Lesson1WorldNews

1、Unit 11,Unit 11 The Media,Warm-up, Read newspaper and magazine articles and a formal letter., Write a formal letter to a newspaper., Listen to extracts from TV and radio programmes and a song., Talk about the media, paparazzi and advertising., Learn about passives and gerunds.,Objectives,Which of th

2、e things from the Key Words can you see in the pictures on page 21?,Key Words,TV programmes:,The Internet:,chat show, quiz show, soap opera, the news,website,Warm-up,Magazines about:,Newspapers:,Use a dictionary and read Culture Corner to check the three different kinds of British newspapers.,cars,

3、computers, current affairs, fashion, films, music, sport, travel,local newspaper, national newspaper,Internet,Where do we get recent information?,newspaper,Where do we get information?,magazine,Where do we get information?,radio programme,TV programme,Where do we get information?,In Britain, there a

4、re morning papers as well as evening papers, national papers and local newspapers. The main kinds of newspaper are The Times, The Daily Telegraph, The Daily Mirror, The Sun and The Daily Mail.,tabloid newspapers,a small-format newspaper containing only short, simple reports on the main news and favo

5、ring human interest stories and stories about the personal lives of famous people,TV programs: a quiz show, the news, a chat show, documentary, soap opera, a sports programme,Listen and identify the programs.,1. a chat show 2. the news 3. a chat show 4. a sports programme,Listening,a chat show, a qu

6、iz show the news, a sports programme,Read the questions. Then, in pairs, tell your partner about yourself.,Example: I listen to the radio every morning while Im getting ready for school. And you?,1. Do you listen to the radio much? Which programmes?,2. How many hours of TV do you watch each week?,3. What are your favorite TV programmes? 4. What magazines do you read regularly? 5. Do you often read a newspaper? If