TheLecturer:ShenKailaiInQingyuanSept.12,2004WelcomeWelcometomyclasstomyclassUnitTwoUnitTwoNewsMediaNewsMediaPicturesWarmingupListeningSpeakingTASK1WarmingupLet’sgettoknownewsmediaNewspapersMagazinesRadio&TVCCPRadioCCTVFamousTVpeopleSurftheInternetTASK2Warming-upLet’sanswerthequestions—p.91.Whichofthenewsmediamentionedaboveisthemostreliable?Why?2.Howarethemediaabovedifferentfromeachother?IthinkTVisthemostreliableamongthenewsmedia,becauseTVnewsusuallyprovidespicturesandsome-timesisbroadcast“live”,whichtheothermediacan’tdo.Themediamentionedaboveareprobablyequallyreliable:officialwebsites,newspapers,magazines,andradioandTVprogramsarealleditedinthesameway.However,wecannotbelieveeverythingweseeorhearin/onanyofthem.NewspapersDailynewspapersreportthelatesteventsastheyhappenandcanbereadeverywhere.MagazinesMagazinesaremonthlyandweeklyandoftenfocusedonatopic,e.g.business,familylife,internationalaffairs,etc.Ittakeslongertimetoreadamagazine.WebsiteskeeponupdatingtheNews.Soonwebsitesyoucanalwayslearnthelatestnews,sometimeswithpicturesandsounds.WebsitesTVprogramsTVprogramsarebroadcastmedia,whichareeasyformostpeopletounderstand.TVmaybroadcast“live”andusetalkshows.Ithasalotofpicturesandsounds,andismorelivelyandinterestingthananyoftheothermedia.RadioRadioisalsoabroadcastingmedium,butyoucanonlyhearthevoicewith-outseeingthescenes.Blindpeoplepreferradiotoanyoftheothermedia.IthinkTVprogramsareeasyformostpeopletounderstand.Ra-diocanonlybeheardandsome-timescan’tbeeasilypickedupclearly.Newspapersandmagazinesareonlyusefulforpeoplewhocansee.Websiteshavemanydif-ferentpages,butyoushouldbecarefultoreadsomeofthem.ComparetheabovemediaNewspapersMagazinesNewsmediaRadioprogramsTVprogramsWebsites3.Howdoyouknowwhetherwhatyouhear,seeorreadistrue?4.Doyouknowhowanewspaperismade?Whataboutamagazine?Itisbecomingincreasinglydifficulttoknowwhatistrueornot.PeopleusuallytrustbigTVstations,lead-ingnewspapersandimportantradiostations.Besides,wecancheckupwithothernewsresources.Keypoints:editorandjournalistsdiscusstheevents/reporterssenttocoverthenews/interview/checktheinformation/puttogether/editorsreadthestories/chooseatitle/printanddeliverpapers/makeamag-zinethesameway/articleswrittenbyallkindsofwriters/notsoquicklyasmakinganewspaperEverymorningthenewspaperchiefeditorandthejournalistsdiscussthemaineventsoftheday.Reportersaresenttocovertheevents.Theyusuallydosomeinter-viewsandthenchecktheinformation.Latertheyputeverythingtogetheratthenewsdesk.Theeditorsreadthestoriesandmakesomenecessarychangesandchooseagoodtitleforeachstory.Atlast,theynewspapersareprintedanddelivered.Makingamagazineismoreorlessthesameasmakinganewspaper.Butthearticlesinamagazinearemorelikestories,whicharewrittenbyallkindsofwriters.Magazinesarenotpublishedasquicklyasnewspapers.(108words)5.Whatwordswillyouneedtotalkaboutnewsandthemedia?newspaper,TV,magazine,radio,website,Internet,stationeditor,reporter,journalist,writerprogram,livebroadcastinterviewnewsitem,articleheadline,frontpageadvertisementbiasedobjectivereliableTASK3ListeningpracticeTASK4Speaking—p.10Usefulexpressions—p.11Whatdoyouthinkof…?What’syourOpinion?Whydoyouchoose…?Perhaps…ismoreimpor-tant.Iwouldratherchoose…./Idon’tthinkweshouldchoose….Maybeitwouldbebet-tertochoose…./Ourreaderswanttoknowabout….ReasonsforchoosingtheeventsNo.EventsReasons1200peoplediedinanearthqua...