Lesson 4 What’s in the Papers?

Lesson 4 What’s in the Papers?　　

Objectives 　　

☆To practise dealing with cultural references in texts. 　　

☆To practise identifying the type of newspaper an article is from. 　　

☆To practise using compound adjectives. 　　

☆To create an article for a local newspaper. 　　

Pre-Reading　　

☆What is often reported in the newspapers? Give some examples.　　

e.g. social affairs, political issues, business, sports events, entertainment, etc.　　

Some examples.　　

2005――国际油价在风雨中沉浮　　

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

国际原油价格由2005年1月份的每桶42.12美元一路飙升到今年4月17日的每桶70.40美元的历史最高点。这是17日，一名石油交易员在美国纽约商品交易所大声报价。　新华社发　　

河南科大400多学生集体发烧 病情得到控制　　

　　　　　　

　3月30日　，一名女学生在河南科技大学第一附属医院接受观察治疗。　　

从玉女转型熟女苏慧伦5月发片迎“新生”　　

　　　　　　

[乒乓]国乒磨刀奥地利 施拉格“讨教”王励勤　　

　　　　　　

　　Reading　　　　

☆Read the newspaper articles and match them with the headlines.　　

1) Bad language on TV not OK for kids.　　

2) Mum finds her four girls.　　

3) Astronomer’s amazing escape.　　

Answers: 1) text A  2) text C  3) text B 　　

☆Read the three groups of Key Words below and match them with the three articles.　　

KEY WORDS　　

Escape, crash, bravery, incident, attitude, consideration, innocent, cry with happiness, contact　　

Answers 　　

Text B: escape, crash, bravery 　　

Text A: consideration, attitude, innocent　　

Text C: contact, cry with happiness 　　

Post-Reading　　

☆Read the articles again and answer these questions.　　

1) How old were Lillian’s children when she last saw them?　　

 They were 7, 6, 5 and 3. 　　

2) Why did some people find bad language “OK” in films?　　

 Because the dialogue and situation made it funny.　　

3) Why was the truck driver lucky to escape?　　

Because the driver jumped out of the truck before the trolleybus crashed into it and he would have been killed if he’d staged in his truck.　　

☆Find examples of names of these things in the texts.　　

Example West Gorton = a district of a city　　

a) TV channels: BBC ITV Channel 4 　　

b) a TV series: 　Brookside　 　　

c) towns and villages: 　　Kingston　　 　　

d) cities: Leeds Manchester 　　

e) districts of cities: West Gorton 　　

f) a main road: 　Park Avenue　 　　

☆Use the Reading Strategies above to answer these questions about the texts.　　

1) How far is 20 yards? (text B) 　　

a) 18 metres b) 7 metres c) 12 metres　　

2) What does BBC stand for? (text A)　　

a) British Boxing Club　　

b) British Broadcasting Corporation　　

c) Black Bulls Company　　

3) How far is 3,000 miles? (test c)　　

a) 　3,000 km　 b) 　4,800 km　 c) 　6,000 km　　　

Answers: a b b　　

Language points　　

1) according to依照　　

According to my watch it is 10 o'clock.　　

按我的表是10点钟。　　

pay is according to quality　　

依照质量付费　　

2)as long as 只要　　

As long as you can be back before 10 o’clock, you can go out.　　

只要你10点钟以前能回来，你可以外出。　　

As long as you accept our conditions, we’ll start working immediately.　　

只要你答应我们的条件，我们立即开始工作。　　

3)comment on　发表意见，提出看法　　

I often wish I could comment on your articles but there is never time.　　

我总想评论一下你的文章，但总没有时间。　　

I won’t comment on this matter.　　

我对此事不予置评。　　

4)a load of (=loads of)　　

[俚]很多, 大量　　

a load of cobblers　　

[俚]胡说， 废话　　

5)help out　帮忙做事，帮助克服困难　　

Tom usually helps out on the farm after school, so you can find him there.　　

汤姆放学后总是在农场里帮忙，你可以在那儿找到他。　　

6)60-year-old driver 　　

60-year-old，复合形容词　　

a six-year-old boy; a two-meter-long desk　　

Grammar　　

--as long as it is not used in programmes watched by children.　　

watched, 过去分词作后置定语.　　

