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1、ACTIVE READING 1MappingMappingEmbarkation Embarkation Navigation Navigation Destination Destination ResourcesIdentifying personal views in newsUsing italicsAgreeing or disagreeingActive reading 1: MappingActive reading 1: Mapping.Matching headlines Bridging information gapActive reading 1: Embarkati
2、onActive reading 1: Embarkation Matching headline 1963: the Assassination of the US President John Kennedy 1969: the first moon landing 1983: the successful mating of 2 giant pandas in an American zoo 1989: the reunification of West and East Germany 2001: the attack on the World Trade Centre in New
3、York 2003: the first manned Chinese space flight 2004: the tsunami which hit Asia and Africa 2007: the mouse that delayed an international passenger flight Watch the video clip and identify the historic events.ScriptActive reading 1: EmbarkationActive reading 1: EmbarkationMoreBridging information g
4、apGroup discussionQ1: Which of the above headlines interests you most? Why? (Group 1 & 8)Q2: Choose anyone of the above headlines and discuss whether it is newsworthy? Why or why not? (Group 2 & 7)Q3: What kind of story usually appear in the news? (Group 3 & 6) Q4: Why are people interested in the n
5、ews? (Group 4 & 5) Active reading 1: EmbarkationActive reading 1: EmbarkationclickclickActive reading 1: EmbarkationActive reading 1: EmbarkationBridging information gap Military NewsCelebrity newsEconomic newsBreakthroughs & triumphsPolitical newsMoral IssuesNatural disastersLong-running social iss
6、uesEntertainment & FashionHuman interest storiesSports& arts Odd happenings Popular Popular Topics / StoriesTopics / StoriesReference for Q3:BackBridging information gapObjectivitySubjectivityReasons Personal interests Social class attributes Catering to widely accepted values Social purposes of the
7、 text Journalist featuresActive reading 1: EmbarkationActive reading 1: EmbarkationReference for Q4: Ss possible answers:Informative, entertaining, significant, unexpected, horrifying, local news, real, moving stories, events close to our life Ss possible answers:personal likes/dislikes, widely-acce
8、pted opinions, desire to dig out the hidden meaning, political/economic profits BackText organisationText explorationText evaluation Personal views Italics usage Understanding Understanding beginning and ending beginning and ending Jigsaw reading Active reading 1: NavigationActive reading 1: Navigat
9、ionActive reading 1: NavigationActive reading 1: NavigationText OrganisationQ1: Which words in the text impress you most? Among them which word do you think is the key word?Q2: How does the author organize the text by revolving around this key word? NewsworthyActive reading 1: NavigationActive readi
10、ng 1: NavigationText OrganisationMedia power 3 elementsNewsworthyMoreActive reading 1: NavigationActive reading 1: NavigationNewsworthy1st Element 2nd Element3rd Element Historical and international significance Odd, unexpected, human Immediacy Media PowerWhen it comes to immediacy.The advantage ove
11、r the pressMoreActive reading 1: NavigationActive reading 1: NavigationParasParas 2&3: Exemplifying 2&3: Exemplifying1st Element2nd Element 9/11 The assassination of KennedyOdd, unexpected, humanPara 4: Defining newsPara 4: Defining newsParasParas 5 5& &6: Interpreting odd6: Interpreting odd Odd hug
12、e Mouse chase story 3rd Element 3 elementsMoreActive reading 1: NavigationActive reading 1: NavigationMedia powerPara 8: TV-advantage over the pressMedia Power3 Elements Para 9: Internet-media power erodedPara 10: conclusion on the futureImmediacy: advantage of TVCamera position: media powerImmediac
13、y: blogs, self-broadcast sites, open-access web pagesPower devolved to ordinary people BackActive reading 1: NavigationActive reading 1: NavigationFlowchart of cohesionPara 1: Such an event would have to be of enormous international significance. But this is exactly what occurred in 9/11.Para 2: But
