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1、English Newspaper &Magazine Reading Lesson 1 Introduction,Lesson 1 Introduction,1. the definition and main features of news 2. major English newspapers & magazines 3. key parts of the front page 4. how to read the front page,Newspapers are publications usually issued on a daily or weekly basis, the
2、main function of which is to report the news. Newspapers also provided commentary on the news, advocate various public policies, furnish special information and advice to readers, and sometimes include features such as advertisements, cartoons, and serialized books.,I. The definition and main featur
3、es of news,I. The definition of news,What is “news”? Can you give your definition? 1) NEWS = North+East+West+South 2) Bad news is good news. 3) It is not news when a dog bites a man, but absolutely news when you find a man bites a dog.,I. The definition of news,4) ordinary person(s) + usual occurenc
4、e(s) news ordinary person(s) + unusual occurence(s) news extraordinary person(s) + usual occurence(s)=news extraordinary person(s) + unusual occurence(s)=good/big news 5) News is any event，idea or opinion that is timely，that interests or affects a large number of people in a community and that is ca
5、pable of being understood by them.,I. The main features of news,1) 时效性（timeliness）和时新性（freshness） 2) 重要性（importance, or significance） 3) 显著性（prominence） 4) 接近性（nearness，proximity or locality） 5) 奇异性（unusualness, oddity or novelty） 6) 趣味性（interest）,II. Major English newspapers & magazines,2. Have you
6、 ever read China Daily and 21st Century? What is the difference between them?China Daily belongs to “quality paper”, while 21st Century belongs to “popular paper”.,Quality papers (优良报纸, 严肃的报纸，大报) Quality papers are serious in content and large in size. They mainly cover news stories domestically and
7、 internationally.They are written in formal English with longer articles and a wider range of vocabulary. Their readers mainly belong to the educated middle class.,Popular papers (大众报纸, 小报)Popular papers are smaller in size and mainly cover gossip, entertainment and sports news. They are written in
8、easier English and use quite a number of slang terms, which, while easier to read for locals, can be difficult for foreigners. Articles are often short and illustrated with eye-catching headlines and many photos. They mainly serve the less educated but can still have a broad readership.,II. The Time
9、s-泰晤士报,The Times is a daily national newspaper published in the United Kingdom since 1785 when it was known as The Daily Universal Register.The Times and its sister paper The Sunday Times are published by Times Newspapers Limited, a subsidiary of News International. The Times is the original “Times“
10、 newspaper, lending its name to many other papers around the world, such as The New York Times, The Times of India, and The Irish Times.,II. The Daily Telegraph-每日电讯报,The Daily Telegraph is a British broadsheet newspaper, founded in 1855. Excepting the Financial Times and The Herald (Glasgow), it is
11、 the only remaining national daily newspaper printed on traditional newsprint in the broadsheet format in the United Kingdom.Its sister paper, The Sunday Telegraph, was founded in 1961. In October 2007, the Telegraph was the highest selling British quality paper, with a certified average daily circu
12、lation of 882,413.,II. The Guardian-卫报,The Guardian is a British national daily newspaper owned by the Guardian Media Group and founded in 1821.The Guardian had a certified average daily circulation of 279,308 copies in January 2011, behind The Daily Telegraph and The Times. The website, guardian.co
13、.uk, is one of the highest-traffic English-language news websites. According to its editor, The Guardian has the second largest online readership of any English-language newspaper in the world, after the New York Times,II. The Sun-太阳报,The Sun - is a tabloid daily newspaper published in the United Ki
14、ngdom and Ireland with the second highest circulation of any daily English-language newspaper in the world and the biggest circulation within the UK, standing at an average of 3,121,000 copies a day between January and June 2008 and with a daily readership of approximately 7,900,000, of which 56 per
15、 cent are male and 44 per cent female.,II. Daily Mail-每日邮报,The Daily Mail is a British newspaper, currently published in a tabloid format. First published in 1896 by Lord Northcliffe, it is the United Kingdoms second biggest-selling daily newspaper after The Sun. Its sister paper, The Mail on Sunday
16、 was launched in 1982. An Irish edition of the paper was launched in 2006. The Daily Mail was Britains first daily newspaper aimed at what is now considered the middle-market and the first to sell 1 million copies a day.,II. The New York Times-纽约时报,The New York Times is an American daily newspaper p
17、ublished in New York City and distributed internationally. The largest metropolitan newspaper in the United States, “The Gray Lady“named for its staid appearance and styleis regarded as a national newspaper of record. Founded in 1851, the newspaper has won 98 Pulitzer Prizes, more than any other newspaper. Its motto, as printed in the upper left-hand corner of the front page, is “All the News Thats Fit to Print.“,
