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Massmedia:24/7coverageUNIT6Unit6Massmedia:24/7coverageOpeningupListeningtotheworldSpeakingforcommunicationFurtherpracticeinlisteningWrappingupLearningobjectivesFuntimetalkaboutTVprogramsyoulike4Learningobjectivestalkaboutdifferentformsofnewsmedia1learnhowtofollowanarrativeinlistening2learnhowtoaddemphasisinspeaking3giveanafter-dinnerspeech5OpeningupChooseoneofthestatementsbelowanddiscussinpairs.Doyouagreewiththestatement?Whyorwhynot?1Thehugeamountofadvertisingmakespeoplewanttoomuch.2Peoplecanlearnasmuchbywatchingtelevisionastheycanbyreadingbooks.3Newspapersoftencontainout-of-dateinformationbythetimetheyhittheshelves.(Seenextpage)OpeningupIpartlydisagreewiththethirdstatement.Itistruethatnewspaperscan’tadaptasquicklyasothertypesofmediatobreakingnewsevents.However,thereareadvantagestohavingslowernews.Newspaperjournalistshavetimetodigestinformationonanevent,sotheycanwritetheirreportswithgreateraccuracyanddetails.Itislesslikelyfornewspaperstomakemistakesalthoughittakeslongertimeforaneventtogetreported.Incontrast,reportinganewseventimmediatelyasithappens,asmanyonlinenewswebsitesaredoingtoday,mayleadtospeculations(猜测)becausethebiggerpictureisoftenunknownyet.3Newspapersoftencontainout-of-dateinformationbythetimetheyhittheshelves.ListeningtotheworldSharingListeningViewingListeningtotheworld1Watchapodcastforitsgeneralidea.Inthepodcast,peopleareinterviewedaboutthemediaandthenews.Theytalkabouthowtheyusuallygettheirnews,whatkindofnewsstoriesinterestthemthemost,howmoderntechnologyandnewmediahaschangedtheirrelationshipwiththenews,andwhetherthemediausesitspowerresponsibly.Listeningtotheworld2WatchPart1andfillintheblanks.1)quitelate2)goon3)important4)goingon5)themediaandthenewsListeningtotheworld3WatchPart2andmatchthepeopletothenewsmediatheyuse.EFBE1Newspapers2TelevisionListeningtotheworld3WatchPart2andmatchthepeopletothenewsmediatheyuse.DACF4Internet3RadioAdditionalNotesTheGuardianaBritishnationaldailynewspaperwithinternationalmultimediaandwebpresence.Foundedin1821,itisnowoneofthehighestcirculationnewspapersintheUK,anditsonlineofferingisoneofthemostpopularBritishnewspaperwebsites.ListeningtotheworldListeningtotheworld1D2C3B4F5A6E4WatchPart3andmatchthestatementstothepeople.Listeningtotheworld1)laptop2)latestheadlines3)realtime4)sources5)media5WatchPart4andfillintheblanks.6)havetopay7)discriminate8)outlets9)spread10)riskListeningtotheworld6WatchPart5andcheck(✔)thetruestatements.1Hethinksthemediabehavesresponsiblymostofthetime.2Hedoesn’tlikenewsaboutcelebrities.3Shethinksthemediaitselfdoesn’tunderstandhowpowerfulitis.4(Shethinksinthiscountrythemediausesitspowerresponsibly,butitcertainlydoesn’tinsomeothercountries.)5(Heisnotsatisfiedwiththewaythenewsmediareportsstoriesabouthealth.Hethinkshealthstoriesareoftenbasedonveryflimsyfoundations.)✔✔✔Listeningtotheworld7Workinpairsanddiscussthequestions.Iusuallygetthenewsbygettingonnewswebsitesorreadingthepapers.SinceInternetaccessisavailableeverywhereoncampus,Ilikereadingthenewsonline.Sometimes,Ialsopickupfreepapersinschooltoread.1Howdoyouusuallygetyournews?Listeningtotheworld7Workinpairsanddiscussthequestions.TheInternethascertainlytransformedourrelationshipwiththenews.Firstofall,ithasgreatlyspeededupnewsreporting.Beforethearrivaloftheonlinemedia,wehadtowaitforthedailypapersortheTVnewsprogramstolearnaboutwhathappenedadayorevenseveraldaysbefore.Inmoderndays,however,wecanreadaboutcurrentaffairsandeventsshortlyaftertheyhappened.2HowhastheInternetchangedourrelationshipwiththenews?(Tobecontinued)Listeningtotheworld7Workinpairsanddiscussthequestions.Second,theInternethasbroadenedtheresourcesthroughwhichweaccessthenews.Wedonotjustgotonewswebsitestoreadaboutwhathashappened,butalsoparticipateinspreadinganddiscussingthenewsonblogsandsocialnetworkingsites.Inshort,theInternethascompletelychangedthewaywegetandrespondtothenews.2HowhastheInternetchangedourrelationshipwiththenews?Listeningtotheworld7Workinpairsanddiscussthequestions.Ithink,ingeneral,themediausesitspowerresponsibly,butthereareoccasionswhenIthinkit’sirresponsible.Forexample,someadvertisementspresentincorrectinformationaboutproducts.Sometimestrivialmatters,forexample,theprivatelifeofcelebrities,getahugeamountofcoverage.Sincethemediaplaysanimportantroleinshapingtheideasofyoungpeople,clearlyitshoulduseitspowerresponsibly.3Inyouropinion,doesthemediauseitspowerresponsibly?ListeningtotheworldSharingListeningViewingListeningtotheworld1Workinpairsanddiscussthequestions.BEFOREyoulisten1Whatkindofnewsstoriesimpressyouthemost?I’mmostimpressedbyanynewsstorythatcanbrightenmyday–simplythosethatwillmakemehappy.I’llbegreatlytouchedbyexcitingnewsthattellsthestoriesofdramaticrescues,heart-warmingreunions,everydayheroes,aswellassignificantadvancesinscienceandtechnology.Listeningtotheworld1Workinpairsanddiscussthequestions.BEFOREyoulisten2Whatkindofnewsstoriesdoyouliketosharewithothers?Iliketosharewithothersthemostinspiringnewsthatishappeningeverydayallovertheworld.Thereisalreadyenoughsadnewsinourworld,sosometimeswemayforgetthattherearegreatthingsandlotso