必修五 4.8Unit 4 Extensive reading

1、新课标人教版课件系列 高中英语 必修必修5- 5-4.8 extensive reading lead-in nowadays with the development of media, lots of information can be received by people all over the world soon everyday. and people can learn about news at home and abroad by watching tv, listening to radio, surfing the internet, reading magazine

2、s and newspapers etc. among these media, newspaper is one of the oldest. newspaper is a publication devoted chiefly to presenting and commenting on the news. newspapers provide an excellent means of keeping people well informed on current events and also play a vital role in shaping public opinions.

3、 newspaper newspapers have certain advantages over the other major news media such as television and magazines. for example, newspapers can cover more news and in much greater detail than television and radio newscasts. newsmagazines focus on chief national and international events. but newspapers r

4、eport local as well as national and international news. a large number of daily newspaper provides a great variety of information. news stories cover the latest developments such fields as government, politics, sports, science, business, and arts. other news stories report crimes, disasters, and spe

5、cial events of human interests. editorials and columns of opinion comment on controversial (有争议的有争议的) issues. informative feature articles examine wide range of subjects, including psychology (心理学心理学), fashion, healthy, and child care. comic strips, advice columns, and other entertainment items also

6、 appear regularly in most news papers. producing a daily newspaper requires great speed and efficiency(效率效率). reporters, and photographers work under the constant pressure of deadlines. a large daily also employs many other workers, including advertising salespeople, artists, librarians. printingpre

7、ss operators, and truck drives. in china, there are many kinds of newspapers. i believe you read some of them every day. so what kind of newspaper do you often read? why do you read newspaper everyday? do you read it for information or for pleasure? warming up 1. do you want to get some information

8、everyday? how can you get the information? there are so many ways to get information, but reading newspapers is one of the oldest. 2. can you guess how complex it is to make news? this class well learn a passage about how to make news. lets come to the passage. read the text and try to get the main

9、idea of it. the passage tells us the process of writing and printing for a newspaper article. task 1 answer the following questions: 1.what was zhou yangs first assignment/ task? his first task was to write his story. task 2 2. how many people read his article before it was ready to be processed int

10、o film negative? who were they and what did they say about the article? before it was ready to be processed into film negative, an editor from his department, the copy-editor, the native speaker, the chief editor and the news desk editor read his article. task 3 work out the writing and printing pro

11、cess of an article. and complete the chart in ex1 on page 31. 1. you go to an interview to get the information for your story. 2. you do some research to see if the story is true or not. 3. you begin to write the story using notes from the interview. 4. you give the article to sub- editor to check.

12、5. the article is given to a native speaker to check the use of english and improve the style. 6. the last stage the article is checked /approved by the chief editor. 7. all the stories and photos are set and the color negatives for the printing are made ready. 8. the first edition of a news paper i

13、s made. language points 1. edition 版本版本,书报等一次发行总数书报等一次发行总数 editor n. 编辑编辑 editorial adj. (定语定语) 编辑的编辑的 n. 社论社论, 社评社评 edit v.编辑编辑, 剪辑剪辑 edit sth. out of (sth.)删除删除 2. department (政府政府, 企业企业, 商店商店, 大学等的大学等的)部部,司司,局局, 处处, 科科, 部门部门, 系系 the education department the sales department 3. task 任务任务 a piece o

14、f (esp. hard or unpleasant) work that has to be done. 必须要做的工作必须要做的工作(尤指困难或讨厌的尤指困难或讨厌的); learning english well is a difficult task. 学好英语是一项艰难的任务。学好英语是一项艰难的任务。 v. sb with sth 将将作为任务交与某人作为任务交与某人 he was tasked with the design of a new shopping center. 他被派给设计新的购物中心的任务。他被派给设计新的购物中心的任务。 4. accurate adj.正确无

15、误的正确无误的,精确的精确的,准确的准确的 accuracy n. 准确准确, 精确精确 precise adj. 精确的精确的, 独特的独特的, 精细的精细的 exact adj. 正确的正确的, 准确的准确的, 严谨的严谨的, 精密的精密的 accurately adv. 精确精确, 准确准确 correct adj.正确的正确的, 准确准确 1) _ statistics, measurements, calculations, are very important. 2) its impossible to say with any _ how many are affected. 3

16、) this is the _ dress for a formal dinner. 4) the _ time is three minutes and thirty-five seconds. accurate correct accuracy exact 5) they both came here at _ the same time. 6) he is _ in everything. 7) the diagram had been copied with great _. 8) he is a man with a _ mind.precise precise exactly pr

17、ecision 5. employ 雇佣某人雇佣某人 shes employed as a taxi driver. they employ him to look after the baby. 6. polish a. .(sth) (up) (with sth) 磨光，擦亮磨光，擦亮 (up) furniture/shoes with a cloth 用布把家具用布把家具/鞋擦亮鞋擦亮 b. (比喻比喻)修正，修改，修饰修正，修改，修饰(某事物某事物) a speech/ an article 给讲稿给讲稿/文章润色文章润色 sth off (口口)迅速的作完某事迅速的作完某事 he p