14、 it is not just the historical and international dimension that made 9/11 memorable and newsworthy. It is the shock and horror, too. So striking, so sensational Para 3: And so it is with all major news stories.Para4: So what exactly is news?. 9/11, in contrast, was not just international, but odd, u
15、nexpected and very human.Para 5: Odd doesnt mean huge. Individual work: Find out how information flows.MoreActive reading 1: NavigationActive reading 1: NavigationFlowchart of Cohesion Para 5: Take the story in todays China DailyPara 6: Not an event with momentous international consequences, you mig
16、ht say, but there are echoes of the story across the globePara 7: Another element of newsworthy is immediacy.Para 8: When it comes to immediacy, those media have an enormous advantage over the press This is why it is usual to talk of the “power of the media”Para 9: But perhaps this power is being er
17、odedPara 10: This doesnt mean that the press and TV are going to disappear overnight, of course.BackActive reading 1: EmbarkationActive reading 1: EmbarkationJigsaw reading Group 1, 2, 5 & 6 (Q1 & Q2): Read the text and find out what historic events in the 9 headlines are interpreted in text.Group 3
18、, 4,7 & 8 (Q 3 & Q 4): Read the text and find out reasons why a piece of news is newsworthy.Active reading 1: EmbarkationActive reading 1: EmbarkationJigsaw reading answer9/11 (Paras 1, 2, 4)The assassination of President Kennedy (Para 3) Mouse chase (Paras 5&6)Historical and international dimension
19、 (Paras 1-2)Odd, unexpected, human (Paras 2&4)Odd huge. (Para 5)Immediacy (Para 7&8) Objective importance (Para 4) Local dimension (Para 10)Active reading 1: NavigationActive reading 1: NavigationPersonal viewGroup discussion (Paras 2-9): Read the text and evaluate the statements in Activity 8, P47.
20、 Check () the statements evidently supported in text and decide what the passage really says.Group 1, 8: Para 2-3 (to evaluate Statement 1, 2, 3)Group 2, 7: Para 4 (to evaluate Statement 4, 5)Group 3, 6: Para 7 (to evaluate Statement 6, 7)Group 4, 5: Para 8-9 (to evaluate Statement 8, 9)Active readi
21、ng 1: NavigationActive reading 1: Navigation1. The media give too much importance to bad news. 2. Emotional reactions to bad news are normal. 3. Its true that bad news travels fast. Mentioned: Bad news is commonNot mentioned: no judgment on the medias attitude toward bad newsPara 2: Description on p
22、eoples response to 9/11Para 3: Memories of the authors response to the Assassination of President Kennedy Group 1 & 8: Para2-3 Group 1 & 8: Para2-3 Personal viewsPara 2: the first instinct of people to 9/11 More Active reading 1: NavigationActive reading 1: NavigationGroup 2 & 7: Para 45. Some impor
23、tant global problems are never in the news.4. People like reading unusual or unexpected news items.9/11: we seek odd and unexpected Mentioned: Not all important global issues make the headlines on the same day.Not mentioned: “never” Personal viewsMore Active reading 1: NavigationActive reading 1: Na
24、vigation6. An event is news if youve just heard about it.7. To get into the headlines, events need to be recent or soon to happen.“An event is not news unless youve just heard about it.” Implied meaning: Immediate items are potential news the nearness of the event in time: unless youve just read abo
25、utan event which is about to happen Group 3 & 6: Para 7Personal viewsMore Active reading 1: NavigationActive reading 1: NavigationGroup 4 & 5: Para 8-99. The media have too much power.8. On TV news it doesnt matter where the camera is. The important thing is to show the picture.Para 8: Camera positi
26、on has an important effect.Personal viewsPara 8: Mentioned: People talk about the power of the media.Not mentioned: no comments on it though with some negative hint. Active reading 1: NavigationActive reading 1: NavigationRead paragraph 1 and distinguish statements from facts. 1. It isnt very often
