学术英语（社科）课件

学术英语(社科)Unit7学术英语(社科)Unit77ChangeinJournalismIntheerawhentechnologyischangingeveryaspectofourlives,thewaysofreportingandviewingnewsareinevitablyaffected.Howdigitaltechnology-drivenproductslikeiPad,Kindleareimpactingtraditionaljournalismisthefocusofthisunit.7ChangeinJournalismUnit7

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UnitContentsTextATextBListeningWritingLead-inTextCUnit7

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Lead-inLead-intaskUnit7

ChanLead-inTaskWatchthevideoclipandcompletethesentencesaccordingtowhatyouhaveheard.1Thetopicofthevideoclipis_______.2Thebenefitsofe-booksinclude:Theycan____________________;theyare________andallowreadersto_______________;theyenablepeopleto____________________.3Thenumberofe-booktitlesstockedbyAis__________________.4Thereasontochoosedigitalreleasesisto________________________________.5Thecriticsthinke-booksare_____________________________________.6Thelegalsettlementdictates_____________________________________________________________________whichisopposedby___________________.Unit7

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e-booksreadthestoryoutloudstorehundredsoftitlesportabledownloadbooks300,000e-booktitlessaveonthecostsofproducingabooknotasengagingastraditionalpaperbooksMicrosoftandYahooGooglehasgottherightstomillionsofcopyrightedtitlesinsteadofAmazonLead-inTaskWatchthevideoclTextACriticalreadingandthinkingDifficultsentencesEnglishlanguageforacademicpurposeSpecializedvocabularyCollocationsSignpostlanguageFormalEnglishUnit7

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TextACriticalreadingandthTextACriticalreadingandthinkingofTextATextAnalysisReadPara.1andfindoutthequalitiesofthenewformofjournalismubiquitousnews,globalinformationaccess,instantaneousreporting,interactivity,multimediacontent,andextremecontentcustomizationUnit7

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TextACriticalreadingandthiTextACriticalreadingandthinkingofTextATextAnalysisAdvantages:apotentiallybetterformofjournalismDisadvantage:

Itpresentsmanythreatstothemostcherishedvaluesandstandardsofjournalism(authenticityofcontent,sourceverification,accuracy,andtruth)Unit7

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TextACriticalreadingandthiTextACriticalreadingandthinkingofTextATextAnalysisArgument:Asetofeconomic,regulatory,andculturalforces,drivenbytechnologicalchange,areconvergingtobringaboutamassiveshiftinthenatureofjournalismatthemillennium.(causes)Unit7

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TextACriticalreadingandthiTextACriticalreadingandthinkingofTextATextAnalysis

Supportingdetails:(Paras.3-4)Thegrowthofaglobaleconomicsystemhasrewrittenthefinancialbasisforjournalismandthemediaingeneral.2)deregulation3)TheendofColdWarhasunleashedavarietyofculturalandpoliticalforcesUnit7

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TextACriticalreadingandthiTextACriticalreadingandthinkingofTextATextAnalysis4)convergenceoftechnologyandmedia

→Thenewmediasystemembracesallformsofhumancommunicationinadigitalformat→ConvergenceisalsooccurringintherealmofmediaownershipUnit7

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TextACriticalreadingandthiTextACriticalreadingandthinkingofTextATextAnalysisTwodifferentassumptionsaboutconvergence:Unit7

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→Convergenceisagoodthingandinevitable.

Reasons:Itholdsthepromiseofabetter,moreefficient,moredemocraticmediumforjournalismandthepublicinthe21stcentury.→Convergenceisneitherinevitablenornecessarilygood.Reasons:enormousthreatstoprivacy,increasingconcentrationofownership,ashrinkingdiversityofvoices,anever-escalatingracetoreportthenewmorerapidly,inequitableaccessoinformationtechnologyanddigitaljournalism.TextACriticalreadingandthiTextADifficultsentences

→Nowadaysthenewmediummeansanyonecanpublishsomethingshe/hewantstosayaslongasshe/hehasacomputerandamodem.Inthiscase,itisdifficulttochecktheauthenticityofcontent,toverifythesource,toguaranteeaccuracy,andtosticktothetruth.

