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English in Current Affaires

English in Current Affaires. Mobile: 13487316466 Office: 07312822677 E-mail: wxphnrtu@126.com. 魏晓鹏. Schedule of this course. The introduction of this course.

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English in Current Affaires

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  1. English in Current Affaires Mobile: 13487316466 Office: 07312822677 E-mail: wxphnrtu@126.com 魏晓鹏

  2. Schedule of this course

  3. The introduction of this course This course is designed to enhance your ability in reading mass media English, i.e. the variety of English used typically in newspapers and radio programs. • Emphasis on skills in using English and on reading in particular

  4. The introduction of this course This course focuses on the reading practice

  5. The introduction of this course • What we hope to achieve is to provide you with some training in how to read mass media English. • We encourage you to find further articles that you find interesting and useful to read at your spare time and form a good learning habit of English reading.

  6. The introduction of this course • The purpose of this course is to prepare and encourage you to read widely and express your knowledge and ideas in English on a wide variety of topics.

  7. How to study this course • Self-discipline and Self-management • (1) Read the instructions carefully • (2) Do the tasks as quickly as possible • (3) Mark those which you find challenging or difficult • (4) Spend review time on the marked ones • (5) Have a study plan to persist in the whole study

  8. How to Study This Course • http://www.openedu.com.cn • http://www.hnrtu.com • http://www.hnopenl.com • There is much useful information about this course on the three websites. • Browse them as frequently as possible.

  9. How to Study This Course • A final note • The language has not been simplified or changed, all the texts included are written by journalists. No one can be 100 percent neutral. • You should read the texts critically!

  10. The contents of this course • Apart from Unit 1, which gives you a brief introduction to mass media in general, the other 7 units embrace such issues as: • (1) cultural differences and similarities • (2) educational problems • (3) social and economical development • (4) environmental concerns • (5) social problems • (6) equality • (7) information highway

  11. Unit 1 The Media导学目标 • At the end of this unit, you should be able to: • Talk/ask about different media • Find your way around newspapers • Interpret news headlines • Summarize news articles • Appreciate newspaper style

  12. Unit 1 The Media导学内容 • Newspaper headlines • Find your way around a newspaper • Text 1 Good-bye Fergie • Text 2 Man kills family • Text 3 Family woman Saw Red over Blue Movie

  13. Unit 1 The Media重点难点 • 1. Finding out the main idea of each text. • 2. Be Familiar with the components of newspapers and selecting headlines of newspapers. • 3. Mastering some key words and idioms of each text. • 4. Scanning how to read newspapers.

  14. Unit 1 The Media Warm up • Current Affairs: • Events and information that are related to our present lives.

  15. Unit 1 The Media • Medium (media) • Channel or method of communication. • Mass media: • Information for and communication between large number of people.

  16. Unit 1 The Media • Newspapers: • China Daily • Washington Post, The New York Times, • The Times, The Daily Telegraph, The Guardian, etc.

  17. Unit 1 The Media • Magazines: • Time, Newsweek, Readers Digest, the Economist, Beijing Review, etc.

  18. Unit 1 The Media • TV and radios: • CCTV, CNN, BBC, VOA, CBC, etc. • News agencies: • Xin Hua News Agency, Reuters, Associated Press, AFP (Agence France Presse), etc

  19. Unit 1 The Media • News agency collects news and sells it to newspapers, magazines, etc. • Newsagent’s sells newspapers and magazines to the public.

  20. Unit 1 The Media • Newspapers are the most important source of news. • Let’s talk more about newspapers.

  21. Examine news headlines • Headlines are short and large so that they catch the reader’s eyes and guide him/her to the text. From looking at the headline, a reader can decide whether or not he/she wishes to read the article in detail.

  22. Identify Features of Headlines • Summarize the main content of an article • Are designed to catch the reader’s attention • Usually omit parts (omission & abbreviation) • Quote allusions, proverbs, titles of famous works, etc • Usually use figurative speech • Usually use present tense

  23. Newspaper headlines • Good-bye Fergie • Italian ex-mayor murdered • Man kills family • CIA found Ben Latin • A Tale of two Hearts • Can he do a Deng?