27、that the media lead with the same story everywhere in the world. 2. Such an event would have to be of enormous international significance. 3. But this is exactly what occurred in September in 2001 4. It is probably not exaggerated to say that from the moment the world was a different place.SFSFFSPai
28、r Work Interpreting the beginningMoreActive reading 1: NavigationActive reading 1: NavigationPair Work (Para10)Read the last paragraph and discuss questions.Interpreting the ending1)The power of the press2)How to write headlines3)What we mean by “news”4)The work of a journalistQ1: What is the main t
29、opic?Q2: What is likely to happen in the future? 1)The media will become more powerful.2)The press will disappear.3)More news will come from ordinary people.4)Newspaper will become more reliable.Active reading 1: NavigationActive reading 1: NavigationItalics usagePair work: Actvitiy9, p47 1. I remem
30、ber when I was in primary school the teacher rushing into the classroom, and announcing President Kennedy is dead.To take the place of question marks2. So what exactly is news?For emphasis3. Take the story in todays China Daily.4. Another element of newsworthiness is immediacy.To give the name of a
31、newspaperTo introduce a new termActive reading 1: NavigationActive reading 1: NavigationText evaluation1. What do you think makes a story newsworthy?2. What are the problems facing journalists who want to be objective?6. How do you think people will get the news in the future?3. In what way are the
32、media powerful?4. Do you think the media are too powerful?5. If anyone can publish news on the Internet, is this a good thing?Discussion: Group 1-6 discuss Q1-6 respectively. clickclickclickclickclickclickActive reading 1: NavigationActive reading 1: NavigationQ1Relevance to the readers Fire caused
33、by smoking Fire caused by smoking Malaria & anti-mosquito Malaria & anti-mosquito measures.measures.Value as lessons Opinions from TextOpinions from Text More OpinionsMore Opinions what your favorite sport stars say stories close to our hobby, job, etc.Historical and internationalObjectiveOdd, unexp
34、ected, humanImmediateLocalBackActive reading 1: NavigationActive reading 1: NavigationQ2ObjectivityObjectivitySubjectivitySubjectivityProblemsProblemsPersonal standpointsSocial class attributesCatering to widely accepted valuesFearing to upset the authoritiesCloseness to the eventDegree of understan
35、ding or familiarity with the topicThe complexity of the eventPressure from the authorities, e.g. chief editors, government, organization, etc.BackActive reading 1: NavigationActive reading 1: NavigationQ3Social purposes of the reportsContent of news: What news we hear or readReporting Angles: From w
36、hat point of view the news is reported Words or structures with implied meaning To inform readers To entertain readers To influence readers By choosing BackQ4That depends on the journalist industry itselfto follow the principle of objectivityor to report from their own social class attributes? Activ
37、e reading 1: NavigationActive reading 1: NavigationBack to respond critically or passively?Further thinking: How do we respond to media power?Active reading 1: NavigationActive reading 1: NavigationQ5FreedomChance for clarification or refutationSocial progressImmediacy to audienceBad Points Bad Poin
38、ts Good PointsGood PointsDualityDuality Issue of reliability: confusing audienceWeapons to stir up trouble and incite hatredUnhealthy content: doing harm for delinquencyFurther thinking: How do we minimize bad points?BackActive reading 1: NavigationActive reading 1: NavigationQ6Possible waysMobile p
39、honesInternetMini-multimedia devicesE-paperTraditional newspaperAudio newspaper5 5BackActive reading 1: DestinationActive reading 1: DestinationTalking pointsSummarisingActive reading 1: DestinationActive reading 1: DestinationSummarisingIndividual Work(1) Listen and read the summary of the text. Ca
