2018学年高中英语必修5课件：Unit 4 Section Ⅰ

Mass media are tools of communication. Mass media allow us to record and pass information rapidly to a large, scattered audience. They extend our ability to talk to each other by helping us overcome barriers caused by time and space.
There are various ways in which mass media make daily life easier for us. First, they inform and help us keep a watch on our world. They gather and pass on information we would be unlikely or unable to get on our own.
(2)What’s Zhou Yang’s first job? A．An editor. B．An important journalist. C．An assistant journalist. D．A photographer.
(3)What helps Zhou Yang’s first job? A．That he took an amateur course at university. B．That he learned English at school. C．That he was a monitor at university. D．That he often got full marks in his courses.
Fast Reading
1．Read the text quickly and complete the main idea of it. The text is about the first day of Zhou Yang as an assistant
(1) journalist and how (2) news is collected.
SectionⅠ
Warming Up & Reading — Pre-reading
As we all know, mass media play an important part in our life. Can you tell us how mass media make our daily life easier? Please read the following passage to get the answer.
2．Scan the text and then choose the best answer according to the text.
(1)According to the passage, what left a strong impression on Zhou Yang? A．His experience of looking for a job. B．His discussion with his boss for the first time. C．His quarrel with his new boss, Hu Xin. D．His first failure in his new job.
B．a good job
C．an important newspaper
D．the first unforgettable assignment
答案：(1)～(5) BCABD
Careful Reading
1．Read the text carefully and then fill in the blanks. (1) Covering a story
2．According to the pictures, list the equipment you need as a reporter.
mobile phone, digital camera, recorder, laptop computer, satellite telephone, etc.
You’ll you’re your colleagues very eager to assist you, so you may be able to concentrate on photography later if you are interested.
(3)This is something that helps you do the job in a professional way.
3．Look at the following pictures and guess what their jobs are.
(1) They are reporters/journalists. (2) He is a photographer. (3) She is an editor. (4) They are designers. (5) He is a printer.
◆Be (2)_c_u_r_io_u_s_. ◆Ask many different (3)_q_u_e_s_t_io_n_s_. Skills ◆Have a good (4)“_n_o_s_e_” for a story. ◆Use (5)_r_e_se_a_r_c_h_ to find out the missing parts
2．Read the text carefully and then decide whether the following
statements are true (T) or false (F)．
(1)According to the text, Zhou Yang is enthusiastic and eager for
his first work assignment.
(T )
(2)In order not to be accused, a reporter must get accurate
information about the story.
(T )
(3)The best way to check facts is to ask the witness.
Warming Up 1．Look at the following pictures and tell us how you get news in
your daily life.
I often get news by reading newspapers, watching TV, on the Internet, and communicating with each other, etc.
(4)What plays the most important part when a journalist interviews a
person? A．Talking.
B．Listening.
C．Reading.
D．Writing.
(5)The writer mainly tells us something about____. A．an unforgettable person
(F )
(4)Recorders and cameras are good tools to help reporters to
support their stories.
Hale Waihona Puke (T)(5)A journalist always asks the same questions while conducting
happening and then give your writing to the chief editor.
Later you can cover a story and submit the article yourself.
(2)Your workmate will be dying to help you and you can fix your eyes on photography if interested.
an interview.
(F)
3．Find out the sentences in the text which have similar meanings to
the followings. (1)Later you can go and interview somebody about an incident or
of the story.
Dos ◆(6)_L_i_st_e_n__to_ the interviewee carefully.
Tips
◆Don’t miss the (7)_d_e_a_d_l_in_e__. Don’ts ◆Don’t be (8)_r_u_d_e_.
◆Don’t talk too much.
Third, the media are used to persuade people. A good example is advertisements through the media. Newspapers, magazines and TV are filled with all kinds of colourful, persuasive advertisements. Though many advertisements may not say openly that they want you to buy a certain product, they describe their products in such a way that you may want to buy them.
Second, mass media help us to arrange time and life. What we talk about and what we think about are greatly influenced by the media. When people get together, they tend to talk about certain happenings in the newspapers or on TV. Because we are exposed to different points of view through different kinds of media every day, we are able to evaluate (评价) all sides of a certain issue.
Fourth, the media also entertain. All of the media make some efforts to entertain their audience. For instance, even though the newspaper is primarily a medium of information, it also contains entertainment features (特征). Television, motion pictures, fiction books and some radio stations and magazines are devoted mainly to entertainment. It is estimated that in the future, the entertainment function of mass media will become even more important than it is now.