  24. Tips about reading newspapers • Enlarge your knowledge covering. • E.g. general election, the democratic party, the republican party, the conservative party, the labor party, etc • Enlarge the vocabulary building. • E.g. run, access, juice, measure, etc

  25. Features of journalistic language • 标新立异: • Spuntik, Yin, Yang • 委婉: • Elderly, sunset years, senior citizens, aging • 修辞: • Humanitarian intervention, mammoth

  26. Find Your Way around a Newspaper • Components of Newspapers • Headline: 标题 • Caption: （图片的说明）文字 • Review: 评论 • Editorial: 社论 • Cartoon: 漫画 • Advertisement: 广告 • Crossword: 纵横填字谜 • Contents list: 内容提要 • Announcement: 通告 • ‘what’s on’ column: 预告专栏 P26

  27. Find Your Way around a Newspaper Leader: 主编寄语 Home news: 国内新闻 International news: 国际新闻 Letters & Arts: 文学 Business: 经济 Classified Index: 分类索引 Finance: 财经 Law: 法律 Politics: 政治 Science & Medicine: 科技医学 Sport: 体育 Television: 电视

  28. Get the main idea • News reports frequently have a ‘summary lead’ which is normally the first sentence of the report and which summarizes the story and usually contains the answers to at least some of the Wh - questions.

  29. How to read news effectively • Try to answer the Wh – questions of a news material. where who when what why how

  30. Learning the Texts • Step 1 Pre-reading Guess the main idea • Step 2 Reading Understand the main meaning • Step 3 Post- reading Get more details

  31. Text 1 Good-bye Fergie • Pre- reading: • Answer the following question: • What’s the text about according to the title? P13

  32. Text 1 Good-bye Fergie While reading: Pay attention to these useful words and expressions. • Duke: 公爵 • Duchess: 公爵夫人，女公爵 • Herald: 预示……的来临 • Solicitor: 律师 • Indication: 声明，表明 • Marital: 婚姻的，夫妻的

  33. Text 1 Good-bye Fergie • Monarchy: 君主国 • In the interests of: 为了……； 出于……考虑 • Throne: 王座 • HRH: His/her Royal Highness: 殿下 • Decree nisi: 在指定日期后才生效的离婚判决书

  34. 1. names/titles of the main male character: 2. manes/titles of the main female character: 3. when they were married: 4. when their problems began: 5. when they legally separated: 6. number of children: 7. names ＆ ages of their children: 8. the children’s position with regard to the British throne: 9. sum of money in the settlement: 10. total amount of the duchess’s debts: Text 1 Good-bye Fergie Post-reading HRH the Duke of York HRH the Duchess of York n/m more than 4 years three years ago Two (daughters) Beatrice, 7 and Eugenie, 6 they are 5th and 6th in line to the throne ￡2 million ￡3 million

  35. Distinguishing Fact from Conjecture • To read newspapers, the reader should distinguish factual information from guess work. • E.g. : • When we read something like ‘…indications that…’, we can deduce that the information is not officially confirmed and therefore not necessarily factual. P15

  36. Text 2 Man kills family • Who was involved? • Where did the story happen? • When did it happen? • What happened exactly? • How did it end? P40

  37. Text 2 Man kills family • Convict … of… : 指控…… • She was convicted of fraud. • 她被指控犯有诈骗罪。 • Jury: 陪审团 • hysterical：歇斯底里的 • Plead: 辩护 • Verdict: 裁决

  38. Text 3 Family Woman Saw Red over Blue Movie • What is the report about? • What caused the initial problem? • Who was on trial in court? P42

  39. Text 3 Family Woman Saw Red over Blue Movie • See red: 气愤，生气 • Blue movie: 黄色电影 • Incense: 激怒 • Pornographic: 淫秽的 • Satellite dish: 卫星接收器 • Writhe: 扭动，翻滚 • In the event: 结果，到头来

  40. Text 3 Family Woman Saw Red over Blue Movie • Client: 当事人 • Wrath：愤怒 • Decent: 正派的 • Exposure: 暴露 • Absolute discharge: 无罪释放 • Sickened: 作呕的 • Cavort: 跳跃，腾跃 • Ailing: 生病的

  41. Reading skill • Work with words! • Work out what the words which you don’t know originally is a very useful skill!

  42. Avoid Repetition • One feature of good writing is the avoidance of repetition --- so as not to bore the reader. • Take text 1 for example: • Divorce, split, decree nisi • break relationships with…

  43. The End

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