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Authenticityofcontent,sourceverification,accuracy,andtruthareallsuspectinamediumwhereanyonewithacomputerandamodemcanbecomeaglobalpublisher.(Para.1)TextADifficultsentences→NTextADifficultsentencesParamountisthefrequentlyheld,techno-utopianassumptionthatconvergenceisagoodthingandinevitable.(Para.8)→Themostdominantassumptiondescribesanidealworldinwhichconvergenceisagoodthingandwillhappenatanyrate.Unit7

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Dothetasksonpages142-143.TextADifficultsentencesParamCollocationsTextAEnglishlanguageforacademicpurposethepennypressinthetwilightofmultinationalcorporatebehemothsmergersandacquisitionsanever-escalatingraceintherealmofThereisnodenyingthatParamountis…

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CollocationsTextAEnglishlangSignpostlanguageThefirstexampleis...Forinstance...Here’sanexampleofwhatImean...Letmegiveyouanexample...TextAEnglishlanguageforacademicpurposegivingexamples(page144)Unit7

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DoTask2onpage144.SignpostlanguageThefirstexaTextA2EnglishlanguageforacademicpurposeFormalEnglishUnit7

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DoTask3onpage145.TextA2EnglishlanguageforacTextACriticalreadingandthinkingTask1TextAdiscusseshowjournalismisimpactedbynewmediaandallkindsofforcesinthedigitalera.Completethefollowingdiagramaboutthecausesandeffectsofthechangesaccordingtothetext.SuggestedanswersUnit7

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_______forcesEconomicforcesRegulatoryforcesCausesJournalismConvergenceof___________________impactingculturaltechnologyandmedia

TextACriticalreadingandthiTextACriticalreadingandthinkingTask1TextAdiscusseshowjournalismisimpactedbynewmediaandallkindsofforcesinthedigitalera.Completethefollowingdiagramaboutthecausesandeffectsofthechangesaccordingtothetext.SuggestedanswersUnit7

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Benefits:____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________JournalismProblems:_________________________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Effects1.reengageanincreasinglydistrustingandalienatedaudience2.abetter,moreefficient,moredemocraticmediumforjournalismandthepublic1.threatstoprivacy2.increasingconcentrationofownership3.ashrinkingdiversityofvoices4.anever-escalatingracetoreportthenewsmorerapidlydigitaljournalism5.inequitableaccesstoinformationtechnologyandTextACriticalreadingandthiTextACriticalreadingandthinkingTask2Decidewhetherthefollowingstatementsaretrue(T)orfalse(F)accordingtothetext.SuggestedanswersUnit7

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1Today’saudiencearebecomingmoreandmoretrusting.2TheInternetpresentsmanythreatstothemostcherishedvaluesandstandardsofjournalism.3Thefinancialsituationforjournalismandthemediaischangedbecauseofglobalization.4OthercountriesfollowedtheU.S.tocarryoutderegulation.5TheendoftheColdWarhasstabilizedmanyculturalandpoliticalforces.FTTTFTextACriticalreadingandthTextACriticalreadingandthinkingTask2Decidewhetherthefollowingstatementsaretrue(T)orfalse(F)accordingtothetext.SuggestedanswersUnit7

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6Allkindsoftechnologyarefusingintoone.7Weneedtoseriouslyconsidertheissueofconvergenceofownership.8Thepopularbeliefaboutconvergenceisthatitisanunavoidablecurse.9Convergenceissuretorenderabetter,moreefficient,moredemocraticmediumforjournalismandthepublicinthenearfuture.10Thedigitalageposesagreatthreattoancientcivilizationduetoproblemscausedbytechnology.TTFFFTextACriticalreadingandthiTextACriticalreadingandthinkingTask3Doyouseetheimpactofnewmediaonjournalisminyourdailylife?Workinpairsandthinkofexamplestoillustratethefollowingimpactsmentionedinthetext.SuggestedanswersUnit7