40、tch the key elements of each sentence. (2) Recall key words in the 2nd reading and key elements in the 3rd reading. Active reading 1: DestinationActive reading 1: Destination1st reading What exactly is news? The objective importance and the historical, international significance of an event is not e
41、nough. It is the odd, unexpected and human nature that made news like 9/11 memorable and newsworthy. So is immediacy which refers to the nearness of the event in time. When it comes to immediacy, those media like TV, radio and Internet have an enormous advantage over the press. However, no matter wh
42、at form it may take, all the media more or less covertly, influence the public. That is the so- called power of the media. In the new millennium, maybe the press or TV are not going to disappear overnight, but the power of the media may be eroded or at least devolved to ordinary people.MoreActive re
43、ading 1: DestinationActive reading 1: Destination2nd Reading What exactly is news? The _ importance and the _ significance of an event is not enough. It is the _ _ nature that made news like 9/11 memorable and newsworthy. So is _ which refers to the _ of the event in time. When it comes to immediacy
44、, those media like TV, radio and Internet have an _ over the press. However, no matter what form it may take, all the media more or less _, influence the public. That is the so-called power of the media. In the new millennium, maybe the press or TV are not going to disappear _, but the power of the
45、media may be _ or at least _ to ordinary people.objectivehistorical, international odd, unexpected and humanimmediacynearnessenormous advantagecovertlyovernight eroded devolvedMoreActive reading 1: DestinationActive reading 1: Destination3rd Reading What exactly is news? The _ of an event is not eno
46、ugh. It is the _ nature that made news like 9/11 _ _. So is _. When it comes to immediacy, those media like TV, radio and Internet _ the press. However, no matter what form it may take, all the media _ the public. That is the so-called power of the media. In the new millennium, maybe the press or TV
47、 _, but the power of the media may _ to ordinary people.objective importanceand the historical, international significanceodd, unexpected and humanmemorable andimmediacy which refers to thehave an enormous advantagemore or less covertly, influenceare not going to disappear overnighteroded or at leas
48、t devolvednewsworthynearness of the event in timeActive reading 1: DestinationActive reading 1: DestinationTalking PointsWhen a dog bites a man, that is not news. But if a man bites a dog, that is news. John B. BogartNothing travels fast than light, with the possible exception of bad news. Douglas A
49、dams News is what a chap who doesnt care much about anything wants to read. And its only news until hes read it. After that, its dead. Evelyn WaughNews is what somebody somewhere wants to suppress; all the rest is advertising. Lord NorthcliffeNo news is good news. ProverbclickclickclickclickclickJoh
50、n B. BogartSimilar Expressions You never read about a plane that didnt crash.You dont hear about the laws that a politician didnt break. Situation invoked in a literal and ironic sense when a news story breaks about a man or child literally biting a dog as an attack or out of self-defenseMoreActive
51、reading 1: DestinationActive reading 1: DestinationJohn B. BogartAn everyday is less interesting than the unusual.The spirit of “Man bites dog” has made media lost it way. PKUnusual is not the only element which determines newsworthiness. Attracting audience is the job of journalist. BackAgree Agree
52、 Disagree Disagree Active reading 1: DestinationActive reading 1: DestinationActive reading 1: DestinationActive reading 1: DestinationEvelyn Waugh Decline and Fall A Handful of Dust The Loved One Sword of Honour News should attract audience.News is for casual reading, and once read it can be forgot
