of what is said and partly because of how is said. Read the instructions and questions before listening. Try to guess what you will hear on the tape based on the questions and tick the information you hear in each part. the speakers diffe

9、rent opinions towards Mr. Gray,Listening Text,R: Good morning, Mr Keller. My name is Harry Hunter and I work for the Daily Times. I would like to ask you a few questions about Jim Gray. K: Good morning, Nr Hunter. What would you like to know about Mr Gray? R: Well, I want to know if it is true that

10、Mr Gray no longer works for your company. K: Yes, thats true. Mr Gray was fired today. He has been having problems lately and it was time for him to leave.,Part1,R: I see. What kind of problems? K: Mr Gray was too slow and it took him too long to do his job. He talked too much and was noisy and some

11、times even wild. He was not serious enough, instead of thinking about work, he would spend too much time disturbing the other workers with questions and comments. R: So the other workers didnt like Mr Gray? K: Mr Gray was very nosy, always trying to find out what other people were doing. Many people

12、 were also unhappy with Mr Gray because he was rude and said bad things about people. R: I see. Were there any other reasons why you fired him? K: Yes, Mr Gray was also careless with his money. Now if you will excuse me, I have to get back to work. R: Thank you for answering my questions.,Part 2 P:

13、Hi, Wendy. Did you hear that Jim was fired today? W: Yes, I did. Isn t it awful I have worked with him for ten years and he is one of my best friends. I cant believe that he was fired. P: I dont understand it, either. Jim faced many difficulties but wouldnt give up. He was careful and always took th

14、e time to do a job well. W: Even when he was very busy, Jim always found time to speak to others. He was funny and happy and liked to make others laugh. He always had a kind word for me.,P: Yes, he was always interested in other people and cared about their life and problems. When my wife was ill, h

15、e always asked me about her and tried to cheer me up. W: Jim was always so generous. He was happy to spend money on good meals and gifts. P: Yes. He was. And he was also very honest and always told people what he thought about sth. W: I suppose we wont see him very often in the future. Ill miss him.

16、 P: Ill miss him, too.,You are the editors of a newspaper. Here is a list of ten things that happened today. You may only report five of them. Decide which events you are going to put in your newspaper and give reasons for your choices. Compare with those of your classmates.,Speaking,200 people died

17、 in an earthquake in Turkey. France elected a new president. Two men robbed a bank in SH. China beat Brazil 2-1 in football. Three children from your city were lost. Food prices are going up. A house in your city burnt down. Nobody was injured. 2000 people in your city moved into new building today

18、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.,Language points,would rather 寧愿，寧可 would rather (not) do sth. 寧愿（不）做某事 would rather (not) have done sth. would rather do sth.

19、 than do sth. else A would rather (that) B did sth. 現(xiàn)在/將來 A would rather (that) B had done sth. 過去,2. rob sb./sw. (of sth.) (rob sth.) e.g. The thief robbed Tom of his money. steal sth. from sb./sw. e.g. She was caught stealing food from the shop. She stole into the office. (溜進(jìn)),3. be generous to sb

20、. It is generous of sb. to do sth.,4. go up 上升；增長(zhǎng)；攀登；建立；爆炸；焚燒；啟幕； 開演 e.g. Prices have gone up again. （上漲） How many houses have gone up this year? (興建) The whole house went up in flames. (焚燒) What time does the curtain go up? (開演) 5. burn down e.g. The hotel burned down. The hotel was burnt down.,Wha

21、t do you think of? Whats your opinion? Why do you choose? Perhaps is more important. I would rather choose I dont think we should choose Maybe it would be better to choose Our readers want to know about,Useful expressions,Food prices are going up Reason Food is very important to peoples life. On one hand, going-up prices can increase the farmers income; on the other hand, it will affect other peoples living standards.,France elected a new president,Reason People