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1ubiquitousnews2globalinformationaccess3instantaneousreporting4interactivity5multimediacontent6contentcustomizationTextACriticalreadingandthiTextACriticalreadingandthinkingTask4Attheendofthearticle,thewriterquotessomesociologistswholamenttheproblemsbroughtaboutbytechnology.Workinpairsanddecidewhetherthefollowingproblemsaretrueornotandgiveyourreasons.SuggestedanswersUnit7

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1threatstoprivacy2ashrinkingdiversityofvoices3inequitableaccesstoinformationtechnologyanddigitaljournalismTextACriticalreadingandthiLanguagebuilding-upTextASuggestedanswersTask1Collocation1MatchthewordsinColumnAwiththoseinColumnB.ColumnAColumnB1.undergoa.reporting2.presentb.force3.applyc.rules4.instantaneousd.access5.inequitablee.threat6.unleashf.transformationefacdbUnit7

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Languagebuilding-upTextASuggLanguagebuilding-upTextASuggestedanswersTask1Collocation2Completethesentenceswiththecorrectformofthewordsinthebox.Unit7

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applyinequitableinstantaneouspresentundergounleash1Themuseum______________aseriesofchangesandwillbereopenedintwoweeks.2Thetrialjudge__________anincorrectprincipleoflaw.3Thetaskshould_______nodifficultyforsomeonewithherexperience.4Thenewtaxlaws______________astormofcriticism.5Recentlydevelopedmedicaltestscangive_____________results.6Thecurrenthealthcaresystemis__________andunjust,withbiggapbetweenrichandpoor.hasundergoneinequitablehaveunleashedpresenthadappliedinstantaneousLanguagebuilding-upTextASuggLanguagebuilding-upTextASuggestedanswersTask2Signpostlanguage2Completethefollowingsentenceswiththecorrectformoftheexpressionsgivenintheabovebox.Theremaybemorethanonecorrectanswer.forexample/instancenamelyisexemplifiedUnit7

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1ThestyleoftheAmericanSouthwest____________byjeansandacowboyhat.2Therearemanysourcesofairpollution,exhaustfumes,____________________.3Somegroups,_______homeownersandlandlords,willbenefitfromthenewtax.Languagebuilding-upTextASuggLanguagebuilding-upTextASuggestedanswersTask2Signpostlanguage2Completethefollowingsentenceswiththecorrectformoftheexpressionsgivenintheabovebox.Theremaybemorethanonecorrectanswer.acaseinpointToillustratesuchasUnit7

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4Thatsumofmoneyistocovercosts_______travelandaccommodation.5__________ourapproachtocustomerservice,I’llgiveyouthefollowingexamples.6As_____________,hefollowstheintroductionwithdevelopmentoftherailroadintheperiodbetween1820and1861.Languagebuilding-upTextASuggLanguagebuilding-upTextASuggestedanswersTask3FormalEnglish2ReplacetheunderlinedwordsandexpressionsinthefollowingsentenceswiththemoreformalonesfromTextA.Unit7

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1Journalismisundergoingafundamentalchange.

key:2Thedistinguishingqualitiesincludeubiquitousnews,globalinformationaccess,reportingtheminutethenewshappens,interactivity…key:3Infactwhatisreallytrueisthatasetofeconomic,regulatory,andculturalforces,drivenbytechnologicalchange,areconvergingtobringaboutamassiveshiftinthenatureofjournalismatthemillennium.key:4Let’switnesstheunsteadinessoftheworld’sfinancialmarketsinAugust1998.