53、ten.(1903-1966)Satirical writerArguments Arguments BackActive reading 1: DestinationActive reading 1: DestinationBritish newspaper magnate (巨头) famed for buying stolid, unprofitable newspapers and transforming them into lively and entertaining one Agree Agree Disagree Disagree Not true for ordinary
54、local newsToo harsh and absolute ideaValue of newsto upset sb. (e.g. controversial matters, scandal)News with all praiseadvertising(1885-1922)Lord NorthcliffeBackActive reading 1: DestinationActive reading 1: DestinationDouglas Adamsa British author, satirist, dramatist, musician and environmental a
55、ctivistThe Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy series of radio plays and books. Reasons Reasons Old sayings: Bad news travel fast gossip: e.g. interests in break-up between pop stars individual life examples: Ss own experienceLess interest in good newsJealousy about good fortune of other peopleBackActiv
56、e reading 1: DestinationActive reading 1: DestinationProverbReasons Reasons Bad news travels fast:the absence of the bad newsEverything is ok.ExampleSs: in troublecall parents doing wellno calling Individual life stories: Ss own experienceBackDifficult sentencesWords to note Language in useInformati
57、on relatedPreviewActive reading 1: ResourcesActive reading 1: ResourcesActive reading 1: ResourcesActive reading 1: ResourcesDifficult sentence 1But this is exactly what occurred in September 2001 (L4, Para 1)AnalsTransThis 指代的是上句内容，即“世界各地的媒体都以头条报道同一新闻的情形并不很常见”。“what occurred in Sept, 2001” 为名词从句，作系
58、表结构。整句意思为：There arent many stories which come top in newspapers all around the world, but the attack on New York was one of them. 但是这正是但是这正是20012001年年9 9月恐怖分子袭击纽约世贸中心月恐怖分子袭击纽约世贸中心双塔之后发生的情形。双塔之后发生的情形。Active reading 1: ResourcesActive reading 1: ResourcesDifficult sentence 2It is probably not exaggera
59、ted to say that from that moment the world was a different place. (L6, Para 1)AnalsTransIt is not exaggerated to say that 可以毫不夸张地讲可以毫不夸张地讲 Similar structure: 1. There is not too much/no exaggeration to say that2. It is not unrealistic to say that3. I can say without exaggeration that 从那一刻起世界改变了模样，这样
60、说也许并不夸张。从那一刻起世界改变了模样，这样说也许并不夸张。AnalsThe world was a different place: 这个世界与以前不一样了。这个世界与以前不一样了。Active reading 1: ResourcesActive reading 1: ResourcesDifficult sentence 3So striking, so sensational, was the news that, years after the event, many people can still remember exactly where they were and wha
61、t they were doing when they first heard it. (L4, Para 2) AnalsTransMoreSo striking was the news that倒装句 = The news was so striking and so sensational that句式结构为： Predicative +be + noun+ 这一消息极度震撼，极具爆炸性。事发多年以后，许多人还能清楚地记得他们第一次听到这一消息时身在何处、当时正在做什么。Active reading 1: ResourcesActive reading 1: ResourcesDiff
62、icult sentence 3Restore the inversion to their original structure.1) Delicious indeed was the meal she cooked that night. 2) Very important in the farmers life is the TV weather report.Convert the following 2 sentences into inversion.1) The days are gone when we live in the countryside.2) Covering m
63、uch of the earths surface is a blanket of water. Gone are the days when we lived in the countryside.The meal she cooked that night is delicious indeed.The TV weather report is very important in the farmers life.A blank of water is covering much of the earths surface.Active reading 1: ResourcesActive
64、 reading 1: ResourcesDifficult sentence 4The objective importance of an event is obviously not enoughthere are plenty of enormous global issues out there, with dramatic consequences, from poverty to global warmingbut since they are ongoing, they dont make the headlines on the same day. (L1, Para 4)一
65、个事件光有客观重要性显然还不够世界上有大量全球性的大问题，都会造成戏剧性的后果，从贫困问题到全球变暖问题但由于它们都是进行中的，并不都会在同一天成为头条。破折号“”补充说明“客观重要性显然还不够”的状况。But since 表明具体的原因：由于它们都是进行中的，并不都集中在同一天上头条。AnalsTransActive reading 1: ResourcesActive reading 1: ResourcesDifficult sentence 5此句为类比。普通人不再是旁观者，而设身处地地卷入此句为类比。普通人不再是旁观者，而设身处地地卷入9/119/11中，如同观众中，如同观众对悲剧中
