【教學(xué)】Unit 6 第6課時(shí) （九上）

Unit6TVprogrammesStudyskillsHaveyoueverreadanyEnglishnewspapers?Whenyoureadanewspaper,howcanyoufindoutthemostimportantinformationquickly?Warming-upFreetalkReadthenewspaperheadlinesbelow.Payattentiontothetenseandthewordsleftout.Presentation1.TheDriverwaskilled,andeightwerehurtinabuscrash2.HeavyfogdelaysflightsinXinjiang3.ACatshowwasheldinShanghai4.NewartistsweepsAmericanMusicAwards5.HerearesomeXi’antraveltipsReadandunderstandPresentationWhenyoureadanewspaper,youshouldskim

theheadlines

first.Theywilltellyouthetopicofeacharticle.Newspaperheadlinesusethepresenttense.Somewordsareleftouttosavespace,includinga/an/the,theverbbeandand/but/or.MoretolearnaboutthenewspaperheadlinesPresentationHeadlinesarenotalwayscompletesentences.Manyheadlinesarenounphraseswithnoverb.e.g.HolidayHoteldeath(2)Headlinesoftenuseto-infinitivetorefertothefuture.e.g.Hospitalstotakefewerpatients.(3)Headlinesusuallyuseshortwordstosavespace.e.g.aid,back,cut.1.Howcanwereadnewspaperarticlesquicklyandefficiently?2.Howcanwegetasmuchinformationaspossibleintheshortesttime?PresentationThinkanddiscussNewspapersuseaspecialstyleofwriting.Usuallythemostimportantinformation—thewho,what,where,whenandhow—comesfirstinanarticle.Thedetailscomenext,fromthemostimportantdetailstotheleastimportantones.PresentationReadandunderstandPracticeReadthenewspaperheadlinesandleaveouttheunnecessarywords.1.Aboyiswanted2.Atrainissavedbyaboy3.AmaniskilledonthemountainBoywantedTrainsavedbyboyMankilledonmountainHowdoyoureadthenewsquickly?Choosethecorrectones.Readtheheadlinescarefully.

d.Lookatthepicturesandinformationin

any“boxes”.Theyalsogiveanideaof

themaintopicaboutthearticle.

e.Readthearticlecarefullyanddon’tmisseverynewword.

g.Lookupthewordinadictionarywheneveryoumeetone.c.Paynoattentiontothe

picturesinanewspaper.

f.Skimthroughtherestofthearticle.b.Askquestionslikewhen,where,who,

what,whyandhowabouttheheadline

andguesswhatthearticlemaybeabout.h.Usethecontexttoguessthemeaningofanywordsyoudon’tknow.a,b,d,f,hPracticePopularpoetpassesawaySusanHunter,apoetwhosepoemswerelovedbymillions,diedofcanceronTuesdayinLondon.Shewas73.MsHunterwrotehundredsofpoems.Theyweremostlyabouthome,familyandlifeinthecountryside.Peoplearoundthecountrygrewuplisteningtoherpoemsontheradio,andherbookshavealwaysbeenpopular.Shewasalsofamousforhelpingotheryoungpoetsgettheirstart,andshetaughtwritingatuniversities.Readthearticlebelow.Thenanswerthequestions.1.WhowasSusanHunter?2.Whathappenedtoher?3.Wheredidshedie?4.Whendidshedie?5.Howdidshedie?Apoet.Shedied.InLondon.OnTuesday.Shediedofcancer.PracticeFlightfromIndonesiatoSingaporegoesmissingAnAirAsiaflightQZ8501fromtheIndonesiancityofSurabayatoSingaporelostcontactwithairtrafficcontrolonSundayataround6:17a.m.localtime.Planeiscarrying162people—155Indonesians,threeSouthKoreans,oneFrench,oneMalaysian,oneBritonandoneSingaporean.AirAsiahasestablishedanemergencycallcentre.Thenumberis+622129850801.Planerequestedtodeviationduetobadweatherbeforecontactwaslost.Readandunderlinetheanswersofwhat,where,whenandwhoPracticewhatwherewhenwhoProductionThink-pair-shareMostnewspapersarewrittenataverylowreadinglevelinordertoattractmorereaders.Don’tbeafraidofreadingthemanymore.Rememberthatreadingisagoodhabit.It’sbesttoreadthenewspaperwheneverythingelseisfinishedandinitsplace.Howtoreadnews?SummaryNewspapersuseaspecialstyleofwriting.Whenyoureadanewspaper,youshouldskimtheheadlinesfirst.Usuallythemostimportantinformation—thewho,what,where,whenandhow—comesfirstinanarticle.Thedetailscomenext