key:transformationinstantaneousreportingRathervolatilityLanguagebuilding-upTextASuggLanguagebuilding-upTextASuggestedanswersTask3FormalEnglish2ReplacetheunderlinedwordsandexpressionsinthefollowingsentenceswiththemoreformalonesfromTextA.Unit7

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5Thatsystemwas“perfected”inthefollowinginnovationsthroughtelevisioninthenetworkera.key:6…andonlynowisbeginningtocrystallize:thecomingtogetheroftelecommunications,computing,andtraditionalmedia.key:7Whatisofchiefconcernisthefrequentlyheld,techno-utopianassumptionthatconvergenceisagoodthingandinevitable.key:8…unequalaccesstoinformationtechnologyanddigitaljournalism.key:subsequentconvergenceParamount

inequitableLanguagebuilding-upTextASuggTextBCriticalreadingandthinkingDifficultsentencesUnit7

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TextBCriticalreadingandthTextBCriticalreadingandthinkingWhatdidtheauthorattendlastweek?Whatdidhedothere?Unit7

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TextAnalysisWhatproblemshavearisenfromthetragiceventsatFordHoodarmybase?TextBCriticalreadingandthiTextBCriticalreadingandthinkingGroupdiscussionWhatsocialrulesarechallengedbydigitaltechnology?Andinwhatways?Whataretheauthor’ssuggestionstodealwiththeethicalissue?Whatdoyouthinkofthem?Unit7

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TextAnalysisTextBCriticalreadingandthiTextBDifficultsentencesNoneofusrevealedthesubstanceofthedebate,andtheonlineactivitywasinsomewaysjustagoodwayofmakingthepointthattheworldhaschanged,butwecouldeasilyhavecrossedthelinewithanill-consideredtweet.(Para.1)

→Noneofusleakedthecontentofthedebate,andwhatwedidonlinetosomeextenthelpedtodemonstratethattheworldofjournalismhaschanged.Howeveritiseasyforonlineactivitiestobreachrules,forexample,atweetthatispostedwithoutmuchthinking.Unit7

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TextBDifficultsentencesNoneTextBDifficultsentencesDuringtheshowIwas…inamannerthatwouldhavegotmekickedoutoftheNationalTheatrebutseemedentirelyappropriateforaneventthatbeganwithgeekSimonSinghshowingusarealenigmamachine.(Para.6)

→DuringtheshowwhatIdidwouldbeconsideredill-manneredandIwouldevenbedrivenoutoftheNationalTheatrebutinthiscaseitseemedquiteappropriatebecausetheshowwasabouttechnology.Unit7

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TextBDifficultsentencesDurinTextBDifficultsentencesWendyHall,MicheleNeylonandIallloudlyprotestedthatwehadn’tbeenreadinge-mailsbutengagingindebatewiththeaudience,althoughI’mnotconvincedwepersuadedherthatweweren’tjustbeingimpolite.(Para.8)

→Weallarguedthatwewerenotdoingourownpersonalstuffbutwerecommunicatingwiththeaudience.OurargumentshoweverdidnotseemtoconvinceSarahMontaguewhoprobablystillbelievedthatwewereimpolite.Unit7

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TextBDifficultsentencesWendyTextBDifficultsentencesTheshiftintheboundarieswasinthenewsthisweekformuchmoreseriousandsomberreasons.(Para.10)

→Thisweekapieceofnewsreportsaseriousandsomberincidentthatshowshowtheboundaries(thelinebetweenone’sprivatelifeandpubliclife)isshifting.Unit7

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TextBDifficultsentencesThesTextBDifficultsentences“herbehaviorhadnothingtodowithgettingthewordout;itwasn’taboutpreventingharmtoothers,butratherasimplecaseof“lookatmelookingatthis”.(Para.13)

→“Shedidsuchthingsnottospreadthenewsortopreventharmtoothers,butsimplytoshowthatshewasatthescene”.Unit7