66、的情形感同身受一样。对悲剧中的情形感同身受一样。identify with the plight of people identify with 体会(某人)思想感情。 the plight of people: the sad or desperate situation or predicament of people 陷入戏剧中的人们的苦境陷入戏剧中的人们的苦境对比之下，对比之下，9/119/11不仅具有国际性，而且奇特怪异、出人意料，还不仅具有国际性，而且奇特怪异、出人意料，还（可能使读者对身陷那场悲剧中的人们的痛苦感同身受，从这个（可能使读者对身陷那场悲剧中的人们的痛苦感同身受，从这
67、个意义上讲）极具人性。意义上讲）极具人性。AnalsTrans9/11, in contrast, was not just international, but odd, unexpected, and (in the sense that it was possible to identify with the plight of people caught up in the drama) very human. (L6, Para 4)Active reading 1: ResourcesActive reading 1: ResourcesDifficult sentence 6Bu
68、t TV news is not necessarily more objective or reliable than a newspaper report a unique viewpoint. (L6, Para 8)AnalsTransnot necessarily: 1) not always or not in every situation 未必 2) is not necessarily more than 未必比更此句为转折句，给了三个解释概述电视新闻未必可靠的原因：目的特殊、设定的指导方针和独特的视点。但是，电视新闻未必比报纸报道更客观或更可靠，因为你在屏幕上看到的图像是经
69、记者或编辑根据特殊的目的，或至少是按照预定指示筛选过的；它们是从一个独特的视点展现给观众的。Active reading 1: ResourcesActive reading 1: ResourcesWords to noteNew Words Phrases 1.chase2.echo 3.erode 4.frame 5.odd 6.startle7.sensational8.millennium identify with not necessarilyActive reading 1: ResourcesActive reading 1: Resourceschasen. the act
70、ion of following sb. or sth. quickly because you want to catch them 追逐、追求v. to follow sb. or sth. quickly because you want to catch them 追逐、追求Replace the underlined words with appropriate forms of “chase” and identify its meanings in different context.1. There was a hot pursuit with high speed throu
71、gh the streets before the gang was caught.2. How can we get rid of these fears from her mind. 3. Lets come back to our point. How much do you want? More(high speed chase 汽车的高速追逐) (chase 驱逐,赶走) (cut to the chase 切入正题)Active reading 1: ResourcesActive reading 1: ResourcesDescribe the situation with th
72、e given clues. The sentence may begin with “Nicole Kidman told a courtroom Monday ”clues: tears, fear, photographer, chaseNicole Kidman told a courtroom Monday how she was reduced to tears and feared a car accident after a photographer chased her two years ago. MoreActive reading 1: ResourcesActive
73、reading 1: ResourcesAppreciate the quotationFame is very much like an animal chasing his own tail who, when he captures it, does not know what else to do but to continue chasing it.Howards Melvin, American essayist 声誉极像一只追逐自己尾巴的动物，抓住后除了继续追逐不声誉极像一只追逐自己尾巴的动物，抓住后除了继续追逐不知还能做什么。知还能做什么。 美国散文家美国散文家 麦尔文麦尔文
74、H. H. Active reading 1: ResourcesActive reading 1: Resourcesechon.an idea that is like one that has been expressed before重复，共鸣，附和vt. to express the ideas or feelings that someone else has expressed 共鸣，附和Complete the sentences.1. _ (痛苦呼喊的回声痛苦呼喊的回声) reverberate (回荡回荡) in my heart.2. 800 rescue workers
75、 have staged a disaster drill at the World Trade Center site in scenes that _.( (再现再现9/119/11纽约遭受袭击的场景纽约遭受袭击的场景).). Echoes of cries of painechoed images from 9/11 attacks on New YorkMoreActive reading 1: ResourcesActive reading 1: ResourcesMatch the idiomatic expressions with their meanings.cheer sb
76、./sth. to the echoapplaud sb. to the echofind an echo in ones heartecho sb.s words对对大声喝彩；掌声大声喝彩；掌声雷动雷动 随声附和随声附和对对大声喝彩；掌声雷大声喝彩；掌声雷动动 在某人心中引起共鸣在某人心中引起共鸣 Active reading 1: ResourcesActive reading 1: Resourceserodev.to gradually reduce the strength or importance of something 逐步削弱，损害逐步削弱，损害Translate the
77、following sentences1. 报纸的销量也许下降了，但是新闻的力量并没有削弱。 Sales of newspapers may be falling, but the power of the press has not been eroded.2. The biggest increase in prices in three years eroded consumers buying power, reinforcing speculation the Federal Reserve wont raise interest rates。 价格在三年内最大的增长削弱了消费者的购
78、买力，加剧了对联邦储备局不提升利率的猜测。Active reading 1: ResourcesActive reading 1: Resourcesframev. to express something carefully in a particular way 仔细地表达Translate into Chinese.1. She wondered how she was going to frame the question.她不知道如何表述这个问题。2. To frame a news story, journalists need to include a news story ti
