Task:GettingnewsfromtheInternetTeachingaims:1.Focusonlisteningtolecturesaboutthewayspeoplewatchorlistentothenews;2.Readchartsandgraphs,howtoformandaskmoredetailedquestions3.Howtoreportonfactsandthefigures.4.ApplytheseskillspracticallybydoingresearchontheInternetandtofinishareportaboutaspeechondifferentwayspeoplewatchorlistentothenews.Teachingprocedures:Step1Lead-in1.Withthedevelopmentofscienceandtechnology,therearesomanymediatogetnewsfrom.Canyougiveussomeexamples?2.SupposeyouworkforanInternetnewswebsite.Yourbosshasaskedyoutoattendaseriesoflecturesaboutthewayspeoplewatchorlistentothenews.Youwillneedtowriteareport.Nowlet’slearnsomeskillswhichhelpustowritethereport.Step2Skillsbuilding1:readingcharts1.Canyoutellussomeofthemostpopulartypesofthecharts?2.Canyoutellusthedefinitionofthem?3.Nowlookatthefollowingchartsandtelluswhichtypeeachofthembelongsto?Barcharts:usedtoshowhowsomethingchangesovertimeorcompareitems.Flowcharts:usedtoshowaprocess.Piecharts:usedtoshowpercentages.Step3Skillsbuilding2:formingmorespecificquestionsReadtheguidelines1.Startwithinformationthatyouknowandbuildonit.2.Donotjustaskaboutwhatpeoplelike,preferorchoosetodo.Alsoaskwhattheydonotlikeordonotprefer.3.Findoutwhy.Onceyouhavethefacts,youcantrytofindoutwhytheyaretrue.ThiskindofinformationwillbehelpfulifyouneedtosupportorexplainthefactStep2AskingmorespecificquestionsMakeupmorequestionsaccordingtothetableonP44.Practisewithyoupartner.1.Whatisthemostpopularwaytogetnewsforpeopleunder18yearsold,peoplefrom18to50orpeople50andolder?(Forpeopleunder18,themostpopularwaytogetnewsisfromtelevision.Peoplefrom18to50wouldmostliketogetnewsfromnewspapersaswellastelevisionwhilepeopleover50prefergettingnewsbylisteningtotheradio.)2.Whatnewssourcedoyouthinkisfastestgrowing?(ThetInternetnews.)3.WhoistheInternetmostlyusedby?(Thepeoplebetween15and40yearsold,especiallythosewhoareuniversity-educated.)4.WhatdopeoplethinkarethebestInternetnewssites?(TheonesthatarelinkedtoorarepartofmajorTVnetworks.)5.HowcanIknowwhichInternetnewssitestotrust?(Youcanlookforsupportingfactsthroughcross-checkingfactswithothersites,especiallythesitesrunbyorganizationsyoualreadyknow.)6.Themostpopularwaytogetnewsistoreadnewspaper,butsomepeoplehaveswitchedtotheInternet.Doyouknowwhy?Whatdoyouthinkaretheproblemswithnewspapers?(Ithinkitismainlybecausenewspapersaretoobigandmostofthemaremessilyprinted.NewsontheInternetisupdatedeachhourwhilenewsinnewspaperscannotbeupdated.)7.Whydoyouthinksomepeopleprefertelevision?IthinkpeopleprefertelevisionbecausetheycanseethemostimportantandcurrentnewsappearonTVwith‘real’imagesasfastaspossible.8.Whydoyouthinksomepeoplestillpreferradio?(Thesepeoplecanlistentonewswhiledrivingordoinghouseworkatthesametime.Notimeiswasted.)Step3Skillsbuilding3:reportingonfactsandfiguresWhichofthefollowingarefactsandwhichareopinions?1.Computersaretooexpensiveforpeople.2.Ithinkreadingnewspapersistheeasiestwaytogetnews.3.Youcannotonlysee‘real’imagesonTVbutalsohearthemtalk.4.NewsontheInternetisupdatedeveryhour.5.SomepeopleconsiderInternetnewstobeunbelievable.(1)Fact(2)Opinion(3)Fact(4)Fact(5)OpinionStep5E-mailingareportStep6Homework1.Pleasereviewwhatwe’velearnedtoday.2.PleaseFinishPartsAandBinwritingonpage125.