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TextBDifficultsentences“herTextBDifficultsentences“Forallthesoundandfury…”(Para.14)

→"SoundandFury"isanexpressionreferringtogreatuproarandpassionateexclaimsthatultimatelymeannothing.ItcomesfromalineinShakespeare'splayMacbeth(Act5,Scene5)whenthecharacterofMacbethisinformedofthedeathofhiswifeandheexclaims:

"Tomorrowandtomorrowandtomorrow,Creepsinthispettypacefromdaytoday

Tothelastsyllableofrecordedtime,

Andallouryesterdayshavelightedfools

Thewaytodustydeath.Out,out,briefcandle!

Life'sbutawalkingshadow,apoorplayer

Thatstrutsandfretshishouruponthestage

Andthenisheardnomore:itisatale

Toldbyanidiot,fullofsoundandfury,

Signifyingnothing."

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TextBDifficultsentences“ForTextBDifficultsentences“weneedtogetbacktoapointasasocietywhere–withoutthinking–weputourhumanitybeforeourego”.(Para.15)

→“weneedtogobacktothestagewhenthewholesocietywouldautomaticallyconsiderothersbeforeconsideringoneself.”Unit7

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TextBDifficultsentences“wenTextBDifficultsentences“gossipandnewshasalwaystravelledquickly.What’sdifferentisthereachandspeednowpossibleandthewideranddeeperimpact”.(Para.18)

→“gossipandnewshasalwaysspreadquickly.What’sdifferentnowishowquickandhowdeepsuchnewscanreach.Unit7

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TextBDifficultsentences“gossTextBCriticalreadingandthinkingSuggestedanswersResearchingTaskHaveyouevercarriedout“socialreporting”usingyourdigitaltools?Ifnot,doyouknowanyonewhodidit?Workingroupsof2-3andcarryoutasurveyintheclassaboutChineseuniversitystudents’involvementin“citizenjournalism”.Examine:Unit7

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Howmanystudentsknowtheterm“citizenjournalism”.Whethertheyhaveevermadeorread“socialreporting”online.Wheretheyfindsuchreports(e.g.onblogs,BBS).Whatthestorywasandwhetheritturnedouttobetrue.Whattheadvantagesofthiskindofreportingare.Whatthedisadvantagesare(e.g.thereliability).Analyzeyourfindingsandreportbacktotheclass.TextBCriticalreadingandthiTextCUnit7

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1.2.3.Anyonecanwriteastory.Whatevergetsthemostvotesbecomestheleadstory.Nobodyonstaffmakesactualeditingchangestothecontent.TextCSuggestedanswersTaskLListeningRecognizingdigressionsUnit7

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ListeningRecognizingdigressiListeningAcademicactivitiesAspeakermightsaysomethingthatdepartsfromthecentraltopicinaspeechinordertolivenupthetalk,toattracttheaudience’sattentionorforotherreasons.Thisiscalledadigression.

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ListeningAcademicactivitiesAListeningAcademicactivitiesRecognizingthestart:Irememberonce…Thatremindsme…Bytheway…Recognizingtheend:So,asIwassaying…Anyway,wherewasI?Backtothepoint…Dothetasksonpage152.

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ListeningAcademicactivitiesReListeningTask1Listentotheinterviewandcompletetheparagraphaccordingtowhatyouhaveheard.

ListeningtaskscouldbreakatanymomentquiteunreliableputsabarrierupjusttheconnectionUnit7

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ThereareseveralbigproblemswhenitcomestoInternetaccess.OneofthebigonesisthatalotofthematerialontheInternetisinEnglish,andthatinstantly(1)_______________toalotofpeopleintheworldbecausetheyhavetospeakatleastsomeEnglishtounderstandtheinformationthere.Theotherthingis(2)___________________.ToconnecttotheInternet,youneedtoconnecteitherthroughcablesoryoucandoitthroughradiowaves.Butinmanypartsofthedevelopingworld,whatyou