79、tle, and the “when, where, what, who and how” elements.构思一个新闻故事需要包括新闻故事标题和5要素时间、地点、人物、故事进展。Active reading 1: ResourcesActive reading 1: Resourcesoddadj. unusual or unexpected in a way that attracts your interest or attention 奇特的，古怪的，异常的1.Translate the sentence into English. 那是我一生中所经历过的最奇特的事了。2. Desc
80、ribe to your partner the oddest thing in your life.3. Grammatical structuresThats the oddest thing that I have experienced in my life.It strikes sb.as thatThats , The thing is thatIt is very thatActive reading 1: ResourcesActive reading 1: Resourcesstartlevt. to make a person or animal feel suddenly
81、 frightened or surprised 使震惊 adj. suddenly frightened and surprised by sth. 震惊的Convert “startle” to “startled” and “startled” to “startle”.1. I didnt know you are right behind me. You startled me! I didnt know you are right behind me. I am startled.2. I am startled to see a face suddenly appear at t
82、he window. To see a face suddenly appear at the window startles me.Active reading 1: ResourcesActive reading 1: Resources Homographs sentimental adj.感伤性的, 感情脆弱的sensible adj. 有感觉的, 明智的, 有判断力的sensitive adj. 敏感的 sensory adj. 感官的Grouping words amazing startling striking memorable horrible shockingsensat
83、ionalActive reading 1: ResourcesActive reading 1: Resourcesmillennium Expressions Anniversary 周年纪念 Silver jubilee 25周年纪念 Golden jubilee 50周年纪念 Diamond jubilee 60周年纪念Centenary 100周年纪念 ExpressionsDecennium 十年间A decade 十年间A score years 二十年A Century 一百年Millennium 一千年Active reading 1: ResourcesActive rea
84、ding 1: Resourcesidentify with sb.to feel that you can understand an share sb. elses feelings 体会(某人)思想感情；理解并同情(某人)感受Use “identify with sb.” to replace the expressions with similar meaning.1. Local government should not ignore the feelings of common people in the economic crisis.2. Local government s
85、hould understand and share the common peoples aspirations toward the sustained city development.MoreLocal government should identify with common people in the economic crisis. Local government should identify with common people and their aspirations about the sustained city development.Active readin
86、g 1: ResourcesActive reading 1: ResourcesOther Collocations of identifyFill in the blanks with the correct phrases.1.Most writers _ mind _ consciousness.2.Americans were anxious to _ the colonial authorities.3.Children can be _ poor readers as early as 5 years old.4.He is viewed as cold-hearted beca
87、use he didnt seem to be able to _ those people caught in that tragedy. identify sth. with sth. = to think sth. is the same with sth. 将等同于，认为和一致be identified with sb./sth. = to consider sb./sth. to be connected with 与联系在一起identify sb. as sth. = to recognize sb. 辨认、确认identifywithbe identified withiden
88、tified asidentify with Active reading 1: ResourcesActive reading 1: Resourcesnot necessarilynot always or not in every situation 未必Complete the conversations. 1. It s cheaper to buy a flat than a house. _ . 2. Why should we talk to those clients?Our clients _ understand why we are raising our prices
89、. You need to explain that to them.not necessarilywont necessarilyActive reading 1: ResourcesActive reading 1: ResourcesMore1.1.巨大的国际意义巨大的国际意义2.2.历史性和国际性历史性和国际性3.3.坏事传千里。坏事传千里。4.4.重大国际影响重大国际影响5.5.全球却颇有反响全球却颇有反响6.6.比比优势大多了优势大多了7.7.设定的方针设定的方针8.8.独特的视点独特的视点1.of enormous international significance2.the
90、historical and international dimension3.Bad news travels fast.4.momentous international consequences5.There are echoes of the stories across the globe.6.to have an enormous advantage over press 7.set guidelines8.a unique viewpointUseful expressionsActive reading 1: ResourcesActive reading 1: Resourc
91、esUseful expressions9.not necessarily more objective or reliable than 10.the power to influence the public, more or less covertly11.the proliferation of personal blogs 12.the possibility of self-broadcasting 13.the growth of open-access webpages14.to reach a worldwide audience instantly15.the never-