过去分词只有一种形式：规则动词由动词原形加词尾-ed构成;不规则动词的过去分词没有统一的规则要求，要一一记住。 　　

过去分词作定语： 　　

Our class went on an organized trip last Monday. 上周一我们班开展了一次有组织的旅行。 　　

Those elected as committee members will attend the meeting. 当选为委员的人将出席这次会。 　　

注意当过去分词是单词时，一般用于名词前，如果是过去分词短语，就放在名词的后面,做后置定语，相当于一个被动语态的定语从句。　　

☆Find phrases with compound adjectives in the texts which mean the following:　　

1) a famous film (text A)　　

2) a driver of 60 years old (test B)　　

3) a very long holiday (text c)　　

4) a journey of 3,000 miles (text c)　　

Notice how words after numbers are singular.　　

Example a 31-year holiday　　

 Answers 　　

1) the well-known film 2) 60-year-old driver 3) a 31-year holiday 4) 3,000- mile journey 　　

☆Match the compound adjectives with the nouns.　　

Then use the phrases to complete the sentences.　　

1）  ten-pound              a  audience　　

2）  400-strong              b  lesson　　

3）  well-known             c  actress　　

4）  fifteen-year-old          d  note　　

5）  two-hour                e   mountain　　

6）  three-thousand-metre high  f  girl　　

Answers:　　

1)d  2)a  3)c  4)f  5)b  6)e　　

1  I gave the man  a ten-pound note   when I bought The Times and got ￡9.65 back.　　

　2  A　      won one of the big women’s tennis championships in the 　　USA　　 last year.　　

3  Mrs. Pierce gave us a         just before the exam. It helped us to revise everything.　　

4  At the age of forty, fireman Dennis Thomas climbed a        .　　

5  The       shouted for more after Shania Twain finished singing.　　

　6  A　       called Barbara Windsor is appearing in the soap EastEnders on TV.　　

Answers:　　

2 fifteen-year-old girl  3 two-hour lesson  4 three-thousand-metre mountain 　　

5 400-strong audience  6 well-known actress　　

☆Complete the text with the words below.　　

ambulance, district, ex-husband, fog, ankle, scene, tyre, sightseeing, muddy　　

Yesterday, Mary heard that her(1)          had broken his(2)           . He had been doing(3)        in the country and got lost in the(4)     ! He kept on walking, and finally landed up in a (5)      field. In this field, he fell over a sleeping sheep and hurt himself. He phoned the(6)      doctor on his mobile phone, and then waited in the mud for the(7)       to come. But when it arrived, its(8)       got stuck in the mud! He only got to the hospital four hours later. Mary described this whole(9)       to me with a big smile on her face. “ He always hated sheep!” she said. I don’t think the sheep liked him very much!　　

Answers:　　

(1)ex-husband (2)ankle (3)sightseeing (4)fog (5)muddy (6)district (7)ambulance (8)tyre (9)scene　　

☆Complete this radio news report using the Passive form of the verbs in brackets.　　

Good afternoon. The lunch-time news today(1)        (read) by John Howard. The Prime Minister has visited a primary school in 　Ipswich　 where she　　

(2)        (meet) by the children and their teachers. She opened a new sports centre that(3)       (build) with money raised by the parents and teachers. Another 　　

￡20，000（4）　　　　 (need) to finish the swimming pool so more money raising activities(5)        (organise) for the summer months.　　

Earlier today a group of teachers was in an accident when their coach　　

(6)       (hit) by a truck. The teachers(7)     (help) by local people until ambulances arrived. Most of the teachers(8)      (allow) to go home immediately, but those with more serious injuries(9)       (take) to 　　Norwich　 　Central　 　Hospital　　 later today.　　

Answers:　　

(1)is read (2)was met (3)is being built (4)is needed (5)will be organized (6)was hit　　

(7)were helped (8)were allowed (9)were taken　　

Writing and Speaking　　

Imagine you work for a local newspaper. Write notes about real or imaginary news stones. Choose one of these areas:　　

entertainment (e.g. a concert),sports (e.g. a local match),personal (e.g. a local girl won a national chess competition),good news (e.g. a new hospital opened), bad news (e.g. an accident)　　

Example　　

What? 24-hour concert　　

Who? Local group-the plastic Roses　　

When? next Tuesday　　

Where? the district centre　　

Why? to raise money for charity 　　

Comment: brilliant idea