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UnitTwoNewsmedia(warmingup,listeningandwriting)Discussion1)Whatdoesnewsmediamean?2)Howdonewsmediaaffectourdailylife?Lookateachofthepicturesandtellwhichkindofnewsmediaitshows?websiteRadioTVProgrammagazinenewspaperAnswerthefollowingquestions:1.Whichofthenewsmediaaboveisthemostreliable?Why?2.Howdoyouknowwhetherwhatyouhear,seeorreadistrue?3.Howarethemediasabovedifferentfromeachother?4.Doyouknowhownewspaperismade?Whataboutmagazine?5.Whatwordswillyouneedtotalkaboutnewsandthemedia?Suggestedanswers1Variousanswersarepossible.2.Checkothersources3.Dailynewspapersreportthelatesteventsastheyhappen,whilemagazines,whicharetypicallymonthlyorweekly,providedeepercoverageandanalysisandareoftenfocusedonatopic.TVandradioarebroadcastmedia,whichreportnewstoanyonewhowantstohear.TheInternetisanarrowcastmedium,visitedbyindividuals.Websitesalsoofferpersonalizednews.Unlikeothermedia,mostwebsitesareuneditedandnotforprofit.Newspaperandmagazinehaveeditorsandbefinancedbyads.TVandradioprogramarealsoedited,buttheymayreportliveorbyusingtalkshowformats.4.Everymorning,thenewspaperchiefeditorandthejournalistsdiscussthemaineventsoftheday.Reportersarethensenttocovertheevents.Theyusuallydosomeinterviewsandthenchecktheinformation.Theymustworkveryfast.Laterintheday,everythingisputtogetheratthenewsdesk.Thentheeditorsreadthestoriesandmakeanynecessarychangesandchooseagoodtitleforeachstory.Atlast,theyprintthemquicklyanddeliverthem.Makingamagazineismoreorlessthesameasmakingnewspaper.Butthearticlesinamagazinearemorelikestories,whicharewrittenbyallkindsofwriters.Magazineisnotpublishedasquicklyasnewspaper.5.Usefulwords:reporter,newsitem,article,headline,frontpage,ads,editor,reliable,biased,objective.Listentopart1andpart2andtrytofinishthefollowingtableaccordingtowhatyouhear.Part1Part2BothNeitherThemanwasfired.Themanfaceddifficulties.Themanwascareful.Themantalkedtoomuch.Themanwasfunny.Themanwasnosy.Themanwasgenerous.Themanwashonest.Themanwasaniceperson.Themanwasveryclever.XXXXXXXXX(X)XSpeakingHereisalistoftenthingsthathappenedtoday.Nowchoosefivenewsitemsfortheirnewspaper•200peoplediedinanearthquakeinTurkey•Franceelectedanewpresident.•Foodpricesaregoingup.•TwomanrobbedabankinShanghai.•ChinabeatBrazil2-1infootball.•Threechildrenfromyourcitywerekilled.•Ahouseinyourcitywasburntdown.Nobodyinjured.•2,000peopleinyourcitymovedintonewbuildingstoday.•AChinesescientisthasinventedanewcarenginethatdoesnotpollutetheair.•Thereisarumorthatalargecompanywantstobuildafactoryinyourcity.SpeakingSamplearticle:200PEOPLEDIEINTURKEYEARTHQUAKEAsmallvillageinTurkeywasdestroyedbyaterribleearthquaketodayand200peoplewerekilled.Localssaidthattheearthquakehappenedatnineo'clockandsomeofthevictimswereschoolchildrenwhowereinclass.Thevillagehasreceivedhelpfromothercitiesbutstillneedmoreassistance.Readerswhowanttohelpcancallthephonenumberbelow.Assignments1.Writeashortpassageaboutapersonyouknow.2.Previewthenewwordsandthereadingpassage.