92、ending search9. 9. 未必比未必比更客观可靠更客观可靠10. 10. 或多或少隐蔽地影响或多或少隐蔽地影响公众的权力公众的权力11.11.个人博客的大量出现个人博客的大量出现12. 12. 自我广播的可能性自我广播的可能性13. 13. 权限开放网页的增长权限开放网页的增长14. 14. 迅即到达全球的观众迅即到达全球的观众15. 15. 永不停止的搜索永不停止的搜索Active reading 1: ResourcesActive reading 1: ResourcesInformation relatedThe assassination of the US Presid
93、ent In 1963, the popular young 35th president, John F. Kennedy, was killed by a gunshot when driving through Dallas, Texas. One Lee Harvey Oswald was arrested for the assassination but was himself shot dead by an avenger. The assassination case left much doubts until today. Active reading 1: Resourc
94、esActive reading 1: ResourcesInformation related The first moon landing On July 20th 1969, the American Lunar Module descended to the surface, and Neil Armstrong stepped outside the module. It is the first step that humans took on the moon. The module was named Eagle, after the American national bir
95、d. Active reading 1: ResourcesActive reading 1: ResourcesInformation relatedThe successful mating of two pandas in an American zoo (1983) China gave the USA two pandas as a gesture of friendship in 1972. Since then Ling Ling and Hsing Hsing have became the stars of Washingtons National Zoo. The cub
96、of 1983 unfortunately died just after birth. Their other cubs did not live long either. Ling Ling died in 1992, and Hsing Hsing in 1999. Active reading 1: ResourcesActive reading 1: ResourcesInformation relatedThe reunification of West and East Germany in 1989 Germany was divided after its defeat in
97、 1945. A wall separated East and West Berlin (the old capital of Germany). After that there was very little contact between the two halves of the city. This ended in 1989 when the wall was opened. The happy public began removing parts of it and the following year Germany was reunited as one country.
98、 Active reading 1: ResourcesActive reading 1: ResourcesInformation relatedThe attack on the World Trade Centre in New York in 2001 On Sept 11, 2001, terrorists hijacked 4 passenger jets and crashed two of them into the World Trade Twin Towers, killing around 3,000 people. MoreInformation relatedThe
99、third plane was crashed into a Washington building, The Pentagon, and the fourth crashed after passengers attacked the hijackers. Later on the US president Bush declared the anti-terrorist wars.Active reading 1: ResourcesActive reading 1: ResourcesActive reading 1: ResourcesActive reading 1: Resourc
100、esInformation related The first manned Chinese space flightIn 2003 the first manned Chinese spacecraft, the Shenzhou V sent Yang Liwei into orbit around the Earth, making China the third country to put a man into space. The successive space flights were hailed as miracles or milestone in Chinas spac
101、e exploration.Active reading 1: ResourcesActive reading 1: ResourcesInformation related The tsunami which hit Asia and Africa in 2004 An underwater earthquake near Sumatra in Indonesia caused a large tsunami (a wave that looks so high as it hits the land that it might be described as standing up) th
102、e day after Christmas in 2004. Around 225,000 people were killed on coasts around the Indian Ocean especially Sri Lanka, India, Thailand and Indonesia. Active reading 1: ResourcesActive reading 1: ResourcesInformation relatedMouse chase In 2007, a white mouse was spotted running up the aisle of a Vi
103、etnam Airlines plane bound for Japan. Dozens of staff were forced to catch the mouse, worried that it might chew through wires and caused a problem. By the time the plane took off, it had been delayed for more than four hours. BackActive reading 1: ResourcesActive reading 1: ResourcesPreviewRead the last paragraph and think about the following statement:The newspaper will/wont disappear in the future?See whether you hold the same ideas with Active reading 2.