18、olishes off the letter. 7. note v. 注意注意, 观察观察, 记录记录 n. 摘记摘记, 短信短信, 注释注释, 纸币纸币, 音调音调, 暗示暗示, 含义含义 note down 记录记录 noted adj. 闻名的闻名的,著名的著名的 take / make a note of 记录记录 sound/ strike a note of 表现出表现出, 提出警告提出警告 compare notes 交流看法交流看法 8. chief adj. 最重要的最重要的,主要的主要的,最高权威的最高权威的 辨析辨析: chief, principal 和和 major

19、chief 主要的主要的,首要的首要的 指人时表示地位指人时表示地位 高、权力大高、权力大, 指物时表示重要。指物时表示重要。 principal 首要的首要的,主要的主要的 正式用语正式用语 由于某中重要性而具有首要的地位。由于某中重要性而具有首要的地位。 major 主要的主要的,首要的首要的 指与他物相对比指与他物相对比 时突出显赫的地位。时突出显赫的地位。 1. 他是我们的处长。他是我们的处长。 2. 那场意外事故的主要原因是什么那场意外事故的主要原因是什么? 3. 上海是中国的主要城市之一。上海是中国的主要城市之一。 翻译句子。翻译句子。 he is the chief of my

20、department. whats the chief cause of the accident? shanghai is one of the chief cities of china. 9. approve v. 赞成赞成,认可认可,满意满意,批准批准,通过通过 approval n. 赞成、同意、认可赞成、同意、认可 on approval (指货物指货物)不满意可以退换的不满意可以退换的 approving adj. 赞许的、认可的赞许的、认可的 approved school 少年罪犯教养院少年罪犯教养院(感化院感化院) 1) you can join the class if

21、your mother approves. 你可以参加这个班你可以参加这个班, 如果你母亲同意的如果你母亲同意的 话。话。 2) you made a good decision, and i thoroughly approve it. 你作出了一个好决定你作出了一个好决定, 我不折不扣我不折不扣(衷衷 心心)地表示赞同。地表示赞同。 3) she received many approving glances. 她赢得了很多赞许的目光。她赢得了很多赞许的目光。 4) i dont approve of smoking in bed. 我不赞成躺在床上吸烟。我不赞成躺在床上吸烟。 10. p

22、rocess 步骤，程序，过程步骤，程序，过程 reforming the education system will be a difficult process. 教育制度的改革将是一个艰苦的过程。教育制度的改革将是一个艰苦的过程。 11. appointment n. 任命任命, 委派委派, 工作工作, 职位职位, 约会约会, 预约预约 appoint v. 任命任命, 委派确定或决定某事物委派确定或决定某事物 appoint that sth. (shall be done)命令某事命令某事 take an appointment就职就职 by appointment按照约定按照约定

23、keep/ break ones appointment 守守/违约违约 make/ fix an appointment with与某人约会与某人约会 12. when do you think is convenient for you? 句中句中do you think 作插入语，英语中作插入语，英语中 do you think / suppose / believe/ imagine 等和疑问代词或疑问副词连等和疑问代词或疑问副词连 用时用时, 常把疑问代常把疑问代(副副)词置于句首词置于句首, 而把而把do you think置于句中。置于句中。 提示提示: do you think

24、 置于句中置于句中,句子的句子的 语序应该为正常语序语序应该为正常语序, 不再使用倒装不再使用倒装 语序语序; 这类结构也可以用于定语从句这类结构也可以用于定语从句 里作为插入语。里作为插入语。 (1) what do you think _? a. is he interested in b. interested he c. he is interested in d. does he interest (2) who do you think _? a. broke the window b. of breaking the window c. to break the window d

25、. did he break the window 13. senior adj. 年长的年长的, (级别、职位、级别、职位、 资格资格)较高的较高的, 高年级的高年级的(作定语作定语) senior n. 年较长的人年较长的人, 毕业班或高年毕业班或高年 级的学生级的学生 junior adj. 较幼的较幼的, 较小的较小的 superior adj. 较高的较高的, 优越的优越的, 优良的优良的, 不屈服的不屈服的 注意注意:本身都是比较级形式本身都是比较级形式,无须再添加无须再添加 more 或或-er; 这三个词用于比较级中这三个词用于比较级中 不与不与 than 连用连用,而与而与

26、to 连用。连用。 1) he is not superior to temptation. 他经不住诱惑。他经不住诱惑。 2) this engine is superior in many aspects. 这台发动机在很多方面性能都非常优这台发动机在很多方面性能都非常优 越。越。 3) he is two years senior to me. 他比我大两岁。他比我大两岁。 4) i will have to ask my superior. 那事我得先问一下我们公司老板。那事我得先问一下我们公司老板。 5) he is wearing a superior smile. 他脸上带有高傲

27、的微笑。他脸上带有高傲的微笑。 read the passage on page 65 and try to find out the main idea of it. main idea: the passage tells us what a primary source and a secondary source are and the difference between them. extra task read the passage “searching for the truth” on page 65 and determine whether the statement

28、are true or false. 1. when we read about jia sixie in our textbook we are reading a primary source. 2. as we watch the news on tv, the person presenting the programme in the studio is the secondary source. f t 3. photographers sometimes are both primary and secondary sources. 4. knowing the difference of